Dr. Charles C. Polk School

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Dr. Charles C. Polk School is an elementary school in Roselle, New Jersey, serving 301 students in grades 1-4. The school is part of the Roselle Public School District, which is ranked 556 out of 615 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Dr. Charles C. Polk School faces significant challenges compared to nearby schools. The school has a much higher percentage of African American (54.82%) and Hispanic (40.53%) students than the surrounding area. Academically, the school consistently ranks in the bottom quarter of New Jersey elementary schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Its performance on NJSLA assessments is significantly lower than state and district averages, particularly in mathematics. Additionally, the school has experienced a concerning increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 11.3% in 2018-2019 to 22.4% in 2021-2022, well above the state and district averages. The school also has a high percentage of students (57.81%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating significant socioeconomic disadvantages.

While Dr. Charles C. Polk School and other Roselle Public School District elementary schools share similar demographic and performance characteristics, the nearby Linden Public School District schools and Roselle Park Public School District schools generally outperform the Roselle schools on academic measures. Addressing the root causes of the challenges faced by Dr. Charles C. Polk School, such as student engagement, family support, and transportation barriers, will be crucial in improving the school's performance.


Detail:

Public 1-4

 1100 Warren St
       Roselle, NJ  07203-2736


(908) 298-2061

District: Roselle Public School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
1108th of 1,342 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $15,407 Help


Students who attend Dr. Charles C. Polk School usually attend:

Middle:    Grace Wilday Junior High School
    Leonard V Moore Middle School
High:    Abraham Clark High School

Student/teacher ratio:  9.4 Help
Number of students:  301

Racial breakdown:

African American:
54.8%
Hispanic:
40.5%
White:
2.0%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  57.8% Help


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Compare Details Dr. Charles C. Polk School ranks worse than 82.6% of elementary schools in New Jersey. It also ranks last among 3 ranked elementary schools in the Roselle Public School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 18.89. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: African American (54.8%), Hispanic (40.5%), two or more races (2%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 57.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Dr. Charles C. Polk School is 9.4, which is the lowest among 4 elementary schools in the Roselle Public School District! (See more...)
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Compare Dr. Charles C. Polk School employs 32 full-time teachers.
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Dr. Charles C. Polk School is $15,407, which is the 2nd highest among 3 elementary schools in the Roselle Public School District.
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Dr. Charles C. Polk School:

SchoolDigger ranks Dr. Charles C. Polk School 1108th of 1342 New Jersey public elementary schools. (See Dr. Charles C. Polk School in the ranking list.)

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Roselle Public School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Roselle Public School District 556th of 615 New Jersey school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Dr. Charles C. Polk School

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Rank History for all students at Dr. Charles C. Polk School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 45.61 772nd 1204 35.9%
2004 27.01 1054th 1298 18.8%
2005 29.45 1043rd 1303 20.0%
2006 41.40 938th 1314 28.6%
2007 30.11 1068th 1329 19.6%
2008 61.38 649th 1338 51.5%
2009 57.43 698th 1346 48.1%
2010 55.32 754th 1354 44.3%
2011 41.66 940th 1360 30.9%
2012 25.70 1098th 1363 19.4%
2013 39.78 948th 1367 30.7%
2014 44.00 899th 1363 34.0%
2015 23.09 1065th 1357 21.5%
2016 16.53 1149th 1346 14.6%
2017 17.86 1128th 1352 16.6%
2018 14.85 1169th 1353 13.6%
2019 16.77 1158th 1360 14.9%
2021 20.07 1023rd 1317 22.3%
2022 26.85 982nd 1345 27.0%
2023 18.89 1108th 1342 17.4%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Dr. Charles C. Polk School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 27.53 323rd 434 25.6%
2019 8.86 446th 463 3.7%
2021 15.57 407th 411 1.0%
2022 68.24 104th 489 78.7%
2023 45.37 218th 499 56.3%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Dr. Charles C. Polk School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 11.73 918th 949 3.3%
2023 21.36 745th 958 22.2%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Dr. Charles C. Polk School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 32.08 713th 942 24.3%
2019 31.04 656th 948 30.8%
2021 34.41 564th 839 32.8%
2022 48.97 385th 863 55.4%
2023 38.76 535th 910 41.2%
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Rank History for Female students at Dr. Charles C. Polk School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 20.62 1091st 1333 18.2%
2019 17.15 1123rd 1331 15.6%
2021 25.47 934th 1290 27.6%
2022 23.99 993rd 1326 25.1%
2023 15.89 1109th 1318 15.9%
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Rank History for Male students at Dr. Charles C. Polk School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 11.81 1183rd 1334 11.3%
2019 18.65 1096th 1335 17.9%
2021 20.57 991st 1297 23.6%
2022 31.16 892nd 1324 32.6%
2023 23.26 1006th 1315 23.5%
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Rank History for African American students at Dr. Charles C. Polk School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 40.27 285th 517 44.9%
2019 51.32 243rd 522 53.4%
2021 37.06 293rd 456 35.7%
2022 47.82 247th 494 50.0%
2023 35.59 308th 463 33.5%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Dr. Charles C. Polk School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 35.11 591st 896 34.0%
2022 61.82 301st 953 68.4%
2023 61.29 315th 982 67.9%
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Data source: test scores: New Jersey Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Dr. Charles C. Polk School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 45 210 1 5 0 n/a n/a 0 261
1989 30 230 5 10 0 n/a n/a 0 275
1990 35 218 2 13 0 n/a n/a 0 268
1991 36 204 3 12 0 n/a n/a 0 255
1992 30 217 4 11 0 n/a n/a 0 262
1993 36 229 2 9 0 n/a n/a 0 276
1994 27 213 2 11 0 n/a n/a 0 253
1995 34 293 5 19 0 n/a n/a 0 351
1996 34 293 5 19 0 n/a n/a 0 351
1998 15 270 5 21 0 n/a n/a 0 311
1999 7 272 3 22 0 n/a n/a 0 304
2000 6 305 5 24 0 n/a n/a 0 340
2001 10 257 3 30 0 n/a n/a 0 300
2002 9 227 2 71 0 n/a n/a 0 309
2003 9 227 2 71 0 n/a n/a 0 309
2004 5 256 3 41 0 n/a n/a 0 305
2005 4 319 1 58 0 n/a n/a 0 382
2006 7 230 1 52 0 n/a n/a 0 290
2007 9 214 0 52 0 n/a n/a 0 275
2008 11 210 2 54 0 n/a n/a 0 277
2009 11 202 2 49 1 1 0 0 266
2010 9 207 3 44 1 0 0 0 264
2011 7 206 2 47 1 1 0 0 264
2012 8 201 2 59 0 0 0 0 270
2013 9 221 0 69 1 0 0 0 300
2014 4 235 0 68 1 0 0 0 308
2015 3 222 0 64 0 1 1 0 291
2016 8 185 0 77 0 1 0 0 271
2017 11 196 1 71 0 0 0 0 279
2018 11 218 1 81 0 0 0 0 311
2019 12 219 3 94 0 0 1 0 329
2020 4 214 2 91 0 0 2 0 313
2021 6 193 2 93 0 0 1 0 295
2022 6 178 1 114 0 0 4 0 303
2023 6 165 1 122 1 0 6 0 301

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Dr. Charles C. Polk School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 261 15.0 17.4 n/a
1989 275 17.0 16.1 n/a
1990 268 15.0 17.8 29.5
1991 255 15.0 17.0 31.4
1992 262 15.0 17.4 29.4
1993 276 15.0 18.4 41.7
1994 253 15.5 16.3 51
1995 351 14.3 24.5 38.7
1996 351 14.3 24.5 38.7
1998 311 17.6 17.7 52.1
1999 304 18.0 16.9 47
2000 340 17.6 19.3 57.4
2001 300 17.9 16.8 58.3
2002 309 23.0 13.4 65.7
2003 309 23.0 13.4 65.7
2004 305 22.6 13.5 65.6
2005 382 26.0 14.7 n/a
2006 290 23.0 12.6 71.7
2007 275 23.0 12.0 53.5
2008 277 22.0 12.6 69.7
2009 266 22.5 10.6 67.7
2010 264 22.0 12.0 74.6
2011 264 20.0 13.2 76.5
2012 270 25.0 10.7 70
2013 300 25.0 12.0 82.3
2014 308 23.0 13.3 73.4
2015 291 25.0 11.6 70.8
2016 271 26.0 10.4 81.5
2017 279 22.0 12.6 73.8
2018 311 25.0 12.4 81
2019 329 27.5 11.9 72.3
2020 313 29.5 10.6 75.7
2021 295 26.5 11.1 69.5
2022 303 30.5 9.9 55.1
2023 301 32.0 9.4 57.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Dr. Charles C. Polk School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 261 15.0 17.4 n/a
1989 275 17.0 16.1 n/a
1990 268 15.0 17.8 29.5
1991 255 15.0 17.0 31.4
1992 262 15.0 17.4 29.4
1993 276 15.0 18.4 41.7
1994 253 15.5 16.3 51
1995 351 14.3 24.5 38.7
1996 351 14.3 24.5 38.7
1998 311 17.6 17.7 52.1
1999 304 18.0 16.9 47
2000 340 17.6 19.3 57.4
2001 300 17.9 16.8 58.3
2002 309 23.0 13.4 65.7
2003 309 23.0 13.4 65.7
2004 305 22.6 13.5 65.6
2005 382 26.0 14.7 n/a
2006 290 23.0 12.6 71.7
2007 275 23.0 12.0 53.5
2008 277 22.0 12.6 69.7
2009 266 22.5 10.6 67.7
2010 264 22.0 12.0 74.6
2011 264 20.0 13.2 76.5
2012 270 25.0 10.7 70
2013 300 25.0 12.0 82.3
2014 308 23.0 13.3 73.4
2015 291 25.0 11.6 70.8
2016 271 26.0 10.4 81.5
2017 279 22.0 12.6 73.8
2018 311 25.0 12.4 81
2019 329 27.5 11.9 72.3
2020 313 29.5 10.6 75.7
2021 295 26.5 11.1 69.5
2022 303 30.5 9.9 55.1
2023 301 32.0 9.4 57.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Dr. Charles C. Polk School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $519 (3.4%) $14,888 (96.6%) $15,407

Data source: New Jersey Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Dr. Charles C. Polk School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1158th of 1360 Elementary schoolsRanks 1108th of 1342 Elementary schools
 2.6%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Dr. Charles C. Polk School)30.219
 11.2%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Roselle Public School District)29.328.8
 0.5%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)50.242
 8.2%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Dr. Charles C. Polk School)41.612.7
 28.9%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Roselle Public School District)3726
 11%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)55.145.9
 9.2%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Dr. Charles C. Polk School)35.546.1
 10.6%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Roselle Public School District)45.643.9
 1.7%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)57.451.3
 6.1%
4th Grade Mathematics (Dr. Charles C. Polk School)25.314.5
 10.8%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Roselle Public School District)35.613
 22.6%
   4th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)5144.3
 6.7%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students329301
 8.5%
African American219165
 24.7%
American Indian01
Asian31
 66.7%
Hispanic94122
 29.8%
Pacific Islander00
White126
 50%
Two or More Races16
 500%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients72.3%57.8%
 14.5%


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Students at Dr. Charles C. Polk School are 55% African American, 41% Hispanic, 2% White, 2% Two or more races.

In the 2022-23 school year, 301 students attended Dr. Charles C. Polk School.

Dr. Charles C. Polk School ranks in the bottom 17.4% of New Jersey elementary schools.


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