Gilbert Avenue School

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Elmwood Park, New Jersey

Gilbert Avenue School in Elmwood Park, New Jersey enrolled 456 students in 2024-25 with 33.7 full-time teachers, 13.5 students per teacher against the New Jersey elementary-school median of 11.2. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 50-54% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 45-49% 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 13% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 5%

404 students in 2022-23, 443 students in 2023-24, 456 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 32.0 to 33.7.

Students enrolled at Gilbert Avenue School by school year2022-23: 404, 2023-24: 443, 2024-25: 45602004006002022-234042023-244432024-25456
Students enrolled at Gilbert Avenue School by school year2022-23: 404, 2023-24: 443, 2024-25: 45602004006002022-234042023-244432024-25456
Students enrolled at Gilbert Avenue School by school year2022-23: 404, 2023-24: 443, 2024-25: 45602004006002022-234042023-244432024-25456
Students enrolled at Gilbert Avenue School by school year2022-23: 404, 2023-24: 443, 2024-25: 45602004006002022-234042023-244432024-25456
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2340432.012.6
2023-2444331.014.3
2024-2545633.713.5

13.5 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 84 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.

Students per teacher, New Jersey elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.3 to 25.2; Gilbert Avenue School 13.5; state median 11.2.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherGilbert Avenue School 13.5state median 11.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New Jersey elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.3 to 25.2; Gilbert Avenue School 13.5; state median 11.2.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherGilbert Avenue School 13.5state median 11.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New Jersey elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.3 to 25.2; Gilbert Avenue School 13.5; state median 11.2.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherGilbert Avenue School 13.5state median 11.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New Jersey elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.3 to 25.2; Gilbert Avenue School 13.5; state median 11.2.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherGilbert Avenue School 13.5state median 11.2U.S. 14.6

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 404 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Gilbert Avenue School enrolled 404 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 9 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 404 of the 404 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions9
  • Chronically absent20.8% (2022-23)

Who attends

47.1% of students were Hispanic, 29.2% White, 16.7% Black in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic47.1%
  2. White29.2%
  3. Black16.7%
  4. Asian5.0%
  5. Two or more races1.5%
  6. American Indian0.4%

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 Gilbert Avenue School scored proficient or above: 50-54% in reading in 2021-22 and 45-49% 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.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtNew Jersey
Reading and language arts, 2021-2250‑54%44%48.6%
Math, 2022-2345‑49%24% (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 Elmwood Park

3 public elementary schools in Elmwood Park report 2024-25 enrollment; Gilbert Avenue School is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Gilbert Avenue School45613.551.1%
Sixteenth Avenue School41010.346.8%
Gantner Avenue School33911.445.4%

All public schools in Elmwood Park →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Gilbert Avenue School

  1. Sixteenth Avenue SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.6 miles away: 410 students, 10.3 per teacher (2024-25).0.6 mi
  2. Lyncrest Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.2 miles away: 185 students, 10.9 per teacher (2024-25).1.2 mi
  3. Compare Gilbert Avenue School with Sixteenth Avenue SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Elmwood Park Public Schools spends per student$19,908 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$19,908
  5. The largest public schools in New JerseyGilbert Avenue School is the number 522 by size of 1,485 New Jersey elementary schools open in 2024-25.#522 of 1,485
  6. New Jersey schools by students per teacher13.5 students per teacher here against the New Jersey median of 11.2 for elementary schools.13.5:1
  7. 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 Gilbert Avenue School

  1. How many students attend Gilbert Avenue School?
    456 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 404 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Elmwood Park, NJ.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Gilbert Avenue School?
    13.5 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.
  3. Is Gilbert Avenue School a Title I school?
    Gilbert Avenue School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Gilbert Avenue School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Gilbert Avenue School scored proficient or above: 50-54% in reading in 2021-22 and 45-49% 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.
  5. What district is Gilbert Avenue School in?
    Elmwood Park Public Schools, NCES district ID 3404660. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 340466000374 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.

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