Charles H. Bullock School
Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 5 · Montclair, New Jersey
Charles H. Bullock School in Montclair, New Jersey enrolled 438 students in 2024-25 with 44.0 full-time teachers, 10.0 students per teacher against the New Jersey elementary-school median of 11.2. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 65-69% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 58% proficient in math in 2022-23 (New Jersey: 48.6% and 37.6%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 4% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 7%
423 students in 2022-23, 428 students in 2023-24, 438 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 41.0 to 44.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 423 | 41.0 | 10.3 |
| 2023-24 | 428 | 42.0 | 10.2 |
| 2024-25 | 438 | 44.0 | 10.0 |
10.0 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 74 of every 100 New Jersey elementary schools
Among the 1,483 New Jersey elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 11.2; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 415 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Charles H. Bullock School enrolled 415 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 415 of the 415 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent11.8% (2022-23)
Who attends
54.6% of students were White, 17.1% Black, 13.0% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White54.6%
- Black17.1%
- Two or more races13.0%
- Hispanic10.5%
- Asian4.6%
- Pacific Islander0.2%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Charles H. Bullock School scored proficient or above: 65-69% in reading in 2021-22 and 58% in math in 2022-23, against 48.6% in reading in 2021-22 and 37.6% in math in 2022-23 across New Jersey. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within New Jersey, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | New Jersey |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 65‑69% | 62% | 48.6% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 58% | 46% (2021-22) | 37.6% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Elementary schools in Montclair
5 public elementary schools in Montclair report 2024-25 enrollment; Charles H. Bullock School is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hillside Elementary School | 684 | 14.7 | 11.4% |
| Charles H. Bullock School | 438 | 10.0 | 11.0% |
| Watchung Elementary School | 406 | 11.9 | 8.4% |
| Nishuane Elementary School | 377 | 9.0 | 14.1% |
| Edgemont Elementary School | 251 | 10.9 | 14.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Charles H. Bullock School
- Hillside Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.7 miles away: 684 students, 14.7 per teacher (2024-25).0.7 mi
- Nishuane Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.8 miles away: 377 students, 9.0 per teacher (2024-25).0.8 mi
- Compare Charles H. Bullock School with Hillside Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Montclair Public Schools spends per student$26,536 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$26,536
- The largest public schools in New JerseyCharles H. Bullock School is the number 571 by size of 1,485 New Jersey elementary schools open in 2024-25.#571 of 1,485
- New Jersey schools by students per teacher10.0 students per teacher here against the New Jersey median of 11.2 for elementary schools.10.0:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Charles H. Bullock School
How many students attend Charles H. Bullock School?
438 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 423 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Montclair, NJ.What is the student-teacher ratio at Charles H. Bullock School?
10.0 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the New Jersey median for elementary schools is 11.2. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Charles H. Bullock School a Title I school?
Charles H. Bullock School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Charles H. Bullock School do on state tests?
The students tested at Charles H. Bullock School scored proficient or above: 65-69% in reading in 2021-22 and 58% in math in 2022-23, against 48.6% in reading in 2021-22 and 37.6% in math in 2022-23 across New Jersey. New Jersey's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Charles H. Bullock School in?
Montclair Public Schools, NCES district ID 3410560. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 341056005984 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.