Enrollment
369
Elementary
DISTRICT 274 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EAST RUTHERFORD SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340429000474
McKenzie School
125 CARLTON AVENUE, EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ 07073 · (201) 531-1235 · Bergen County
GRADES PK–03ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL369 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 64% 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
9.9:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.2:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
174 students
DISTRICT 49% · 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 | 38 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 86 | 23% |
| Grade 1 | 89 | 24% |
| Grade 2 | 80 | 22% |
| Grade 3 | 76 | 21% |
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · 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 East Rutherford School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
48.5%
NJ avg 53.1% . +5.1pp since 2023
Math
52.8%
NJ avg 41.6% . +6.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 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 | 48.5% | 52.8% |
| 2023-24 | 43.4% | 46.6% |
% 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
47.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.4%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 McKenzie School
McKenzie School's state test result (47.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| McKenzie School this school | 369 | 47.2% | 47.8% |
| School #2 CLIFTON | 401 | 46.1% | 46.2% |
| Francis A. Desmares Elementary School FLEMINGTON | 421 | 45.1% | 50.7% |
| Theodore Roosevelt School WEEHAWKEN | 337 | 49.0% | 42.7% |
| Woodland Intermediate School Middlesex | 317 | 43.5% | 37.0% |
| Matthew Jago Elementary School SEWAREN | 425 | 46.8% | 25.1% |
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 McKenzie School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Bergen County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.8% | #574 of 1,290 | #111 of 137 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.8% | #540 of 1,319 ▲ 83 | #110 of 149 ▲ 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.5% | #745 of 1,319 ▲ 75 | #133 of 149 ▲ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 369 | #807 of 1,562 | #57 of 173 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.9:1 | #306 of 1,390 | #28 of 151 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.4% | #274 of 1,392 | #23 of 151 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.2% | #623 of 1,481 | #44 of 154 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.6% | #131 of 798 | #16 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
369
-100 (-21%) vs 2020
-28% since 2010-11, when it was 511
Student : Teacher
9.9:1
was 11.4:1
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 | 369 | 37.3 | 9.9:1 | 47% (174) |
| 2023-24 | 376 | 41 | 9.2:1 | 45% (168) |
| 2022-23 | 373 | 39 | 9.6:1 | 33% (124) |
| 2020-21 | 469 | 41 | 11.4:1 | 25% (119) |
| 2017-18 | 477 | 36.5 | 13.1:1 | 29% (140) |
| 2015-16 | 493 | 32 | 15.4:1 | 32% (158) |
| 2010-11 | 511 | 31 | 16.5:1 | 34% (176) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for McKenzie School.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (477 to 369); teachers up 2% (36.5 to 37.3).
About McKenzie School
A mid-sized elementary school in EAST RUTHERFORD, New Jersey, McKenzie School is part of East Rutherford School District. The school serves pre-K through 3. Enrollment is 369 students.
The 3 schools of East Rutherford School District, including McKenzie School, enroll 787 students.
Hispanic students make up 43% of enrollment at McKenzie School, the largest share of any group. The rest of enrollment is 36% White, 13% Asian, 4% Black, and 3% multiracial. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Bergen County's population at about 23%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 66%.
The school lists 37.3 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.9:1. Compared with the 11.4:1 average for elementary schools in New Jersey, this school's ratio is lower. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 47% of the student body. It compares with 28% for public schools in Bergen County.
On the allk12 Grade, McKenzie School lands at B, ahead of 64% of New Jersey public elementary schools.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for McKenzie School is 40.4%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 47.8%.
In Bergen County, home to about 962,316 people, median household income comes to about $124,884, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 53%, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. There are 291 public schools in the county, enrolling about 133,883, McKenzie School among them.
Jefferson (Annex) Elementary School is about 0.3 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, McKenzie School ranks 4th of 8 on average proficiency.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school 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, enrollment fell from 469 to 369, a 21% drop. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 11.4:1 to 9.9:1.
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 East Rutherford School District
- Alfred S. Faust Middle SchoolMiddle · 240 students
- Lincoln SchoolElementary · 178 students
Other schools in EAST RUTHERFORD
- Henry P. Becton Regional High SchoolHigh · 853 students
- Alfred S. Faust Middle SchoolMiddle · 240 students
- Lincoln SchoolElementary · 178 students
Nearby schools
- Jefferson (Annex) Elementary School0.3 mi · 253
- Wallington Junior Senior High School0.7 mi · 545
- Frank W. Gavlak Elementary School0.7 mi · 361
- Union School0.7 mi · 399
- Mario Drago School No. 30.8 mi · 776
- Passaic High School No. 121.0 mi · 2,484
Frequently asked questions
About McKenzie SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at McKenzie School?
McKenzie School enrolls approximately 369 students in grades PK-03.
Is McKenzie School an elementary, middle, or high school?
McKenzie School is an elementary school covering grades PK-03.
How many students per teacher at McKenzie School?
Approximately 9.9:1 students per teacher at McKenzie School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at McKenzie School?
At McKenzie School, the student body is approximately 36% White, 43% Hispanic, 4% Black, 13% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees McKenzie School?
McKenzie School is overseen by East Rutherford School District in Bergen County.
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