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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BOGOTA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340192000286

E. Roy Bixby

25 FISCHER AVE, BOGOTA, NJ 07603 · (201) 441-4834 · Bergen County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL314 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 49% of New Jersey public elementary schools
  • 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
314
Elementary
DISTRICT 331 · STATE 405
Student : Teacher
10.5:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.5:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
203 students
DISTRICT 62% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K3311%
Kindergarten4815%
Grade 14213%
Grade 24715%
Grade 35417%
Grade 44213%
Grade 54815%

This year's kindergarten class (48) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (48).

Student demographics
45%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 71% · US 70%
White
3912%
DISTRICT 11% · STATE 37% · US 43%
Hispanic
22772%
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 35% · US 30%
Black
227%
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 14% · US 15%
Asian
237%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 10% · US 6%
Two+
31%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 3% · US 5%
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
Male
17054%
Female
14446%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
E. Roy Bixby→Bogota Middle School→Bogota Jr./Sr. High School
Based on grade levels within Bogota Public School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding Expectations
English Language Arts
40.6%
NJ avg 53.1% . -5.6pp since 2023
Math
39.9%
NJ avg 41.6% . -0.6pp since 2023

What 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 yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2540.6%39.9%
2023-2446.2%40.5%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
37.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.8%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.7pp
above demographic expectation

What 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%.

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 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.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
E. Roy Bixby this school31464.6%37.5%
Belleville PS5
BELLEVILLE
36264.9%38.7%
Lillian M. Steen
BOGOTA
34759.1%45.2%
Hilltop School
LODI
33762.3%49.3%
Belleville PS3
BELLEVILLE
33467.7%38.8%
Wilson School
LODI
38267.8%56.6%
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 E. Roy Bixby ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn New JerseyIn 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
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 2024-25
Enrollment
314
+7 (+2%) vs 2020
+34% since 1990-91, when it was 234
Student : Teacher
10.5:1
was 9.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2531429.810.5:165% (203)
2023-2430630.510.0:155% (167)
2022-232932810.5:152% (152)
2020-21307319.9:140% (124)
2017-1828227.510.3:139% (110)
2015-163042213.8:146% (141)
2010-112772113.2:139% (108)
2000-013222016.1:113% (41)
1990-912341515.6:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for E. Roy Bixby.

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).

Threads on this page can be about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.

Bergen County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
E. Roy Bixby
District
Bogota Public School District
Address
25 FISCHER AVE, BOGOTA, NJ 07603
Phone
(201) 441-4834
County
Bergen County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
314
Teachers (FTE)
30
Student–teacher ratio
10.5:1
Free and reduced lunch
203 (65%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
340192000286
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About E. Roy Bixby
How many students attend E. Roy Bixby?
E. Roy Bixby enrolls approximately 314 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does E. Roy Bixby serve?
E. Roy Bixby serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at E. Roy Bixby?
The student-to-teacher ratio at E. Roy Bixby is approximately 10.5:1 (30 FTE teachers).
How diverse is E. Roy Bixby?
E. Roy Bixby reports a student body of 12% White, 72% Hispanic, 7% Black, 7% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees E. Roy Bixby?
E. Roy Bixby is overseen by Bogota Public School District in Bergen County.
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