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What's the biggest difference between Berkeley Elementary School and what you expected?
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Enrollment
453
Elementary
DISTRICT 378 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340183001986
Berkeley Elementary School
351 Bloomfield Ave, Bloomfield, NJ 07003 · (973) 680-8540 · Essex County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL453 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 21% 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
10.4:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.2:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
68%
309 students
DISTRICT 45% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 57 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 55 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 69 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 74 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 68 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 60 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 70 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (57) is 19% smaller than its 6th grade class (70).
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · 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 Bloomfield Township School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
40.5%
NJ avg 53.1% . +4.7pp since 2023
Math
23.7%
NJ avg 41.6% . +7.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 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 7 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 40.5% | 23.7% |
| 2023-24 | 35.8% | 16.7% |
% 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
26.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.8%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 29% 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 Berkeley Elementary School
Berkeley Elementary School's state test result (26.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Elementary School this school | 453 | 68.2% | 26.9% |
| Julia A. Barnes School JERSEY CITY | 433 | 70.7% | 28.6% |
| Benjamin Franklin Elementary School PENNSAUKEN | 418 | 69.1% | 26.5% |
| Number 1 Linden | 454 | 75.6% | 25.2% |
| Solve D'Ippolito Elementary School VINELAND | 504 | 68.7% | 36.3% |
| Dr. William Mennies Elementary School VINELAND | 558 | 73.5% | 19.3% |
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 Berkeley Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Essex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.9% | #1,025 of 1,290 | #83 of 131 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.7% | #1,088 of 1,319 ▲ 65 | #93 of 141 ▲ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.5% | #923 of 1,319 ▲ 47 | #88 of 141 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 453 | #533 of 1,562 | #64 of 162 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.4:1 | #459 of 1,390 | #18 of 140 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.4% | #443 of 1,392 | #31 of 141 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 68.2% | #376 of 1,481 | #69 of 142 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.3% | #760 of 798 | #70 of 73 |
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
453
+9 (+2%) vs 2020
+33% since 1990-91, when it was 341
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
was 10.6:1
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 | 453 | 43.5 | 10.4:1 | 68% (309) |
| 2023-24 | 467 | 44 | 10.6:1 | 58% (270) |
| 2022-23 | 451 | 43 | 10.5:1 | 47% (211) |
| 2020-21 | 444 | 42 | 10.6:1 | 53% (236) |
| 2017-18 | 459 | 35.3 | 13.0:1 | 63% (291) |
| 2015-16 | 438 | 36 | 12.2:1 | 70% (307) |
| 2010-11 | 425 | 25 | 17.0:1 | 45% (193) |
| 2000-01 | 505 | 23 | 22.0:1 | 37% (189) |
| 1990-91 | 341 | 21 | 16.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Berkeley Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (459 to 453); teachers up 23% (35.3 to 43.5).
About Berkeley Elementary School
Students in Bloomfield, New Jersey, attend Berkeley Elementary School, a medium-sized elementary school. The student body numbers 453 students, from kindergarten through 6.
Bloomfield Township School District (11 schools, 6,400 students) runs Berkeley Elementary School.
At 56%, Hispanic students outnumber all other groups at Berkeley Elementary School combined. Other students are 22% Black, 13% White, 4% Asian, and 3% multiracial. By comparison, Essex County residents are about 25% Hispanic. Berkeley Elementary School has a diversity index of 61%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Staffing totals 43.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 10.4:1. For comparison, elementary schools in New Jersey average 11.4:1. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 68%. That rate is above the 54% average among public schools in Essex County.
Measured against New Jersey public elementary schools, Berkeley Elementary School receives a C-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Berkeley Elementary School posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 26.9%, compared with a predicted 28.8%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of New Jersey schools on BeatsExpectations.
Among Essex County residents, median household income is about $80,789, roughly 39% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 249 public schools in Essex County, with a combined enrollment of about 145,473.
The school nearest to Berkeley Elementary School is Watsessing Elementary School, at a distance of about 0.6 miles. Within five miles of Berkeley Elementary School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Berkeley Elementary School is 6th of 7 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
The school's size has been steady, with 444 students in 2020-21 and 453 in 2024-25.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Berkeley Elementary School covering things like school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Essex County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
863,002
Census ACS
Median income
$80,789
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
249
145,473 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Bloomfield Township School District
- Bloomfield High SchoolHigh · 2,055 students
- Bloomfield Middle SchoolMiddle · 944 students
- Fairview Elementary SchoolElementary · 499 students
- Demarest Elementary SchoolElementary · 482 students
- Oak View Elementary SchoolElementary · 399 students
- Carteret Elementary SchoolElementary · 383 students
Other schools in Bloomfield
- Bloomfield High SchoolHigh · 2,055 students
- Bloomfield Middle SchoolMiddle · 944 students
- Fairview Elementary SchoolElementary · 499 students
- Demarest Elementary SchoolElementary · 482 students
- Oak View Elementary SchoolElementary · 399 students
- Carteret Elementary SchoolElementary · 383 students
Other Berkeley Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 4 states are named Berkeley Elementary. Berkeley Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 5.
- Berkeley ElementaryWESTWOOD, NJ · 277 students
- Berkeley ElementaryMoncks Corner, SC · 658 students
- BERKELEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLBERKELEY, MO · 374 students
- Berkeley ElementarySpotsylvania, VA · 275 students
Nearby schools
- Watsessing Elementary School0.6 mi · 333
- Carteret Elementary School0.6 mi · 383
- Fairview Elementary School0.6 mi · 499
- Belleville PS40.7 mi · 438
- East Orange STEM Academy High School0.8 mi · 646
- Bloomfield High School1.0 mi · 2,055
Frequently asked questions
About Berkeley Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Berkeley Elementary School?
Berkeley Elementary School enrolls approximately 453 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Berkeley Elementary School serve?
Berkeley Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Berkeley Elementary School?
Approximately 10.4:1 students per teacher at Berkeley Elementary School.
How diverse is Berkeley Elementary School?
Berkeley Elementary School reports a student body of 13% White, 56% Hispanic, 22% Black, 4% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Berkeley Elementary School?
Berkeley Elementary School is overseen by Bloomfield Township School District in Essex County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.