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.