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Gilbert Avenue School

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Gilbert Avenue School ranks 863 rd of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

863^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 36% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Gilbert Avenue School is an elementary school located in Elmwood Park, New Jersey, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 443 students. The school is part of the Elmwood Park School District, which is ranked 441 out of 609 districts in New Jersey and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Gilbert Avenue School has shown mixed performance on state assessments compared to the Elmwood Park School District and the state of New Jersey. While the school has had some strong years, such as 2022-2023 when it outperformed the district and state in several grade levels, it has also struggled in other years, particularly in mathematics. The school's performance on the NJSLA-S/Science assessment for 5th grade has been consistently lower than the district and state averages. Additionally, Gilbert Avenue School has experienced relatively high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 12.5% to 20.1% over the past few years, which is higher than the state average. The school also has a significant population of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 33.17% to 42.21% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch over the past few years.

When compared to the other elementary schools in the Elmwood Park School District, such as Sixteenth Avenue School and Gantner Avenue School, Gilbert Avenue School generally performs on par or slightly below the district averages in academic achievement. However, the school's performance is significantly better than the nearby Paterson Public Schools, which have consistently lower test scores and higher chronic absenteeism rates. Addressing the school's areas of concern, such as improving attendance and supporting underperforming student groups, could help Gilbert Avenue School improve its overall performance and provide a better educational experience for its students.

456

Students ?

13.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$5,323

Per pupil spending ?

57.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

151 Gilbert Avenue
Elmwood Park, NJ 07407

(201) 796-8700

District: Elmwood Park School District

Students who attend Gilbert Avenue School usually attend:

Middle:	Memorial Middle School
High:	Memorial Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

47.1%

White:

29.2%

African American:

16.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 53rd percentile in 2015 → 36th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (38% vs 46% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 17 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

District avg39%

New Jersey avg46%

863^rd of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 36%▼ down 17 pts since 2015

From top 47% (2015) to bottom 36% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	36.6	863 of 1347	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.3	763 of 1338	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.3	636 of 1342	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.0	703 of 1345	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.9	546 of 1317	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.9	765 of 1360	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.4	648 of 1353	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	42.2	827 of 1352	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	54.9	645 of 1346	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	55.4	636 of 1357	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2014	44.6	887 of 1363	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	47.0	861 of 1367	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	41.1	938 of 1363	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	30.2	1057 of 1360	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	38.7	971 of 1354	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	45.6	868 of 1346	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	40.1	968 of 1338	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	37.6	1010 of 1329	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	50.4	834 of 1314	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2005	63.4	608 of 1303	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2004	62.2	624 of 1298	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2003	77.3	290 of 1204	75.9%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	42.7	248 of 463	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.9	313 of 469	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.7	259 of 494	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.5	165 of 522	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.4	156 of 517	69.8%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2023	82.0	77 of 499	84.6%	★★★★☆
2022	85.5	62 of 489	87.3%	★★★★☆
2021	97.1	23 of 411	94.4%	★★★★★
2019	65.9	128 of 463	72.4%	★★★★☆
2018	50.8	189 of 434	56.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	39.6	802 of 1326	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.3	705 of 1317	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.8	702 of 1318	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.3	828 of 1326	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.2	627 of 1290	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.6	824 of 1331	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.4	649 of 1333	51.3%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	51.1	444 of 1032	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.3	347 of 989	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.9	278 of 982	71.7%	★★★★☆
2022	63.0	288 of 953	69.8%	★★★★☆
2021	72.4	157 of 896	82.5%	★★★★☆
2019	70.1	211 of 899	76.5%	★★★★☆
2018	60.5	295 of 870	66.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	53.0	436 of 1023	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.8	494 of 939	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	75.7	139 of 910	84.7%	★★★★☆
2022	67.2	200 of 863	76.8%	★★★★☆
2021	70.4	125 of 839	85.1%	★★★★☆
2019	66.3	226 of 948	76.2%	★★★★☆
2018	67.9	226 of 942	76.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	34.7	848 of 1318	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.0	753 of 1313	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	60.4	518 of 1315	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.3	569 of 1324	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.4	453 of 1297	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.8	656 of 1335	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.8	603 of 1334	54.8%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	34.9	606 of 1023	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.3	736 of 989	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	47.7	416 of 958	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.2	478 of 949	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.0	453 of 868	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.7	528 of 1007	47.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	31.1	694 of 970	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.7	613 of 963	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.8	546 of 975	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.5	585 of 976	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.7	553 of 964	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.8	786 of 1023	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	55.6	482 of 1022	52.8%	★★★☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2023)85th percentile+32 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)57th percentile+21 vs school

Hispanic (2025)57th percentile+21 vs school

African American (2025)46th percentile+11 vs school

Special Education (2025)41st percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)40th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)36th percentile~ school

White (2025)28th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts41%-10 vs state

Mathematics39%-8 vs state

Science27%-3 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
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
Sixteenth Avenue School	Public	PK, KG-5	73 Sixteenth Avenue	Elmwood Park	07407	Bergen County	Elmwood Park School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 796-8700	410	40	10.3	53.2%	118 (28.8%)	49 (12.0%)	192 (46.8%)	38 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.9%)	30.2	953^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	29.3%		33.5	893^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	33.3%	60	16.9		25.5	66.1	38.4				22.3	33.3	30.3						$7,714		$7,714
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
Salome H. Long Memorial School	Public	K-6	260 Floral Lane	Saddle Brook	07663	Bergen County	Saddle Brook School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 843-1142	304	24	12.8	19.7%	181 (59.5%)	3 (1.0%)	85 (28.0%)	29 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.6%)	75.6	346^th of 1347 public elementary schools	74.3%		66.2	464^th of 1338 public elementary schools	65.3%	118	48.6		59.1	55.1	67.5	68.0			65.9	63.3	62.1	72.0					$13,912	$26	$13,886
Lyncrest Elementary School	Public	K-4	9-04 Morlot Ave	Fair Lawn	07410	Bergen County	Fair Lawn Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 794-5555	185	17	10.9	16.8%	87 (47.0%)	8 (4.3%)	51 (27.6%)	29 (15.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.4%)	93.4	56^th of 1347 public elementary schools	95.8%		87.4	163^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	87.8%	107			77.7	85.0					82.2	82.5							$6,699	$104	$6,595
School 26	Public	PK, KG-8	1 East 32nd Street	Paterson	07514	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0260	419	31	13.5	58.0%	4 (1.0%)	116 (27.7%)	293 (69.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	4.4	1330^th of 1347 public elementary schools	1.3%		4.2	1327^th of 1338 public elementary schools	0.8%	3	0.0	2.3	8.7	10.9	6.0	23.1	18.6	27.3	17.4	4.0	1.8	0.0	5.4	8.7			$8,427		$8,427
School 1	Public	K-5	1 East 32nd Street	Paterson	07514	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0490	217	21	10.3	64.5%	2 (0.9%)	65 (30.0%)	147 (67.7%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	57.5	578^th of 1347 public elementary schools	57.1%		37.1	839^th of 1338 public elementary schools	37.3%	261	26.9		47.3	58.4	76.9				66.6	33.3	42.3						$9,731		$9,731
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
Dr. Martin Luther King Junior Educational Complex	Public	PK, KG-8	851 E 28th Street	Paterson	07513	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0300	513	49	10.5	66.1%	6 (1.2%)	130 (25.3%)	365 (71.2%)	11 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	7	1292^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	4.1%		5.9	1302^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	2.7%	10	8.3	0.0	19.4	25.7	11.1	17.8	21.3	34.9	6.3	5.3	2.8	10.2	4.0	7.4			$12,303		$12,303
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

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