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What's something Catherine E. Doyle Elementary School does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
479
Elementary
DISTRICT 430 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WOOD-RIDGE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341830000924
Catherine E. Doyle Elementary School
250 WOOD RIDGE AVE, WOOD RIDGE, NJ 07075 · (201) 933-6777 · Bergen County
GRADES PK–03ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL479 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 95% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
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
12.3:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
17%
81 students
DISTRICT 21% · 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 | 18 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 115 | 24% |
| Grade 1 | 118 | 25% |
| Grade 2 | 107 | 22% |
| Grade 3 | 121 | 25% |
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · 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 Wood-Ridge School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
71.3%
NJ avg 53.1% . -0.4pp since 2023
Math
85.2%
NJ avg 41.6% . +11.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 85 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 are up about 11 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 71.3% | 85.2% |
| 2023-24 | 71.7% | 74.0% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of NJ schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
75.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.9%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+18.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 76% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 57% typical for New Jersey schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 19 points, placing it in New Jersey's top 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 Catherine E. Doyle Elementary School
Catherine E. Doyle Elementary School's state test result (75.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Catherine E. Doyle Elementary School this school | 479 | 16.9% | 75.5% |
| Irene E. Feldkirchner Elementary School Green Brook | 404 | 18.6% | 62.0% |
| Springville Elementary School MT LAUREL | 480 | 16.3% | 56.4% |
| Warren Point Elementary School FAIR LAWN | 391 | 19.2% | 76.3% |
| Kresson School VOORHEES | 527 | 15.7% | 68.3% |
| Johnson Park School PRINCETON | 360 | 21.1% | 66.6% |
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 Catherine E. Doyle Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Bergen County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 75.5% | #76 of 1,290 | #23 of 137 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 85.2% | #36 of 1,319 ▲ 101 | #10 of 149 ▲ 30 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.3% | #240 of 1,319 ▼ 27 | #69 of 149 ▼ 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 479 | #457 of 1,562 | #23 of 173 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #949 of 1,390 | #99 of 151 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.0% | #151 of 1,392 | #5 of 151 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 16.9% | #1,100 of 1,481 | #90 of 154 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +24.7% | #78 of 545 | #3 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
479
+80 (+20%) vs 2020
+135% since 1990-91, when it was 204
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 12.5:1
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 | 479 | 39 | 12.3:1 | 17% (81) |
| 2023-24 | 478 | 37 | 12.9:1 | 4% (17) |
| 2022-23 | 435 | 37 | 11.8:1 | 9% (41) |
| 2020-21 | 399 | 32 | 12.5:1 | 9% (35) |
| 2017-18 | 384 | 38.6 | 9.9:1 | 10% (39) |
| 2015-16 | 344 | 25 | 13.8:1 | 11% (37) |
| 2010-11 | 521 | 32 | 16.3:1 | 11% (59) |
| 2000-01 | 372 | 19 | 19.6:1 | 10% (39) |
| 1990-91 | 204 | 14 | 14.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Catherine E. Doyle Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 25% (384 to 479); teachers up 1% (38.6 to 39).
About Catherine E. Doyle Elementary School
Among the schools in WOOD RIDGE, New Jersey, is Catherine E. Doyle Elementary School, a medium-sized elementary school. Enrolled students number 479 students, in pre-K through 3.
Besides Catherine E. Doyle Elementary School, Wood-Ridge School District runs 2 other schools. The district enrolls 1,289 students.
The most common group at Catherine E. Doyle Elementary School is White students, at 43%. It is also 24% Asian, 23% Hispanic, 7% Black, and 3% multiracial. Bergen County's residents are about 55% White, 12 points above the school's share. Pick two students at random and there is a 70% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Catherine E. Doyle Elementary School's 39 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 12.3:1. That is higher than the 11.4:1 average for elementary schools in New Jersey. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 17%. Among public schools in Bergen County, the average eligibility rate is 28%.
The allk12 Grade for Catherine E. Doyle Elementary School is A+. Compared with New Jersey public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 95% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Catherine E. Doyle Elementary School posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 75.5%. Schools with its free or reduced-price lunch share in New Jersey are predicted to post 56.9%, so the school is 18.6 points ahead and in the state's top 10%.
Census Bureau estimates for Bergen County show that 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. Catherine E. Doyle Elementary School is one of 291 public schools in the county.
The school nearest to Catherine E. Doyle Elementary School is Wood-Ridge Intermediate School, at a distance of about 0.5 miles. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, Catherine E. Doyle Elementary School places 1st out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal data show a 20% enrollment rise, from 399 in 2020-21 to 479 in 2024-25.
The Catherine E. Doyle Elementary School community page is open for posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 Wood-Ridge School District
- Wood-Ridge Jr/Sr High SchoolHigh · 554 students
- Wood-Ridge Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 256 students
Nearby schools
- Wood-Ridge Intermediate School0.5 mi · 256
- Carlstadt Public School0.5 mi · 478
- Frank W. Gavlak Elementary School0.6 mi · 361
- Wood-Ridge Jr/Sr High School0.7 mi · 554
- Euclid Elementary School0.7 mi · 362
- Wallington Junior Senior High School0.8 mi · 545
Frequently asked questions
About Catherine E. Doyle Elementary SchoolHow large is Catherine E. Doyle Elementary School?
Catherine E. Doyle Elementary School enrolls approximately 479 students in grades PK-03.
Is Catherine E. Doyle Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Catherine E. Doyle Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-03.
How many students per teacher at Catherine E. Doyle Elementary School?
Approximately 12.3:1 students per teacher at Catherine E. Doyle Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Catherine E. Doyle Elementary School?
At Catherine E. Doyle Elementary School, the student body is approximately 43% White, 23% Hispanic, 7% Black, 24% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Catherine E. Doyle Elementary School public or private?
Catherine E. Doyle Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Wood-Ridge School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.