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John Greenleaf Whittier Elementary School
491 West Englewood Ave
Teaneck NJ, 07666, Bergen County
Phone: 201-833-5535
Ranking: 
(1,328 out of 1,847, bottom 28%)*
(1,328 out of 1,847, bottom 28%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 4
School District: Teaneck 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: | 25 | 23 | 29 | 22 | 29 | 36 | 27 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 376 | 339 | 368 | 383 | 406 | 385 | 373 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 21 | 5.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 1: | 81 | 21.5% | 66 | 19.5% | 93 | 25.3% | 75 | 19.6% | 79 | 19.5% | 90 | 23.4% | 86 | 23.1% |
| Grade 2: | 79 | 21.0% | 99 | 29.2% | 70 | 19.0% | 77 | 20.1% | 98 | 24.1% | 90 | 23.4% | 87 | 23.3% |
| Grade 3: | 92 | 24.5% | 71 | 20.9% | 76 | 20.7% | 100 | 26.1% | 93 | 22.9% | 96 | 24.9% | 86 | 23.1% |
| Grade 4: | 72 | 19.1% | 76 | 22.4% | 99 | 26.9% | 94 | 24.5% | 109 | 26.8% | 93 | 24.2% | 95 | 25.5% |
| Ungraded: | 31 | 8.2% | 27 | 8.0% | 30 | 8.2% | 37 | 9.7% | 27 | 6.7% | 16 | 4.2% | 19 | 5.1% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 182 | 48.4% | 174 | 51.3% | 184 | 50.0% | 212 | 55.4% | 215 | 53.0% | 191 | 49.6% | 187 | 50.1% |
| Female: | 194 | 51.6% | 165 | 48.7% | 184 | 50.0% | 171 | 44.6% | 191 | 47.0% | 194 | 50.4% | 182 | 48.8% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.6% | 4 | 1.1% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.5% |
| Asian: | 53 | 14.1% | 48 | 14.2% | 58 | 15.8% | 71 | 18.5% | 60 | 14.8% | 61 | 15.8% | 38 | 10.2% |
| Hispanic: | 120 | 31.9% | 109 | 32.2% | 122 | 33.2% | 122 | 31.9% | 124 | 30.5% | 113 | 29.4% | 115 | 30.8% |
| Black: | 145 | 38.6% | 140 | 41.3% | 148 | 40.2% | 142 | 37.1% | 175 | 43.1% | 170 | 44.2% | 171 | 45.8% |
| White: | 52 | 13.8% | 34 | 10.0% | 30 | 8.2% | 38 | 9.9% | 46 | 11.3% | 40 | 10.4% | 47 | 12.6% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 3 | 0.8% | 5 | 1.5% | 6 | 1.6% | 9 | 2.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 90 | 23.9% | 105 | 31.0% | 126 | 34.2% | 116 | 30.3% | 116 | 28.6% | 81 | 21.0% | 30 | 8.0% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 24 | 6.4% | 33 | 9.7% | 35 | 9.5% | 26 | 6.8% | 39 | 9.6% | 48 | 12.5% | 71 | 19.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.04 | 14.74 | 12.74 | 17.41 | 14.00 | 9.70 | 13.80 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ASK | ||||||
| 2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 86.9% | 77.0% | 79.4% |
| 2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 78.9% | 81.2% | 83.2% |
| 2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 77.7% | 79.7% | 82.4% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 83.1% | 83.9% | 83.4% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 90.6% | 90.5% | 86.1% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 55.5% | 62.3% | 62.9% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 57.2% | 62.9% | 59.8% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 60.2% | 62.3% | 63.0% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 55.4% | 63.7% | 66.7% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 65.8% | 67.1% | 66.4% |
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 78.8% | 69.3% | 76.6% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 81.4% | 75.9% | 82.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 83.9% | 85.6% | 86.8% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 87.0% | 85.7% | 87.3% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 91.7% | 92.3% | 86.8% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 78.2% | 82.0% | 75.4% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 70.8% | 76.8% | 78.3% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 73.4% | 77.4% | 78.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 75.9% | 81.1% | 78.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 69.7% | 70.4% | 77.7% |
| 2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 80.2% | 81.7% | 77.6% |
| 2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 88.1% | 84.5% | 82.2% |
| 2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 84% | 82.1% | 81.6% |
| 2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 80.0% | 79.0% | 80.0% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 79.3% | 78.0% | 80.6% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 73.2% | 77.2% | 82.7% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 61.7% | 63.1% | 63.2% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 56.3% | 56.8% | 59.7% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 61.1% | 66.3% | 62.7% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 51.5% | 55.6% | 58.5% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 57.0% | 57.7% | 59.4% |
| 2003 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 65.3% | 64.4% | 68.0% |
| 2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 79.8% | 76.6% | 72.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 81% | 79.5% | 80.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 82.6% | 80.4% | 82.3% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 85.2% | 80.3% | 84.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 85.2% | 82.4% | 84.9% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 54.3% | 67.8% | 73.1% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 65.5% | 73.7% | 77.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 70.4% | 76.3% | 79.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 72.4% | 78.3% | 77.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 77.9% | 71.7% | 78.3% |
| 2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 69% | 71.2% | 81.1% |
| 2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 91.3% | 86.0% | 82.3% |
| 2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 77.2% | 79.3% | 83.1% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 80.5% | 84.8% | 85.1% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 91.5% | 92.2% | 91.1% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 92.6% | 95.1% | 93.5% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 88.9% | 92.2% | 90.0% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 93.3% | 93.3% | 91.3% |
| 2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 89.5% | 89.4% | 89.5% |
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* John Greenleaf Whittier Elementary School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.