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Enrollment
476
Elementary
DISTRICT 446 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW MILFORD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341128000628
Bertrand F. Gibbs Elementary School
195 SUTTON PLACE, NEW MILFORD, NJ 07646 · (201) 261-0939 · Bergen County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL476 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 76% 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
13.2:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
21%
100 students
DISTRICT 22% · 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 | 6 | 1% |
| Kindergarten | 65 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 85 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 75 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 84 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 77 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 84 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (65) is 23% smaller than its 5th grade class (84).
Student demographics
67%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 New Milford Public School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
68.7%
NJ avg 53.1% . -3.5pp since 2023
Math
69.2%
NJ avg 41.6% . +8.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 68.7% | 69.2% |
| 2023-24 | 72.2% | 61.2% |
% 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
61.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.7%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 Bertrand F. Gibbs Elementary School
Bertrand F. Gibbs Elementary School's state test result (61.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bertrand F. Gibbs Elementary School this school | 476 | 21.0% | 61.7% |
| Washington School NUTLEY | 534 | 23.4% | 59.7% |
| Fernbrook School RANDOLPH | 474 | 25.9% | 47.7% |
| Grant Elementary School DUMONT | 432 | 17.4% | 63.0% |
| Irene E. Feldkirchner Elementary School Green Brook | 404 | 18.6% | 62.0% |
| Mountain View Elementary School FLANDERS | 565 | 21.2% | 54.4% |
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 Bertrand F. Gibbs Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Bergen County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.7% | #301 of 1,290 | #68 of 137 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 69.2% | #253 of 1,319 ▲ 104 | #66 of 149 ▲ 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.7% | #296 of 1,319 ▼ 88 | #79 of 149 ▼ 18 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 476 | #465 of 1,562 | #26 of 173 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #1,124 of 1,390 | #126 of 151 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.1% | #245 of 1,392 | #19 of 151 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 21.0% | #1,019 of 1,481 | #74 of 154 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.9% | #476 of 545 | #58 of 64 |
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
476
+12 (+3%) vs 2020
+103% since 1990-91, when it was 235
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 12.9:1
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 | 476 | 36.1 | 13.2:1 | 21% (100) |
| 2023-24 | 508 | 38.4 | 13.2:1 | 16% (83) |
| 2022-23 | 491 | 39 | 12.6:1 | 12% (59) |
| 2020-21 | 464 | 36 | 12.9:1 | 8% (37) |
| 2017-18 | 467 | 34 | 13.7:1 | 16% (73) |
| 2015-16 | 449 | 31 | 14.5:1 | 15% (68) |
| 2010-11 | 523 | 26 | 20.1:1 | 8% (40) |
| 2000-01 | 338 | 19 | 17.8:1 | 6% (20) |
| 1990-91 | 235 | 9 | 26.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bertrand F. Gibbs Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (467 to 476); teachers up 6% (34 to 36.1).
About Bertrand F. Gibbs Elementary School
Bertrand F. Gibbs Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in NEW MILFORD, New Jersey. The school's enrollment of 476 students covers pre-K through 5.
New Milford Public School District runs 4 schools with a combined 1,998 students. Bertrand F. Gibbs Elementary School is one of them.
Bertrand F. Gibbs Elementary School has no majority group; White students are the largest, at 45%. The remaining students are 32% Hispanic, 16% Asian, and 6% Black. Among people living in Bergen County, the White share is about 55%. Bertrand F. Gibbs Elementary School's diversity index is 67%, against a US figure of 70%.
Staffing totals 36.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 13.2:1. That is higher than the 11.4:1 average for elementary schools in New Jersey. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 21%.
allk12 grades Bertrand F. Gibbs Elementary School an A-. The grade compares the school only with New Jersey public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Test results at Bertrand F. Gibbs Elementary School are 7.0 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (61.7% actual, 54.7% predicted).
In Bergen County (population about 962,316), the median household income is $124,884, 53% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Bertrand F. Gibbs Elementary School is one of 291 public schools in the county.
The school nearest to Bertrand F. Gibbs Elementary School is Lincoln Elementary School, at a distance of about 0.5 miles. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, Bertrand F. Gibbs Elementary School ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 12 more students in 2024-25.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Bertrand F. Gibbs Elementary School covering things like sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 New Milford Public School District
- New Milford High SchoolHigh · 584 students
- David E. Owens Middle SchoolMiddle · 523 students
- Berkley Street SchoolElementary · 415 students
Other schools in NEW MILFORD
- New Milford High SchoolHigh · 584 students
- David E. Owens Middle SchoolMiddle · 523 students
- Berkley Street SchoolElementary · 415 students
Nearby schools
- Lincoln Elementary School0.5 mi · 172
- David E. Owens Middle School0.6 mi · 523
- Selzer Elementary\Middle School0.6 mi · 535
- New Milford High School0.6 mi · 584
- Dumont High School0.7 mi · 704
- Franklin Elementary School1.3 mi · 352
Frequently asked questions
About Bertrand F. Gibbs Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Bertrand F. Gibbs Elementary School?
Bertrand F. Gibbs Elementary School enrolls approximately 476 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Bertrand F. Gibbs Elementary School serve?
Bertrand F. Gibbs Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Bertrand F. Gibbs Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Bertrand F. Gibbs Elementary School is approximately 13.2:1 (36 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Bertrand F. Gibbs Elementary School?
At Bertrand F. Gibbs Elementary School, the student body is approximately 45% White, 32% Hispanic, 6% Black, 16% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Bertrand F. Gibbs Elementary School public or private?
Bertrand F. Gibbs Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by New Milford Public School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.