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Bertrand F. Gibbs Elementary School

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Bertrand F. Gibbs Elementary School ranks 287 th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

287^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 79% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Bertrand F. Gibbs Elementary School is a public elementary school located in New Milford, New Jersey, serving grades PK-5 with a student population of 508. The school is part of the New Milford Public School District, which is ranked 163 out of 609 districts in New Jersey and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Bertrand F. Gibbs Elementary School consistently outperforms the state average in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school had 65% of 3rd graders, 75% of 4th graders, and 66.7% of 5th graders proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state averages of 44.9%, 53.6%, and 52.7%, respectively. Similarly, in mathematics, the school had 70.1% of 3rd graders, 70.9% of 4th graders, and 66.7% of 5th graders proficient or better, compared to the state averages of 49.8%, 46.7%, and 44.2%. The school also excels in the performance of specific student subgroups, ranking in the top 15% of New Jersey elementary schools for low socioeconomic status students and in the top 10% for Hispanic students.

When compared to other nearby elementary schools, Bertrand F. Gibbs Elementary School generally outperforms its peers in academic achievement. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Bertrand F. Gibbs had 70.1% of 3rd graders proficient or better in mathematics, compared to 53.8% at Berkley Street School and 38.9% at Jefferson Elementary School. The school's low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 12.5 to 13.2 students per teacher, and its consistent 4-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past several years suggest that it is effectively meeting the educational needs of its community.

476

Students ?

13.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,803

Per pupil spending ?

21%

Free/discounted lunch ?

195 Sutton Place
New Milford, NJ 07646

(201) 261-0939

District: New Milford Public School District

Students who attend Bertrand F. Gibbs Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	David E. Owens Middle School
High:	New Milford High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

44.7%

Hispanic:

31.7%

Asian:

15.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 58th percentile in 2015 → 79th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (65% vs 46% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 21% of New Jersey elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 21 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school65%

District avg62%

New Jersey avg46%

287^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 21%▲ up 20 pts since 2015

From top 42% (2015) to top 21% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Elementary Schools in the New Milford Public School District

163^rd of 609New Milford 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	79.9	287 of 1347	78.7%	★★★★☆
2024	77.7	310 of 1338	76.8%	★★★★☆
2023	86.8	176 of 1342	86.9%	★★★★☆
2022	76.5	342 of 1345	74.6%	★★★★☆
2021	55.6	519 of 1317	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.9	406 of 1360	70.1%	★★★★☆
2018	68.6	467 of 1353	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	66.6	509 of 1352	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	70.1	442 of 1346	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	59.9	565 of 1357	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2014	56.5	720 of 1363	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	63.2	625 of 1367	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	65.0	594 of 1363	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	65.9	579 of 1360	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	59.0	675 of 1354	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	51.3	793 of 1346	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	64.7	582 of 1338	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	64.7	608 of 1329	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	61.2	685 of 1314	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2005	66.2	551 of 1303	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2004	61.4	641 of 1298	50.6%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	46.3	198 of 330	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.5	188 of 340	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	60.2	146 of 346	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.5	98 of 348	71.8%	★★★★☆
2021	44.3	208 of 339	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.6	139 of 370	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.4	188 of 370	49.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	82.1	229 of 1326	82.7%	★★★★☆
2024	81.1	239 of 1317	81.9%	★★★★☆
2023	86.8	149 of 1318	88.7%	★★★★☆
2022	78.1	299 of 1326	77.5%	★★★★☆
2021	72.1	292 of 1290	77.4%	★★★★☆
2019	72.4	378 of 1331	71.6%	★★★★☆
2018	66.9	476 of 1333	64.3%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	87.1	91 of 1032	91.2%	★★★★★
2024	80.4	150 of 989	84.8%	★★★★☆
2023	94.6	43 of 982	95.6%	★★★★★
2022	80.9	133 of 953	86.0%	★★★★☆
2021	62.4	236 of 896	73.7%	★★★★☆
2019	75.7	163 of 899	81.9%	★★★★☆
2018	75.2	158 of 870	81.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	98.6	15 of 1023	98.5%	★★★★★
2024	82.8	93 of 939	90.1%	★★★★★
2023	94.4	28 of 910	96.9%	★★★★★
2022	70.8	174 of 863	79.8%	★★★★☆
2019	92.8	32 of 948	96.6%	★★★★★
2018	93.0	33 of 942	96.5%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	75.3	327 of 1318	75.2%	★★★★☆
2024	72.3	363 of 1313	72.4%	★★★★☆
2023	85.0	185 of 1315	85.9%	★★★★☆
2022	73.7	342 of 1324	74.2%	★★★★☆
2021	41.6	676 of 1297	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	71.7	396 of 1335	70.3%	★★★★☆
2018	68.4	440 of 1334	67.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	64.9	283 of 1023	72.3%	★★★★☆
2024	51.2	395 of 989	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.6	257 of 958	73.2%	★★★★☆
2022	72.6	193 of 949	79.7%	★★★★☆
2021	39.4	480 of 868	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	60.6	335 of 1007	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	29.6	653 of 1001	34.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	59.1	408 of 970	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.7	265 of 963	72.5%	★★★★☆
2023	76.7	183 of 975	81.2%	★★★★☆
2022	72.1	252 of 976	74.2%	★★★★☆
2021	38.9	599 of 964	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.1	426 of 1023	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.5	493 of 1022	51.8%	★★★☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)99th percentile+20 vs school

Hispanic (2025)91st percentile+12 vs school

Female (2025)83rd percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)75th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2025)72nd percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)58th percentile-21 vs school

Asian (2025)40th percentile-39 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics69%+22 vs state

English Language Arts69%+18 vs state

Science40%+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 (2025)	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
Bertrand F. Gibbs Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	195 Sutton Place	New Milford	07646	Bergen County	New Milford Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 261-0939	476	36	13.1	21.0%	213 (44.7%)	28 (5.9%)	151 (31.7%)	74 (15.5%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	6 (1.3%)	79.9	287^th of 1347 public elementary schools	78.7%		77.7	310^th of 1338 public elementary schools	76.8%	23	39.5		65.0	75.0	66.7				70.1	70.9	66.7						$9,803	$298	$9,505
Lincoln Elementary School	Public	K-5	80 Prospect Ave	Dumont	07628	Bergen County	Dumont Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 387-3040	172	18	9.5	19.2%	52 (30.2%)	13 (7.6%)	69 (40.1%)	24 (14.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	13 (7.6%)	75	352^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	73.9%		69	428^th of 1338 public elementary schools	68.0%	76	53.1		50.0	72.2	71.9				58.3	61.1	56.3						$10,424	$372	$10,052
Selzer Elementary/Middle School	Public	PK, KG-8	435 Prospect Ave	Dumont	07628	Bergen County	Dumont Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 387-3030	535	43	12.3	12.9%	201 (37.6%)	18 (3.4%)	210 (39.3%)	81 (15.1%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	19 (3.6%)	74.8	356^th of 1347 public elementary schools	73.6%		66.1	467^th of 1338 public elementary schools	65.1%	111	42.1	26.7	66.6	66.0	76.4	69.6	64.3	66.6	74.4	65.9	63.2	39.1	37.9	41.8	100.0	100.0	$7,760	$89	$7,671
Franklin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2 N Franklin Avenue	Bergenfield	07621	Bergen County	Bergenfield Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 385-8581	352	23	15.2	37.8%	47 (13.4%)	39 (11.1%)	188 (53.4%)	66 (18.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	10 (2.8%)	74.6	359^th of 1347 public elementary schools	73.3%		63	505^th of 1338 public elementary schools	62.3%	146	33.3		61.0	69.2	64.7				70.7	69.2	60.8						$10,856	$50	$10,806
Oradell Public School	Public	PK, KG-6	350 Propect Avenue	Oradell	07649	Bergen County	Oradell Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 261-1180	809	62	13.0		440 (54.4%)	7 (0.9%)	66 (8.2%)	228 (28.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	66 (8.2%)	91.7	84^th of 1347 public elementary schools	93.8%		92.2	77^th of 1338 public elementary schools	94.2%	7	62.8		69.8	81.0	87.6	89.0			74.8	70.6	80.1	76.7					$12,862	$147	$12,715
Grant Elementary School	Public	K-5	100 Grant Ave	Dumont	07628	Bergen County	Dumont Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 387-3050	432	33	13.0	17.4%	157 (36.3%)	15 (3.5%)	164 (38.0%)	74 (17.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.9%)	76.6	332^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	75.4%		80.8	270^th of 1338 public elementary schools	79.8%	62	57.0		45.1	69.2	84.7				56.1	70.5	66.6						$8,269	$437	$7,832
Honiss Elementary/Middle School	Public	K-8	31 Depew St	Dumont	07628	Bergen County	Dumont Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 387-3020	624	51	12.1	19.7%	217 (34.8%)	26 (4.2%)	255 (40.9%)	100 (16.0%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	21 (3.4%)	71.2	405^th of 1347 public elementary schools	69.9%		73	381^st of 1338 public elementary schools	71.5%	24	47.9	32.4	49.1	44.8	65.2	67.9	65.9	69.8	64.1	55.9	80.5	59.2	53.7	21.7	96.2	96.2	$8,229	$228	$8,001
Berkley Street School	Public	PK, KG-5	812 Berkley Street	New Milford	07646	Bergen County	New Milford Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 262-0191	415	33	12.5	27.0%	130 (31.3%)	41 (9.9%)	141 (34.0%)	94 (22.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	6 (1.4%)	71.8	396^th of 1347 public elementary schools	70.6%		78.5	301^st of 1338 public elementary schools	77.5%	95	31.5		54.7	81.4	70.8				53.8	66.7	55.5						$8,667	$403	$8,264
Roosevelt School	Public	K-6	711 Summit Ave	River Edge	07661	Bergen County	River Edge School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 261-1546	474	32	14.8	0.6%	227 (47.9%)	2 (0.4%)	68 (14.3%)	145 (30.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.5%)	91.9	79^th of 1347 public elementary schools	94.1%		92.1	78^th of 1338 public elementary schools	94.2%	1	60.0		68.1	86.1	85.7	94.0			72.8	84.7	71.7	76.5					$7,192		$7,192
Jefferson Elementary School	Public	K-5	200 Hickory Avenue	Bergenfield	07621	Bergen County	Bergenfield Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 385-8804	291	18	16.5	36.1%	42 (14.4%)	22 (7.6%)	148 (50.9%)	69 (23.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.1%)	60.3	531^st of 1347 public elementary schools	60.6%		59.8	547^th of 1338 public elementary schools	59.1%	16	39.4		40.8	67.3	75.9				38.9	36.5	65.5						$10,815	$59	$10,756

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