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Sixteenth Avenue School

Serves grades PK - 5

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
73 Sixteenth Avenue
Elmwood Park, NJ 07407
Phone
(201) 796-8700
District
Elmwood Park School District
County
BERGEN COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
412
Classroom Teachers
39

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to New Jersey

4

(10 is best)

Better than 36.5% of all NJ schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

6

(10 is best)

Sixteenth Avenue School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

50 40 30 20 10 0
40%
44%
45%
42%
34%
46%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
42%
47%
45%
49%
38%
44%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
33%
45%
47%
51%
18%
39%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
11
13
12
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 41 10.0%
Kindergarten 62 15.0%
Grade 1 67 16.3%
Grade 2 47 11.4%
Grade 3 61 14.8%
Grade 4 60 14.6%
Grade 5 74 18.0%
Total 412 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 28.9% 32.3% 39.1%
Black 12.7% 12.4% 14.9%
Hispanic 48.5% 46.8% 34.8%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 9.7% 8.2% 10.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.2% 0.2% 0.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 43.7% 42.2% 37.1%
Free lunch eligible 37.1% 34.9% 31.5%
Reduced lunch eligible 6.6% 7.3% 5.7%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 21,287 9,290,841
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 8,054.4 1,259
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.4% 5.7%
5-19 YEARS OLD 17.6% 18.6%
20-44 YEARS OLD 34.4% 32.0%
45-64 YEARS OLD 24.8% 26.9%
65 OR OLDER 17.8% 16.8%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 7,267 3,478,355
Single Parent Households With Children 9.1% 7.8%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 90.6% 90.7%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 35.7% 42.9%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 24.2% 32.4%
$100,000 - $149,999 25.9% 18.0%
$75,000 - $99,999 12.7% 11.4%
$50,000 - $74,999 11.2% 12.9%
$30,000 - $49,999 14.1% 10.6%
$15,000 - $29,999 5.8% 7.7%
$15,000 or less 6.1% 6.9%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,891 $26,123,000 46.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,223 $5,871,000 10.4%
Staff $347 $917,000 1.6%
General Administration $480 $1,269,000 2.2%
School Administration $1,314 $3,471,000 6.1%
Operation $1,505 $3,974,000 7.0%
Transportation $106 $280,000 0.5%
Other $544 $1,438,000 2.5%
Total Support $6,520 $17,220,000 30.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $5,059 $13,361,000 23.6%
Total Expenditures $21,471 $56,704,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $14,629 $20,370,924,000 51.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,803 $3,903,661,000 9.9%
Staff $872 $1,214,300,000 3.1%
General Administration $482 $671,066,000 1.7%
School Administration $1,195 $1,664,142,000 4.2%
Operation $2,241 $3,120,212,000 7.9%
Transportation $950 $1,322,740,000 3.3%
Other $616 $857,184,000 2.2%
Total Support $9,159 $12,753,305,000 32.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,641 $6,462,515,000 16.3%
Total Expenditures $28,428 $39,586,744,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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