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Donald A. Quarles Early Childhood Center
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 268 | 62% |
| Kindergarten | 166 | 38% |
School pathway
Schools most like Donald A. Quarles Early Childhood Center
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Donald A. Quarles Early Childhood Center this school | 434 | 70.7% | N/A |
| Carteret Elementary School Bloomfield | 383 | 72.6% | 39.1% |
| School 13 PATERSON | 499 | 69.9% | 8.5% |
| Marie Durand Elementary School VINELAND | 504 | 68.8% | 26.4% |
| Woodrow Wilson Elementary School NEW BRUNSWICK | 351 | 76.1% | 21.8% |
| Casimer M. Dallago Jr. Impact Center VINELAND | 341 | 71.8% | N/A |
Where Donald A. Quarles Early Childhood Center ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Bergen County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 434 | #589 of 1,562 | #37 of 173 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.7:1 | #813 of 1,390 | #80 of 151 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.3% | #931 of 1,392 | #128 of 151 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 70.7% | #340 of 1,481 | #8 of 154 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.4% | #345 of 545 | #35 of 64 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 434 | 37 | 11.7:1 | 71% (307) |
| 2023-24 | 431 | 37.5 | 11.5:1 | 66% (284) |
| 2022-23 | 431 | 36.5 | 11.8:1 | 64% (277) |
| 2020-21 | 430 | 37 | 11.6:1 | 53% (227) |
| 2017-18 | 408 | 49 | 8.3:1 | 60% (246) |
| 2015-16 | 473 | 45 | 10.5:1 | 58% (276) |
| 2010-11 | 379 | 29 | 13.1:1 | 64% (243) |
| 2000-01 | 407 | 34 | 12.0:1 | 60% (244) |
| 1990-91 | 302 | 19 | 15.9:1 | N/A |
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (408 to 434); teachers down 24% (49 to 37).
About Donald A. Quarles Early Childhood Center
Donald A. Quarles Early Childhood Center is a mid-sized elementary school in New Jersey, with an address in ENGLEWOOD. It offers pre-K through kindergarten and has 434 students enrolled.
Donald A. Quarles Early Childhood Center is part of a district of 5 schools: Englewood Public School District, with 2,847 students.
About 71% of the student body at Donald A. Quarles Early Childhood Center is Hispanic. Other groups make up 16% Black, 6% White, and 2% Asian. County-wide, 23% of Bergen County residents are Hispanic. A diversity index of 45% means there is a 45% chance two randomly chosen students at Donald A. Quarles Early Childhood Center are from different groups.
Teacher count: 37 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 11.7:1. The 11.4:1 average for elementary schools in New Jersey is close to this figure. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 71%. The average for public schools in Bergen County is 28%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Bergen County show that the median household earns about $124,884 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 53%, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Bergen County has 291 public schools with about 133,883 students, including Donald A. Quarles Early Childhood Center.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Dr. John Grieco Elementary School, is about 0.4 miles. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 430 to 434.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at Donald A. Quarles Early Childhood Center. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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