The Elmwood Park, NJ educational system consists of 5 public schools, 2 private schools and n/a post-secondary schools. Elmwood Park public schools have average test scores of 37% which is 14% lower than than the New Jersey average and 25% lower than than the national average. The student to teach ratio of Elmwood Park public schools is 19:1, compared to 13:1 in New Jersey and 16:1 across all of the United States. A total of 87.4% of students have completed 8th grade, 85.9% have completed high school, 30.7% have completed a bachelor’s degree and 2.5% have completed a doctorate degree.