Summary:
Sixteenth Avenue School is an elementary school located in Elmwood Park, New Jersey, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 411 students. The school is part of the Elmwood Park School District, which is ranked 442 out of 613 districts in New Jersey and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Academically, Sixteenth Avenue School's performance, as measured by NJSLA test scores, is generally below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in 2023-2024, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts ranged from 45.1% to 47.3%, compared to the state average of 43.6% to 52.3%. In Mathematics, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 18.2% to 38.1%, compared to the state average of 40.1% to 47.6%. The school's performance is particularly low in 5th grade Mathematics, where only 18.2% of students were proficient, compared to the state average of 40.1%. Additionally, the school's performance in Science is below the state average, with only 14.3% of 5th-grade students proficient in 2023-2024, compared to the state average of 27.5%.
Interestingly, Sixteenth Avenue School's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups. Male students generally outperform female students, and Asian and Hispanic students perform better than African American and White students. However, English Language Learners and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds perform relatively well, while students with disabilities perform below average. The school also has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.9% to 18.1% in recent years, which are higher than the state average. Compared to nearby schools, Sixteenth Avenue School's performance is generally lower than the Gilbert Avenue School, also part of the Elmwood Park School District, but it outperforms some schools in the neighboring Fair Lawn and Saddle Brook districts in certain subject areas and grade levels.
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Detail:
Public PK, KG-5
District:
Elmwood Park School District
SchoolDigger Rank:
893rd of 1,338 New Jersey Elementary Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $7,714
Students who attend Sixteenth Avenue School usually attend:
Student/teacher ratio: 10.5
Number of students: 412
Racial breakdown:
Hispanic:
47.3%
White:
28.2%
African American:
12.4%
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Asian:
9.5%
Two or more races:
2.4%
Pacific Islander:
0.2%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 43.7%
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