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Elmwood Park, NJ
Public School Ratings




Elmwood Park Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Elmwood Park School District details

Elmwood Park School District
60 East 53rd Street
Elmwood Park, NJ 07407

2,587 Students enrolled in District

5 Schools in District

12 Students Per Classroom (State average is 12)

Elmwood Park School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to New Jersey

4

(10 is best)

Better than 31.3% of all NJ school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

6

(10 is best)

Better than 56.7% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
38%
44%
48%
50%
27%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Gantner Avenue School
99 Roosevelt Ave
Elmwood Park, NJ, 07407
KG-05
Gilbert Avenue School
151 Gilbert Avenue
Elmwood Park, NJ, 07407
PK-05
Memorial Middle School
375 River Drive
Elmwood Park, NJ, 07407
06-08
Memorial Senior High School
375 River Dr
Elmwood Park, NJ, 07407
09-12
Sixteenth Avenue School
73 Sixteenth Avenue
Elmwood Park, NJ, 07407
PK-05

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 34.7% 40.1%
Black 12.0% 15.1%
Hispanic 44.6% 33.8%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 8.5% 10.6%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.2% 0.4%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 33.5% 35.1%
Free lunch eligible 28.1% 29.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 5.4% 5.3%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,865 $22,934,000 45.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,228 $5,764,000 11.4%
Staff $311 $804,000 1.6%
General Administration $547 $1,415,000 2.8%
School Administration $1,240 $3,207,000 6.3%
Operation $1,436 $3,714,000 7.3%
Transportation $66 $172,000 0.3%
Other $586 $1,517,000 3.0%
Total Support $6,414 $16,593,000 32.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,340 $11,227,000 22.1%
Total Expenditures $19,619 $50,754,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,952 $17,923,333,000 51.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,555 $3,534,923,000 10.1%
Staff $804 $1,112,297,000 3.2%
General Administration $463 $640,692,000 1.8%
School Administration $1,140 $1,578,024,000 4.5%
Operation $2,061 $2,851,992,000 8.1%
Transportation $687 $951,282,000 2.7%
Other $633 $875,349,000 2.5%
Total Support $8,343 $11,544,559,000 32.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,100 $5,673,661,000 16.1%
Total Expenditures $25,395 $35,141,553,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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