Enrollment
322
Elementary
DISTRICT 292 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GLEN ROCK PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340597000490
Clara E Coleman School
100 PINELYNN RD, GLEN ROCK, NJ 07452 · (201) 445-7700 · Bergen County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL322 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 88% 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.
- A-Beats 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
13.0:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
1%
3 students
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 41%
Community
0
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 | 58 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 36 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 40 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 66 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 52 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 70 | 22% |
This year's kindergarten class (58) is 17% smaller than its 5th grade class (70).
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · 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 Glen Rock Public School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
80.5%
NJ avg 53.1% . +5.5pp since 2023
Math
80.1%
NJ avg 41.6% . +0.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 81 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 80 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are up about 6 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 80.5% | 80.1% |
| 2023-24 | 75.0% | 79.8% |
% 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
74.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.7%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 75% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 66% 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 Clara E Coleman School
Clara E Coleman School's state test result (74.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clara E Coleman School this school | 322 | 0.9% | 74.9% |
| Cedar Hill School TOWACO | 329 | 1.5% | 76.4% |
| Edith A. Bogert Elementary School UPPER SADDLE RIVER | 368 | 0.8% | 76.2% |
| Travell Elementary School RIDGEWOOD | 295 | 2.0% | 80.1% |
| Mt. Horeb School Warren | 331 | 4.5% | 66.3% |
| Milton Avenue School CHATHAM | 301 | 2.7% | 92.7% |
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 Clara E Coleman School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Bergen County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 74.9% | #89 of 1,290 | #26 of 137 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 80.1% | #85 of 1,319 ▼ 22 | #26 of 149 ▼ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 80.5% | #85 of 1,319 ▲ 79 | #29 of 149 ▲ 16 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 322 | #1,015 of 1,562 | #100 of 173 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.0:1 | #1,091 of 1,390 | #118 of 151 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.2% | #713 of 1,392 | #98 of 151 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 0.9% | #1,460 of 1,481 | #148 of 154 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.9% | #380 of 545 | #43 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
322
+5 (+2%) vs 2020
-4% since 1990-91, when it was 336
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
was 14.4:1
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 | 322 | 24.8 | 13.0:1 | 1% (3) |
| 2023-24 | 340 | 26.5 | 12.8:1 | 1% (3) |
| 2022-23 | 351 | 26 | 13.5:1 | 1% (3) |
| 2020-21 | 317 | 22 | 14.4:1 | 1% (3) |
| 2017-18 | 307 | 19.6 | 15.7:1 | 1% (3) |
| 2015-16 | 273 | 19 | 14.4:1 | 1% (3) |
| 2010-11 | 293 | 17 | 17.2:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2000-01 | 406 | 23 | 17.6:1 | 1% (3) |
| 1990-91 | 336 | 20 | 16.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Clara E Coleman School.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (307 to 322); teachers up 26% (19.6 to 24.8).
About Clara E Coleman School
Clara E Coleman School is classified as an elementary school. It is located in GLEN ROCK, New Jersey. The school runs kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 322 students. Elementary schools in New Jersey average about 405 students, which makes this school 20% below average.
Glen Rock Public School District has a total of 6 schools and 2,531 students, Clara E Coleman School among them.
At Clara E Coleman School, 64% of students are White. It is also 22% Asian, 9% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Bergen County is roughly 55% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Clara E Coleman School scores 53%.
There are about 13.0 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Clara E Coleman School, which has 24.8. Elementary schools in New Jersey average 11.4:1, 1.6 fewer students per teacher than here. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Clara E Coleman School is about 1%. The rate at public schools in Bergen County averages 28%, higher than here.
On the allk12 Grade, Clara E Coleman School lands at A, ahead of 88% of New Jersey public elementary schools.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Clara E Coleman School is 9.2 points above the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 74.9% actual, 65.7% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in New Jersey.
In Bergen County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $124,884, about 53% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. The county has 291 public schools and about 133,883 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Glen Rock Middle School, is about 0.3 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On state test proficiency, Clara E Coleman School ranks 4th in a group of 8 nearby schools.
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).
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 317 to 322, a small change. Students per teacher dropped from 14.4 in 2020-21 to 13.0 in 2024-25.
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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 Glen Rock Public School District
- Glen Rock High SchoolHigh · 722 students
- Glen Rock Middle SchoolMiddle · 642 students
- Alexander Hamilton SchoolElementary · 300 students
- Central SchoolElementary · 299 students
- Richard E Byrd SchoolElementary · 246 students
Other schools in GLEN ROCK
- Glen Rock High SchoolHigh · 722 students
- Glen Rock Middle SchoolMiddle · 642 students
- Alexander Hamilton SchoolElementary · 300 students
- Central SchoolElementary · 299 students
- Richard E Byrd SchoolElementary · 246 students
Nearby schools
- Glen Rock Middle School0.3 mi · 642
- Glen Rock High School0.3 mi · 722
- Hawes Elementary School0.6 mi · 357
- Central School0.7 mi · 299
- Radburn Elementary School0.8 mi · 445
- Alexander Hamilton School0.9 mi · 300
Frequently asked questions
About Clara E Coleman SchoolHow large is Clara E Coleman School?
Clara E Coleman School enrolls approximately 322 students in grades KG-05.
Is Clara E Coleman School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Clara E Coleman School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Clara E Coleman School?
Approximately 13.0:1 students per teacher at Clara E Coleman School.
How diverse is Clara E Coleman School?
Clara E Coleman School reports a student body of 64% White, 9% Hispanic, 22% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Clara E Coleman School?
Clara E Coleman School is overseen by Glen Rock Public School District in Bergen County.
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