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If you could change one rule at Gilbert Avenue School, what would it be?
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Enrollment
456
Elementary
DISTRICT 402 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ELMWOOD PARK SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340466000374
Gilbert Avenue School
151 GILBERT AVENUE, ELMWOOD PARK, NJ 07407 · (201) 796-8700 · Bergen County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL456 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 45% 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.
- 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
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.7:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
263 students
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 41%
Community
1
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 | 27 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 71 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 72 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 61 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 77 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 79 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 69 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (71) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (69).
Student demographics
66%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
40.8%
NJ avg 53.1% . +1.2pp since 2023
Math
39.2%
NJ avg 41.6% . -2.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 40.8% | 39.2% |
| 2023-24 | 39.6% | 41.8% |
% 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
34.6%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% 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 Gilbert Avenue School
Gilbert Avenue School's state test result (38.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gilbert Avenue School this school | 456 | 57.7% | 38.4% |
| John H. Winslow Elementary School VINELAND | 472 | 52.1% | 30.7% |
| Ridgeway Elementary School MANCHESTER | 476 | 57.4% | 33.1% |
| Charles F. Seabrook School SEABROOK | 412 | 60.4% | N/A |
| Sixteenth Avenue School ELMWOOD PARK | 410 | 53.2% | 32.8% |
| Anthony Rossi Elementary School VINELAND | 595 | 57.1% | 34.5% |
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 Gilbert Avenue School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Bergen County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.4% | #793 of 1,290 | #128 of 137 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.2% | #812 of 1,319 ▼ 99 | #140 of 149 ▼ 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.8% | #912 of 1,319 ▼ 22 | #142 of 149 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 456 | #528 of 1,562 | #30 of 173 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #1,177 of 1,390 | #131 of 151 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.2% | #281 of 1,392 | #26 of 151 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.7% | #486 of 1,481 | #25 of 154 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.2% | #468 of 545 | #56 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 2024-25Enrollment
456
+64 (+16%) vs 2020
+35% since 1990-91, when it was 337
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 14.0:1
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 | 456 | 33.7 | 13.6:1 | 58% (263) |
| 2023-24 | 443 | 31 | 14.3:1 | 42% (187) |
| 2022-23 | 404 | 32 | 12.6:1 | 33% (134) |
| 2020-21 | 392 | 28 | 14.0:1 | 41% (159) |
| 2017-18 | 446 | 23.3 | 19.1:1 | 43% (192) |
| 2015-16 | 412 | 20 | 20.6:1 | 43% (179) |
| 2010-11 | 317 | 16 | 19.8:1 | 38% (119) |
| 2000-01 | 312 | 14 | 22.3:1 | 26% (81) |
| 1990-91 | 337 | 14 | 24.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Gilbert Avenue School.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (446 to 456); teachers up 44% (23.3 to 33.7).
About Gilbert Avenue School
Gilbert Avenue School is an elementary school located in ELMWOOD PARK, New Jersey, in Bergen County. It serves 456 students in pre-K through 5.
Gilbert Avenue School sits within Elmwood Park School District, which has 5 schools and 2,597 students.
Hispanic students are the largest group at Gilbert Avenue School, with 47% of enrollment. The remaining shares are 29% White, 17% Black, and 5% Asian. Bergen County as a whole is about 23% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. The chance that two students picked at random at Gilbert Avenue School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 66%.
Gilbert Avenue School counts 33.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 13.6 students for each one. The 11.4:1 average for elementary schools in New Jersey is lower than this school's figure. About 58% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Bergen County is 28%.
allk12 grades Gilbert Avenue School a B-. The grade compares the school only with New Jersey public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Gilbert Avenue School would score about 34.6%. It scores 38.4%, 3.8 points above that figure.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Bergen County show that median household income is about $124,884, 53% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 291 public schools in Bergen County, with a combined enrollment of about 133,883.
The nearest public school is Memorial Middle School, at about 0.3 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, Gilbert Avenue School ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Gilbert Avenue School went from 392 students to 456.
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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
- Sixteenth Avenue SchoolElementary · 410 students
- Gantner Avenue SchoolElementary · 339 students
Other schools in ELMWOOD PARK
- Memorial Senior High SchoolHigh · 823 students
- Memorial Middle SchoolMiddle · 569 students
- Sixteenth Avenue SchoolElementary · 410 students
- Gantner Avenue SchoolElementary · 339 students
Nearby schools
- Memorial Middle School0.3 mi · 569
- Memorial Senior High School0.3 mi · 823
- Sixteenth Avenue School0.6 mi · 410
- Paterson STEAM High School0.8 mi · 379
- Students Transitioning and Achieving Real Success0.8 mi · 112
- School 200.9 mi · 343
Frequently asked questions
About Gilbert Avenue SchoolHow large is Gilbert Avenue School?
Gilbert Avenue School enrolls approximately 456 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Gilbert Avenue School serve?
Gilbert Avenue School serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Gilbert Avenue School have?
Gilbert Avenue School employs 34 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Gilbert Avenue School?
Student demographics at Gilbert Avenue School are roughly 29% White, 47% Hispanic, 17% Black, 5% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Gilbert Avenue School in?
Gilbert Avenue School is part of Elmwood Park School District.
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