Enrollment
499
Elementary
DISTRICT 467 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ENGLEWOOD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340474003063
Dr. John Grieco Elementary School
50 Durie Ave, Englewood, NJ 07631 · (201) 862-6164 · Bergen County
GRADES 01–03ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL499 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 45% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats 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
10.1:1
50 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.9:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
78%
391 students
DISTRICT 75% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 1 | 146 | 29% |
| Grade 2 | 168 | 34% |
| Grade 3 | 185 | 37% |
Student demographics
46%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · 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
Dr. John Grieco Elementary School→Dr. Leroy McCloud Elementary School→Janis E. Dismus Middle School→Dwight Morrow High School/Academies@Englewood
Based on grade levels within Englewood Public School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
35.9%
NJ avg 53.1%
Math
26.9%
NJ avg 41.6%
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42.
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
31.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.3%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 23% 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 Dr. John Grieco Elementary School
Dr. John Grieco Elementary School's state test result (31.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. John Grieco Elementary School this school | 499 | 78.4% | 31.4% |
| School 12 PATERSON | 474 | 78.7% | 8.1% |
| Pace Charter School of Hamilton HAMILTON TWP | 463 | 79.9% | 52.5% |
| George E. Wilson Elementary School HAMILTON | 545 | 83.7% | 16.0% |
| Number 2 LINDEN | 602 | 78.7% | 19.6% |
| West End School North Plainfield | 600 | 76.0% | 29.3% |
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 Dr. John Grieco Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Bergen County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.4% | #939 of 1,290 | #134 of 137 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.9% | #1,031 of 1,319 | #148 of 149 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.9% | #1,017 of 1,319 | #147 of 149 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 499 | #409 of 1,562 | #20 of 173 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.1:1 | #363 of 1,390 | #34 of 151 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.8% | #916 of 1,392 | #125 of 151 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 78.4% | #236 of 1,481 | #5 of 154 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.5% | #221 of 798 | #25 of 85 |
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
499
+142 (+40%) vs 2020
-8% since 2010-11, when it was 545
Student : Teacher
10.1:1
was 9.7:1
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 | 499 | 49.5 | 10.1:1 | 78% (391) |
| 2023-24 | 353 | 38 | 9.3:1 | 80% (282) |
| 2022-23 | 343 | 37 | 9.3:1 | 73% (250) |
| 2020-21 | 357 | 37 | 9.7:1 | 73% (262) |
| 2017-18 | 605 | 45 | 13.4:1 | 72% (433) |
| 2015-16 | 592 | 50 | 11.8:1 | 74% (437) |
| 2010-11 | 545 | 44 | 12.4:1 | 73% (396) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dr. John Grieco Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (605 to 499); teachers up 10% (45 to 49.5).
About Dr. John Grieco Elementary School
The public elementary school Dr. John Grieco Elementary School is located in Englewood, New Jersey. The school teaches grades 1 through 3 and enrolls 499 students. That puts enrollment 23% larger than the 405-student average for elementary schools in New Jersey.
The district, Englewood Public School District, has 2,847 students enrolled across 5 schools.
The share of Hispanic students at Dr. John Grieco Elementary School is 70%, a majority. The school is also 21% Black, 4% White, and 3% multiracial. That is higher than the 23% Hispanic share among all Bergen County residents. A diversity index of 46% means there is a 46% chance two randomly chosen students at Dr. John Grieco Elementary School are from different groups.
Based on 49.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, Dr. John Grieco Elementary School has a ratio of 10.1:1. Across elementary schools in New Jersey, the average ratio is 11.4:1. Income data for the school show 78% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The 28% average for public schools in Bergen County is 50 points lower.
Dr. John Grieco Elementary School holds a B- allk12 Grade, placing it above 45% of New Jersey public elementary schools.
Test results at Dr. John Grieco Elementary School are 8.1 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (31.4% actual, 23.3% predicted).
In Bergen County, home to about 962,316 people, the median household earns about $124,884 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 53% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Public schools in Bergen County number 291, with about 133,883 students.
Dr. Leroy McCloud Elementary School sits about 0.2 miles from Dr. John Grieco Elementary School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On state test proficiency, Dr. John Grieco Elementary School ranks 6th in a group of 8 nearby schools.
The federal government classifies Dr. John Grieco Elementary School's location as Suburb: Large.
From 357 students in 2020-21, enrollment increased to 499 by 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 Englewood Public School District
- Dwight Morrow High School/Academies@EnglewoodHigh · 1,083 students
- Dr. Leroy McCloud Elementary SchoolMiddle · 489 students
- Donald A. Quarles Early Childhood CenterElementary · 434 students
- Janis E. Dismus Middle SchoolMiddle · 342 students
Other schools in Englewood
- Dwight Morrow High School/Academies@EnglewoodHigh · 1,083 students
- Dr. Leroy McCloud Elementary SchoolMiddle · 489 students
- Donald A. Quarles Early Childhood CenterElementary · 434 students
- Janis E. Dismus Middle SchoolMiddle · 342 students
- Englewood on the Palisades Charter SchoolElementary · 306 students
Nearby schools
- Dr. Leroy McCloud Elementary School0.2 mi · 489
- Englewood on the Palisades Charter School0.4 mi · 306
- Donald A. Quarles Early Childhood Center0.4 mi · 434
- Dwight Morrow High School/Academies@Englewood0.6 mi · 1,083
- Janis E. Dismus Middle School0.6 mi · 342
- Walter Stillman School0.8 mi · 314
Frequently asked questions
About Dr. John Grieco Elementary SchoolHow large is Dr. John Grieco Elementary School?
Dr. John Grieco Elementary School enrolls approximately 499 students in grades 01-03.
Is Dr. John Grieco Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Dr. John Grieco Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades 01-03.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Dr. John Grieco Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Dr. John Grieco Elementary School is approximately 10.1:1 (50 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Dr. John Grieco Elementary School?
At Dr. John Grieco Elementary School, the student body is approximately 4% White, 70% Hispanic, 21% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Dr. John Grieco Elementary School public or private?
Dr. John Grieco Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Englewood Public School District.
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