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Essex Fells borough, NJ
ZIP 07021 — Schools & Education
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2019–2023 5-Year Estimates. Page data updated 2026-08-02.
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School district, nearby K-12 schools, and universities
Schools & Education in ZIP 07021
K-12 nearby
100
Public
68
Private
32
Avg enrollment
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ZIP 07021 (Essex Fells, NJ) is associated with Essex Fells Borough School District (LEA 3404830) on US5’s NCES EDGE district mapping. District assignment is ZIP/ZCTA-based and can span multiple attendance boundaries — confirm school assignment with the district for enrollment.
Within about 10 miles, US5 lists 100 K-12 schools (68 public, 32 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 3.3 miles.
ACS estimates show about 0.1% of school-enrolled residents in this ZIP attending private school — a ZIP-level share, not a per-campus rate.
The nearest college/university on US5 is Caldwell University about 0.4 miles away (4yr-private).
District & higher education
School district
Essex Fells Borough School District
LEA ID
3404830
Private school share (ACS)
0.1%
Colleges & universities (100)
- Caldwell University0.4 miles (0.6 km)4yr-private
- Montclair State University4.7 miles (7.5 km)4yr-public
- Eastern School of Acupuncture and Traditional Medicine4.8 miles (7.7 km)4yr-private
- Bloomfield College of Montclair State University4.8 miles (7.8 km)4yr-public
- Universal Technical Institute-Bloomfield5.1 miles (8.1 km)2yr-private
- Best Care College5.2 miles (8.4 km)2yr-private
- Seton Hall University6.1 miles (9.9 km)4yr-private
- Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine6.3 miles (10.2 km)4yr-private
- Berkeley College-Woodland Park6.7 miles (10.7 km)4yr-private
- Eastwick College-Nutley7.0 miles (11.3 km)2yr-private
- New Jersey Institute of Technology7.9 miles (12.7 km)4yr-public
- Essex County College8.0 miles (12.9 km)2yr-public
⬇️Show all 100 colleges & universities
- Rutgers University-Newark8.1 miles (13.0 km)4yr-public
- American Institute-Clifton8.3 miles (13.3 km)2yr-private
- Pillar College8.3 miles (13.4 km)4yr-private
- Passaic County Community College8.4 miles (13.5 km)2yr-public
- Yeshiva Gedolah Zichron Leyma8.9 miles (14.4 km)4yr-private
- Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus9.0 miles (14.4 km)4yr-private
- Drew University9.0 miles (14.5 km)4yr-private
- William Paterson University of New Jersey9.0 miles (14.5 km)4yr-public
- Saint Elizabeth University9.1 miles (14.6 km)4yr-private
- Healthcare Training Institute9.1 miles (14.6 km)2yr-private
- Felician University9.8 miles (15.7 km)4yr-private
- Yeshivas Be'er Yitzchok10.6 miles (17.0 km)4yr-private
- Kean University10.6 miles (17.1 km)4yr-public
- UCNJ Union College of Union County, New Jersey11.3 miles (18.1 km)2yr-public
- Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Teterboro11.3 miles (18.2 km)2yr-private
- Jersey College11.7 miles (18.7 km)2yr-private
- Rabbinical College of America11.7 miles (18.9 km)4yr-private
- Assumption College for Sisters12.4 miles (20.0 km)2yr-private
- Saint Peter's University12.8 miles (20.6 km)4yr-private
- New Jersey City University12.8 miles (20.6 km)4yr-public
- Eastwick College-Hackensack12.9 miles (20.8 km)4yr-private
- Eastern International College-Jersey City13.0 miles (20.9 km)4yr-private
- Bergen Community College13.0 miles (20.9 km)2yr-public
- Hudson County Community College13.1 miles (21.0 km)2yr-public
- Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus13.8 miles (22.2 km)4yr-private
- Stevens Institute of Technology14.3 miles (23.1 km)4yr-private
- Atlantic Acting School15.4 miles (24.8 km)2yr-private
- CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice15.6 miles (25.1 km)4yr-public
- American Musical and Dramatic Academy15.6 miles (25.1 km)4yr-private
- Digital Film Academy15.6 miles (25.2 km)2yr-private
- Ace Institute of Technology15.7 miles (25.2 km)2yr-private
- The Ailey School15.7 miles (25.3 km)2yr-private
- Swedish Institute a College of Health Sciences15.7 miles (25.3 km)2yr-private
- Fashion Institute of Technology15.8 miles (25.3 km)4yr-public
- CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College15.8 miles (25.4 km)2yr-public
- The Juilliard School15.8 miles (25.4 km)4yr-private
- Touro University15.9 miles (25.6 km)4yr-private
- Mandl School-The College of Allied Health15.9 miles (25.6 km)2yr-private
- Circle in the Square Theatre School15.9 miles (25.6 km)2yr-private
- American Academy McAllister Institute of Funeral Service15.9 miles (25.6 km)2yr-private
- The New School15.9 miles (25.7 km)4yr-private
- Metropolitan College of New York16.0 miles (25.7 km)4yr-private
- New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts16.0 miles (25.7 km)2yr-private
- New York Law School16.0 miles (25.8 km)4yr-private
- County College of Morris16.0 miles (25.8 km)2yr-public
- New York Academy of Art16.0 miles (25.8 km)4yr-private
- IE New York College16.1 miles (25.9 km)4yr-private
- New York University16.1 miles (25.9 km)4yr-private
- Mildred Elley-New York Campus16.1 miles (25.9 km)2yr-private
- Relay Graduate School of Education16.1 miles (25.9 km)4yr-private
- CUNY Stella and Charles Guttman Community College16.1 miles (26.0 km)2yr-public
- St Paul's School of Nursing-Staten Island16.2 miles (26.0 km)2yr-private
- SUNY College of Optometry16.2 miles (26.1 km)4yr-public
- CUNY Graduate School and University Center16.3 miles (26.2 km)4yr-public
- Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion16.3 miles (26.2 km)4yr-private
- HJ International Graduate School for Peace and Public Leadership16.3 miles (26.2 km)4yr-private
- Bank Street College of Education16.3 miles (26.2 km)4yr-private
- American Academy of Dramatic Arts-New York16.3 miles (26.2 km)2yr-private
- DeVry College of New York16.3 miles (26.2 km)4yr-private
- LIM College16.3 miles (26.3 km)4yr-private
- Pacific College of Health and Science16.3 miles (26.3 km)4yr-private
- Pace University16.4 miles (26.3 km)4yr-private
- Berkeley College-New York16.4 miles (26.3 km)4yr-private
- Barnard College16.4 miles (26.4 km)4yr-private
- The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art16.4 miles (26.4 km)4yr-private
- CUNY Bernard M Baruch College16.5 miles (26.5 km)4yr-public
- Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York16.5 miles (26.5 km)4yr-private
- New York Theological Seminary16.5 miles (26.5 km)4yr-private
- Columbia University in the City of New York16.5 miles (26.5 km)4yr-private
- Manhattan School of Music16.5 miles (26.6 km)4yr-private
- Jewish Theological Seminary of America16.5 miles (26.6 km)4yr-private
- Teachers College at Columbia University16.6 miles (26.7 km)4yr-private
- School of Visual Arts16.6 miles (26.7 km)4yr-private
- Yeshiva Gedolah Tiferes Boruch16.6 miles (26.7 km)4yr-private
- Sotheby's Institute of Art-NY16.6 miles (26.8 km)4yr-private
- CUNY System Office16.7 miles (26.9 km)4yr-public
- JFK Muhlenberg Harold B. and Dorothy A. Snyder Schools16.8 miles (27.0 km)2yr-private
- CUNY Hunter College16.8 miles (27.0 km)4yr-public
- Mesivtha Tifereth Jerusalem of America16.9 miles (27.1 km)4yr-private
- New York School of Interior Design16.9 miles (27.2 km)4yr-private
- Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theater17.0 miles (27.4 km)2yr-private
- College of Staten Island CUNY17.0 miles (27.4 km)4yr-public
- Marymount Manhattan College17.1 miles (27.4 km)4yr-private
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai17.1 miles (27.6 km)4yr-private
- CUNY City College17.1 miles (27.6 km)4yr-public
- Boricua College17.3 miles (27.8 km)4yr-private
- Memorial Hospital School of Radiation Therapy Technology17.3 miles (27.9 km)2yr-private
- Weill Medical College of Cornell University17.4 miles (28.0 km)4yr-private
K-12 schools within ~10 miles
Sorted table with type, grades, enrollment, and distance. Data from NCES CCD / EDGE extracts.
| Grades | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essex Fells Elementary School | public | — | — | 0.3 miles (0.5 km) |
| MOUNT SAINT DOMINIC ACADEMY | private | — | — | 0.5 miles (0.7 km) |
| Lincoln Elementary School | public | — | — | 0.7 miles (1.1 km) |
| THE ARC OF ESSEX COUNTY'S STEPPING STONES SCHOOL | private | — | — | 0.8 miles (1.4 km) |
| Grover Cleveland Middle School | public | — | — | 1.1 miles (1.8 km) |
| Jefferson Elementary School | public | — | — | 1.1 miles (1.8 km) |
| Forest Avenue School | public | — | — | 1.1 miles (1.8 km) |
| James Caldwell High School | public | — | — | 1.4 miles (2.2 km) |
| THE CHILDREN'S HOUSE | private | — | — | 1.5 miles (2.4 km) |
| Wilson Elementary School | public | — | — | 1.5 miles (2.4 km) |
| Harrison School | public | — | — | 1.6 miles (2.5 km) |
| OUR LADY OF THE LAKE SCHOOL | private | — | — | 1.6 miles (2.6 km) |
| Kelly Elementary School | public | — | — | 1.6 miles (2.6 km) |
| Henry B. Whitehorne Middle School | public | — | — | 1.7 miles (2.7 km) |
| West Orange High School | public | — | — | 1.7 miles (2.7 km) |
| Redwood Elementary School | public | — | — | 1.7 miles (2.7 km) |
| Washington Elementary School | public | — | — | 1.7 miles (2.8 km) |
| Verona High School | public | — | — | 1.7 miles (2.8 km) |
| Frederic N. Brown Elementary School | public | — | — | 1.9 miles (3.0 km) |
| Lester C Noecker | public | — | — | 1.9 miles (3.1 km) |
| Essex County West Caldwell Tech | public | — | — | 1.9 miles (3.1 km) |
| Brookdale Avenue School | public | — | — | 2.0 miles (3.2 km) |
| SERENITY MONTESSORI ACADEMY LLC | private | — | — | 2.0 miles (3.2 km) |
| Laning Avenue School | public | — | — | 2.2 miles (3.6 km) |
| Gould/Mountain Elementary School | public | — | — | 2.3 miles (3.7 km) |
| Mount Pleasant Elementary School | public | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.9 km) |
| South End Elementary School | public | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.9 km) |
| GARDEN ACADEMY | private | — | — | 2.5 miles (3.9 km) |
| Liberty Middle School | public | — | — | 2.5 miles (4.0 km) |
| SPECTRUM360 (S/B ACADEMY360 LOWER SCHOOL) | private | — | — | 2.5 miles (4.0 km) |
| ESSEX VALLEY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.5 miles (4.1 km) |
| Harrison Elementary School | public | — | — | 2.5 miles (4.1 km) |
| Mount Pleasant Middle School | public | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.2 km) |
| Mount Pleasant Elementary School | public | — | — | 2.7 miles (4.3 km) |
| SAWTELLE LEARNING CENTER | private | — | — | 2.7 miles (4.4 km) |
| ST CATHERINE OF SIENA SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.6 km) |
| Hillside Elementary School | public | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.6 km) |
| THE ACADEMY 3A, INC | private | — | — | 3.1 miles (5.0 km) |
| THE MONTCLAIR KIMBERLEY ACADEMY | private | — | — | 3.1 miles (5.0 km) |
| NEW BEGINNINGS | private | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.1 km) |
| West Essex High School | public | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.1 km) |
| Cedar Grove High School | public | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.1 km) |
| ST PATRICKS SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.2 km) |
| MOUNT CARMEL GUILD ACADEMY | private | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.2 km) |
| GLENVIEW ACADEMY | private | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.2 km) |
| THE GRAMON SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.2 km) |
| IMMACULATE CONCEPTION HIGH SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.2 km) |
| West Essex Middle School | public | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.2 km) |
| Edgemont Elementary School | public | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.2 km) |
| FUSION ACADEMY - MONTCLAIR | private | — | — | 3.3 miles (5.3 km) |
| Montclair High School | public | — | — | 3.3 miles (5.3 km) |
| Grandview Elementary School | public | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.4 km) |
| Renaissance Middle School at the Rand Building | public | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.5 km) |
| Nishuane Elementary School | public | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.6 km) |
| Memorial Middle School | public | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.6 km) |
| Riker Hill Elementary School | public | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.6 km) |
| LITTLE ANGELS CHRISTIAN MONTESSORI ACADEMY | private | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.6 km) |
| MONTCLAIR COOPERATIVE SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.6 km) |
| Edison Middle School | public | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.6 km) |
| Charles H. Bullock School | public | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.7 km) |
| PLAYHOUSE COOP SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.7 km) |
| Winston S. Churchill School | public | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.9 km) |
| Washington Elementary School | public | — | — | 3.7 miles (5.9 km) |
| Hillside Elementary School | public | — | — | 3.7 miles (5.9 km) |
| West Orange Early Childhood Learning Center | public | — | — | 3.7 miles (5.9 km) |
| Watchung Elementary School | public | — | — | 3.7 miles (6.0 km) |
| GOLDA OCH ACADEMY | private | — | — | 3.7 miles (6.0 km) |
| Glenfield Middle School | public | — | — | 3.8 miles (6.0 km) |
| FEDCAP - 4T | private | — | — | 3.8 miles (6.1 km) |
| North End Elementary School | public | — | — | 3.8 miles (6.1 km) |
| Livingston High School | public | — | — | 3.8 miles (6.1 km) |
| ST CASSIAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.2 km) |
| Buzz Aldrin Middle School | public | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.3 km) |
| BANYAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.3 km) |
| Collins Elementary School | public | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.3 km) |
| SETON HALL PREPARATORY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.0 miles (6.4 km) |
| AQUINAS ACADEMY | private | — | — | 4.0 miles (6.4 km) |
| St. Cloud Elementary School | public | — | — | 4.0 miles (6.4 km) |
| East Hanover Middle School | public | — | — | 4.0 miles (6.5 km) |
| LACORDAIRE ACADEMY | private | — | — | 4.0 miles (6.5 km) |
| Roosevelt Middle School | public | — | — | 4.0 miles (6.5 km) |
| Essex Campus Academy | public | — | — | 4.1 miles (6.5 km) |
| Essex High School | public | — | — | 4.1 miles (6.5 km) |
| Essex Junior Academy | public | — | — | 4.1 miles (6.5 km) |
| Frank J Smith Elementary | public | — | — | 4.1 miles (6.6 km) |
| Cleveland Street Elementary School | public | — | — | 4.1 miles (6.7 km) |
| Glen Ridge High School | public | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.7 km) |
| Little Falls Township Public School # 3 | public | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.7 km) |
| Hazel Avenue Elementary School | public | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.8 km) |
| Orange Early Childhood Center | public | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.8 km) |
| Betty Maddalena Early Learning Center | public | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.8 km) |
| Linden Avenue School | public | — | — | 4.3 miles (6.8 km) |
| Ridgewood Avenue School | public | — | — | 4.3 miles (6.9 km) |
| Forest Avenue School | public | — | — | 4.3 miles (6.9 km) |
| Adlai E. Stevenson School | public | — | — | 4.3 miles (6.9 km) |
| Bradford Elementary School | public | — | — | 4.3 miles (6.9 km) |
| BANYAN UPPER SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.3 miles (7.0 km) |
| Central School | public | — | — | 4.3 miles (7.0 km) |
| PILLAR HIGH SCHOOL (FORMER HORIZON HIGH SCHOOL) | private | — | — | 4.4 miles (7.0 km) |
| MONARCH MONTESSORI SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.4 miles (7.0 km) |
Schools FAQ for ZIP 07021
What school district is ZIP code 07021 in?
ZIP 07021 (Essex Fells, NJ) maps to Essex Fells Borough School District (LEA ID 3404830) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.
How many schools are near ZIP code 07021?
US5 lists 100 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 68 public and 32 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.
What share of students in 07021 attend private school?
About 0.1% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 07021 attend private school (ACS estimate).
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Schools & Education key statistics
| Education | |
|---|---|
| Bachelor's or higher | 81.5% |
| High school | 7.8% |
| Less than HS | 1.4% |
| School district | Essex Fells Borough School District |