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Gantner Avenue School

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Gantner Avenue School ranks 667 th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

667^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 50% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Gantner Avenue School is an elementary school located in Elmwood Park, New Jersey, serving 345 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the Elmwood Park School District, which is ranked 441 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Gantner Avenue School consistently outperforms the Elmwood Park School District and the state of New Jersey in standardized test scores across various grade levels and subjects. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school had 58.6% of 3rd graders, 60.5% of 4th graders, and 61.1% of 5th graders proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the district's 43.8% and the state's 44.9%. In mathematics, the school also had higher proficiency rates than the district and state. Additionally, the school's performance in science is noteworthy, with 21.5% of 5th graders proficient or better, compared to the district's 21.9% and the state's 30.1%. Gantner Avenue School has a relatively lower percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (43.19% in 2023-2024) compared to some nearby schools, such as Washington Irving School #4 (44.81%), School #12 (83.78%), and School 25 (60%).

Gantner Avenue School has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 9.8 to 11 students per teacher over the past three school years, which is lower than the nearby schools. The school's performance is particularly strong for certain student subgroups, such as Hispanic students and low socioeconomic status students, who rank in the top 40% and top 25% of New Jersey elementary schools, respectively. However, the school's performance for English Language Learner students is relatively weaker, ranking in the bottom 10% of New Jersey elementary schools. Overall, Gantner Avenue School is a strong-performing elementary school that consistently outperforms its district and the state in academic achievement.

339

Students ?

11.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,848

Per pupil spending ?

56.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

99 Roosevelt Ave
Elmwood Park, NJ 07407-1152

(201) 796-8700

District: Elmwood Park School District

Students who attend Gantner Avenue School usually attend:

Middle:	Memorial Middle School
High:	Memorial Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

47.8%

White:

34.8%

Asian:

10.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 35th percentile in 2015 → 50th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 15 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the New Jersey median (50th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school46%

District avg39%

New Jersey avg46%

667^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 50%▲ up 16 pts since 2015

From bottom 35% (2015) to top 50% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Elementary Schools in the Elmwood Park School District

441^st of 609Elmwood Park School District among New Jersey districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	51.0	667 of 1347	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.7	723 of 1338	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.6	685 of 1342	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.6	629 of 1345	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	36.7	776 of 1317	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	67.1	487 of 1360	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.0	621 of 1353	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	60.4	586 of 1352	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	52.0	682 of 1346	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	37.4	888 of 1357	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2014	55.5	735 of 1363	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	32.3	1030 of 1367	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	45.6	883 of 1363	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	41.5	941 of 1360	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	41.6	939 of 1354	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	56.0	724 of 1346	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	49.5	846 of 1338	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	54.2	813 of 1329	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	54.3	791 of 1314	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2005	67.6	520 of 1303	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2004	70.4	437 of 1298	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2003	65.9	508 of 1204	57.8%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	16.7	545 of 597	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	59.4	530 of 1326	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.0	727 of 1317	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.6	616 of 1318	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.2	661 of 1326	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	36.9	779 of 1290	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	60.7	557 of 1331	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.3	570 of 1333	57.2%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	55.6	388 of 1032	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.8	374 of 989	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.8	379 of 982	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.4	285 of 953	70.1%	★★★★☆
2021	61.6	244 of 896	72.8%	★★★★☆
2019	81.4	115 of 899	87.2%	★★★★☆
2018	58.0	318 of 870	63.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	66.7	256 of 1023	75.0%	★★★★☆
2024	63.2	255 of 939	72.8%	★★★★☆
2023	62.1	262 of 910	71.2%	★★★★☆
2022	61.0	261 of 863	69.8%	★★★★☆
2021	80.0	65 of 839	92.3%	★★★★★
2019	92.4	35 of 948	96.3%	★★★★★
2018	66.9	241 of 942	74.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	42.3	752 of 1318	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.3	652 of 1313	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.4	687 of 1315	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	59.4	529 of 1324	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.0	714 of 1297	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	71.6	398 of 1335	70.2%	★★★★☆
2018	54.7	619 of 1334	53.6%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	29.6	682 of 1023	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.5	455 of 989	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.6	400 of 958	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.8	515 of 949	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	66.4	203 of 868	76.6%	★★★★☆
2019	97.1	18 of 1007	98.2%	★★★★★
2018	54.5	383 of 1001	61.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	47.8	526 of 970	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.6	603 of 963	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.4	478 of 975	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.2	579 of 976	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.7	772 of 964	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.2	537 of 1023	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.5	492 of 1022	51.9%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)75th percentile+24 vs school

Hispanic (2025)62nd percentile+12 vs school

Female (2025)60th percentile+10 vs school

White (2025)46th percentile-5 vs school

Male (2025)43rd percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2025)33rd percentile-17 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)9th percentile-42 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts60%+10 vs state

Mathematics41%-5 vs state

Science22%-9 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJSLA-S Science (2025)		NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)						NJSLA Mathematics (2025)						NJSLA Algebra I (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	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	NJSLA-S Science 5th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 8th 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 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 End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Gantner Avenue School	Public	K-5	99 Roosevelt Ave	Elmwood Park	07407	Bergen County	Elmwood Park School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 796-8700	339	30	11.3	56.9%	118 (34.8%)	21 (6.2%)	162 (47.8%)	34 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	51	667^th of 1347 public elementary schools	50.5%		45.7	723^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	46.0%	56	21.5		58.6	60.5	61.1				54.3	44.2	25.4						$7,848		$7,848
Washington Irving School #4	Public	PK, KG-5	12 Madonna Place	Garfield	07026	Bergen County	Garfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 340-5034	441	33	13.4	57.4%	197 (44.7%)	27 (6.1%)	199 (45.1%)	9 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.0%)	67.6	445^th of 1347 public elementary schools	67.0%		72.8	383^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	71.4%	62	35.1		48.6	84.3	69.8				41.4	63.3	61.1						$10,580	$123	$10,457
School #11	Public	PK, KG-5	147 Merselis Avenue	Clifton	07011	Passaic County	Clifton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 470-2401	376	38	10.0	76.3%	81 (21.5%)	15 (4.0%)	251 (66.8%)	19 (5.1%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.6%)	20	1098^th of 1347 public elementary schools	18.5%		18.2	1100^th of 1338 public elementary schools	17.8%	2	17.5		29.8	30.4	25.0				33.8	31.7	24.4						$12,583	$594	$11,989
Thomas Jefferson School #9	Public	PK, KG-5	62 Alpine Street	Garfield	07026	Bergen County	Garfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 340-5039	368	36	10.1	60.1%	164 (44.6%)	20 (5.4%)	173 (47.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.2%)	69.3	431^st of 1347 public elementary schools	68.0%		71.3	403^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	69.9%	28	25.5		53.0	81.8	70.8				58.8	63.7	56.2						$15,130	$159	$14,971
School 25	Public	PK, KG-8	287 Trenton Avenue	Paterson	07503	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0250	526	43	12.3	88.2%	94 (17.9%)	34 (6.5%)	389 (74.0%)	8 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	12.1	1211^th of 1347 public elementary schools	10.1%		11.8	1211^th of 1338 public elementary schools	9.5%		13.5	7.1	35.5	23.2	17.7	30.0	27.2	36.4	14.9	13.8	13.5	9.7	15.8	10.8	50.0	50.0	$8,314		$8,314
School #12	Public	PK, KG-5	165 Clifton Avenue	Clifton	07011	Passaic County	Clifton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 470-2404	560	55	10.2	86.1%	67 (12.0%)	6 (1.1%)	473 (84.5%)	6 (1.1%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	21.6	1071^st of 1347 public elementary schools	20.5%		18.2	1103^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	17.6%	32	7.3		22.2	42.6	38.1				35.5	33.0	23.3						$13,219	$1,304	$11,915
Gilbert Avenue School	Public	PK, KG-5	151 Gilbert Avenue	Elmwood Park	07407	Bergen County	Elmwood Park School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 796-8700	456	34	13.5	57.7%	133 (29.2%)	76 (16.7%)	215 (47.1%)	23 (5.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	36.6	863^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	35.9%		42.3	763^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	43.0%	100	26.7		44.8	31.6	46.3				42.3	33.4	42.3						$5,323		$5,323
Christopher Columbus School #8	Public	PK, KG-5	147 Cedar Street	Garfield	07026	Bergen County	Garfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 340-5038	366	33	11.2	58.5%	159 (43.4%)	19 (5.2%)	183 (50.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	45.9	728^th of 1347 public elementary schools	46.0%		50.3	661^st of 1338 public elementary schools	50.6%	67	30.6		25.7	59.2	44.0				45.1	46.0	64.0						$11,164	$114	$11,050
School 20	Public	K-8	500 East 37th Street	Paterson	07504	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0200	343	37	9.2	61.8%	0 (0.0%)	101 (29.4%)	237 (69.1%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	4.5	1329^th of 1347 public elementary schools	1.3%		4.2	1326^th of 1338 public elementary schools	0.9%	3	10.0	0.0	9.1	5.3	7.5	12.2	21.6	19.5	0.0	5.3	2.4	2.3	5.0	9.1	18.8	18.8	$10,935		$10,935
School #17	Public	PK, KG-5	361 Lexington Avenue	Clifton	07011	Passaic County	Clifton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 458-6017	501	57	8.7	83.8%	59 (11.8%)	15 (3.0%)	412 (82.2%)	11 (2.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	25	1021^st of 1347 public elementary schools	24.2%		28.6	958^th of 1338 public elementary schools	28.4%	63	9.1		46.3	32.3	39.1				40.8	26.7	23.6						$12,646	$594	$12,052

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