E. Roy Bixby
- C+Test 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
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 33 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 48 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 42 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 47 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 54 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 42 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 48 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (48) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (48).
School pathway
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsWhat this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 40.6% | 39.9% |
| 2023-24 | 46.2% | 40.5% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% 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%.
Schools most like E. Roy Bixby
E. Roy Bixby's state test result (37.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| E. Roy Bixby this school | 314 | 64.6% | 37.5% |
| Belleville PS5 BELLEVILLE | 362 | 64.9% | 38.7% |
| Lillian M. Steen BOGOTA | 347 | 59.1% | 45.2% |
| Hilltop School LODI | 337 | 62.3% | 49.3% |
| Belleville PS3 BELLEVILLE | 334 | 67.7% | 38.8% |
| Wilson School LODI | 382 | 67.8% | 56.6% |
Where E. Roy Bixby ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Bergen County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.5% | #806 of 1,290 | #129 of 137 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.9% | #796 of 1,319 ▼ 57 | #136 of 149 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.6% | #918 of 1,319 ▼ 154 | #144 of 149 ▼ 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 314 | #1,046 of 1,562 | #105 of 173 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.5:1 | #493 of 1,390 | #55 of 151 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.2% | #934 of 1,392 | #129 of 151 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 64.6% | #411 of 1,481 | #14 of 154 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +11.3% | #218 of 545 | #18 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 | 314 | 29.8 | 10.5:1 | 65% (203) |
| 2023-24 | 306 | 30.5 | 10.0:1 | 55% (167) |
| 2022-23 | 293 | 28 | 10.5:1 | 52% (152) |
| 2020-21 | 307 | 31 | 9.9:1 | 40% (124) |
| 2017-18 | 282 | 27.5 | 10.3:1 | 39% (110) |
| 2015-16 | 304 | 22 | 13.8:1 | 46% (141) |
| 2010-11 | 277 | 21 | 13.2:1 | 39% (108) |
| 2000-01 | 322 | 20 | 16.1:1 | 13% (41) |
| 1990-91 | 234 | 15 | 15.6:1 | N/A |
Since 2017-18: students up 11% (282 to 314); teachers up 8% (27.5 to 29.8).
About E. Roy Bixby
This page covers E. Roy Bixby, a small elementary school in BOGOTA, New Jersey. School enrollment was 314 students in 2024-25, in pre-K through 5. An average school in this group (elementary schools in New Jersey) has about 405 students.
The district, Bogota Public School District, operates 4 schools serving 1,302 students.
E. Roy Bixby's enrollment is 72% Hispanic. The remaining shares are 12% White, 7% Asian, and 7% Black. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Bergen County's population at about 23%. By the diversity index, E. Roy Bixby comes in at 45%.
The teaching staff at E. Roy Bixby is 29.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 10.5:1. That ratio is under the 11.4:1 average for elementary schools in New Jersey. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 65%. Public schools in Bergen County average 28%.
Measured against New Jersey public elementary schools, E. Roy Bixby receives a B-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
E. Roy Bixby is 6.7 points above its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (37.5% versus 30.8%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in New Jersey.
Bergen County census figures show that median household income is about $124,884, about 53% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. A total of 291 public schools operate in Bergen County, serving about 133,883 students.
The shortest distance from E. Roy Bixby to another public school is about 0.4 miles, to Bogota Middle School. The five-mile area around E. Roy Bixby holds at least 8 other public schools. E. Roy Bixby comes in 8th of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
The federal government classifies E. Roy Bixby's location as Suburb: Large.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (307) to 2024-25 (314).
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