Top Rankings
Little Falls Township Public School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in New Jersey for:
Category
Attribute
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Highest reading/language arts proficiency (Top 20%)
For the 2025-26 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 381 students in Little Falls Township Public School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 8/10, which is in the top 30% of public middle schools in New Jersey.
Public Middle School in Little Falls Township Public School District have an average math proficiency score of 42% (versus the New Jersey public middle school average of 34%), and reading proficiency score of 74% (versus the 48% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 34% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the New Jersey public middle school average of 68% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (NJ)
# Schools
3 Schools
834 Schools
# Students
931 Students
458,046 Students
# Teachers
95 Teachers
39,885 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
10:1
10:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Little Falls Township Public School District, which is ranked within the top 30% of all 645 school districts in New Jersey (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
Overall District Rank
#154 out of 648 school districts
(Top 30%)
(Top 30%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
50%
38%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
69%
49%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
15-19%
23%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.55
0.72
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
6%
9%
% Hispanic
27%
38%
% Black
2%
18%
% White
62%
32%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
3%
3%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $22,415 in this school district is less than the state median of $26,940. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $22,447 is less than the state median of $25,837. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$21 MM
$36,642 MM
Spending
$21 MM
$35,142 MM
Revenue / Student
$22,415
$26,940
Spending / Student
$22,447
$25,837
Best Little Falls Township Public School District Public Middle Schools (2025-26)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Little Falls Township Public School # 1
(Math: 42% | Reading: 74%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Little Falls School # 1, 32 St
Little Falls, NJ 07424
(973) 256-1033
Little Falls, NJ 07424
(973) 256-1033
Gr: 5-8 | 381 students Student-teacher ratio: 9:1 Minority enrollment: 34%
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