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Robert Menendez Elementary School
600 55th St
West New York NJ, 07093, Hudson County
Phone: 201-553-4055
Ranking: 
(1,051 out of 1,847, bottom 43%)*
(1,051 out of 1,847, bottom 43%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 6
School District: West New York Town 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: | 49 | NA | NA | 32 | 29 | 30 | 33 | 30 | ||||||
| Total Students: | 567 | 537 | 483 | 336 | 444 | 388 | 383 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Kindergarten: | 89 | 15.7% | 109 | 20.3% | 82 | 17.0% | 31 | 9.2% | 79 | 17.8% | 73 | 18.8% | 77 | 20.1% |
| Grade 1: | 99 | 17.5% | 87 | 16.2% | 80 | 16.6% | 35 | 10.4% | 69 | 15.5% | 85 | 21.9% | 62 | 16.2% |
| Grade 2: | 70 | 12.3% | 78 | 14.5% | 71 | 14.7% | 63 | 18.8% | 63 | 14.2% | 47 | 12.1% | 58 | 15.1% |
| Grade 3: | 76 | 13.4% | 59 | 11.0% | 57 | 11.8% | 59 | 17.6% | 51 | 11.5% | 47 | 12.1% | 46 | 12.0% |
| Grade 4: | 62 | 10.9% | 65 | 12.1% | 57 | 11.8% | 45 | 13.4% | 45 | 10.1% | 45 | 11.6% | 39 | 10.2% |
| Grade 5: | 69 | 12.2% | 65 | 12.1% | 55 | 11.4% | 61 | 18.2% | 67 | 15.1% | 46 | 11.9% | 40 | 10.4% |
| Grade 6: | 75 | 13.2% | 59 | 11.0% | 70 | 14.5% | 42 | 12.5% | 57 | 12.8% | 38 | 9.8% | 50 | 13.1% |
| Ungraded: | 27 | 4.8% | 15 | 2.8% | 11 | 2.3% | NA | NA | 13 | 2.9% | 7 | 1.8% | 11 | 2.9% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 308 | 54.3% | 282 | 52.5% | 233 | 48.2% | 163 | 48.5% | 216 | 48.6% | 190 | 49.0% | 180 | 47.0% |
| Female: | 259 | 45.7% | 255 | 47.5% | 250 | 51.8% | 173 | 51.5% | 228 | 51.4% | 198 | 51.0% | 199 | 52.0% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 4 | 0.7% | 6 | 1.1% | 5 | 1.0% | 3 | 0.9% | 3 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.8% | 10 | 2.6% |
| Hispanic: | 423 | 74.6% | 512 | 95.3% | 459 | 95.0% | 315 | 93.8% | 420 | 94.6% | 363 | 93.6% | 317 | 82.8% |
| Black: | 2 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.9% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.5% |
| White: | 138 | 24.3% | 16 | 3.0% | 14 | 2.9% | 15 | 4.5% | 19 | 4.3% | 20 | 5.2% | 54 | 14.1% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 459 | 81.0% | 426 | 79.3% | 382 | 79.1% | 253 | 75.3% | 316 | 71.2% | 262 | 67.5% | 230 | 60.1% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 39 | 6.9% | 40 | 7.4% | 46 | 9.5% | 32 | 9.5% | 49 | 11.0% | 59 | 15.2% | 53 | 13.8% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 11.57 | NA | NA | 14.88 | 11.59 | 14.80 | 9.50 | 12.80 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ASK | ||||||
| 2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 81.1% | 78.1% | 79.4% |
| 2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 77.0% | 78.1% | 83.2% |
| 2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 75.5% | 73.3% | 82.4% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 69.5% | 75.5% | 83.4% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 82.6% | 78.6% | 86.1% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 59.1% | 54.5% | 62.9% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 54.2% | 52.5% | 59.8% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 67.2% | 59.3% | 63.0% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 81.4% | 63.7% | 66.7% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 71.8% | 61.4% | 66.4% |
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 86.8% | 75.8% | 76.6% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 78.4% | 80.8% | 82.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 88.6% | 85.8% | 86.8% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 68.4% | 85.9% | 87.3% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 76.1% | 81.8% | 86.8% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 81.6% | 75% | 75.4% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 97.9% | 85.5% | 78.3% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 94.1% | 81.4% | 78.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 88.1% | 79.6% | 78.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 87.4% | 77.5% | 77.7% |
| 2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 67.6% | 68.1% | 77.6% |
| 2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 78% | 76.9% | 82.2% |
| 2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 81.6% | 78.5% | 81.6% |
| 2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 86.5% | 75.8% | 80.0% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 81.4% | 74.2% | 80.6% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 85.4% | 75.5% | 82.7% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 41.3% | 46.5% | 63.2% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 56.5% | 43.1% | 59.7% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 50.9% | 48.8% | 62.7% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 57.6% | 51.1% | 58.5% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 63.5% | 46.7% | 59.4% |
| 2003 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 81.0% | 63.7% | 68.0% |
| 2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 82% | 76.0% | 72.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 81.6% | 79.4% | 80.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 91.5% | 84.1% | 82.3% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 93.0% | 82.4% | 84.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 83.8% | 83.7% | 84.9% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 69.6% | 76.9% | 73.1% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 89.2% | 81.0% | 77.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 90.9% | 81.3% | 79.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 83.0% | 79.0% | 77.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 91.9% | 76.2% | 78.3% |
| 2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 68.5% | 68.8% | 81.1% |
| 2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 79.3% | 67.6% | 82.3% |
| 2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 81.4% | 74.5% | 83.1% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 83.7% | 75.7% | 85.1% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 91.3% | 91.8% | 91.1% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 95.6% | 90.3% | 93.5% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 96.3% | 89.2% | 90.0% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 91.6% | 89.9% | 91.3% |
| 2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 90.5% | 85.8% | 89.5% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 82.6% | 82.6% | 88.8% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 44.2% | 42.4% | 60.0% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 55.8% | 46.6% | 66.2% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 46.6% | 49.1% | 63.3% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 41.8% | 45.8% | 60.9% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 53.4% | 46.4% | 62.1% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 57.6% | 49.2% | 61.3% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 78.2% | 83.9% | 84.1% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 93.0% | 75.5% | 76.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 84.6% | 77.7% | 77.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 78.0% | 79.0% | 79.0% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 88.6% | 82.5% | 80.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 90.0% | 81.6% | 83.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 86.3% | 74.7% | 79.9% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 68.8% | 68.2% | 75.8% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 52.7% | 45.8% | 57.3% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 65.2% | 64.1% | 70.1% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 50% | 53.9% | 65.5% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 46.4% | 60.7% | 66.7% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 51.6% | 49.3% | 66.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 85.5% | 87.6% | 79% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 89.1% | 79.4% | 72.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 79.0% | 83.4% | 71.2% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 83.8% | 79.7% | 72.1% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 92.8% | 86.1% | 77.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 91.7% | 87.9% | 78.9% |
| GEPA | ||||||
| 2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 75.7% | 67.0% | 73.8% |
| 2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 76.3% | 70.8% | 71.8% |
| 2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 72.9% | 61.0% | 56.7% |
| 2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 76.3% | 69.3% | 61.7% |
| 2003 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 70.3% | 59.8% | 72.9% |
| 2004 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 71.1% | 69% | 74.7% |
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* Robert Menendez Elementary School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.