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What's something Wallace Elementary School does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
649
Elementary
DISTRICT 545 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOBOKEN PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340735002764
Wallace Elementary School
1100 WILLOW AVENUE, HOBOKEN, NJ 07030 · (201) 356-3650 · Hudson County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL649 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 69% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
10.4:1
62 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.5:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
29%
185 students
DISTRICT 35% · 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 | 26 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 140 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 142 | 22% |
| Grade 2 | 79 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 96 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 83 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 83 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (140) is 69% larger than its 5th grade class (83).
Student demographics
63%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 Hoboken Public School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
64.4%
NJ avg 53.1% . +4.4pp since 2023
Math
59.2%
NJ avg 41.6% . +1.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 64.4% | 59.2% |
| 2023-24 | 60.0% | 57.3% |
% 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
55.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.6%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 Wallace Elementary School
Wallace Elementary School's state test result (55.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wallace Elementary School this school | 649 | 28.5% | 55.5% |
| Millbridge Elementary School DELRAN | 666 | 31.2% | N/A |
| Land O'Pines Elementary School HOWELL | 530 | 30.2% | 40.5% |
| Mountain View Elementary School FLANDERS | 565 | 21.2% | 54.4% |
| Wayside Elementary School OCEAN | 583 | 34.5% | 65.1% |
| Joseph F Brandt Elementary School HOBOKEN | 632 | 20.7% | 73.6% |
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 Wallace Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Hudson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.5% | #418 of 1,290 | #11 of 84 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.2% | #422 of 1,319 ▲ 2 | #10 of 84 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.4% | #401 of 1,319 ▲ 50 | #15 of 84 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 649 | #161 of 1,562 | #28 of 88 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.4:1 | #456 of 1,390 | #20 of 87 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.8% | #386 of 1,392 | #35 of 87 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 28.5% | #881 of 1,481 | #82 of 88 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.3% | #641 of 798 | #48 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
649
+55 (+9%) vs 2020
+55% since 1990-91, when it was 420
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
was 8.9:1
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 | 649 | 62.4 | 10.4:1 | 29% (185) |
| 2023-24 | 594 | 62.9 | 9.4:1 | 30% (178) |
| 2022-23 | 516 | 62 | 8.3:1 | 33% (168) |
| 2020-21 | 594 | 67 | 8.9:1 | 27% (160) |
| 2017-18 | 678 | 78.3 | 8.7:1 | 39% (262) |
| 2015-16 | 628 | 64 | 9.8:1 | 43% (271) |
| 2010-11 | 680 | 56 | 12.1:1 | 60% (411) |
| 2000-01 | 518 | 42 | 12.3:1 | 74% (385) |
| 1990-91 | 420 | 34 | 12.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wallace Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (678 to 649); teachers down 20% (78.3 to 62.4).
About Wallace Elementary School
Wallace Elementary School is a high-enrollment elementary school that serves part of HOBOKEN, New Jersey. The school counts 649 students across pre-K through 5. The typical figure for elementary schools in New Jersey is about 405 students.
Hoboken Public School District, which runs Wallace Elementary School, has 5 schools and 2,724 students.
At Wallace Elementary School, White students make up 55% of the student body. After that, the student body is 24% Hispanic, 9% Asian, 6% Black, and 5% multiracial. Census figures show Hudson County is about 32% White. The school's diversity index is 63%, meaning two students picked at random have a 63% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 10.4:1, with 62.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is 1.0 students per teacher below the 11.4:1 average for elementary schools in New Jersey. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 29% of enrollment. Public schools in Hudson County average 68%.
Wallace Elementary School is graded B+ by allk12, scoring above 69% of New Jersey public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
After adjusting for student poverty, Wallace Elementary School lands between the top and bottom 10% of New Jersey schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 55.5%; the prediction is 50.6%.
Hudson County has these Census figures: the median household income is $91,795, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 49%, and about 11% of people live in poverty. In all, Hudson County has 130 public schools and roughly 86,216 students.
Joseph F Brandt Elementary School is the closest public school, about 0.3 miles away in a straight line. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The school's 55.5% average proficiency ranks 4th among 9 nearby schools.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Wallace Elementary School's enrollment climbed from 594 in 2020-21 to 649 in 2024-25. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio rose to 10.4:1, from 8.9:1.
Discussion on this page can cover school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. 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 Hoboken Public School District
- Hoboken High SchoolHigh · 652 students
- Joseph F Brandt Elementary SchoolElementary · 632 students
- Hoboken Middle SchoolMiddle · 438 students
- Thomas G. Connors Elementary SchoolElementary · 353 students
Other schools in HOBOKEN
- Hoboken High SchoolHigh · 652 students
- Joseph F Brandt Elementary SchoolElementary · 632 students
- Hoboken Dual Language Charter SchoolElementary · 441 students
- Hoboken Middle SchoolMiddle · 438 students
- Thomas G. Connors Elementary SchoolElementary · 353 students
- Hoboken Charter SchoolCombined · 299 students
Other Wallace Elementary schools
8 other US public schools in 9 states are named Wallace Elementary. Wallace Elementary School is the 3rd largest of the 9.
- Wallace ElementaryWallace, NC · 1,120 students
- Wallace Elementary SchoolDALLAS, TX · 654 students
- Wallace Elementary SchoolYork, PA · 427 students
- Wallace Elementary SchoolOttawa, IL · 420 students
- Wallace Elementary SchoolKokomo, IN · 360 students
Nearby schools
- Joseph F Brandt Elementary School0.3 mi · 632
- Hoboken High School0.3 mi · 652
- Elysian Charter School of Hoboken0.3 mi · 292
- Hoboken Charter School0.4 mi · 299
- Hoboken Middle School0.6 mi · 438
- Thomas A Edison Elementary School0.7 mi · 767
Frequently asked questions
About Wallace Elementary SchoolHow large is Wallace Elementary School?
Wallace Elementary School enrolls approximately 649 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Wallace Elementary School serve?
Wallace Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Wallace Elementary School?
Approximately 10.4:1 students per teacher at Wallace Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Wallace Elementary School?
At Wallace Elementary School, the student body is approximately 55% White, 24% Hispanic, 6% Black, 9% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Wallace Elementary School?
Wallace Elementary School is overseen by Hoboken Public School District in Hudson County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.