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Enrollment
438
Elementary
DISTRICT 419 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MONTCLAIR PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341056005984
Charles H. Bullock School
55 Washington Street, MONTCLAIR, NJ 07042 · (973) 509-4255 · Essex County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL438 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 77% 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.
- BBeats 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
9.9:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.0:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
13%
55 students
DISTRICT 15% · 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 | 76 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 62 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 71 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 71 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 70 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 88 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (76) is 14% smaller than its 5th grade class (88).
Student demographics
64%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
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
68.2%
NJ avg 53.1% . -2.2pp since 2023
Math
70.4%
NJ avg 41.6% . +5.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 70 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 68.2% | 70.4% |
| 2023-24 | 70.4% | 64.6% |
% 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
64.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.3%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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 Charles H. Bullock School
Charles H. Bullock School's state test result (64.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charles H. Bullock School this school | 438 | 12.6% | 64.8% |
| Marshall Elementary School S ORANGE | 504 | 8.5% | 75.4% |
| Greenwich School STEWARTSVILLE | 397 | 11.8% | 46.3% |
| Delia Bolden Elementary School MAPLEWOOD | 518 | 8.5% | 64.5% |
| Bradford Elementary School UPPER MONTCLAIR | 388 | 8.2% | 67.5% |
| Edward V. Walton Primary School Springfield | 511 | 12.3% | 61.2% |
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 Charles H. Bullock School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Essex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.8% | #242 of 1,290 | #28 of 131 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 70.4% | #233 of 1,319 ▲ 59 | #28 of 141 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.2% | #305 of 1,319 ▼ 73 | #42 of 141 ▼ 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 438 | #580 of 1,562 | #73 of 162 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.9:1 | #325 of 1,390 | #14 of 140 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.3% | #348 of 1,392 | #24 of 141 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 12.6% | #1,191 of 1,481 | #113 of 142 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.2% | #733 of 798 | #67 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
438
+4 (+1%) vs 2020
+153% since 1990-91, when it was 173
Student : Teacher
9.9:1
was 10.3:1
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 | 438 | 44 | 9.9:1 | 13% (55) |
| 2023-24 | 428 | 42 | 10.2:1 | 12% (50) |
| 2022-23 | 423 | 41 | 10.3:1 | 10% (41) |
| 2020-21 | 434 | 42 | 10.3:1 | 13% (58) |
| 2017-18 | 448 | 41 | 10.9:1 | 26% (116) |
| 2015-16 | 462 | 42 | 11.0:1 | 24% (112) |
| 2010-11 | 387 | 22 | 17.6:1 | 22% (87) |
| 2000-01 | 363 | 22 | 16.5:1 | 17% (60) |
| 1990-91 | 173 | 9 | 19.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Charles H. Bullock School.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (448 to 438); teachers up 7% (41 to 44).
About Charles H. Bullock School
Charles H. Bullock School sits in MONTCLAIR, New Jersey, and is classified as an elementary school. The school counted 438 students in 2024-25, covering kindergarten through 5.
Montclair Public School District runs 11 schools with a combined 6,193 students. Charles H. Bullock School is one of them.
At Charles H. Bullock School, 55% of students are White. The remaining students are 17% Black, 13% multiracial, 11% Hispanic, and 5% Asian. Census figures show Essex County is about 30% White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 64%.
Based on 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, Charles H. Bullock School has a ratio of 9.9:1. Compared with the 11.4:1 average for elementary schools in New Jersey, this school's ratio is lower. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 13%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Essex County is 54%.
Among New Jersey public elementary schools, Charles H. Bullock School outscored 77%, which works out to an A- on the allk12 Grade.
Charles H. Bullock School scores 64.8% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 59.3%.
American Community Survey estimates for Essex County show that median household income comes to about $80,789, roughly 39% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. The county's public schools total 249, with about 145,473 students.
Measured in a straight line, Glenfield Middle School is about 0.3 miles from Charles H. Bullock School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, Charles H. Bullock School is ahead of the 62.5% nearby average, ranking 4th of 7.
For locale, NCES codes Charles H. Bullock School as Suburb: Large.
The student count changed little between 2020-21 (434) and 2024-25 (438).
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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 Montclair Public School District
- Montclair High SchoolHigh · 1,925 students
- Hillside Elementary SchoolElementary · 684 students
- Buzz Aldrin Middle SchoolMiddle · 618 students
- Glenfield Middle SchoolMiddle · 512 students
- Watchung Elementary SchoolElementary · 406 students
- Northeast Elementary SchoolElementary · 391 students
Other schools in MONTCLAIR
- Montclair High SchoolHigh · 1,925 students
- Hillside Elementary SchoolElementary · 684 students
- Glenfield Middle SchoolMiddle · 512 students
- Watchung Elementary SchoolElementary · 406 students
- Nishuane Elementary SchoolElementary · 377 students
- Edgemont Elementary SchoolElementary · 251 students
Nearby schools
- Glenfield Middle School0.3 mi · 512
- Hillside Elementary School0.7 mi · 684
- Glen Ridge High School0.8 mi · 799
- Nishuane Elementary School0.8 mi · 377
- Ridgewood Avenue School0.8 mi · 540
- Renaissance Middle School at the Rand Building0.8 mi · 203
Frequently asked questions
About Charles H. Bullock SchoolHow large is Charles H. Bullock School?
Charles H. Bullock School enrolls approximately 438 students in grades KG-05.
Is Charles H. Bullock School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Charles H. Bullock School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Charles H. Bullock School have?
Charles H. Bullock School employs 44 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.9:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Charles H. Bullock School?
At Charles H. Bullock School, the student body is approximately 55% White, 11% Hispanic, 17% Black, 5% Asian, 13% Two or more.
Who oversees Charles H. Bullock School?
Charles H. Bullock School is overseen by Montclair Public School District in Essex County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.