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Dr. John Grieco Elementary School

Public Grades 1-3

1037^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 23% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Dr. John Grieco Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades 1-3 in Englewood, New Jersey, with 353 students. The school is part of the Englewood Public School District, which is ranked 490 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Dr. John Grieco Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of New Jersey elementary schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's performance varies significantly by student subgroup, with African American students performing relatively well but Hispanic, White, and English Language Learner students performing poorly. Special education and economically disadvantaged students also perform below average. The school has high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.9% to 20.9% over the past few years, and very low academic achievement, with only 35.9% of 3rd graders proficient or better in English Language Arts and 26.9% proficient in math.

In contrast, the elementary schools in the neighboring Tenafly Public School District, such as Malcolm S Mackay School, Ralph S Maugham School, Walter Stillman School, and J Spencer Smith School, all perform significantly better, ranking in the top 10-20% of New Jersey elementary schools and serving student populations with much lower levels of economic disadvantage.

499

Students ?

10.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,768

Per pupil spending ?

78.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

50 Durie Ave
Englewood, NJ 07631

(201) 862-6164

District: Englewood Public School District

Students who attend Dr. John Grieco Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Janis E. Dismus Middle School
High:	Dwight Morrow High School/Academies@Englewood

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

70.3%

African American:

21.0%

White:

4.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 29th percentile in 2011 → 23rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (31% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2011

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg31%

New Jersey avg47%

1,037^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 23%▼ down 23 pts since 2015

From bottom 46% (2015) to bottom 23% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

490^th of 609Englewood Public 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	23.9	1037 of 1347	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.9	1000 of 1353	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	21.7	1085 of 1352	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	26.4	1040 of 1346	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	49.5	729 of 1357	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	45.0	881 of 1363	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	51.2	797 of 1367	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	43.0	916 of 1363	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	39.7	965 of 1360	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	53.4	180 of 463	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.5	154 of 517	70.2%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	44.5	289 of 597	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.9	178 of 434	59.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	22.1	1030 of 1326	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.4	1004 of 1333	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	43.8	530 of 1032	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.1	401 of 870	53.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	40.7	634 of 1023	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.9	360 of 942	61.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	26.8	964 of 1318	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.7	911 of 1334	31.7%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	31.8	647 of 1023	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.6	640 of 1001	36.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2018	11.3	938 of 1022	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)61st percentile+38 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)52nd percentile+29 vs school

Hispanic (2025)49th percentile+26 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)38th percentile+15 vs school

Special Education (2025)37th percentile+14 vs school

Male (2025)27th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)22nd percentile~ school

White (2018)8th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts36%-9 vs state

Mathematics27%-23 vs state

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by a citizen
Thursday, March 31, 2016

Englewood has a dynamic new Superintendent and has over the past several years made major improvements throughout the school system. This system is very close to scoring 1500 on the high school combined SAT and this particular elementary school is a recently built state of the art facility. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJSLA-S Science (2025)		NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)						NJSLA Mathematics (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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Dr. John Grieco Elementary School	Public	1-3	50 Durie Ave	Englewood	07631	Bergen County	Englewood Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 862-6164	499	50	10.0	78.4%	20 (4.0%)	105 (21.0%)	351 (70.3%)	6 (1.2%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	13 (2.6%)	23.9	1037^th of 1347 public elementary schools	23.0%					(n/a)			35.9						26.9						$10,768	$347	$10,421
Englewood on the Palisades Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	65 West Demarest Avenue	Englewood	07631	Bergen County	Englewood on the Palisades Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 569-9765	306	26	11.7	46.7%	9 (2.9%)	97 (31.7%)	160 (52.3%)	21 (6.9%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.2%)	30.9	941^st of 1347 public elementary schools	30.1%		33.3	894^th of 1338 public elementary schools	33.2%	47	18.9	3.0	29.7	52.9	40.5	45.9	40.0	60.6	29.7	44.1	21.6	29.7	17.2	36.4	$11,407	$533	$10,874
Donald A. Quarles Early Childhood Center	Public	PK-K	186 Davison Place	Englewood	07631	Bergen County	Englewood Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 862-6113	434	37	11.7	70.7%	28 (6.5%)	71 (16.4%)	310 (71.4%)	10 (2.3%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.8%)								(n/a)															$15,225	$223	$15,002
Walter Stillman School	Public	PK, KG-5	75 Tenafly Road	Tenafly	07670	Bergen County	Tenafly Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 816-7710	314	28	11.1	3.2%	136 (43.3%)	5 (1.6%)	21 (6.7%)	136 (43.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.8%)	95.1	32^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	97.6%		93.1	60^th of 1338 public elementary schools	95.5%	28	75.4		81.1	86.0	86.6				83.1	88.0	80.3				$12,810	$25	$12,785
J Spencer Smith School	Public	K-5	101 Downey Drive	Tenafly	07670	Bergen County	Tenafly Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 816-7715	326	28	11.6	1.5%	181 (55.5%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.7%)	113 (34.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.8%)	90.1	114^th of 1347 public elementary schools	91.5%		93.4	57^th of 1338 public elementary schools	95.7%	57	61.0		62.5	83.3	81.5				76.7	81.4	74.6				$11,277	$28	$11,249
Hoover Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	273 Murray Hill Terrace	Bergenfield	07621	Bergen County	Bergenfield Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 385-8582	261	25	10.6	57.1%	11 (4.2%)	25 (9.6%)	179 (68.6%)	41 (15.7%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.1%)	51.9	654^th of 1347 public elementary schools	51.4%		60.7	534^th of 1338 public elementary schools	60.1%	120	15.2		50.0	72.1	53.3				38.2	52.3	50.0				$12,367	$398	$11,969
William Cullen Bryant School	Public	PK-K	1 Tryon Avenue	Teaneck	07666	Bergen County	Teaneck School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 833-5546	283	26	10.8	36.4%	31 (11.0%)	67 (23.7%)	145 (51.2%)	29 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.9%)								(n/a)															$5,014		$5,014
North Cliff School	Public	PK, KG-2	700 Floyd St	Englewood Cliffs	07632	Bergen County	Englewood Cliffs School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 568-4770	149	11	13.2		40 (26.8%)	2 (1.3%)	7 (4.7%)	98 (65.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)								(n/a)															$14,076	$163	$13,913
Malcolm S Mackay School	Public	K-5	111 Jefferson Avenue	Tenafly	07670	Bergen County	Tenafly Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 816-7700	349	29	11.8	0.9%	147 (42.1%)	1 (0.3%)	28 (8.0%)	151 (43.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (5.7%)	91.6	88^th of 1347 public elementary schools	93.5%		86.7	182^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	86.4%	94	67.9		72.1	81.4	76.0				84.1	77.3	78.5				$10,904	$29	$10,875
Ralph S Maugham School	Public	K-5	111 Magnolia Avenue	Tenafly	07670	Bergen County	Tenafly Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 816-7705	358	28	13.0	3.9%	206 (57.5%)	2 (0.6%)	32 (8.9%)	110 (30.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.2%)	90.5	107^th of 1347 public elementary schools	92.1%		86.1	192^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	85.7%	85	78.3		71.7	75.4	85.0				86.9	64.9	85.0				$9,945	$31	$9,914

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