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East Brook Elementary School

167 SIBBALD DR, PARK RIDGE, NJ 07656 · (201) 573-6000 · Bergen County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL314 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 76% of New Jersey public elementary schools
  • A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • BBeats 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 329 · STATE 405
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.5:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
10%
32 students
DISTRICT 8% · 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
Kindergarten299%
Grade 14314%
Grade 24314%
Grade 34916%
Grade 45518%
Grade 54615%
Grade 64916%

This year's kindergarten class (29) is 41% smaller than its 6th grade class (49).

Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 71% · US 70%
White
19562%
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 37% · US 43%
Hispanic
6420%
DISTRICT 17% · STATE 35% · US 30%
Black
31%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 14% · US 15%
Asian
3010%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 10% · US 6%
Two+
227%
DISTRICT 5% · 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
14446%
Female
17054%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
East Brook Elementary School→Park Ridge High School
Based on grade levels within Park Ridge 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
77.8%
NJ avg 53.1% . +8.3pp since 2023
Math
63.4%
NJ avg 41.6% . -5.7pp since 2023

What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 78 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are up about 8 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 6 points.

NJSLA results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2577.8%63.4%
2023-2469.5%69.1%
% 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
65.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.6%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.6pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 East Brook Elementary School

East Brook Elementary School's state test result (65.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
East Brook Elementary School this school31410.2%65.2%
Washington Elementary School
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON
3297.3%60.0%
Mountview Road School
MORRIS PLAINS
27610.1%66.3%
Elysian Charter School of Hoboken
HOBOKEN
2929.9%73.4%
Memorial School
Emerson
3749.4%51.0%
Ann Blanche Smith
HILLSDALE
31511.1%67.8%
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 East Brook Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn New JerseyIn Bergen County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
65.2%#234 of 1,290#59 of 137
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
63.4%#354 of 1,319
▼ 124
#83 of 149
▼ 26
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
77.8%#124 of 1,319
▲ 138
#42 of 149
▲ 33
Enrollment
ranked largest first
314#1,049 of 1,562#106 of 173
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
10.3:1#426 of 1,390#47 of 151
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
55.9%#644 of 1,392#89 of 151
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
10.2%#1,248 of 1,481#105 of 154
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+7.5%#314 of 545#32 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
-6 (-2%) vs 2020
+14% since 1990-91, when it was 276
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
was 11.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2531430.510.3:110% (32)
2023-2431528.910.9:15% (15)
2022-2333131.910.4:16% (21)
2020-213202911.0:14% (13)
2017-1829229.210.0:17% (20)
2015-163072412.8:113% (40)
2010-113482414.5:13% (10)
2000-013491720.5:13% (9)
1990-912761617.3:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for East Brook Elementary School.

Since 2017-18: students up 8% (292 to 314); teachers up 4% (29.2 to 30.5).

About East Brook Elementary School

East Brook Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school with an address in PARK RIDGE, New Jersey. The grade span is kindergarten through 6, and enrollment is 314 students. An average school in this group (elementary schools in New Jersey) has about 405 students.

Park Ridge School District, which runs East Brook Elementary School, has 3 schools and 1,148 students.

At 62%, White students outnumber all other groups at East Brook Elementary School combined. Other students are 20% Hispanic, 10% Asian, and 7% multiracial. The chance that two students picked at random at East Brook Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 56%.

The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 10.3:1, with 30.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among elementary schools in New Jersey is 11.4:1, higher than at this school. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 10% of enrollment. For comparison, public schools in Bergen County average 28%.

The allk12 Grade for East Brook Elementary School is A-. Compared with New Jersey public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 76% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.

Schools in New Jersey with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 60.6%. East Brook Elementary School scores 65.2%.

Bergen County has these Census figures: 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%. East Brook Elementary School is among the 291 public schools in Bergen County.

The nearest other public school, Park Ridge High School, is about 0.9 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. On average proficiency, East Brook Elementary School is 7th of 8 nearby schools with test data.

The federal government classifies East Brook Elementary School's location as Suburb: Large.

Enrollment has been fairly stable: 320 in 2020-21 and 314 in 2024-25.

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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
East Brook Elementary School
District
Park Ridge School District
Address
167 SIBBALD DR, PARK RIDGE, NJ 07656
Phone
(201) 573-6000
County
Bergen County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–06
Total enrollment
314
Teachers (FTE)
31
Student–teacher ratio
10.3:1
Free and reduced lunch
32 (10%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
341245000712
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About East Brook Elementary School
How many students attend East Brook Elementary School?
East Brook Elementary School enrolls approximately 314 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does East Brook Elementary School serve?
East Brook Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at East Brook Elementary School?
Approximately 10.3:1 students per teacher at East Brook Elementary School.
How diverse is East Brook Elementary School?
East Brook Elementary School reports a student body of 62% White, 20% Hispanic, 1% Black, 10% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is East Brook Elementary School in?
East Brook Elementary School is part of Park Ridge School District.
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