Woodside Avenue School

Set in Franklin Lakes, New Jersey, Woodside Avenue School is a modestly sized primary school, run under Franklin Lakes School District. It hosts 264 students across grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 405 students per school, that is 35% leaner than typical.

Franklin Lakes School District comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 1,165 students; Woodside Avenue School is among them.

On demographics, Woodside Avenue School reports that the largest single group is White, at 73% of enrollment; the rest consists of 11% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 5% Asian, 3% Black. That is considerably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 55%.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 9.9:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 11.4:1 average. Around 2% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Bergen County (around 28%), the school's rate is south of typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Woodside Avenue School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 65.3%, the actual is 70.3%, a residual of +5.0 points.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Bergen County indicate the typical household earns roughly $124,884 per year, about 53% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. In all, Bergen County runs 291 public schools (combined enrollment of about 133,883 students), of which Woodside Avenue School is one.

The closest other public school is Franklin Avenue Middle School, roughly 1.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Woodside Avenue School at 4th of 8; the average score across the group is 66.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Looking at the recent track record. Woodside Avenue School's enrollment has rose 4% since 2018, when it stood at 254 (now 264). White enrollment moved from 85% to 73% across the same window.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.