Enrollment
213
Elementary
DISTRICT 672 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTH BERGEN SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341146003521
Polk Street School
7111 Polk Street, North Bergen, NJ 07047 · (201) 295-2920 · Hudson County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL213 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.9:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
195 students
DISTRICT 74% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
0.9%
NJ avg 53.1% . +0.1pp since 2023
Math
6.2%
NJ avg 41.6% . -3.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 1 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 6 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
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
3.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
16.1%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 4% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 16% 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 →
About Polk Street School
Polk Street School, a compact primary school in North Bergen, New Jersey, run under North Bergen School District, enrolls 213 students, covering grades K through 8. By comparison, New Jersey's public schools average about 405 students each, so Polk Street School sits 47% leaner than that benchmark.
Across the 8 schools in North Bergen School District (7,031 students total), Polk Street School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
On the student-mix side, Polk Street School reports that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (100%). That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 41%.
On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Polk Street School has 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.8:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 92% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is noticeably above Hudson County's rate of about 68%.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Polk Street School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 16.1%; this one delivers 3.7%.
Zooming out to the county, Hudson County reports that median household income runs about $91,795, about 49% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Hudson County's 130 public schools (combined enrollment of about 86,216 students), Polk Street School is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: North Bergen High School, around 0.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Polk Street School at 9th of 9; the average score across the group is 31.0%.
Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.
On the community side, members of the Polk Street School community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Hudson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
718,323
Census ACS
Median income
$91,795
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
49%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
130
86,216 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in North Bergen School District
- North Bergen High SchoolHigh · 2,328 students
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,193 students
- Horace Mann Elementary SchoolElementary · 978 students
- Robert Fulton Elementary SchoolElementary · 938 students
- John F Kennedy Elementary SchoolElementary · 576 students
- Franklin Elementary SchoolElementary · 509 students
Other schools in North Bergen
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,193 students
- Horace Mann Elementary SchoolElementary · 978 students
- Robert Fulton Elementary SchoolElementary · 938 students
- McKinley Elementary SchoolElementary · 296 students
Nearby schools
- North Bergen High School0.3 mi · 2,328
- Robert Fulton Elementary School0.3 mi · 938
- Anna L. Klein0.4 mi · 977
- Albio Sires Elementary School0.4 mi · 518
- Lincoln Elementary School0.5 mi · 1,193
- Public School Number One0.5 mi · 758
Frequently asked questions
About Polk Street SchoolHow many students attend Polk Street School?
Polk Street School enrolls approximately 213 students in grades KG-08.
Is Polk Street School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Polk Street School is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Polk Street School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Polk Street School is approximately 11.8:1 (18 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Polk Street School?
At Polk Street School, the student body is approximately 100% Hispanic.
Is Polk Street School public or private?
Polk Street School is a public K-12 school, overseen by North Bergen School District.
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