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Gilbert Avenue School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

151 Gilbert Avenue, 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
456
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
58%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Gilbert Avenue School

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 47% of New Jersey’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 5 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 16.3% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Elmwood Park kids: Memorial Middle School

On the path

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

PK–5Gilbert Avenue SchoolYou are here
6–8Memorial Middle School569 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency27%
State average 25.4%
Reading / language arts42%
State average 47.3%

Its own letter, B−, 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 ↗

151 Gilbert Avenue, Elmwood Park

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K27
Kindergarten71
Grade 172
Grade 261
Grade 377
Grade 479
Grade 569
Enrollment over time
392’20
405’21
404’22
443’23
456’24

Up 16.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 47%White 29%Black 17%Asian 5%Two or more races 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

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

Other schools in Elmwood Park Borough School District

The district →
Sixteenth Avenue School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Elmwood Park
C
410 students10:1
Gantner Avenue School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Elmwood Park
C
339 students11:1
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.