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Public School Number Five

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Public School Number Five ranks 975 th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

975^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 28% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Public School Number Five is an elementary school in West New York, New Jersey, serving 538 students from kindergarten to 6th grade. The school is part of the West New York School District, which is ranked 472 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Public School Number Five has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of New Jersey elementary schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past several years. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as male students, English Language Learners, and students with special needs. Its proficiency rates on state assessments are significantly below state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 3rd grade English Language Arts, only 23.7% of students were proficient, compared to 44.9% statewide. The school also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 10% to 20% over the past few years.

When comparing Public School Number Five to other elementary schools in the West New York School District and nearby districts, it becomes clear that the school is an outlier in terms of performance. Neighboring schools like Public School Number One, Albio Sires Elementary, and Public School Number Two all have higher rankings, better test scores, and lower chronic absenteeism rates. While the school faces significant challenges, the data suggests that there is room for improvement, particularly for Hispanic students and low-income students, who perform slightly better than the school's overall ranking.

570

Students ?

14.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,084

Per pupil spending ?

94.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5401 Hudson Ave
West New York, NJ 07093-2617

(201) 553-4080

District: West New York School District

Students who attend Public School Number Five usually attend:

Middle:	West New York Middle School
High:	Memorial High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

96.3%

White:

2.8%

African American:

0.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 20th percentile in 2015 → 28th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

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

!Science scores 17 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

District avg37%

New Jersey avg46%

975^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 28%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 20% (2015) to bottom 28% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 6Elementary Schools in the West New York School District

472^nd of 609West New York 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	28.8	975 of 1347	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.1	925 of 1338	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.2	951 of 1342	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.7	1041 of 1345	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.6	1107 of 1317	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.8	1086 of 1360	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.9	1086 of 1353	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	18.3	1123 of 1352	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	22.5	1081 of 1346	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	21.3	1092 of 1357	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	33.4	1012 of 1363	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	36.0	989 of 1367	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	40.3	952 of 1363	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	50.4	834 of 1360	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	39.0	968 of 1354	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	41.9	925 of 1346	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	36.4	1003 of 1338	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	45.8	922 of 1329	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	40.1	954 of 1314	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	35.8	981 of 1303	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	39.7	935 of 1298	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	18.2	995 of 1204	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	30.3	425 of 597	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.3	365 of 559	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.3	326 of 499	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.2	320 of 489	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.9	291 of 411	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.3	327 of 463	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.8	285 of 434	34.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	35.7	850 of 1326	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.9	870 of 1317	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.6	925 of 1318	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.8	1055 of 1326	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.9	1095 of 1290	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.8	1002 of 1331	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.3	1047 of 1333	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	43.7	531 of 1032	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.7	593 of 989	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.1	416 of 982	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	29.4	671 of 953	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.9	644 of 896	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.1	494 of 870	43.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	54.8	406 of 1023	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.0	494 of 839	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.5	556 of 948	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.3	493 of 942	47.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	25.0	997 of 1318	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.7	889 of 1313	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.1	863 of 1315	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.4	947 of 1324	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.7	1043 of 1297	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.2	1075 of 1335	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.7	1049 of 1334	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	12.0	980 of 1023	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.9	896 of 989	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.9	843 of 958	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.6	809 of 949	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.6	823 of 868	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.2	784 of 1007	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.7	859 of 1001	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)60th percentile+33 vs school

Hispanic (2025)49th percentile+21 vs school

Female (2025)36th percentile+8 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)29th percentile~ school

Male (2025)24th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)4th percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts40%-12 vs state

Mathematics32%-13 vs state

Science13%-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)						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
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
Public School Number Two	Public	K-6	5200 Broadway	West New York	07093	Hudson County	West New York School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 553-4040	621	48	12.8	76.7%	41 (6.6%)	14 (2.3%)	532 (85.7%)	29 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	43.5	764^th of 1347 public elementary schools	43.3%		38.5	815^th of 1338 public elementary schools	39.1%	51	25.9		45.1	48.9	50.7	44.0			52.3	40.7	43.6	31.0					$9,439	$588	$8,851
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
Theodore Roosevelt Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	4507 Hudson Ave	Union City	07087	Hudson County	Union City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 348-5971	871	57	15.2	92.1%	25 (2.9%)	14 (1.6%)	823 (94.5%)	9 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46	724^th of 1347 public elementary schools	46.3%		47.3	707^th of 1338 public elementary schools	47.2%	17	20.6		35.5	57.1	53.8	63.9			43.8	31.8	42.6	47.2					$9,355	$562	$8,793
Theodore Roosevelt School	Public	3-6	1 Louisa Place	Weehawken	07086	Hudson County	Weehawken Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 422-6140	337	38	8.9	49.0%	138 (40.9%)	18 (5.3%)	146 (43.3%)	28 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.1%)	54.5	623^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	53.7%		40.9	783^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	41.5%	160	25.2		58.9	59.4	69.0	82.5			42.4	42.1	29.8	36.8					$5,045	$563	$4,482
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 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
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
Franklin Elementary School	Public	1-8	5211 Columbia Avenue	North Bergen	07047	Hudson County	North Bergen School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 974-7007	509	45	11.3	76.8%	21 (4.1%)	5 (1.0%)	466 (91.6%)	14 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	21.1	1079^th of 1347 public elementary schools	19.9%		22.2	1043^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	22.0%	36	13.1	5.6	20.8	48.6	31.1	35.5	42.9	46.5	30.4	32.5	17.1	19.5	24.6	19.0	70.0	70.0	$5,450		$5,450
George Washington Elementary School	Public	K-6	3905 New York Ave	Union City	07087	Hudson County	Union City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 348-5829	776	55	14.1	82.0%	9 (1.2%)	10 (1.3%)	750 (96.6%)	7 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32.6	917^th of 1347 public elementary schools	31.9%		31.4	922^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	31.1%	5	16.5		23.3	37.1	52.3	61.4			30.1	37.5	28.7	24.8					$10,431	$615	$9,816

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