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Alumni: what's one memory from Berkeley Terrace Elementary School that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
464
Elementary
DISTRICT 477 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·IRVINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340768002108
Berkeley Terrace Elementary School
787 GROVE STREET, IRVINGTON, NJ 07111 · (973) 399-6852 · Essex County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL464 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
72%
335 students
DISTRICT 76% · 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 | 120 | 26% |
| Kindergarten | 72 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 65 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 66 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 61 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 40 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 40 | 9% |
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 46% · 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
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
19.7%
NJ avg 53.1% . -0.6pp since 2023
Math
13.1%
NJ avg 41.6% . -0.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 20 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 13 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 19.7% | 13.1% |
| 2023-24 | 20.3% | 13.8% |
% 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
15.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.6%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 15% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 27% 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 →
Where Berkeley Terrace Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Essex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 15.2% | #1,197 of 1,290 | #115 of 131 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 13.1% | #1,241 of 1,319 | #127 of 141 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 19.7% | #1,228 of 1,319 | #127 of 141 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 464 | #502 of 1,562 | #62 of 162 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #1,162 of 1,390 | #81 of 140 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.8% | #813 of 1,392 | #62 of 141 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.3% | #567 of 798 | #47 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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
464
-31 (-6%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 14.1:1
% White
0%
was 0%
% Hispanic
42%
was 28%
% Black
57%
was 71%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 464 | 34.5 | 13.4:1 | 72% (335) |
| 2023-24 | 443 | 43 | 10.3:1 | 73% (322) |
| 2022-23 | 425 | 39 | 10.9:1 | 49% (209) |
| 2017-18 | 495 | 35 | 14.1:1 | 83% (409) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Berkeley Terrace Elementary School.
About Berkeley Terrace Elementary School
Berkeley Terrace Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in IRVINGTON, New Jersey, administered by Irvington Public School District. The school has 464 students in 2024-25 across pre-K through 5.
Berkeley Terrace Elementary School falls under Irvington Public School District, which has 12 schools enrolling 7,659 students.
The largest group at Berkeley Terrace Elementary School is Black students, at 57%. Other groups include 42% Hispanic. By comparison, Essex County residents are about 36% Black. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Berkeley Terrace Elementary School scores 50%.
Its ratio of 13.4:1 is based on 34.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. Elementary schools in New Jersey average 11.4:1, 2.0 fewer students per teacher than here. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 72%. On average, public schools in Essex County report 54%.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Berkeley Terrace Elementary School is 11.5 points below its prediction. Actual: 15.2%. Predicted: 26.6%.
In the surrounding county, Essex County, the median household earns about $80,789 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 39%, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Essex County has 249 public schools with about 145,473 students, including Berkeley Terrace Elementary School.
Berkeley Terrace Elementary School's nearest public school is University Middle School (about 0.3 miles). Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 18.1%; Berkeley Terrace Elementary School's is 15.2%, ranking 6th of 8.
The federal government classifies Berkeley Terrace Elementary School's location as Suburb: Large.
Over 7 years, enrollment decreased by 31 students, from 495 to 464. The percentage of Hispanic students increased from 28% to 42% between 2017-18 and 2024-25.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on athletics, class schedules, and weather closures here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 Irvington Public School District
- Irvington High SchoolHigh · 1,913 students
- Union Avenue Middle SchoolMiddle · 735 students
- University Middle SchoolMiddle · 719 students
- Florence Avenue Elementary SchoolElementary · 694 students
- Mt. Vernon Avenue Elementary SchoolElementary · 605 students
- Madison AvenueElementary · 524 students
Other schools in IRVINGTON
- Irvington High SchoolHigh · 1,913 students
- Union Avenue Middle SchoolMiddle · 735 students
- University Middle SchoolMiddle · 719 students
- Florence Avenue Elementary SchoolElementary · 694 students
- Mt. Vernon Avenue Elementary SchoolElementary · 605 students
- Madison AvenueElementary · 524 students
Nearby schools
- University Middle School0.3 mi · 719
- University Elementary School0.3 mi · 384
- Burch Charter School of Excellence0.4 mi · 335
- Thurgood Marshall Elementary School0.5 mi · 393
- Madison Avenue0.5 mi · 524
- Grove Street Elementary School0.5 mi · 443
Frequently asked questions
About Berkeley Terrace Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Berkeley Terrace Elementary School?
Berkeley Terrace Elementary School enrolls approximately 464 students in grades PK-05.
Is Berkeley Terrace Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Berkeley Terrace Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Berkeley Terrace Elementary School?
Approximately 13.4:1 students per teacher at Berkeley Terrace Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Berkeley Terrace Elementary School?
At Berkeley Terrace Elementary School, the student body is approximately 0% White, 42% Hispanic, 57% Black, 0% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees Berkeley Terrace Elementary School?
Berkeley Terrace Elementary School is overseen by Irvington Public School District in Essex County.
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