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Gantner Avenue School

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

99 Roosevelt Ave, Elmwood Park, NJ 07407 · (201) 796-8700 · Part of Elmwood Park Borough School District

Elmwood Park’s School Grade C better than 31% of New Jersey school districts

Directions
Students
339
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
57%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Gantner Avenue School

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 25% of New Jersey’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 13 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 10 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Elmwood Park kids: Memorial Middle School

On the path

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

K–5Gantner Avenue SchoolYou are here
6–8Memorial Middle School569 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency12%
State average 25.4%
Reading / language arts37%
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 ↗

99 Roosevelt Ave, Elmwood Park

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten64
Grade 155
Grade 249
Grade 366
Grade 448
Grade 557
Enrollment over time
327’20
323’21
340’22
345’23
339’24

Up 3.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 48%White 35%Asian 10%Black 6%Two or more races 1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Gantner Avenue School from Elmwood Park families.

Other schools in Elmwood Park Borough School District

The district →
Gilbert Avenue School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Elmwood Park
B−
456 students14:1
Sixteenth Avenue School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Elmwood Park
C
410 students10:1
Memorial Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Elmwood Park
C
569 students12:1
Memorial Senior High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Elmwood Park
C
823 students17:1

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; Elmwood Park’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.