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Sixteenth Avenue School

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Sixteenth Avenue School ranks 953 rd of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

953^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 29% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Sixteenth Avenue School is an elementary school located in Elmwood Park, New Jersey, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 412 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.

Sixteenth Avenue School consistently performs below the Elmwood Park School District and the state of New Jersey in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subjects, particularly in Mathematics and Science. The school's proficiency rates range from 22.3% to 33.3% in Mathematics, compared to the district's 33.4% to 40.4% and the state's 44.2% to 49.8%. Additionally, only 16.9% of 5th-grade students at Sixteenth Avenue School are proficient or better in Science, compared to the district's 21.9% and the state's 30.1%. The school also has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 12.5% to 16.6% in recent years, which is higher than the state's average.

When compared to nearby schools, Gilbert Avenue School, which is also part of the Elmwood Park School District, consistently outperforms Sixteenth Avenue School in academic measures. However, schools in the neighboring Fair Lawn Public School District, such as Lyncrest Elementary and Warren Point Elementary, significantly outperform Sixteenth Avenue School, ranking among the top elementary schools in New Jersey.

410

Students ?

10.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,714

Per pupil spending ?

53.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

73 Sixteenth Avenue
Elmwood Park, NJ 07407-2925

(201) 796-8700

District: Elmwood Park School District

Students who attend Sixteenth Avenue School usually attend:

Middle:	Memorial Middle School
High:	Memorial Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

46.8%

White:

28.8%

African American:

12.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 29th percentile in 2015 → 29th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (34% vs 46% meeting standards)

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

!Mathematics scores 18 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school34%

District avg39%

New Jersey avg46%

953^rd of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 29%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	30.2	953 of 1347	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.5	893 of 1338	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.9	743 of 1342	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.1	921 of 1345	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.3	736 of 1317	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.6	926 of 1360	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.7	914 of 1353	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	39.6	858 of 1352	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	41.1	836 of 1346	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	31.1	964 of 1357	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	30.7	1039 of 1363	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	46.5	870 of 1367	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	43.8	900 of 1363	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	55.3	764 of 1360	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	56.3	731 of 1354	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	49.4	819 of 1346	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	62.5	625 of 1338	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	54.1	815 of 1329	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	49.1	850 of 1314	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2005	59.5	691 of 1303	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2004	75.1	325 of 1298	75.0%	★★★★☆
2003	81.1	200 of 1204	83.4%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	29.4	351 of 469	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	59.5	168 of 463	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.2	234 of 494	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.6	169 of 456	62.9%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2021	10.3	312 of 339	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.9	324 of 370	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	49.6	246 of 597	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.7	158 of 559	71.7%	★★★★☆
2023	61.2	137 of 499	72.5%	★★★★☆
2022	44.1	215 of 489	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.3	97 of 411	76.4%	★★★★☆
2019	51.1	193 of 463	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	74.9	93 of 434	78.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	23.1	1013 of 1326	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.1	936 of 1317	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.5	777 of 1318	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.1	909 of 1326	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.2	834 of 1290	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.2	915 of 1331	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.6	926 of 1333	30.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	33.6	685 of 1032	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.2	405 of 989	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.9	300 of 982	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.1	407 of 953	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.8	262 of 896	70.8%	★★★★☆
2019	50.9	408 of 899	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.0	495 of 870	43.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	35.3	720 of 1023	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	65.2	234 of 939	75.1%	★★★★☆
2023	68.9	191 of 910	79.0%	★★★★☆
2022	57.6	291 of 863	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	80.3	62 of 839	92.6%	★★★★★
2019	56.1	338 of 948	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.7	518 of 942	45.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	39.5	787 of 1318	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.4	739 of 1313	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.1	633 of 1315	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.3	828 of 1324	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.4	607 of 1297	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.4	846 of 1335	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.2	813 of 1334	39.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	45.6	465 of 1023	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.2	502 of 989	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.7	484 of 958	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.2	731 of 949	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	48.4	376 of 868	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	24.3	738 of 1007	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	28.3	722 of 970	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.6	775 of 963	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	45.6	541 of 975	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.5	731 of 976	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.2	623 of 964	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.3	755 of 1023	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.8	726 of 1022	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2025)59th percentile+30 vs school

Special Education (2025)55th percentile+25 vs school

Male (2025)40th percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2025)34th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)30th percentile~ school

White (2025)26th percentile-4 vs school

African American (2024)25th percentile-8 vs school

Female (2025)24th percentile-6 vs school

Asian (2021)8th percentile-36 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts45%-6 vs state

Mathematics29%-18 vs state

Science17%-13 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
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
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
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
Warren Point Elementary School	Public	K-4	30-07 Broadway	Fair Lawn	07410	Bergen County	Fair Lawn Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 794-5571	391	35	11.0	19.2%	195 (49.9%)	16 (4.1%)	88 (22.5%)	72 (18.4%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.3%)	87.8	161^st of 1347 public elementary schools	88.0%		91.5	86^th of 1338 public elementary schools	93.6%	75			66.7	83.8					70.5	78.8							$6,327	$174	$6,153
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
John A. Forrest Elementary School	Public	K-4	10 - 00 Hopper Ave	Fair Lawn	07410	Bergen County	Fair Lawn Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 794-5565	258	28	9.3	22.1%	118 (45.7%)	4 (1.6%)	72 (27.9%)	53 (20.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.3%)	78	316^th of 1347 public elementary schools	76.5%		63.9	491^st of 1338 public elementary schools	63.3%	175			64.3	59.2					73.6	65.3							$7,529	$114	$7,415
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
Helen I. Smith School	Public	K-6	30 Cambridge Avenue	Saddle Brook	07663	Bergen County	Saddle Brook School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 843-1142	340	29	11.8	29.1%	177 (52.1%)	13 (3.8%)	123 (36.2%)	18 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	7 (2.1%)	61.2	523^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	61.2%		45.4	729^th of 1338 public elementary schools	45.5%	206	42.0		38.8	52.1	52.0	60.4			50.0	66.0	60.0	54.3					$14,876	$163	$14,713
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

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