Englewood on the Palisades Charter School

Located at 65 WEST DEMAREST AVENUE, in ENGLEWOOD, New Jersey, Englewood on the Palisades Charter School is a modestly sized elementary school that serves 306 students (grades K through 8), one of the schools within Englewood on the Palisades Charter School. Enrollment runs roughly 24% smaller than the state mean of about 405.

Englewood on the Palisades Charter School sits inside Englewood on the Palisades Charter School, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

Looking at the student body, Englewood on the Palisades Charter School lists that the most-represented group is Hispanic (52%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 32% Black, 7% Asian, 5% multiracial, 3% White. The wider county runs roughly 23% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.8:1. The state averages about 11.4:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 47% of students at Englewood on the Palisades Charter School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Bergen County (around 28%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

With demographic context factored in, Englewood on the Palisades Charter School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 40.6%; this one delivers 33.7%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Bergen County indicate the typical household earns roughly $124,884 per year, about 53% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. In all, Bergen County runs 291 public schools (combined enrollment of about 133,883 students), of which Englewood on the Palisades Charter School is one.

Dr. John Grieco Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Englewood on the Palisades Charter School comes 3rd of 7 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 45.1%.

The school occupies a suburban site. As a public charter, Englewood on the Palisades Charter School runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Trend over the last 7 years. Englewood on the Palisades Charter School's enrollment has grew 10% since 2018, when it stood at 279 (now 306). Black enrollment moved from 40% to 32% across the same window.

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