Enrollment
359
Elementary
DISTRICT 295 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WOODLAND PARK SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341764005018
Beatrice Gilmore School
1075 MCBRIDE AVENUE, Woodland Park, NJ 07424 · (973) 317-7740 · Passaic County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL359 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 36% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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
12.8:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.7:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
172 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 41%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 120 | 33% |
| Grade 4 | 117 | 33% |
| Grade 5 | 122 | 34% |
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · 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
Beatrice Gilmore School→Memorial Middle School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Woodland Park School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
45.7%
NJ avg 53.1% . +4.8pp since 2023
Math
42.0%
NJ avg 41.6% . +4.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are up about 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 45.7% | 42.0% |
| 2023-24 | 40.9% | 37.9% |
% 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
38.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.9%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 Beatrice Gilmore School
Beatrice Gilmore School's state test result (38.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beatrice Gilmore School this school | 359 | 47.9% | 38.3% |
| Howard C. Johnson Elementary School Jackson | 416 | 50.5% | 31.4% |
| Theodore Roosevelt School WEEHAWKEN | 337 | 49.0% | 42.7% |
| Frank W. Gavlak Elementary School WALLINGTON | 361 | 49.6% | 48.8% |
| Mercerville Elementary School HAMILTON | 350 | 47.4% | 38.9% |
| Sussex Avenue School MORRISTOWN | 327 | 45.3% | 43.5% |
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 Beatrice Gilmore School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Passaic County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.3% | #796 of 1,290 | #35 of 87 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #748 of 1,319 ▲ 41 | #34 of 87 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.7% | #817 of 1,319 ▲ 49 | #38 of 87 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 359 | #855 of 1,562 | #51 of 100 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.8:1 | #1,055 of 1,390 | #66 of 89 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.1% | #454 of 1,392 | #8 of 89 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.9% | #613 of 1,481 | #62 of 97 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +57.5% | #16 of 545 | #2 of 18 |
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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 359 | 28 | 12.8:1 | 48% (172) |
| 2023-24 | 371 | 31 | 12.0:1 | 17% (63) |
| 2022-23 | 360 | 22.3 | 16.1:1 | 40% (144) |
| 2017-18 | 228 | 20.3 | 11.2:1 | 39% (88) |
| 2015-16 | 252 | 21 | 12.0:1 | 49% (123) |
| 2010-11 | 209 | 15 | 13.9:1 | 33% (69) |
| 2000-01 | 207 | 12 | 17.3:1 | 11% (23) |
| 1990-91 | 186 | 11 | 16.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Beatrice Gilmore School.
Since 2017-18: students up 57% (228 to 359); teachers up 38% (20.3 to 28).
About Beatrice Gilmore School
Beatrice Gilmore School is a mid-sized elementary school found in Woodland Park, New Jersey. It enrolls 359 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are 3 through 5.
Woodland Park School District is the district for Beatrice Gilmore School. It has 4 schools and 1,259 students.
White students make up 47% of enrollment at Beatrice Gilmore School, the largest share of any group. Beyond that, enrollment is 41% Hispanic, 5% Black, 4% multiracial, and 3% Asian. A diversity index of 61% means there is a 61% chance two randomly chosen students at Beatrice Gilmore School are from different groups.
There are 28 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 12.8:1. The average for elementary schools in New Jersey, 11.4:1, is lower. Of all students at Beatrice Gilmore School, 48% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 61% for public schools in Passaic County.
Beatrice Gilmore School earns a C+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 36% of New Jersey public elementary schools.
The model predicts 39.9% for a school in New Jersey with Beatrice Gilmore School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Beatrice Gilmore School posts 38.3%.
Looking at the county, Passaic County, the median household earns about $87,522 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 31%, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Counting Beatrice Gilmore School, Passaic County has 155 public schools.
Memorial Middle School is about 0.1 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. On average proficiency, Beatrice Gilmore School is 3rd of 6 nearby schools with test data.
The NCES locale for Beatrice Gilmore School is Suburb: Large, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Passaic County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
521,012
Census ACS
Median income
$87,522
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
155
83,237 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Woodland Park School District
- Charles Olbon SchoolElementary · 404 students
- Memorial Middle SchoolMiddle · 374 students
- School OneElementary · 122 students
Other schools in Woodland Park
- Charles Olbon SchoolElementary · 404 students
- Memorial Middle SchoolMiddle · 374 students
- School OneElementary · 122 students
Nearby schools
- Memorial Middle School0.1 mi · 374
- Charles Olbon School0.6 mi · 404
- School One0.8 mi · 122
- Washington Park School0.8 mi · 485
- Memorial School0.9 mi · 413
- Passaic Valley Regional High School1.0 mi · 1,093
Frequently asked questions
About Beatrice Gilmore SchoolHow large is Beatrice Gilmore School?
Beatrice Gilmore School enrolls approximately 359 students in grades 03-05.
What age range does Beatrice Gilmore School serve?
Beatrice Gilmore School serves students from grade 03 through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Beatrice Gilmore School?
Approximately 12.8:1 students per teacher at Beatrice Gilmore School.
How diverse is Beatrice Gilmore School?
Beatrice Gilmore School reports a student body of 47% White, 41% Hispanic, 5% Black, 3% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Beatrice Gilmore School?
Beatrice Gilmore School is overseen by Woodland Park School District in Passaic County.
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