Central School

Central School, a close-knit elementary campus in GLEN ROCK, New Jersey, overseen by Glen Rock Public School District, serves 299 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 26% below the state mean of about 405.

Glen Rock Public School District runs 6 schools in total, collectively educating 2,531 students. Central School is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Central School records that White students make up the majority at 69%. Beyond that, the school shows 15% Asian, 9% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. By comparison, Bergen County as a whole is about 55% White, so the school skews visibly more White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Central School lists 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.8:1. The state averages around 11.4:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 1% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Bergen County (around 28%), the school's rate is south of typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Central School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 65.6%; this one delivers 71.5%.

In the broader community, census data for Bergen County shows median household income runs about $124,884, 53% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Central School is one of 291 public schools in Bergen County (combined enrollment of about 133,883 students).

Glen Rock High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Central School comes 5th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 74.5%.

Central School operates from an outer-ring location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Central School has fell 10%, going from 333 students in 2018 to 299 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 78% to 69% over that span.

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