Early Childhood School

Early Childhood School is one of the moderately sized elementary campuss in WEST NEW YORK, New Jersey, operated by West New York School District, with 395 students on its rolls from grade pre-K.

West New York School District runs 9 schools in total, collectively educating 7,399 students. Early Childhood School is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Early Childhood School reports that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (82%). Other groups include 7% White, 7% Asian, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Hudson County as a whole is about 41% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 30.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.4:1, putting Early Childhood School higher than the state norm the norm. Around 68% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Hudson County) shows that median household income runs about $91,795, 49% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Across Hudson County's 130 public schools (combined enrollment of about 86,216 students), Early Childhood School is one campus in the mix.

Public School Number Five is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Early Childhood School.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Early Childhood School has edged down 23%, going from 513 students in 2018 to 395 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share declined from 87% to 82%. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 13.5:1 in 2018 to 30.4:1 today.

On this page, the feed for Early Childhood School typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.