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Dr. Charles C. Polk School

Public Grades PK, KG-4

1053^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 22% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Dr. Charles C. Polk School is an elementary school located in Roselle, New Jersey, serving grades PK-4 with a total enrollment of 277 students. The school is part of the Roselle Public School District, which is ranked 541 out of 609 districts in New Jersey and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The school faces significant challenges in improving student academic performance, particularly in English Language Arts and Mathematics. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 32.3% of 3rd graders and 32.5% of 4th graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state averages of 44.9% and 53.6%, respectively. In mathematics, the proficiency rates were 36.2% for 3rd grade and 29.1% for 4th grade, again significantly lower than the state averages of 49.8% and 46.7%. The school's performance varies across different student subgroups, with Hispanic students and students with special needs ranking in the bottom 30% and bottom 10% of New Jersey elementary schools, respectively.

Despite the relatively high per-student spending of $15,407 and a low student-teacher ratio ranging from 9.0 to 9.9, the school's performance lags behind both the state and nearby district averages. The nearby schools in the Roselle Public School District, such as Harrison Elementary School and Washington Elementary School, also perform poorly compared to the state averages. However, the nearby schools in the Linden Public School District and Roselle Park Public School District, such as Number 4 and Sherman Elementary School, generally outperform Dr. Charles C. Polk School and the other Roselle schools.

315

Students ?

9.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,407

Per pupil spending ?

75.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1100 Warren St
Roselle, NJ 07203-2736

(908) 298-2061

District: Roselle Public School District

Students who attend Dr. Charles C. Polk School usually attend:

Middle:	Grace Wilday Junior High School
	Leonard V Moore Middle School
High:	Abraham Clark High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

45.4%

African American:

45.1%

White:

5.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 22nd percentile in 2015 → 22nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (32% vs 49% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 17 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg33%

New Jersey avg49%

1,053^rd of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 22%▬ steady since 2015

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SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Elementary Schools in the Roselle Public School District

541^st of 609Roselle 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	22.7	1053 of 1347	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.7	1107 of 1338	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.9	1108 of 1342	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.9	982 of 1345	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.1	1023 of 1317	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.8	1158 of 1360	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.8	1169 of 1353	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	17.9	1128 of 1352	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	16.5	1149 of 1346	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	23.1	1065 of 1357	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	44.0	899 of 1363	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	39.8	948 of 1367	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	25.7	1098 of 1363	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	41.7	940 of 1360	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	55.3	754 of 1354	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	57.4	698 of 1346	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	61.4	649 of 1338	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	30.1	1068 of 1329	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	41.4	938 of 1314	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	29.4	1043 of 1303	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	27.0	1054 of 1298	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	45.6	772 of 1204	35.9%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	71.8	84 of 463	81.9%	★★★★☆
2024	53.4	193 of 469	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.6	308 of 463	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.8	247 of 494	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.1	293 of 456	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.3	243 of 522	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.3	285 of 517	44.9%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	31.2	411 of 597	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.4	247 of 559	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.4	218 of 499	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.2	104 of 489	78.7%	★★★★☆
2021	15.6	407 of 411	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.9	446 of 463	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	27.5	323 of 434	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	24.0	1006 of 1326	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.1	1087 of 1317	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.9	1109 of 1318	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.0	993 of 1326	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.5	934 of 1290	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.1	1123 of 1331	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.6	1091 of 1333	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	30.1	705 of 989	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	61.3	315 of 982	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.8	301 of 953	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	35.1	591 of 896	34.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	41.5	619 of 1023	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.7	514 of 939	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.8	535 of 910	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.0	385 of 863	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	34.4	564 of 839	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.0	656 of 948	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.1	713 of 942	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	24.0	1006 of 1318	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.3	1029 of 1313	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.3	1006 of 1315	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.2	892 of 1324	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	20.6	991 of 1297	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.6	1096 of 1335	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.8	1183 of 1334	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	17.0	851 of 989	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.4	745 of 958	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.7	918 of 949	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)82nd percentile+60 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)39th percentile+18 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)31st percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2024)29th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2025)24th percentile~ school

Male (2025)24th percentile~ school

Special Education (2024)14th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics32%-16 vs state

English Language Arts32%-17 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)			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 English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Dr. Charles C. Polk School	Public	PK, KG-4	1100 Warren St	Roselle	07203	Union County	Roselle Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 298-2061	315	32	9.8	75.2%	18 (5.7%)	142 (45.1%)	143 (45.4%)	5 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	22.7	1053^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	21.8%		17.7	1107^th of 1338 public elementary schools	17.3%	54		32.3	32.5		36.2	29.1		$15,407	$519	$14,888
Number 5	Public	PK, KG-5	1014 Bower Street	Linden	07036	Union County	Linden Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 486-2666	319	26	12.2	75.9%	20 (6.3%)	155 (48.6%)	128 (40.1%)	4 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.4%)	24.4	1029^th of 1347 public elementary schools	23.6%		35.4	864^th of 1338 public elementary schools	35.4%	165	20.0	18.2	17.2	55.9	20.0	13.3	40.0	$9,457	$553	$8,904
Number 4	Public	PK, KG-5	1602 Dill Avenue	Linden	07036	Union County	Linden Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 486-3286	447	32	13.9	77.9%	25 (5.6%)	181 (40.5%)	224 (50.1%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.7%)	23.7	1039^th of 1347 public elementary schools	22.9%		22.4	1039^th of 1338 public elementary schools	22.3%		30.0	13.3	36.5	40.7	20.2	25.0	37.3	$7,691	$552	$7,139
Harrison Elementary School	Public	1-4	310 Harrison Ave	Roselle	07203	Union County	Roselle Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 298-2052	325	31	10.4	79.4%	11 (3.4%)	80 (24.6%)	224 (68.9%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.2%)	43.1	769^th of 1347 public elementary schools	42.9%		45.1	732^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	45.3%	37		42.5	54.4		46.3	36.7		$15,698	$554	$15,144
Kindergarten Success Academy	Public	K	150 East 3rd Avenue	Roselle	07203	Union County	Roselle Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 298-2040	217	17	12.7	61.8%	4 (1.8%)	94 (43.3%)	106 (48.8%)	4 (1.8%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.3%)								(n/a)								$11,447	$526	$10,921
Number 1	Public	PK, KG-5	728 North Wood Ave.	Linden	07036	Union County	Linden Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 486-2668	454	37	12.2	75.6%	60 (13.2%)	126 (27.8%)	240 (52.9%)	8 (1.8%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.5%)	20.2	1095^th of 1347 public elementary schools	18.7%		19	1089^th of 1338 public elementary schools	18.6%	6	20.0	19.4	27.4	38.3	26.9	24.2	35.0	$9,841	$592	$9,249
Washington Elementary School	Public	1-4	501 Washington Avenue	Roselle	07203	Union County	Roselle Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 298-2072	397	28	14.4	75.1%	21 (5.3%)	183 (46.1%)	176 (44.3%)	4 (1.0%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.3%)	14.6	1181^st of 1347 public elementary schools	12.3%		18.3	1098^th of 1338 public elementary schools	17.9%	83		25.9	34.9		19.1	21.1		$14,333	$543	$13,790
Number 6	Public	PK, KG-5	19 East Morris Ave.	Linden	07036	Union County	Linden Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 862-3003	320	23	13.9	63.8%	81 (25.3%)	61 (19.1%)	160 (50.0%)	11 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.2%)	22.6	1054^th of 1347 public elementary schools	21.8%		25.1	1005^th of 1338 public elementary schools	24.9%	49	21.7	17.5	31.4	47.9	28.5	15.7	34.8	$9,307	$600	$8,707
Sherman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	375 E Grant Ave	Roselle Park	07204	Union County	Roselle Park Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 245-1886	364	35	10.5	39.6%	106 (29.1%)	40 (11.0%)	194 (53.3%)	13 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.0%)	53.2	640^th of 1347 public elementary schools	52.5%		63.1	503^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	62.4%	137	28.8	58.8	56.9	70.2	51.0	38.4	35.0	$7,881		$7,881
Robert Gordon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	59 West Grant Avenue	Roselle Park	07204	Union County	Roselle Park Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 245-2285	325	29	11.2	49.5%	94 (28.9%)	26 (8.0%)	186 (57.2%)	14 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	30	956^th of 1347 public elementary schools	29.0%		33.5	892^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	33.3%	64	10.2	33.4	52.9	51.0	33.3	45.8	16.3	$7,199	$496	$6,703

Frequently Asked Questions about Dr. Charles C. Polk School

What schools do graduates of Dr. Charles C. Polk School attend?

Students who attend Dr. Charles C. Polk School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Grace Wilday Junior High School
Middle : Leonard V Moore Middle School
High : Abraham Clark High School

What district is Dr. Charles C. Polk School in?

Roselle Public School District

How many students attend Dr. Charles C. Polk School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 315 students attended Dr. Charles C. Polk School.

Is Dr. Charles C. Polk School a good school?

Dr. Charles C. Polk School ranks in the bottom 21.8% of New Jersey elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Dr. Charles C. Polk School?

Students at Dr. Charles C. Polk School are 45% Hispanic, 45% African American, 6% White, 2% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

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