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Sixteenth Avenue School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

73 Sixteenth 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

Students
410
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
53%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Sixteenth Avenue School

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 30% of New Jersey’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 8 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 10 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 10 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 →

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

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency17%
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).

73 Sixteenth Avenue, Elmwood Park

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K27
Kindergarten62
Grade 167
Grade 270
Grade 351
Grade 467
Grade 566
Enrollment over time
427’20
391’21
411’22
412’23
410’24

Down 4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 47%White 29%Black 12%Asian 9%Two or more races 3%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

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

Other schools in Elmwood Park Borough School District

The district →

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.