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Enrollment
410
Elementary
DISTRICT 402 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ELMWOOD PARK SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340466000376
Sixteenth Avenue School
73 SIXTEENTH AVENUE, ELMWOOD PARK, NJ 07407 · (201) 796-8700 · Bergen County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL410 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 23% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
10.3:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.7:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
218 students
DISTRICT 54% · 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 | 27 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 62 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 67 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 70 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 51 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 67 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 66 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (62) is 6% smaller than its 5th grade class (66).
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · 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 Elmwood Park School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
44.7%
NJ avg 53.1% . -1.3pp since 2023
Math
29.0%
NJ avg 41.6% . -0.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 1 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 44.7% | 29.0% |
| 2023-24 | 46.0% | 29.4% |
% 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
32.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.1%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 Sixteenth Avenue School
Sixteenth Avenue School's state test result (32.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sixteenth Avenue School this school | 410 | 53.2% | 32.8% |
| Gilbert Avenue School ELMWOOD PARK | 456 | 57.7% | 38.4% |
| Franklin Elementary School Bloomfield | 352 | 47.7% | 51.0% |
| Gantner Avenue School ELMWOOD PARK | 339 | 56.9% | 42.5% |
| School #5 CLIFTON | 398 | 53.5% | 32.9% |
| 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 Sixteenth Avenue School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Bergen County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.8% | #909 of 1,290 | #132 of 137 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.0% | #994 of 1,319 ▼ 46 | #147 of 149 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.7% | #838 of 1,319 ▼ 71 | #138 of 149 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 410 | #668 of 1,562 | #43 of 173 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.3:1 | #429 of 1,390 | #48 of 151 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.4% | #236 of 1,392 | #18 of 151 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.2% | #553 of 1,481 | #36 of 154 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.6% | #334 of 798 | #34 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
410
-17 (-4%) vs 2020
+81% since 1990-91, when it was 227
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
was 11.5:1
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 | 410 | 39.8 | 10.3:1 | 53% (218) |
| 2023-24 | 412 | 39.1 | 10.5:1 | 44% (180) |
| 2022-23 | 411 | 39.1 | 10.5:1 | 38% (158) |
| 2020-21 | 427 | 37 | 11.5:1 | 46% (196) |
| 2017-18 | 469 | 40.3 | 11.6:1 | 42% (195) |
| 2015-16 | 464 | 34 | 13.7:1 | 44% (204) |
| 2010-11 | 393 | 20 | 19.6:1 | 37% (147) |
| 2000-01 | 315 | 16 | 19.7:1 | 24% (77) |
| 1990-91 | 227 | 12 | 18.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sixteenth Avenue School.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (469 to 410); teachers down 1% (40.3 to 39.8).
About Sixteenth Avenue School
Sixteenth Avenue School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in ELMWOOD PARK, New Jersey. It reported 410 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25.
The 5 schools of Elmwood Park School District, including Sixteenth Avenue School, enroll 2,597 students.
The largest group at Sixteenth Avenue School is Hispanic students, at 47%. The school is also 29% White, 12% Black, 9% Asian, and 3% multiracial. That is higher than the 23% Hispanic share among all Bergen County residents. The diversity index for Sixteenth Avenue School is 67%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Based on 39.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, Sixteenth Avenue School has a ratio of 10.3:1. Elementary schools in New Jersey average 11.4:1, 1.1 more students per teacher than here. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 53% at Sixteenth Avenue School. That rate is above the 28% average among public schools in Bergen County.
On the allk12 Grade, Sixteenth Avenue School lands at C-, ahead of 23% of New Jersey public elementary schools.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 37.1% at Sixteenth Avenue School; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 32.8%.
In the surrounding county, Bergen County, median household income comes to about $124,884, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 53% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. The county's public schools total 291, with about 133,883 students.
Gilbert Avenue School sits about 0.6 miles from Sixteenth Avenue School. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, Sixteenth Avenue School ranks 5th on average proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes Sixteenth Avenue School as Suburb: Large.
From 427 students in 2020-21, enrollment fell to 410 by 2024-25. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 11.5:1 to 10.3:1.
The Sixteenth Avenue School discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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 Elmwood Park School District
- Memorial Senior High SchoolHigh · 823 students
- Memorial Middle SchoolMiddle · 569 students
- Gilbert Avenue SchoolElementary · 456 students
- Gantner Avenue SchoolElementary · 339 students
Other schools in ELMWOOD PARK
- Memorial Senior High SchoolHigh · 823 students
- Memorial Middle SchoolMiddle · 569 students
- Gilbert Avenue SchoolElementary · 456 students
- Gantner Avenue SchoolElementary · 339 students
Nearby schools
- Gilbert Avenue School0.6 mi · 456
- Students Transitioning and Achieving Real Success0.7 mi · 112
- Paterson STEAM High School0.7 mi · 379
- Lyncrest Elementary School0.7 mi · 185
- Memorial Middle School0.8 mi · 569
- Memorial Senior High School0.8 mi · 823
Frequently asked questions
About Sixteenth Avenue SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Sixteenth Avenue School?
Sixteenth Avenue School enrolls approximately 410 students in grades PK-05.
Is Sixteenth Avenue School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Sixteenth Avenue School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Sixteenth Avenue School have?
Sixteenth Avenue School employs 40 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.3:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Sixteenth Avenue School?
At Sixteenth Avenue School, the student body is approximately 29% White, 47% Hispanic, 12% Black, 9% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Sixteenth Avenue School in?
Sixteenth Avenue School is part of Elmwood Park School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.