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Polk Street School

Q: Is Polk Street School a good school?

Polk Street School ranks in the bottom 0.7% of New Jersey elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Polk Street School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 213 students attended Polk Street School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Polk Street School?

Students at Polk Street School are 100% Hispanic.

Public Grades K-8

1338^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 1% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Polk Street School is an elementary school in North Bergen, New Jersey, serving grades K-8 with 258 students. The school is part of the North Bergen School District, which is ranked 510 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Polk Street School faces significant academic challenges, consistently performing well below the district and state averages on standardized tests. In the 2024-2025 school year, 0% of Polk Street's 3rd-8th grade students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 27.6%-57.1% for the district and 44.9%-57.1% for the state. In math, Polk Street's proficiency rates ranged from 0%-18.2%, while the district was at 23%-49.4% and the state was at 39.8%-49.8%. The school also has high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 4.8% to 16.6% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average.

Interestingly, the nearby schools in the West New York School District and Guttenberg School District, such as Horace Mann Elementary, Robert Fulton Elementary, and Anna L. Klein, generally perform better academically than Polk Street School, despite serving similar socioeconomic populations. The relatively low student-teacher ratio at Polk Street School suggests that resources may not be the primary issue, and other factors, such as curriculum, instruction, and support services, may need to be examined.

213

Students ?

11.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

91.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7111 Polk Street
North Bergen, NJ 07047

(201) 295-2920

District: North Bergen School District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

100.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 1st percentile in 2022 → 1st in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (3% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 53 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school3%

District avg30%

New Jersey avg44%

Elementary school

1,338^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 1 pts since 2022

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

739^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Bottom 2%▼ down 7 pts since 2022

From bottom 9% (2022) to bottom 2% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

510^th of 609North Bergen 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	3.7	1338 of 1347	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.4	1277 of 1338	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.8	1322 of 1342	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.5	1329 of 1345	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	14.1	563 of 597	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	23.3	468 of 559	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.8	466 of 499	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.8	452 of 489	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.6	391 of 411	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	5.8	1269 of 1326	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.3	1248 of 1317	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.7	1222 of 1318	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.7	1274 of 1326	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.4	1275 of 1290	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2021	10.4	891 of 896	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	5.8	1017 of 1023	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	4.3	1281 of 1318	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.6	1141 of 1313	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	5.1	1275 of 1315	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.9	1277 of 1324	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	7.7	739 of 752	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.5	712 of 743	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.1	739 of 748	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.8	677 of 745	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	19.9	324 of 343	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	25.3	276 of 320	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.5	273 of 288	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	32.7	187 of 270	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	16.3	194 of 197	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	11.5	669 of 728	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.7	672 of 717	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.0	671 of 720	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.8	620 of 625	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2021	8.5	479 of 480	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	9.5	608 of 613	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	7.7	717 of 726	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.1	701 of 719	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.4	711 of 718	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.2	721 of 730	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

English Language Learner (2025)6th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)4th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)1st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2021)1st percentile

Middle school

Female (2025)8th percentile+6 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)6th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)1st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)1st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2021)<1st percentile

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics6%-35 vs state

English Language Arts1%-53 vs state

Science0%-24 vs state

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Schools Near Polk Street School

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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
Polk Street School	Public	K-8	7111 Polk Street	North Bergen	07047	Hudson County	North Bergen School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 295-2920	213	18	11.8	91.5%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	213 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3.7	1338^th of 1347 public elementary schools	0.7%		7.4	1277^th of 1338 public elementary schools	4.6%	61	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.8	18.2	12.5	0.0	0.0	3.8	6.9
Robert Fulton Elementary School	Public	1-8	7407 Hudson Ave	North Bergen	07047	Hudson County	North Bergen School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 295-2900	938	71	13.1	66.7%	70 (7.5%)	5 (0.5%)	841 (89.7%)	14 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (0.7%)	29.9	960^th of 1347 public elementary schools	28.7%		43.2	754^th of 1338 public elementary schools	43.6%	206	18.0	11.7	34.3	37.1	45.7	47.6	51.9	55.1	38.2	20.1	38.1	27.3	35.2	17.6	76.0	76.0	$4,189		$4,189
Anna L. Klein	Public	PK, KG-8	301 69th St	Guttenberg	07093	Hudson County	Guttenberg School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 861-3100	977	95	10.3	82.8%	60 (6.1%)	5 (0.5%)	886 (90.7%)	18 (1.8%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.4%)	28.6	977^th of 1347 public elementary schools	27.5%		17.2	1112^th of 1338 public elementary schools	16.9%	135	15.2	9.7	33.7	39.8	32.8	54.8	59.4	62.7	41.0	30.6	33.4	21.7	28.3	20.2	88.0	88.0	$11,321	$1,432	$9,889
Albio Sires Elementary School	Public	K-6	6300 Palisade Ave	West New York	07093	Hudson County	West New York School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 553-4070	518	46	11.2	88.2%	16 (3.1%)	4 (0.8%)	484 (93.4%)	9 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	36.5	864^th of 1347 public elementary schools	35.9%		32.2	913^th of 1338 public elementary schools	31.8%	49	23.1		25.0	49.4	48.3	39.0			35.4	45.4	41.8	33.4					$11,238	$646	$10,592
Lincoln Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1206 63rd St	North Bergen	07047	Hudson County	North Bergen School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 295-2850	1,193	103	11.6	72.8%	106 (8.9%)	12 (1.0%)	1,049 (87.9%)	18 (1.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.6%)	33.4	903^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	33.0%		31.8	916^th of 1338 public elementary schools	31.5%	13	9.7	5.3	39.7	40.6	45.2	46.3	61.7	48.8	36.2	44.3	35.3	30.4	34.7	19.7	70.0	70.0	$7,656		$7,656
Public School Number One	Public	K-6	6129 Madison St	West New York	07093	Hudson County	West New York School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 553-4025	758	58	12.9	92.1%	12 (1.6%)	4 (0.5%)	737 (97.2%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	31.1	940^th of 1347 public elementary schools	30.2%		26.7	983^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	26.5%	43	22.0		24.3	47.1	44.5	42.4			41.7	39.3	31.2	21.3					$9,104	$608	$8,496
Horace Mann Elementary School	Public	1-8	1215 83rd Street	North Bergen	07047	Hudson County	North Bergen School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 295-2880	978	70	14.0	72.1%	63 (6.4%)	5 (0.5%)	907 (92.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	26.3	1007^th of 1347 public elementary schools	25.2%		26.2	993^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	25.8%	14	9.7	4.4	20.5	41.7	46.8	46.3	42.5	57.4	29.1	34.7	27.5	26.8	25.5	8.6	60.0	60.0	$4,973		$4,973
Harry L Bain	Public	K-6	6200 Broadway	West New York	07093	Hudson County	West New York School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 553-4095	599	38	15.5	86.0%	17 (2.8%)	8 (1.3%)	567 (94.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	36.3	869^th of 1347 public elementary schools	35.5%		28.3	965^th of 1338 public elementary schools	27.9%	96	23.6		23.3	45.7	46.3	67.2			27.5	45.3	42.4	23.5					$9,700	$617	$9,083
Public School Number Three	Public	K-6	600 55th St	West New York	07093	Hudson County	West New York School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 553-4060	506	46	11.0	90.1%	24 (4.7%)	2 (0.4%)	472 (93.3%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	33.6	899^th of 1347 public elementary schools	33.3%		30.6	937^th of 1338 public elementary schools	30.0%	38	24.6		34.2	41.8	51.7	47.8			42.5	23.5	37.7	28.0					$10,735	$581	$10,154
Public School Number Five	Public	K-6	5401 Hudson Ave	West New York	07093	Hudson County	West New York School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 553-4080	570	40	14.1	94.2%	16 (2.8%)	4 (0.7%)	549 (96.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28.8	975^th of 1347 public elementary schools	27.6%		31.1	925^th of 1338 public elementary schools	30.9%	50	13.2		23.7	49.3	43.7	45.2			43.0	30.8	29.4	24.0					$9,084	$708	$8,376

Frequently Asked Questions about Polk Street School

What district is Polk Street School in?

North Bergen School District

What is the racial makeup of Polk Street School?

Students at Polk Street School are 100% Hispanic.

How many students attend Polk Street School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 213 students attended Polk Street School.

Is Polk Street School a good school?

Polk Street School ranks in the bottom 0.7% of New Jersey elementary schools.

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