Enrollment
287
Elementary
DISTRICT 325 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROSELLE PARK PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341431005666
Ernest J. Finizio Jr. - Aldene School
339 West Webster Avenue, ROSELLE PARK, NJ 07204 · (908) 245-1521 · Union County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL287 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 41% 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
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.7:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
153 students
DISTRICT 51% · 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 20 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 33 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 45 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 50 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 51 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 43 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 45 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (33) is 27% smaller than its 5th grade class (45).
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · STATE 71% · US 70%
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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Roselle Park Public School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
47.4%
NJ avg 53.1% . -10.2pp since 2023
Math
34.1%
NJ avg 41.6% . +0.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 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 10 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 47.4% | 34.1% |
| 2023-24 | 57.6% | 33.6% |
% 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 · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
38.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.0%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 Ernest J. Finizio Jr. - Aldene School
Ernest J. Finizio Jr. - Aldene School's state test result (38.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ernest J. Finizio Jr. - Aldene School this school | 287 | 53.3% | 38.4% |
| Robert Gordon Elementary School ROSELLE PARK | 325 | 49.5% | 33.0% |
| Roosevelt School #7 GARFIELD | 282 | 59.6% | 51.0% |
| Franklin Elementary School Bloomfield | 352 | 47.7% | 51.0% |
| Netcong Elementary School NETCONG | 295 | 48.8% | 39.2% |
| Columbus School LODI | 265 | 60.0% | 53.7% |
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 Ernest J. Finizio Jr. - Aldene School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Union County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.4% | #788 of 1,290 | #40 of 92 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.1% | #895 of 1,319 ▼ 40 | #43 of 93 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.4% | #783 of 1,319 ▼ 257 | #47 of 93 ▼ 16 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 287 | #1,158 of 1,562 | #89 of 108 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.4:1 | #471 of 1,390 | #13 of 103 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.5% | #395 of 1,392 | #19 of 103 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.3% | #552 of 1,481 | #57 of 105 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.3% | #606 of 798 | #39 of 58 |
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 2024-25Enrollment
287
+24 (+9%) vs 2020
+22% since 1990-91, when it was 235
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
was 9.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 287 | 27.5 | 10.4:1 | 53% (153) |
| 2023-24 | 263 | 28.5 | 9.2:1 | 48% (125) |
| 2022-23 | 261 | 28 | 9.3:1 | 41% (106) |
| 2020-21 | 263 | 28 | 9.4:1 | 32% (84) |
| 2017-18 | 303 | 24.5 | 12.4:1 | 36% (110) |
| 2015-16 | 316 | 24 | 13.2:1 | 36% (114) |
| 2010-11 | 268 | 17 | 15.8:1 | 27% (72) |
| 2000-01 | 283 | 18 | 15.7:1 | 25% (70) |
| 1990-91 | 235 | 14 | 16.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ernest J. Finizio Jr. - Aldene School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (303 to 287); teachers up 12% (24.5 to 27.5).
About Ernest J. Finizio Jr. - Aldene School
Ernest J. Finizio Jr. - Aldene School is a low-enrollment elementary school located in ROSELLE PARK, New Jersey. A total of 287 students attend the school, which covers pre-K through 5. The average for elementary schools in New Jersey is about 405 students, so this school is 29% smaller than average.
Ernest J. Finizio Jr. - Aldene School is part of a district of 5 schools: Roselle Park Public School District, with 2,007 students.
Hispanic students account for 54% of enrollment at Ernest J. Finizio Jr. - Aldene School. Enrollment also includes 25% White, 12% Black, and 7% Asian. The school's Hispanic share is 19 points above the 35% share among Union County residents. By the diversity index, Ernest J. Finizio Jr. - Aldene School comes in at 63%.
Teachers at Ernest J. Finizio Jr. - Aldene School total 27.5 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 10.4:1. The 11.4:1 average for elementary schools in New Jersey is higher than this school's figure. The school counts 153 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 53%. That is close to the 52% average for public schools in Union County.
The allk12 Grade for Ernest J. Finizio Jr. - Aldene School is C+. Compared with New Jersey public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 41% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Test results at Ernest J. Finizio Jr. - Aldene School are 1.5 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (38.4% actual, 37.0% predicted).
Census Bureau estimates for Union County show that median household income is about $103,202, roughly 39% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Ernest J. Finizio Jr. - Aldene School is one of 180 public schools in Union County, which together enroll about 99,046 students.
Of nearby public schools, Roselle Park High School is the closest, at about 0.4 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Among 6 nearby schools that report test results, Ernest J. Finizio Jr. - Aldene School ranks 2nd on proficiency.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
The student count in 2024-25 was 287, 9% above the 263 of 2020-21. By 2024-25, the school had 10.4 students per teacher, compared with 9.4 in 2020-21.
Conversations here can range across sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Union County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
579,290
Census ACS
Median income
$103,202
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
180
99,046 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Roselle Park Public School District
- Roselle Park High SchoolHigh · 593 students
- Roselle Park Middle SchoolMiddle · 438 students
- Sherman Elementary SchoolElementary · 364 students
- Robert Gordon Elementary SchoolElementary · 325 students
Other schools in ROSELLE PARK
- Roselle Park High SchoolHigh · 593 students
- Roselle Park Middle SchoolMiddle · 438 students
- Sherman Elementary SchoolElementary · 364 students
- Robert Gordon Elementary SchoolElementary · 325 students
Nearby schools
- Roselle Park High School0.4 mi · 593
- Robert Gordon Elementary School0.6 mi · 325
- Roselle Park Middle School0.6 mi · 438
- Bloomingdale Avenue School0.6 mi · 226
- Raymond J. Lesniak Experience Strength & Hope Recovery HS0.9 mi · 10
- Washington Elementary School1.0 mi · 397
Frequently asked questions
About Ernest J. Finizio Jr. - Aldene SchoolHow many students attend Ernest J. Finizio Jr. - Aldene School?
Ernest J. Finizio Jr. - Aldene School enrolls approximately 287 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Ernest J. Finizio Jr. - Aldene School serve?
Ernest J. Finizio Jr. - Aldene School serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Ernest J. Finizio Jr. - Aldene School?
Approximately 10.4:1 students per teacher at Ernest J. Finizio Jr. - Aldene School.
How diverse is Ernest J. Finizio Jr. - Aldene School?
Ernest J. Finizio Jr. - Aldene School reports a student body of 25% White, 54% Hispanic, 12% Black, 7% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Ernest J. Finizio Jr. - Aldene School in?
Ernest J. Finizio Jr. - Aldene School is part of Roselle Park Public School District.
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