Beatrice Gilmore School

Located at 1075 MCBRIDE AVENUE, in Woodland Park, New Jersey, Beatrice Gilmore School is a medium-sized elementary-level community that enrolls 359 students (grades 3 through 5), overseen by Woodland Park School District.

Beatrice Gilmore School is one of 4 schools operated by Woodland Park School District, a district that works with 1,259 students overall.

Demographically, Beatrice Gilmore School lists that the largest single group is White at 47%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder consists of 41% Hispanic, 5% Black, 4% multiracial, 3% Asian.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.8:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 11.4:1 average. Roughly 48% of students at Beatrice Gilmore School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Passaic County runs at roughly 61%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Beatrice Gilmore School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 39.9%; this one delivers 38.3%.

Around the school, Passaic County reports that median household earnings sit near $87,522, about 31% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Beatrice Gilmore School is one of 155 public schools in Passaic County (combined enrollment of about 83,237 students).

The closest other public school is Memorial Middle School, roughly 0.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Beatrice Gilmore School ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 35.9%.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

Five-year trend. Beatrice Gilmore School's enrollment has edged up 57% since 2018, when it stood at 228 (now 359). Over the same period, the Hispanic share increased from 37% to 41%. Class-load math has grew: from 11.2:1 in 2018 to 12.8:1 in 2025.

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