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Hoover Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

273 Murray Hill Terrace, Bergenfield, NJ 07621 · (201) 385-8582 · Part of Bergenfield Borough School District

Bergenfield’s School Grade B better than 61% of New Jersey school districts

Directions
Students
261
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
57%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Hoover Elementary School

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 36% of New Jersey’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 8 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 5 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Bergenfield kids: Roy W. Brown Middle School

On the path

Where Bergenfield kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Hoover Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–8Roy W. Brown Middle School761 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency17%
State average 25.4%
Reading / language arts42%
State average 47.3%

Its own letter, C+, places these results among New Jersey’s 2,144 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

273 Murray Hill Terrace, Bergenfield

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K29
Kindergarten28
Grade 149
Grade 234
Grade 335
Grade 444
Grade 542
Enrollment over time
261’20
262’21
263’22
272’23
261’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 69%Asian 16%Black 10%White 4%Two or more races 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Hoover Elementary School from Bergenfield families.

Other schools in Bergenfield Borough School District

The district →
Lincoln Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bergenfield
B−
443 students14:1
Franklin Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bergenfield
B−
352 students15:1
Washington Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bergenfield
B−
253 students13:1
Jefferson Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Bergenfield
B+
291 students17:1
Roy W. Brown Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Bergenfield
B−
761 students12:1
Bergenfield High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Bergenfield
B
1,239 students12:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against New Jersey’s other public schools; Bergenfield’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.