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Robert Gordon Elementary School

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Robert Gordon Elementary School ranks 956 th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

956^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 29% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Robert Gordon Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Roselle Park, New Jersey, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 311 students. The school is part of the Roselle Park Public School District, which is ranked 422 out of 609 districts in New Jersey and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Robert Gordon Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of New Jersey elementary schools, with below-average performance on NJSLA tests across grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics were 33.4% and 33.3% for 3rd grade, 52.9% and 45.8% for 4th grade, and 51% and 16.3% for 5th grade, compared to the district averages of 44.8% and 42.9% for 3rd grade, 54.6% and 38% for 4th grade, and 57.9% and 26.1% for 5th grade. The school's performance on the NJSLA-S (Science) test for 5th grade was also significantly lower than the district and state averages.

While Robert Gordon Elementary School faces several challenges, including below-average academic performance and high chronic absenteeism rates, the school's strengths, such as its relatively low student-teacher ratio and the strong performance of African American students, provide opportunities for targeted interventions and improvements. The school's performance varies across different student subgroups, with the school ranking relatively high for African American students but lower for other subgroups, such as Hispanic, White, English Language Learners, and students with low socioeconomic status. With the right support and strategies, the school may be able to improve its academic outcomes across all student populations.

325

Students ?

11.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,199

Per pupil spending ?

49.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

59 West Grant Avenue
Roselle Park, NJ 07204

(908) 245-2285

District: Roselle Park Public School District

Students who attend Robert Gordon Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Roselle Park Middle School
High:	Roselle Park High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

57.2%

White:

28.9%

African American:

8.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 44th percentile in 2015 → 29th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (33% vs 46% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 15 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

District avg40%

New Jersey avg46%

956^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 29%▼ down 15 pts since 2015

From bottom 44% (2015) to bottom 29% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Elementary Schools in the Roselle Park Public School District

422^nd of 609Roselle Park 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	30.0	956 of 1347	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.5	892 of 1338	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.2	917 of 1342	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.9	908 of 1345	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.6	696 of 1317	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.5	677 of 1360	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.1	795 of 1353	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	34.9	917 of 1352	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	51.7	689 of 1346	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	47.2	759 of 1357	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	53.6	761 of 1363	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	51.3	792 of 1367	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	51.1	809 of 1363	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	57.2	730 of 1360	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	52.9	784 of 1354	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	52.0	782 of 1346	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	69.0	489 of 1338	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	56.3	776 of 1329	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	69.8	473 of 1314	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2005	54.6	762 of 1303	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2004	68.0	503 of 1298	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2003	84.1	135 of 1204	88.8%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2022	65.3	136 of 494	72.5%	★★★★☆
2021	77.7	49 of 456	89.3%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	22.6	506 of 597	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.2	440 of 559	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	47.5	204 of 499	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.8	274 of 489	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.6	189 of 411	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.3	153 of 463	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.7	216 of 434	50.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	34.0	876 of 1326	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.1	765 of 1317	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.9	845 of 1318	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.2	856 of 1326	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.6	784 of 1290	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.8	606 of 1331	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.3	711 of 1333	46.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	35.4	664 of 1032	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.7	527 of 989	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.0	524 of 982	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.4	497 of 953	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.5	573 of 896	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.9	326 of 899	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.0	351 of 870	59.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	29.7	803 of 1023	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.5	545 of 939	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.5	493 of 910	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.5	573 of 863	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	59.6	234 of 839	72.1%	★★★★☆
2019	57.7	314 of 948	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.2	375 of 942	60.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	26.7	966 of 1318	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.0	935 of 1313	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.4	894 of 1315	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.8	801 of 1324	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.3	608 of 1297	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.9	680 of 1335	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.7	806 of 1334	39.6%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	48.0	439 of 1023	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.1	247 of 989	75.0%	★★★★☆
2023	34.3	559 of 958	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.8	535 of 1007	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.1	560 of 1001	44.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	8.8	901 of 970	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	48.2	514 of 963	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.8	447 of 975	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.4	393 of 976	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	74.4	187 of 964	80.6%	★★★★☆
2019	62.3	381 of 1023	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.1	580 of 1022	43.2%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2022)72nd percentile+40 vs school

Special Education (2025)57th percentile+28 vs school

Hispanic (2025)36th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)34th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)27th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)22nd percentile-8 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)15th percentile-14 vs school

White (2025)7th percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts45%-6 vs state

Mathematics30%-17 vs state

Science10%-20 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 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
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
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
Ernest J. Finizio Junior - Aldene School	Public	PK, KG-5	339 West Webster Avenue	Roselle Park	07204	Union County	Roselle Park Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 245-1521	287	28	10.4	53.3%	72 (25.1%)	35 (12.2%)	155 (54.0%)	20 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	34.4	888^th of 1347 public elementary schools	34.1%		47.8	701^st of 1338 public elementary schools	47.6%	187	13.7		42.3	52.3	48.8				44.2	31.0	25.0					$7,029		$7,029
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
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
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
Victor Mravlag School No. 21	Public	PK, KG-8	132 Shelley Avenue	Elizabeth	07208	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-5850	634	53	12.0	51.4%	117 (18.5%)	49 (7.7%)	452 (71.3%)	14 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	49	692^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	48.6%		53.4	628^th of 1338 public elementary schools	53.1%	64	17.9	15.8	42.2	60.4	46.4	71.4	81.7	76.8	61.5	36.8	41.1	35.3	40.4	50.0	50.0	$10,124		$10,124
Washington Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	301 Washington Avenue	Union	07083	Union County	Township of Union School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 851-6460	578	44	13.1	32.7%	131 (22.7%)	141 (24.4%)	224 (38.8%)	53 (9.2%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	24 (4.2%)	66.4	462^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	65.7%		60.2	541^st of 1338 public elementary schools	59.6%	79			57.3	62.4					62.7	49.5						$7,881		$7,881
Bloomingdale Avenue School	Public	K-2	200 Bloomingdale Avenue	Cranford	07016	Union County	Cranford Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 709-6969	226	17	13.4	1.3%	157 (69.5%)	10 (4.4%)	38 (16.8%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (7.5%)								(n/a)																$8,448	$06	$8,442
Dr. Charles C. Polk School	Public	1-4	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

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