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Berkeley Elementary Primary School
351 Bloomfield Ave
Bloomfield NJ, 07003, Essex County
Phone: 973-680-8540
Ranking: 
(1,241 out of 1,847, bottom 33%)*
(1,241 out of 1,847, bottom 33%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 6
School District: Bloomfield Township School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 32 | 34 | 32 | 25 | 23 | 31 | 22 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 445 | 417 | 402 | 425 | 407 | 458 | 441 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 16 | 3.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 40 | 8.7% | 38 | 8.6% |
| Kindergarten: | 72 | 16.2% | 63 | 15.1% | 55 | 13.7% | 59 | 13.9% | 45 | 11.1% | 40 | 8.7% | 40 | 9.1% |
| Grade 1: | 59 | 13.3% | 49 | 11.8% | 61 | 15.2% | 55 | 12.9% | 55 | 13.5% | 54 | 11.8% | 52 | 11.8% |
| Grade 2: | 47 | 10.6% | 57 | 13.7% | 60 | 14.9% | 54 | 12.7% | 48 | 11.8% | 67 | 14.6% | 54 | 12.2% |
| Grade 3: | 61 | 13.7% | 56 | 13.4% | 54 | 13.4% | 52 | 12.2% | 66 | 16.2% | 57 | 12.4% | 50 | 11.3% |
| Grade 4: | 61 | 13.7% | 53 | 12.7% | 48 | 11.9% | 62 | 14.6% | 56 | 13.8% | 52 | 11.4% | 63 | 14.3% |
| Grade 5: | 50 | 11.2% | 46 | 11.0% | 63 | 15.7% | 64 | 15.1% | 54 | 13.3% | 53 | 11.6% | 58 | 13.2% |
| Grade 6: | 45 | 10.1% | 63 | 15.1% | 56 | 13.9% | 62 | 14.6% | 61 | 15.0% | 67 | 14.6% | 57 | 12.9% |
| Ungraded: | 34 | 7.6% | 30 | 7.2% | 5 | 1.2% | 17 | 4.0% | 22 | 5.4% | 28 | 6.1% | 29 | 6.6% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 227 | 51.0% | 212 | 50.8% | 218 | 54.2% | 223 | 52.5% | 223 | 54.8% | 242 | 52.8% | 239 | 54.2% |
| Female: | 218 | 49.0% | 205 | 49.2% | 184 | 45.8% | 202 | 47.5% | 184 | 45.2% | 216 | 47.2% | 198 | 44.9% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.9% | 3 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.9% | 5 | 1.1% |
| Asian: | 30 | 6.7% | 31 | 7.4% | 32 | 8.0% | 28 | 6.6% | 32 | 7.9% | 43 | 9.4% | 44 | 10.0% |
| Hispanic: | 207 | 46.5% | 202 | 48.4% | 198 | 49.3% | 206 | 48.5% | 179 | 44.0% | 205 | 44.8% | 185 | 42.0% |
| Black: | 138 | 31.0% | 131 | 31.4% | 131 | 32.6% | 133 | 31.3% | 136 | 33.4% | 145 | 31.7% | 138 | 31.3% |
| White: | 65 | 14.6% | 48 | 11.5% | 36 | 9.0% | 54 | 12.7% | 57 | 14.0% | 60 | 13.1% | 69 | 15.6% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 3 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 224 | 50.3% | 173 | 41.5% | 157 | 39.1% | 156 | 36.7% | 183 | 45.0% | 171 | 37.3% | 160 | 36.3% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 46 | 10.3% | 35 | 8.4% | 35 | 8.7% | 37 | 8.7% | 42 | 10.3% | 41 | 9.0% | 33 | 7.5% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.98 | 12.14 | 12.67 | 17.00 | 17.70 | 13.90 | 20.00 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ASK | ||||||
| 2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 81.6% | 83.1% | 79.4% |
| 2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 83.9% | 86.7% | 83.2% |
| 2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 76.8% | 79.7% | 82.4% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 77.1% | 82.2% | 83.4% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 84.9% | 86.1% | 86.1% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 55.7% | 68.1% | 62.9% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 52.3% | 65.0% | 59.8% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 54.4% | 69.4% | 63.0% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 59.0% | 70.6% | 66.7% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 57.9% | 70.8% | 66.4% |
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 75.0% | 79.6% | 76.6% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 82.2% | 85.8% | 82.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 85.5% | 87.1% | 86.8% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 88.7% | 86.9% | 87.3% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 86.8% | 91.4% | 86.8% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 64.0% | 75.8% | 75.4% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 79.1% | 86.0% | 78.3% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 78.3% | 83.9% | 78.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 56.1% | 81.0% | 78.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 82.5% | 86.0% | 77.7% |
| 2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 78.6% | 81.6% | 77.6% |
| 2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 92.3% | 88.4% | 82.2% |
| 2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 80.3% | 83.0% | 81.6% |
| 2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 89.8% | 84.3% | 80.0% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 84.3% | 79.8% | 80.6% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 83.8% | 83.5% | 82.7% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 64.8% | 67.7% | 63.2% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 41.8% | 66.6% | 59.7% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 49.2% | 68.5% | 62.7% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 40.0% | 61.4% | 58.5% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 45.3% | 61.1% | 59.4% |
| 2003 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 67.3% | 69.1% | 68.0% |
| 2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 84.9% | 77.4% | 72.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 73.3% | 81.4% | 80.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 95.9% | 85.7% | 82.3% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 84.5% | 87.7% | 84.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 85.3% | 84.7% | 84.9% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 81.9% | 78.4% | 73.1% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 81.1% | 81.7% | 77.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 83.0% | 87.0% | 79.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 77.7% | 81.3% | 77.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 69.8% | 80.7% | 78.3% |
| 2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 74.3% | 77.3% | 81.1% |
| 2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 84% | 83.2% | 82.3% |
| 2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 81.7% | 82.0% | 83.1% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 75.0% | 84.9% | 85.1% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 96.4% | 93.9% | 91.1% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 92.6% | 96.3% | 93.5% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 86.5% | 92.5% | 90.0% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 86.7% | 94.5% | 91.3% |
| 2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 92.4% | 91.4% | 89.5% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 85.7% | 91.4% | 88.8% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 47.7% | 63.0% | 60.0% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 54.8% | 64.8% | 66.2% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 55.3% | 63.1% | 63.3% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 39.1% | 64.0% | 60.9% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 46.2% | 55.7% | 62.1% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 46.8% | 62.4% | 61.3% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 82.5% | 84.1% | 84.1% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 78.4% | 82.6% | 76.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 79.1% | 79.9% | 77.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 84.2% | 84.3% | 79.0% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 73.8% | 82.1% | 80.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 74.2% | 82.6% | 83.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 65.9% | 80.7% | 79.9% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 70.3% | 81.7% | 75.8% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 48.3% | 58.3% | 57.3% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 77.9% | 72.7% | 70.1% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 62.5% | 66.0% | 65.5% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 68.9% | 71.7% | 66.7% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 52.3% | 64.9% | 66.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 88.0% | 88% | 79% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 87.9% | 74.6% | 72.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 75.0% | 76.8% | 71.2% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 79.7% | 73.6% | 72.1% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 88.1% | 83.6% | 77.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 66.1% | 79.9% | 78.9% |
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* Berkeley Elementary Primary School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.