Enrollment
339
Elementary
DISTRICT 402 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ELMWOOD PARK SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340466000372
Gantner Avenue School
99 ROOSEVELT AVE, ELMWOOD PARK, NJ 07407 · (201) 796-8700 · Bergen County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL339 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 57% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- B-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
11.4:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.7:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
193 students
DISTRICT 54% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 64 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 55 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 49 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 66 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 48 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 57 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (64) is 12% larger than its 5th grade class (57).
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · 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 Elmwood Park School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
60.0%
NJ avg 53.1% . +4.9pp since 2023
Math
41.4%
NJ avg 41.6% . +6.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 60.0% | 41.4% |
| 2023-24 | 55.1% | 35.0% |
% 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
42.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.0%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 Gantner Avenue School
Gantner Avenue School's state test result (42.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gantner Avenue School this school | 339 | 56.9% | 42.5% |
| School #14 CLIFTON | 355 | 63.1% | 37.1% |
| Robert L. Craig School MOONACHIE | 356 | 60.7% | 56.9% |
| School #5 CLIFTON | 398 | 53.5% | 32.9% |
| Charles Olbon School Woodland Park | 404 | 52.5% | N/A |
| Sixteenth Avenue School ELMWOOD PARK | 410 | 53.2% | 32.8% |
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 Gantner Avenue School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Bergen County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.5% | #690 of 1,290 | #125 of 137 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.4% | #762 of 1,319 ▲ 70 | #133 of 149 ▲ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.0% | #485 of 1,319 ▲ 82 | #114 of 149 ▲ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 339 | #948 of 1,562 | #85 of 173 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.4:1 | #712 of 1,390 | #74 of 151 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.6% | #363 of 1,392 | #42 of 151 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 56.9% | #497 of 1,481 | #29 of 154 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.4% | #677 of 798 | #74 of 85 |
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
339
+12 (+4%) vs 2020
+37% since 1990-91, when it was 247
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
was 11.3:1
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 | 339 | 29.8 | 11.4:1 | 57% (193) |
| 2023-24 | 345 | 31.1 | 11.1:1 | 43% (149) |
| 2022-23 | 340 | 33.1 | 10.3:1 | 31% (105) |
| 2020-21 | 327 | 29 | 11.3:1 | 35% (113) |
| 2017-18 | 351 | 28.3 | 12.4:1 | 38% (133) |
| 2015-16 | 373 | 25 | 14.9:1 | 45% (169) |
| 2010-11 | 320 | 14 | 22.9:1 | 32% (101) |
| 2000-01 | 274 | 15 | 18.3:1 | 18% (50) |
| 1990-91 | 247 | 12 | 20.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Gantner Avenue School.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (351 to 339); teachers up 5% (28.3 to 29.8).
About Gantner Avenue School
As a small elementary school, Gantner Avenue School serves students in ELMWOOD PARK, New Jersey. The school offers kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 339 students.
Elmwood Park School District counts 5 schools and 2,597 students, including Gantner Avenue School.
About 48% of students at Gantner Avenue School are Hispanic, the largest single group. Other reported shares: 35% White, 10% Asian, and 6% Black. Bergen County's residents are about 23% Hispanic, 25 points below the school's share. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 64, compared with 70 nationally.
Teacher count: 29.8 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 11.4:1. That is in line with the 11.4:1 average for elementary schools in New Jersey. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 57%. It compares with 28% for public schools in Bergen County.
Gantner Avenue School holds a B allk12 Grade, placing it above 57% of New Jersey public elementary schools.
Test results at Gantner Avenue School are 7.5 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (42.5% actual, 35.0% predicted).
For the population of Bergen County, median household income comes to about $124,884, 53% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Bergen County counts 291 public schools with about 133,883 students.
Gantner Avenue School's nearest public school is Garfield Early Childhood Learning Center (about 0.3 miles). Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, Gantner Avenue School is 3rd of 8 nearby schools with test data.
For locale, NCES codes Gantner Avenue School as Suburb: Large.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 4% rise, from 327 to 339.
Use the discussion section to ask about special education services, counseling, and support programs at Gantner Avenue School. You can also rate the school on this page.
Bergen County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
Other schools in Elmwood Park School District
- Memorial Senior High SchoolHigh · 823 students
- Memorial Middle SchoolMiddle · 569 students
- Gilbert Avenue SchoolElementary · 456 students
- Sixteenth Avenue SchoolElementary · 410 students
Other schools in ELMWOOD PARK
- Memorial Senior High SchoolHigh · 823 students
- Memorial Middle SchoolMiddle · 569 students
- Gilbert Avenue SchoolElementary · 456 students
- Sixteenth Avenue SchoolElementary · 410 students
Nearby schools
- Garfield Early Childhood Learning Center0.3 mi · 204
- Garfield Middle School0.5 mi · 971
- Washington Irving School #40.6 mi · 441
- Garfield High School0.9 mi · 1,258
- School #110.9 mi · 376
- Thomas Jefferson School #91.0 mi · 368
Frequently asked questions
About Gantner Avenue SchoolHow large is Gantner Avenue School?
Gantner Avenue School enrolls approximately 339 students in grades KG-05.
Is Gantner Avenue School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Gantner Avenue School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Gantner Avenue School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Gantner Avenue School is approximately 11.4:1 (30 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Gantner Avenue School?
Student demographics at Gantner Avenue School are roughly 35% White, 48% Hispanic, 6% Black, 10% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Gantner Avenue School in?
Gantner Avenue School is part of Elmwood Park School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.