Lillian M. Steen

Lillian M. Steen, a reasonably sized elementary-level community in BOGOTA, New Jersey, overseen by Bogota Public School District, serves 347 students, covering grades pre-K through 5.

Within Bogota Public School District, which oversees 4 schools and 1,302 students, Lillian M. Steen is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Lillian M. Steen lists that Hispanic students make up the majority at 70%; the rest reads as 10% White, 8% Black, 8% Asian, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 23% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Lillian M. Steen records 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.4:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 11.4:1 average. About 59% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is north of Bergen County's rate of about 28%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Lillian M. Steen sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 33.8%; this one delivers 45.2%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Bergen County indicate median household income runs about $124,884, about 53% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. In all, Bergen County runs 291 public schools (combined enrollment of about 133,883 students), of which Lillian M. Steen is one.

The closest other public school is Bogota Middle School, roughly 0.5 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Lillian M. Steen ranks 4th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 40.6%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Lillian M. Steen's enrollment has grew 16% since 2018, when it stood at 300 (now 347). The Hispanic share of enrollment climbed from 61% to 70% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 10.9:1 in 2018 to 12.4:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Lillian M. Steen community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.