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If you could change one rule at Schuyler Elementary School, what would it be?
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Enrollment
437
Elementary
DISTRICT 560 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KEARNY·NCES 340789002876
Schuyler Elementary School
644 FOREST ST, KEARNY, NJ 07032 · (201) 955-5105 · Hudson County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL437 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.4:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
287 students
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 41%
Community
1
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 | 71 | 16% |
| Kindergarten | 52 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 49 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 52 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 55 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 39 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 58 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 61 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (52) is 15% smaller than its 6th grade class (61).
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 46% · 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 Kearny. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
50.2%
NJ avg 53.1% . -0.3pp since 2023
Math
32.9%
NJ avg 41.6% . -0.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 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 have held steady.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.2% | 32.9% |
| 2023-24 | 50.5% | 33.3% |
% 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
39.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.2%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 30% 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 Schuyler Elementary School
Schuyler Elementary School's state test result (39.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schuyler Elementary School this school | 437 | 65.7% | 39.3% |
| Wilson School LODI | 382 | 67.8% | 56.6% |
| School #13 CLIFTON | 443 | 67.9% | 39.1% |
| Abraham Lincoln School #6 GARFIELD | 385 | 67.8% | 29.6% |
| Weston Elementary School Manville | 404 | 59.4% | N/A |
| Robert Morris School South Bound Brook | 445 | 60.4% | 42.0% |
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 Schuyler Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Hudson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.3% | #765 of 1,290 | #34 of 84 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.9% | #915 of 1,319 ▼ 50 | #48 of 84 ▼ 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.2% | #697 of 1,319 ▼ 38 | #30 of 84 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 437 | #581 of 1,562 | #58 of 88 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.0:1 | #610 of 1,390 | #35 of 87 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.2% | #798 of 1,392 | #51 of 87 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 65.7% | #401 of 1,481 | #58 of 88 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.7% | #664 of 798 | #52 of 61 |
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
437
+7 (+2%) vs 2020
+52% since 1990-91, when it was 288
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
was 11.0:1
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 | 437 | 39.8 | 11.0:1 | 66% (287) |
| 2023-24 | 441 | 39.8 | 11.1:1 | 58% (257) |
| 2022-23 | 453 | 42.8 | 10.6:1 | 55% (248) |
| 2020-21 | 430 | 39 | 11.0:1 | 58% (251) |
| 2017-18 | 454 | 33.5 | 13.6:1 | 54% (244) |
| 2015-16 | 537 | 36 | 14.9:1 | 57% (305) |
| 2010-11 | 467 | 29 | 16.1:1 | 37% (172) |
| 2000-01 | 304 | 21 | 14.5:1 | 28% (85) |
| 1990-91 | 288 | 19 | 15.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Schuyler Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (454 to 437); teachers up 19% (33.5 to 39.8).
About Schuyler Elementary School
KEARNY, New Jersey, is home to Schuyler Elementary School, a mid-sized elementary school. It has an enrollment of 437 students in pre-K through 6.
Schuyler Elementary School is a school in Kearny. The district has 7 schools and 5,388 students.
The largest group at Schuyler Elementary School is Hispanic students, at 65%. Enrollment also includes 28% White, 4% Asian, and 2% Black. Among people living in Hudson County, the Hispanic share is about 41%. The diversity index for Schuyler Elementary School is 50%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Teacher count: 39.8 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 11.0:1. The average for elementary schools in New Jersey is about 11.4:1. Roughly 66% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is in line with the 68% average for public schools in Hudson County.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Schuyler Elementary School is 9.1 points above its prediction. Actual: 39.3%. Predicted: 30.2%.
In the wider Hudson County area, the median household earns about $91,795 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 49% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. Schuyler Elementary School shares Hudson County with 129 other public schools.
The closest school to Schuyler Elementary School is Roosevelt Elementary School, located about 0.5 miles away. Schuyler Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Schuyler Elementary School ranks 6th of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 39.3% against a local average of 41.3%.
For locale, NCES codes Schuyler Elementary School as Suburb: Large.
The school's size has been steady, with 430 students in 2020-21 and 437 in 2024-25.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on athletics, class schedules, and weather closures here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 Kearny
- Kearny High SchoolHigh · 1,825 students
- Franklin Elementary SchoolElementary · 950 students
- Lincoln Middle SchoolMiddle · 763 students
- Washington Elementary SchoolElementary · 557 students
- Garfield Elementary SchoolElementary · 428 students
- Roosevelt Elementary SchoolElementary · 428 students
Other schools in KEARNY
- Kearny High SchoolHigh · 1,825 students
- Franklin Elementary SchoolElementary · 950 students
- Hudson Arts and Science Charter SchoolElementary · 848 students
- Lincoln Middle SchoolMiddle · 763 students
- Washington Elementary SchoolElementary · 557 students
- Garfield Elementary SchoolElementary · 428 students
Other Schuyler Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Schuyler Elementary. Schuyler Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- SCHUYLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLSCHUYLER, NE · 715 students
Nearby schools
- Roosevelt Elementary School0.5 mi · 428
- Veterans Middle School0.5 mi · 426
- Susan B. Anthony Elementary School0.5 mi · 297
- Hudson Arts and Science Charter School0.5 mi · 848
- Lincoln Middle School0.6 mi · 763
- Thomas Jefferson Elementary School0.9 mi · 164
Frequently asked questions
About Schuyler Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Schuyler Elementary School?
Schuyler Elementary School enrolls approximately 437 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Schuyler Elementary School serve?
Schuyler Elementary School serves grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Schuyler Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Schuyler Elementary School is approximately 11.0:1 (40 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Schuyler Elementary School?
At Schuyler Elementary School, the student body is approximately 28% White, 65% Hispanic, 2% Black, 4% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Schuyler Elementary School in?
Schuyler Elementary School is part of Kearny.
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