Gantner Avenue School
99 Roosevelt Ave
Elmwood Park NJ, 07407, Bergen County
Phone: 201-796-8700
Ranking: (1,272 out of 1,847, bottom 31%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Elmwood Park Borough School District
Title I Eligible School: No
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: | 21 | 25 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 21 | 15 | |||||||
Total Students: | 368 | 377 | 359 | 320 | 321 | 308 | 327 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 47 | 12.8% | 49 | 13.0% | 57 | 15.9% | 44 | 13.8% | 53 | 16.5% | 45 | 14.6% | 53 | 16.2% |
Grade 1: | 64 | 17.4% | 57 | 15.1% | 50 | 13.9% | 61 | 19.1% | 48 | 15.0% | 47 | 15.3% | 41 | 12.5% |
Grade 2: | 51 | 13.9% | 53 | 14.1% | 57 | 15.9% | 51 | 15.9% | 55 | 17.1% | 42 | 13.6% | 50 | 15.3% |
Grade 3: | 54 | 14.7% | 62 | 16.4% | 61 | 17.0% | 62 | 19.4% | 47 | 14.6% | 51 | 16.6% | 40 | 12.2% |
Grade 4: | 55 | 14.9% | 52 | 13.8% | 59 | 16.4% | 49 | 15.3% | 49 | 15.3% | 37 | 12.0% | 58 | 17.7% |
Grade 5: | 49 | 13.3% | 57 | 15.1% | 43 | 12.0% | 53 | 16.6% | 41 | 12.8% | 56 | 18.2% | 71 | 21.7% |
Ungraded: | 48 | 13.0% | 47 | 12.5% | 32 | 8.9% | NA | NA | 28 | 8.7% | 30 | 9.7% | 14 | 4.3% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 207 | 56.3% | 210 | 55.7% | 204 | 56.8% | 173 | 54.1% | 171 | 53.3% | 157 | 51.0% | 162 | 49.5% |
Female: | 161 | 43.8% | 167 | 44.3% | 155 | 43.2% | 147 | 45.9% | 150 | 46.7% | 151 | 49.0% | 161 | 49.2% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 29 | 7.9% | 39 | 10.3% | 34 | 9.5% | 31 | 9.7% | 30 | 9.3% | 41 | 13.3% | 44 | 13.5% |
Hispanic: | 105 | 28.5% | 106 | 28.1% | 107 | 29.8% | 90 | 28.1% | 84 | 26.2% | 71 | 23.1% | 79 | 24.2% |
Black: | 25 | 6.8% | 27 | 7.2% | 21 | 5.8% | 17 | 5.3% | 10 | 3.1% | 11 | 3.6% | 14 | 4.3% |
White: | 205 | 55.7% | 202 | 53.6% | 193 | 53.8% | 179 | 55.9% | 193 | 60.1% | 179 | 58.1% | 190 | 58.1% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.9% | 4 | 1.2% | 6 | 1.9% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 123 | 33.4% | 102 | 27.1% | 99 | 27.6% | 87 | 27.2% | 76 | 23.7% | 73 | 23.7% | 66 | 20.2% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 38 | 10.3% | 27 | 7.2% | 31 | 8.6% | 14 | 4.4% | 33 | 10.3% | 22 | 7.1% | 21 | 6.4% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.52 | 15.08 | 16.93 | 22.86 | 22.93 | 17.10 | 21.80 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
ASK | ||||||
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 86.3% | 81.8% | 79.4% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 88.5% | 89.6% | 83.2% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 78.7% | 81.5% | 82.4% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 75.0% | 78.2% | 83.4% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 85.3% | 88.9% | 86.1% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 61.2% | 54.5% | 62.9% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 44.9% | 45% | 59.8% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 62.5% | 60.0% | 63.0% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 55.1% | 63.3% | 66.7% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 42.9% | 58.8% | 66.4% |
2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 83.7% | 85.7% | 76.6% |
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 81.7% | 86.9% | 82.5% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 83.6% | 82.6% | 86.8% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 88.5% | 85.9% | 87.3% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 92.7% | 86.3% | 86.8% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 85.2% | 74.7% | 75.4% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 71.4% | 78.6% | 78.3% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 78.2% | 73.9% | 78.9% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 71% | 74.5% | 78.4% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 59.8% | 67.3% | 77.7% |
2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 78.0% | 88.3% | 77.6% |
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 92.3% | 92.0% | 82.2% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 87.2% | 82.4% | 81.6% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 86% | 83.7% | 80.0% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 83.1% | 81.2% | 80.6% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 82.0% | 79.7% | 82.7% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 64.4% | 60.3% | 63.2% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 64.8% | 54.7% | 59.7% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 50% | 57.2% | 62.7% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 59.4% | 52.6% | 58.5% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 47.0% | 56.6% | 59.4% |
2003 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 86.4% | 83.9% | 68.0% |
2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 84.6% | 87.0% | 72.1% |
2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 95.8% | 87.6% | 80.2% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 91.2% | 85.0% | 82.3% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 87.3% | 78.5% | 84.7% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 88.6% | 84.6% | 84.9% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 84.1% | 69.3% | 73.1% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 85.1% | 75.5% | 77.2% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 74.1% | 73.3% | 79.3% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 82.8% | 73.1% | 77.4% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 72.0% | 72.7% | 78.3% |
2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 91.5% | 87.7% | 81.1% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 82.5% | 83.3% | 82.3% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 87.3% | 82.3% | 83.1% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 81.9% | 84.6% | 85.1% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 93.4% | 93.4% | 91.1% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 92.6% | 94.7% | 93.5% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 88.9% | 87.6% | 90.0% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 98.4% | 93.1% | 91.3% |
2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 94.1% | 93.8% | 89.5% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 86.7% | 89.9% | 88.8% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 44.2% | 54.2% | 60.0% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 62.9% | 68.5% | 66.2% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 40.4% | 53.6% | 63.3% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 39.6% | 51.3% | 60.9% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 47.2% | 52.1% | 62.1% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 54.6% | 52.9% | 61.3% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 91.8% | 86.6% | 84.1% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 76.6% | 78.2% | 76.6% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 71.0% | 82.6% | 77.6% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 74.4% | 84.8% | 79.0% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 83.0% | 81.0% | 80.6% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 77.4% | 79.5% | 83.3% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 69.6% | 71.9% | 79.9% |
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* Gantner Avenue 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.