Congratulations to the Winners of the 2022 NJ Safe Routes to School Recognition Program
This year, the EZ Ride Bike & Pedestrian Program team hosted more than 450 events in 300 communities, including safety presentations, poster contests, bike safety presentations, walk assessments, and walk-to-school days to promote safe and biking. Approximately 40,000 students attended these events. The result – 154 schools and municipalities were recognized as winners of the NJ Safe Routes to School Program by the New Jersey Department of Transportation. 76% or 117 of the 154 awardees were from disadvantaged communities.
Bergen County Winners
SCHOOLS
Award Level |
Name |
Town |
Silver |
Hillside Elementary |
Allendale |
Bronze |
Jefferson School |
Bergenfield |
Bronze |
Lincoln Elementary School |
Bergenfield |
Silver |
Franklin ES |
Bergenfield |
Silver |
Hoover Elementary |
Bergenfield |
Silver |
Roy W Brown Middle School |
Bergenfield |
Silver |
Washington Elementary |
Bergenfield |
First Step |
Merritt Memorial School |
Cresskill |
Bronze |
Honiss School |
Dumont |
Silver |
Patrick M. Villano Elementary School |
Emerson |
Gold |
Radburn Elementary School |
Fair Lawn |
Bronze |
Garfield Middle School |
Garfield |
Gold |
Anna C. Scott School |
Leonia |
Bronze |
Thomas Jefferson Middle School |
Lodi |
First Step |
Roosevelt Elementary School |
North Arlington |
Silver |
Tisdale Elem. School |
Ramsey |
First Step |
Kindergarten Center |
Rutherford |
First Step |
Lincoln School |
Rutherford |
First Step |
Washington School |
Rutherford |
Silver |
Pierrepont School |
Rutherford |
Silver |
Theodora Smiley Lacey |
Teaneck |
Bronze |
Edith A. Bogert Elementary School |
Upper Saddle River |
Silver |
Julia A. Traphagen Elementary School |
Waldwick |
Silver |
Frank W. Gavlak Elementary School |
Wallington |
Silver |
Jefferson School Annex |
Wallington |
Gold |
Washington Elementary School |
Washington Township |
Silver |
Doyle Elem. School |
Wood-Ridge |
Silver |
Wood-Ridge Intermediate School |
Wood-Ridge |
Silver |
Wood-Ridge Jr and Sr High School |
Wood-Ridge |
MUNICIPALITIES
Award Level |
Name |
Town |
Silver |
Borough of Bergenfield |
Bergenfield |
First Step |
Borough of Cliffside Park |
Cliffside Park |
Silver |
Borough of Dumont |
Dumont |
First Step |
City of Englewood |
Englewood |
First Step |
Borough of Englewood Cliffs |
Englewood Cliffs |
Silver |
Fairview Borough |
Fairview |
Silver |
Borough of Glen Rock |
Glen Rock |
Silver |
City of Hackensack |
Hackensack |
First Step |
Borough of Ho-Ho-Kus |
Ho-Ho-Kus |
Gold |
Borough of Leonia |
Leonia |
Silver |
Borough of Little Ferry |
Little Ferry |
Silver |
Borough of Lodi |
Lodi |
Gold |
Borough of Maywood |
Maywood |
Silver |
Borough of New Milford |
New Milford |
Silver |
Borough of Oakland |
Oakland |
Silver |
Borough of Palisades Park |
Palisades Park |
First Step |
Village of Ridgefield Park |
Ridgefield Park |
Silver |
Township of Rochelle Park |
Rochelle Park |
Silver |
Township of South Hackensack |
South Hackensack |
Silver |
Township of Teaneck |
Teaneck |
Bronze |
Borough of Upper Saddle River |
Upper Saddle River |
Bronze |
Borough of Waldwick |
Waldwick |
Gold |
Township of Washington |
Washington Township |
Essex County Winners
SCHOOLS
Award Level |
Name |
Town |
First Step |
Saint Peter Catholic School |
Belleville |
Bronze |
Belleville School 3 |
Belleville |
Bronze |
Belleville School 4 |
Belleville |
Bronze |
Belleville School 5 |
Belleville |
Bronze |
Belleville School 7 |
Belleville |
Bronze |
Belleville School 9 |
Belleville |
Bronze |
Belleville School 10 |
Belleville |
Silver |
Belleville School 8 |
Belleville |
First Step |
Watsessing School |
Bloomfield |
Silver |
Franklin Elementary School |
Bloomfield |
First Step |
Avon Avenue Elementary |
Newark |
First Step |
Chancellor Ave Elem. School |
Newark |
First Step |
Cleveland Elementary |
Newark |
First Step |
Luis Munoz Marin Elementary |
Newark |
First Step |
Michelle Obama Elementary |
Newark |
First Step |
Mt. Vernon Elementary |
Newark |
First Step |
Roberto Clemente Elementary School |
Newark |
Bronze |
Harriet Tubman Elem. School |
Newark |
Silver |
First Ave Elementary School |
Newark |
Bronze |
Oakwood Ave Elementary School |
Orange |
Bronze |
Lincoln Avenue Elementary |
Orange |
Gold |
Forest Avenue Elementary |
Orange |
Gold |
Kelly Elementary |
West Orange |
Gold |
Liberty Middle School |
West Orange |
Gold |
Redwood Elementary School |
West Orange |
Gold |
St Cloud Elementary School |
West Orange |
Gold |
Hazel Elem. School |
West Orange |
MUNICIPALITIES
Award Level |
Name |
Town |
Bronze |
Township of Belleville |
Belleville |
Bronze |
City of East Orange |
East Orange |
First Step |
Borough of Essex Fells |
Essex Fells |
First Step |
Glen Ridge Borough |
Glen Ridge |
Gold |
City of Newark |
Newark |
First Step |
Borough of North Caldwell |
North Caldwell |
Gold |
City of Orange Township |
Orange |
Gold |
West Orange Township |
West Orange |
Monmouth County Winners
SCHOOLS
Award Level |
Name |
Town |
Gold |
Newell Elementary School |
Allentown |
Gold |
Thurgood Marshall Elementary |
Asbury Park |
Silver |
Atlantic Highlands Elem. School |
Atlantic Highlands |
Bronze |
Brielle Elem. School |
Brielle |
Gold |
Margaret Vetter Elementary School |
Eatontown |
Gold |
Meadowbrook School |
Eatontown |
Gold |
Memorial Middle School |
Eatontown |
Gold |
Woodmere School |
Eatontown |
Bronze |
Knollwood School |
Fair Haven |
Bronze |
Viola Sickles School |
Fair Haven |
First Step |
Village School |
Holmdel |
Silver |
Indian Hill School |
Holmdel |
Silver |
WR Satz School |
Holmdel |
First Step |
Central Elementary |
Keyport |
Bronze |
Point Road |
Little Silver |
Gold |
Amerigo A Anastasia Elementary School |
Long Branch |
Gold |
Gregory Elementary School |
Long Branch |
Silver |
Monmouth Beach |
Monmouth Beach |
First Step |
Fairview Elementary School |
Red Bank |
First Step |
Roosevelt Elementary School |
Roosevelt |
Silver |
Forrestdale School |
Rumson |
Gold |
Shrewsbury Borough School |
Shrewsbury |
MUNICIPALITIES
Award Level |
Name |
Town |
Bronze |
Aberdeen Township |
Aberdeen |
Gold |
Asbury Park City |
Asbury Park |
First Step |
Borough of Avon by the Sea |
Avon by the Sea |
Gold |
Bradley Beach Borough |
Bradley Beach |
First Step |
Borough of Brielle |
Brielle |
First Step |
Colts Neck Township |
Colts Neck |
First Step |
Englishtown Borough |
Englishtown |
First Step |
Fair Haven Borough |
Fair Haven |
Gold |
Holmdel Township |
Holmdel |
First Step |
Howell Township |
Howell |
Silver |
Keansburg Borough |
Keansburg |
First Step |
Keyport Borough |
Keyport |
Gold |
City of Long Branch |
Long Branch |
First Step |
Township of Marlboro |
Marlboro |
First Step |
Matawan Borough |
Matawan |
Silver |
Borough of North Arlington |
North Arlington |
Silver |
Borough of Red Bank |
Red Bank |
First Step |
Roosevelt Borough |
Roosevelt |
First Step |
Rumson Borough |
Rumson |
First Step |
Shrewsbury Township |
Shrewsbury |
Silver |
Shrewsbury Borough |
Shrewsbury |
First Step |
Spring Lake Borough |
Spring Lake |
First Step |
Union Beach Borough |
Union Beach |
Passaic County Winners
SCHOOLS
Award Level |
Name |
Town |
Bronze |
Haledon Public School |
Haledon |
Silver |
Passaic Gifted and Talented Academy School 20 |
Passaic |
Gold |
Norman Weir Elem. School |
Paterson |
Gold |
Paterson School #8 |
Paterson |
MUNICIPALITIES
Award Level |
Name |
Town |
Silver |
Borough of Haledon |
Haledon |
Bronze |
Borough of North Haledon |
North Haledon |
Union County Winners
SCHOOLS
Award Level |
Name |
Town |
First Step |
Sonia Sotomayor School 25 |
Elizabeth |
First Step |
Winfield Scott School 2 |
Elizabeth |
Gold |
Joseph Battin school 4 |
Elizabeth |
Bronze |
Lincoln School |
Garwood |
First Step |
Harding |
Kenilworth |
First Step |
Highland Avenue School No. 10 |
Linden |
Silver |
EJF Aldene Elementary School |
Roselle Park |
First Step |
J. Ackerman Coles Elementary |
Scotch Plains |
MUNICIPALITIES
Award Level |
Name |
Town |
First Step |
Clark Township |
Clark |
Gold |
City of Elizabeth |
Elizabeth |
First Step |
Fanwood Borough |
Fanwood |
First Step |
Borough of Kenilworth |
Kenilworth |
Gold |
Linden |
Linden |
Gold |
Roselle Park Borough |
Roselle Park |
First Step |
Springfield Township |
Springfield |
First Step |
Town of Westfield |
Westfield |