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Enrollment
517
Elementary
DISTRICT 660 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LEONIA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340852000538
Anna C. Scott Elementary School
281 Broad Avenue, Leonia, NJ 07605 · (201) 302-5200 · Bergen County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL517 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 81% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New Jersey public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
9.2:1
56 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.4:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
18%
94 students
DISTRICT 23% · STATE 41%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 52 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 63 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 88 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 88 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 106 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 120 | 23% |
This year's kindergarten class (63) is 48% smaller than its 4th grade class (120).
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Leonia Public School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
61.4%
NJ avg 53.1% . -1.0pp since 2023
Math
68.0%
NJ avg 41.6% . +1.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 68 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 61.4% | 68.0% |
| 2023-24 | 62.4% | 66.9% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: NJSLA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
64.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.2%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% typical for New Jersey schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New Jersey's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Anna C. Scott Elementary School
Anna C. Scott Elementary School's state test result (64.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anna C. Scott Elementary School this school | 517 | 18.2% | 64.7% |
| Lake Hiawatha Elementary School Lake Hiawatha | 445 | 20.7% | 65.3% |
| Constable Elementary School KENDALL PARK | 476 | 19.5% | 58.1% |
| Cambridge Elementary School KENDALL PARK | 416 | 15.6% | 67.1% |
| Jersey City Global Charter School Jersey City | 423 | 20.1% | 64.1% |
| School No. 1 FORT LEE | 540 | 17.6% | 77.6% |
Matched among New Jersey elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Anna C. Scott Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Bergen County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.7% | #245 of 1,290 | #61 of 137 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.0% | #277 of 1,319 ▼ 14 | #69 of 149 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.4% | #454 of 1,319 ▼ 55 | #110 of 149 ▼ 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 517 | #366 of 1,562 | #17 of 173 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.2:1 | #173 of 1,390 | #11 of 151 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.4% | #301 of 1,392 | #34 of 151 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 18.2% | #1,061 of 1,481 | #84 of 154 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.9% | #143 of 798 | #18 of 85 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
517
-211 (-29%) vs 2020
+3% since 1990-91, when it was 504
Student : Teacher
9.2:1
was 11.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 517 | 56 | 9.2:1 | 18% (94) |
| 2023-24 | 565 | 67 | 8.4:1 | 11% (61) |
| 2022-23 | 608 | 66 | 9.2:1 | 10% (60) |
| 2020-21 | 728 | 66 | 11.0:1 | 12% (84) |
| 2017-18 | 662 | 62.6 | 10.6:1 | 15% (101) |
| 2015-16 | 647 | 61 | 10.6:1 | 16% (105) |
| 2010-11 | 639 | 52 | 12.3:1 | 10% (61) |
| 2000-01 | 691 | 54 | 12.8:1 | 9% (65) |
| 1990-91 | 504 | 26 | 19.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Anna C. Scott Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (662 to 517); teachers down 11% (62.6 to 56).
About Anna C. Scott Elementary School
Anna C. Scott Elementary School sits in Leonia, New Jersey, and is classified as an elementary school. It is open to students in pre-K through 4 and enrolls 517 students. That is 28% above the average of about 405 students for elementary schools in New Jersey.
Leonia Public School District has a total of 3 schools and 1,980 students, Anna C. Scott Elementary School among them.
Federal enrollment data show Anna C. Scott Elementary School is 51% Asian. Other groups make up 20% Hispanic, 19% White, 7% multiracial, and 3% Black. Bergen County as a whole is about 17% Asian, so the school's share is higher. A diversity index of 65% means there is a 65% chance two randomly chosen students at Anna C. Scott Elementary School are from different groups.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 9.2:1. The school has 56 full-time-equivalent teachers. The gap from the 11.4:1 average for elementary schools in New Jersey is 2.2 students per teacher. In all, 18% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The 28% average for public schools in Bergen County is 10 points higher.
Anna C. Scott Elementary School holds an A- allk12 Grade, placing it above 81% of New Jersey public elementary schools.
Anna C. Scott Elementary School posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 64.7%, compared with a predicted 56.2%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of New Jersey schools on BeatsExpectations.
The school's county is Bergen County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $124,884, 53% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Bergen County's 291 public schools enroll about 133,883 students and include Anna C. Scott Elementary School.
Anna C. Scott Elementary School's nearest public school is School No. 2 (about 0.5 miles). There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Anna C. Scott Elementary School is 3rd on average proficiency.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
A 29% decline took enrollment from 728 in 2020-21 to 517 in 2024-25. Its ratio of students to teachers was 11.0:1 in 2020-21, and 9.2:1 in 2024-25.
On allk12, people connected to Anna C. Scott Elementary School can post about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Bergen County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
962,316
Census ACS
Median income
$124,884
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
53%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
291
133,883 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Leonia Public School District
- Leonia High SchoolHigh · 802 students
- Leonia Middle SchoolMiddle · 661 students
Other schools in Leonia
- Leonia High SchoolHigh · 802 students
- Leonia Middle SchoolMiddle · 661 students
Nearby schools
- School No. 20.5 mi · 362
- Leonia Middle School0.6 mi · 661
- Leonia High School0.7 mi · 802
- Lindbergh Elementary School0.8 mi · 762
- Lewis F. Cole Middle School0.9 mi · 1,227
- Charles R Smith Early Chilhood Center1.0 mi · 277
Frequently asked questions
About Anna C. Scott Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Anna C. Scott Elementary School?
Anna C. Scott Elementary School enrolls approximately 517 students in grades PK-04.
Is Anna C. Scott Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Anna C. Scott Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-04.
How many teachers does Anna C. Scott Elementary School have?
Anna C. Scott Elementary School employs 56 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.2:1.
How diverse is Anna C. Scott Elementary School?
Anna C. Scott Elementary School reports a student body of 19% White, 20% Hispanic, 3% Black, 51% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Anna C. Scott Elementary School?
Anna C. Scott Elementary School is overseen by Leonia Public School District in Bergen County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.