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
F
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Scored higher than 2% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 27 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 28 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 23 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 22 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 14 | 7% |
| Grade 5 | 24 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 26 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 21 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 28 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (27) is about the same size as its 8th grade class (28).
Student demographics
0%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 17% · 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
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.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 0.9% | 6.2% |
| 2023-24 | 0.8% | 9.8% |
% 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
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 →
Schools most like Polk Street School
Polk Street School's state test result (3.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Polk Street School this school | 213 | 91.5% | 3.7% |
| William Harrison Elementary School TRENTON | 243 | 88.5% | 8.0% |
| School 3 PATERSON | 167 | 95.2% | 15.9% |
| Abraham Lincoln School Number 24 Passaic | 252 | 98.8% | N/A |
| Stony Brook School North Plainfield | 272 | 89.3% | 19.4% |
| Jefferson Elementary School UNION CITY | 272 | 85.3% | 44.7% |
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 Polk Street School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Hudson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 3.7% | #1,289 of 1,290 | #84 of 84 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 6.2% | #1,302 of 1,319 ▼ 47 | #83 of 84 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 0.9% | #1,319 of 1,319 no change | #84 of 84 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 213 | #1,371 of 1,562 | #87 of 88 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.8:1 | #834 of 1,390 | #52 of 87 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 0.0% | #1,392 of 1,392 | #87 of 87 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 91.5% | #44 of 1,481 | #4 of 88 |
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
213
+9 (+4%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 12.0:1
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 | 213 | 18 | 11.8:1 | 92% (195) |
| 2023-24 | 258 | 17.6 | 14.7:1 | 87% (224) |
| 2022-23 | 241 | 17.6 | 13.7:1 | 85% (205) |
| 2020-21 | 204 | 17 | 12.0:1 | 74% (151) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Polk Street School.
About Polk Street School
Polk Street School is a small elementary school based in North Bergen, New Jersey. It educates 213 students in kindergarten through 8. The school's enrollment is 47% smaller than the 405 average for elementary schools in New Jersey.
The district, North Bergen School District, operates 8 schools serving 7,031 students.
Federal enrollment data show Polk Street School is 100% Hispanic. Hudson County as a whole is about 41% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. The school's diversity index is 0%, meaning two students picked at random have a 0% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
With 18 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Polk Street School was 11.8:1. For comparison, elementary schools in New Jersey average 11.4:1. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 92%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Hudson County is 68%.
Polk Street School is graded F by allk12, scoring above 2% of New Jersey public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Polk Street School posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 3.7%, compared with a predicted 16.1%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of New Jersey schools on BeatsExpectations.
Hudson County census figures show that the median household income is $91,795, 49% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of people live in poverty. There are 130 public schools in Hudson County, enrolling about 86,216 students in all.
The closest public school to Polk Street School is North Bergen High School, about 0.3 miles away. Polk Street School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, Polk Street School ranks 9th on proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment climbed 4% from its 2020-21 level of 204.
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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
Other Polk Street schools
One other US public school is named Polk Street. Polk Street School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- POLK STREET SCHOOLFRANKLIN SQUARE, NY · 594 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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