Summary:
West New York School District has eight schools: six elementary schools, one middle school, and one high school. Results vary by grade and subject, with standout scores alongside substantial gaps between schools. The clearest districtwide concern is that elementary results averaged below state levels in 2025–2026: 40% in ELA versus 49% statewide, 34% in math versus 46%, and 11% in fifth-grade science versus 27%.
Albio Sires Elementary School had the highest elementary school averages in both ELA, at 46%, and math, at 44%; Public School Number Two was next strongest in ELA, averaging 47%, and led grades 4 and 5. The most striking grade-level result came from Public School Number Three: 62% proficient in fifth-grade math, 16 points above the state. At the other end, Public School Number Five had the lowest elementary averages—32% in ELA and 25% in math—and was 36 points below the state in fourth-grade math. At the secondary level, West New York Middle School stood out in eighth-grade Algebra I, with 94% proficient versus 75% statewide.
Recent changes were mixed rather than uniformly positive or negative. Elementary fifth-grade science averaged 22% in 2024–2025 and 11% in 2025–2026, while the state result went from 30% to 27%, widening the gap. Memorial High School improved in ninth-grade Geometry, from 41% to 67%, and in NJGPA math, from 36% to 44%; NJGPA ELA fell from 68% to 61%. SchoolDigger’s average elementary ranking percentile moved from 31 to 33, masking different school trends: Albio Sires rose from 32 to 44, while Public School Number Five fell from 31 to 20. Context also differs: 2024–2025 free/reduced lunch eligible shares ranged from 77% at Public School Number Two to 94% at Public School Number Five, and elementary student-teacher ratios ranged from 11.0 to 15.5.
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