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North Bergen School District

At a glance

510^thof 609 New Jersey districts▼ 9

Better than 16% of New Jersey districts

Elementary 6 Middle 1 High 1Grades PK, KG-12

7317 Kennedy Blvd
North Bergen, NJ 07047·(201) 868-1234·All New Jersey district rankings →

Statewide performance 2017–2025

2025: better than 16.3% of districts

Schools

6,818

Students

Top rankedJohn F Kennedy Elementary School860^th of 1,347 New Jersey elementary schools

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Biggest riser

John F Kennedy Elementary School up 22 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

McKinley Elementary School 8.4 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

2★

1★

1 school without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

The North Bergen School District in New Jersey serves students from preschool through 12th grade across 8 schools, including 7 elementary schools and 1 high school. The district faces significant challenges, with wide disparities in academic performance between the highest- and lowest-performing schools.

Lincoln Elementary School stands out as the top performer, with the highest proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics compared to the district and state averages. In contrast, Polk Street School is the lowest-performing school in the district, with 0% proficiency rates in many grade levels and subjects. John F. Kennedy Elementary School also performs well, particularly in Algebra I, where 70% of 8th graders were proficient or better in 2024-2025.

The district faces challenges in other areas as well, including high chronic absenteeism rates across all schools, low graduation rates at North Bergen High School, and significant disparities in per-student spending, ranging from $4,189 at Robert Fulton Elementary to $7,659 at McKinley Elementary. Addressing these challenges will be crucial for improving outcomes for students in the North Bergen School District.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJGPA English Language Arts (2025)	NJGPA Mathematics (2025)	NJSLA-S Science (2025)			NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)							NJSLA Mathematics (2025)						NJSLA Algebra I (2025)				NJSLA Geometry (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NJGPA English Language Arts 11th Grade	NJGPA Mathematics 11th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 5th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 8th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 11th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 9th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 10th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	NJSLA Geometry 9th Grade	NJSLA Geometry End of Course	Total
North Bergen High School	Public	9-12	7417 Kennedy Blvd	North Bergen	07047	Hudson County	North Bergen School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 295-2800	2,328	158	14.7	66.1%	138 (5.9%)	24 (1.0%)	2,121 (91.1%)	38 (1.6%)	1 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.2%)	21.8	350^th of 434 public high schools	19.4%		22.7	344^th of 429 public high schools	19.8%	6	70.2	39.4			17.2							28.9								8.5	0.0	7.4	19.7	19.7	$6,811
Franklin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	5211 Columbia Avenue	North Bergen	07047	Hudson County	North Bergen School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 974-7007	509	45	11.3	76.8%	21 (4.1%)	5 (1.0%)	466 (91.6%)	14 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	21.1	1079^th of 1347 public elementary schools	19.9%		22.2	1043^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	22.0%	36			13.1	5.6		20.8	48.6	31.1	35.5	42.9	46.5		30.4	32.5	17.1	19.5	24.6	19.0	70.0			70.0			$5,450
Horace Mann Elementary School	Public	K-6	1215 83rd Street	North Bergen	07047	Hudson County	North Bergen School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 295-2880	978	70	14.0	72.1%	63 (6.4%)	5 (0.5%)	907 (92.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	26.3	1007^th of 1347 public elementary schools	25.2%		26.2	993^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	25.8%	14			9.7	4.4		20.5	41.7	46.8	46.3	42.5	57.4		29.1	34.7	27.5	26.8	25.5	8.6	60.0			60.0			$4,973
John F Kennedy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1210 11th ST	North Bergen	07047	Hudson County	North Bergen School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 974-7000	576	45	12.7	77.1%	28 (4.9%)	4 (0.7%)	517 (89.8%)	25 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	36.7	860^th of 1347 public elementary schools	36.2%		33.9	882^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	34.1%	22			35.3	14.1		32.4	51.3	35.0	22.9	34.5	30.2		48.6	43.9	35.7	12.0	17.2	5.3							$6,067
Lincoln Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1206 63rd St	North Bergen	07047	Hudson County	North Bergen School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 295-2850	1,193	103	11.6	72.8%	106 (8.9%)	12 (1.0%)	1,049 (87.9%)	18 (1.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.6%)	33.4	903^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	33.0%		31.8	916^th of 1338 public elementary schools	31.5%	13			9.7	5.3		39.7	40.6	45.2	46.3	61.7	48.8		36.2	44.3	35.3	30.4	34.7	19.7	70.0			70.0			$7,656
McKinley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3110 Liberty Ave	North Bergen	07047	Hudson County	North Bergen School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 974-7020	296	35	8.4	69.9%	19 (6.4%)	7 (2.4%)	254 (85.8%)	15 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	20.7	1086^th of 1347 public elementary schools	19.4%		27.5	973^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	27.3%	113			7.4	2.7		33.3	31.6	27.5	55.2	46.4	51.1		33.3	28.9	14.0	20.0	23.3	27.0							$7,659
Robert Fulton Elementary School	Public	K-6	7407 Hudson Ave	North Bergen	07047	Hudson County	North Bergen School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 295-2900	938	71	13.1	66.7%	70 (7.5%)	5 (0.5%)	841 (89.7%)	14 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (0.7%)	29.9	960^th of 1347 public elementary schools	28.7%		43.2	754^th of 1338 public elementary schools	43.6%	206			18.0	11.7		34.3	37.1	45.7	47.6	51.9	55.1		38.2	20.1	38.1	27.3	35.2	17.6	76.0			76.0			$4,189
North Bergen Junior High School	Public	7-8	2000 85th Street	North Bergen	07047	Hudson County	North Bergen School District	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(201) 875-5020	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the New Jersey Department of Education.

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