Gilbert Avenue School

151 Gilbert Ave, Elmwood Park, NJ 07407 | (201) 794-2988

Grades: PK-5
Student Enrollment: 315

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School Summary and Highlights

Enrolls 315 preschool and elementary school students from grades PK-5
Ranks 1127th out of 1,517 elementary schools in NJ.

Additional Contact Information

Mailing Address: 151 Gilbert Avenue, Elmwood Park, NJ 07407

Principal or Admin: Thomas Fedor

School District Details

Elmwood Park School District
Per-Pupil Spending: $13,347
Graduation Rate: 95.4%
Dropout Rate: 2.6%
Students Per Teacher: 21.1
Enrolled Students: 2,325

Faculty Details and Student Enrollment

Students and Faculty

Total Students Enrolled: 315
Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 16.0
Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 19.7

Students Gender Breakdown

Males: 145 (46.0%)
Females: 170 (54.0%)

Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown

Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 46 (14.6%)
Eligible for Free Lunch: 81 (25.7%)
Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 127 (40.3%)

Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity

Gilbert Avenue School Student Race Distribution

	Number	Percent
American Indian	-	-
Black	38	12.1%
Asian	40	12.7%
Hispanic	87	27.6%
White	150	47.6%

Number of Students Per Grade

	Number	Percent
Pre-Kindergarten	1	0.3%
Kindergarten	46	14.6%
1st Grade	47	14.9%
2nd Grade	49	15.6%
3rd Grade	50	15.9%
4th Grade	60	19.0%
5th Grade	53	16.8%
Ungraded	9	2.9%

Source: NJ Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010

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The overall school rating shows that Gilbert Avenue School performed on average worse than many other schools across the state on ASK state exams in the following subjects:

Language Arts
Math
Science

ASK - Test Proficiency by Grade and Subject

Grade 3 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Language Arts Test
2010	45.3%	42.7%	59.7%
2009	49.2%	53.3%	62.7%

Math Test
2010	75.5%	75.4%	59.9%
2009	64.9%	73.0%	75.2%

Grade 4 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Language Arts Test
2010	43.5%	53.7%	41.9%
2009	63.6%	58.7%	80.2%

Math Test
2010	59.7%	74.3%	59.4%
2009	61.8%	68.2%	62.7%

Science Test
2010	93.6%	94.9%	87.1%
2009	94.6%	92.3%	85.7%

Grade 5 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Language Arts Test
2010	60.4%	52.4%	46.3%
2009	64.0%	67.4%	68.3%

Math Test
2010	77.6%	82.7%	62.5%
2009	79.7%	81.3%	56.6%

Source: NJ Department of Education 2009-2010

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