Best Public Schools in North Bergen, NJ

Summary:

The North Bergen School District in New Jersey consists of 8 schools, including 7 elementary schools and 1 high school, serving students from diverse backgrounds. The data reveals significant disparities in academic performance across the district, with some standout schools like Robert Fulton Elementary School performing well, while others like Polk Street School struggle with low proficiency rates and high rates of economic disadvantage.

The highest-performing school in the district is Robert Fulton Elementary School, which has the best statewide ranking and student-teacher ratio among the elementary schools. In contrast, Polk Street School stands out as the lowest-performing, with 0% proficiency on many state assessments and the highest percentage of free/reduced lunch students at 85.06%. This highlights the significant impact of socioeconomic factors on educational outcomes in the district.

Overall, the North Bergen School District faces challenges in addressing the disparities in academic performance, with opportunities for improvement by identifying and replicating best practices from the higher-performing schools. Targeted interventions and support, particularly for the most economically disadvantaged schools, will be crucial in ensuring equitable educational opportunities for all students in the district.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking (2022)				NJSLA-S Science (2023)			NJSLA English Language Arts (2023)							NJSLA Mathematics (2023)						NJSLA Algebra I (2023)				NJSLA Geometry (2023)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Statewide Rank (2022)	State Percentile (2022)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NJSLA-S Science 5th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 8th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 11th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 9th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 10th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	NJSLA Geometry 9th Grade	NJSLA Geometry End of Course	Total
North Bergen High School	Public	9-12	7417 Kennedy Blvd	North Bergen	07047	Hudson County	North Bergen School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 295-2800	2,355	162	14.5	50.5%	162 (6.9%)	18 (0.8%)	2,110 (89.6%)	55 (2.3%)	3 (0.1%)	1 (0.0%)	5 (0.2%)	17.2	351^st of 422 public high schools	16.8%		21.3	323^rd of 415 public high schools	22.2%	28			7.3							28.3								10.5	3.9	8.6	20.7	20.2	$6,811
Franklin Elementary School	Public	1-8	5211 Columbia Avenue	North Bergen	07047	Hudson County	North Bergen School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 974-7007	533	49	10.9	67.4%	24 (4.5%)	5 (0.9%)	491 (92.1%)	11 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	22.9	1041^st of 1342 public elementary schools	22.4%		21.5	1055^th of 1345 public elementary schools	21.6%	14	16.3	1.4		18.8	48.6	37.4	33.3	44.9	50.0		17.1	21.0	21.9	13.7	18.8	24.1							$5,450
Horace Mann Elementary School	Public	1-8	1215 83rd Street	North Bergen	07047	Hudson County	North Bergen School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 295-2880	969	73	13.2	56.3%	83 (8.6%)	6 (0.6%)	869 (89.7%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.6%)	24	1022^nd of 1342 public elementary schools	23.8%		27.4	973^rd of 1345 public elementary schools	27.7%	49	10.2	6.7		25.4	40.8	41.8	26.6	50.7	64.4		29.6	33.8	22.2	11.1	23.0	15.1	58.8			58.8			$4,973
John F Kennedy Elementary School	Public	1-8	1210 Eleventh St	North Bergen	07047	Hudson County	North Bergen School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 974-7000	601	50	11.9	66.1%	36 (6.0%)	7 (1.2%)	532 (88.5%)	23 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	33.4	900^th of 1342 public elementary schools	32.9%		22.8	1037^th of 1345 public elementary schools	22.9%	137	28.4	0.0		34.0	47.6	32.3	27.1	55.2	34.6		44.0	17.4	5.8	18.3	12.9	2.0							$6,067
Lincoln Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1206 63rd St	North Bergen	07047	Hudson County	North Bergen School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 295-2850	1,309	106	12.3	61.4%	115 (8.8%)	8 (0.6%)	1,155 (88.2%)	28 (2.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	28.8	964^th of 1342 public elementary schools	28.2%		26.6	988^th of 1345 public elementary schools	26.5%	24	16.7	9.7		25.8	37.1	61.8	27.4	46.4	60.9		26.7	46.7	22.4	7.8	23.8	18.7							$7,656
McKinley Elementary School	Public	K-8	3110 Liberty Ave	North Bergen	07047	Hudson County	North Bergen School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 974-7020	318	35	9.1	64.2%	24 (7.5%)	7 (2.2%)	272 (85.5%)	15 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27.7	976^th of 1342 public elementary schools	27.3%		24.9	1005^th of 1345 public elementary schools	25.3%	29	10.3	10.7		15.6	38.5	36.2	47.9	42.4	44.5		20.0	37.0	27.1	12.2	17.6	28.1							$7,659
Robert Fulton Elementary School	Public	1-8	7407 Hudson Ave	North Bergen	07047	Hudson County	North Bergen School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 295-2900	880	75	11.7	52.4%	80 (9.1%)	11 (1.3%)	759 (86.3%)	23 (2.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.6%)	39.6	808^th of 1342 public elementary schools	39.8%		41.3	786^th of 1345 public elementary schools	41.6%	22	14.9	10.5		40.3	47.7	56.9	33.1	58.2	65.6		40.7	38.9	35.3	23.8	22.7	18.8	82.3			82.3			$4,189
Polk Street School	Public	K-8	7111 Polk Street	North Bergen	07047	Hudson County	North Bergen School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 295-2920	241	18	13.7	85.1%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	241 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4.8	1322^nd of 1342 public elementary schools	1.5%		5.5	1329^th of 1345 public elementary schools	1.2%	7	0.0	0.0			0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0		10.0	3.6	0.0	3.3	0.0	0.0

Cities Near North Bergen

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
West New York	0.35 mi	9	450^th
Guttenberg	0.75 mi	1	459^th
Union City	1.03 mi	14	261^st
Weehawken	1.21 mi	3	406^th
Secaucus	1.64 mi	6	267^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the New Jersey Department of Education.

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