Enrollment
340
Elementary
DISTRICT 258 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SADDLE BROOK SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341449000828
Helen I. Smith School
30 CAMBRIDGE AVENUE, SADDLE BROOK, NJ 07663 · (201) 843-1142 · Bergen County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL340 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 38% 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.
- CBeats 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
11.8:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.8:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
29%
99 students
DISTRICT 27% · 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 | 43 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 50 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 47 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 54 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 49 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 50 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 47 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (43) is 9% smaller than its 6th grade class (47).
Student demographics
59%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
Helen I. Smith School→Saddle Brook Middle/High School
Based on grade levels within Saddle Brook School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
50.5%
NJ avg 53.1% . +10.2pp since 2023
Math
57.6%
NJ avg 41.6% . +10.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 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 10 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 11 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.5% | 57.6% |
| 2023-24 | 40.3% | 47.1% |
% 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 · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
45.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.2%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 Helen I. Smith School
Helen I. Smith School's state test result (45.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Helen I. Smith School this school | 340 | 29.1% | 45.3% |
| Catherine A Dwyer Elementary School WHARTON | 346 | 27.5% | 54.5% |
| Newbury Early Learning Center HOWELL | 365 | 28.8% | 47.0% |
| Adelphia Early Learning Center FREEHOLD | 357 | 30.8% | N/A |
| Greenville Elementary School HOWELL | 345 | 29.6% | 48.9% |
| Memorial Elementary School NORTH HALEDON | 349 | 25.5% | 44.5% |
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 Helen I. Smith School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Bergen County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.3% | #630 of 1,290 | #116 of 137 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.6% | #450 of 1,319 ▲ 159 | #99 of 149 ▲ 18 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.5% | #689 of 1,319 ▲ 188 | #130 of 149 ▲ 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 340 | #945 of 1,562 | #84 of 173 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.8:1 | #835 of 1,390 | #83 of 151 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.3% | #521 of 1,392 | #71 of 151 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 29.1% | #872 of 1,481 | #65 of 154 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +10.0% | #254 of 545 | #25 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
340
+45 (+15%) vs 2020
+13% since 1990-91, when it was 300
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 9.2:1
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 | 340 | 28.8 | 11.8:1 | 29% (99) |
| 2023-24 | 342 | 29.8 | 11.5:1 | 26% (88) |
| 2022-23 | 325 | 29.8 | 10.9:1 | 14% (47) |
| 2020-21 | 295 | 32 | 9.2:1 | 20% (59) |
| 2017-18 | 309 | 26 | 11.9:1 | 20% (61) |
| 2015-16 | 293 | 24 | 12.2:1 | 20% (58) |
| 2010-11 | 333 | 14 | 23.8:1 | 15% (50) |
| 2000-01 | 319 | 19 | 16.8:1 | 6% (20) |
| 1990-91 | 300 | 19 | 15.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Helen I. Smith School.
Since 2017-18: students up 10% (309 to 340); teachers up 11% (26 to 28.8).
About Helen I. Smith School
Students in SADDLE BROOK, New Jersey, attend Helen I. Smith School, a small elementary school. The school counted 340 students in 2024-25, covering kindergarten through 6.
The district for Helen I. Smith School is Saddle Brook School District, with 5 schools and 1,836 students.
More than half of enrollment at Helen I. Smith School is White: 52%. Other groups include 36% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 4% Black, and 2% multiracial. In Bergen County overall, the White share is about 55%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Helen I. Smith School scores 59%.
The school lists 28.8 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.8:1. That is in line with the 11.4:1 average for elementary schools in New Jersey. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 29% of the student body. The average for public schools in Bergen County is similar, at 28%.
On the allk12 Grade, Helen I. Smith School lands at C+, ahead of 38% of New Jersey public elementary schools.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Helen I. Smith School is 50.2%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 45.3%.
In Bergen County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $124,884 a year, roughly 53% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Public schools in Bergen County number 291, with about 133,883 students.
About 0.4 miles separate Helen I. Smith School from the closest public school, Salome H. Long Memorial School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Helen I. Smith School ranks 4th of 8 on average proficiency.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Large: 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, enrollment rose from 295 to 340, a 15% gain. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 9.2:1 to 11.8:1.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 Saddle Brook School District
- Saddle Brook Middle/High SchoolHigh · 806 students
- Franklin SchoolElementary · 328 students
- Salome H. Long Memorial SchoolElementary · 304 students
- Washington SchoolElementary · 58 students
Other schools in SADDLE BROOK
- Saddle Brook Middle/High SchoolHigh · 806 students
- Franklin SchoolElementary · 328 students
- Salome H. Long Memorial SchoolElementary · 304 students
- Washington SchoolElementary · 58 students
Nearby schools
- Salome H. Long Memorial School0.4 mi · 304
- Saddle Brook Middle/High School0.6 mi · 806
- Warren Point Elementary School1.0 mi · 391
- Midland School #11.1 mi · 458
- Washington School1.2 mi · 58
- Sixteenth Avenue School1.3 mi · 410
Frequently asked questions
About Helen I. Smith SchoolHow many students attend Helen I. Smith School?
Helen I. Smith School enrolls approximately 340 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Helen I. Smith School serve?
Helen I. Smith School serves grades KG-06.
How many students per teacher at Helen I. Smith School?
Approximately 11.8:1 students per teacher at Helen I. Smith School.
How diverse is Helen I. Smith School?
Helen I. Smith School reports a student body of 52% White, 36% Hispanic, 4% Black, 5% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Helen I. Smith School?
Helen I. Smith School is overseen by Saddle Brook School District in Bergen County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.