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Frank W. Gavlak Elementary School

Serves grades KG - 6

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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

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School Overview

Address
106 King St
Wallington, NJ 07057
Phone
(973) 777-4420
District
Wallington Boro School District
County
BERGEN COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
350
Classroom Teachers
31

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to New Jersey

7

(10 is best)

Better than 66.0% of all NJ schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

9

(10 is best)

Frank W. Gavlak Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
50%
43%
49%
41%
51%
45%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
50%
47%
53%
50%
47%
43%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

80 60 40 20 0
65%
45%
78%
52%
52%
39%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 6

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
58%
40%
65%
47%
50%
33%
58%
40%
65%
47%
50%
33%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
11
14
12
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Kindergarten 0 0.0%
Grade 1 0 0.0%
Grade 2 0 0.0%
Grade 3 78 22.3%
Grade 4 83 23.7%
Grade 5 88 25.1%
Grade 6 89 25.4%
Total 350 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 61.1% 61.8% 40.1%
Black 1.4% 1.8% 15.1%
Hispanic 33.7% 33.9% 33.8%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 3.7% 2.5% 10.6%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.1% 0.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 34.6% 34.1% 35.1%
Free lunch eligible 24.3% 26.0% 29.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 10.3% 8.1% 5.3%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 11,838 9,261,699
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 11,908.6 1,255
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.6% 5.7%
5-19 YEARS OLD 15.0% 18.6%
20-44 YEARS OLD 37.8% 32.1%
45-64 YEARS OLD 27.3% 27.1%
65 OR OLDER 14.3% 16.6%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 4,994 3,438,162
Single Parent Households With Children 7.4% 7.7%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 92.0% 90.6%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 36.1% 42.3%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 19.5% 30.8%
$100,000 - $149,999 13.3% 18.0%
$75,000 - $99,999 20.0% 11.6%
$50,000 - $74,999 16.4% 13.2%
$30,000 - $49,999 14.5% 11.0%
$15,000 - $29,999 9.2% 8.3%
$15,000 or less 7.1% 7.1%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $10,652 $13,091,000 49.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,725 $2,120,000 8.1%
Staff $920 $1,131,000 4.3%
General Administration $456 $560,000 2.1%
School Administration $705 $866,000 3.3%
Operation $1,771 $2,177,000 8.3%
Transportation $2 $2,000 0.0%
Other $643 $790,000 3.0%
Total Support $6,221 $7,646,000 29.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,472 $5,496,000 21.0%
Total Expenditures $21,345 $26,233,000 100.0%
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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