📍 99 Roosevelt Ave, Elmwood Park, Bergen County, 07407
Gantner Avenue School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Elmwood Park, Bergen County. The school has 340 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Elmwood Park School District school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 33.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.3:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Gantner Avenue School enrolls 340 students across grades K–5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 33.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 44% Hispanic or Latino, 38% White and 10% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 148 | 44% |
| White | 128 | 38% |
| Asian | 34 | 10% |
| Black or African American | 28 | 8.2% |
| Two or more races | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
105 of the school's 340 students (31%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 81 qualify for free lunch and 24 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Gantner Avenue School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NJ At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 35, state house district 35.
Gantner Avenue School is one of 5 schools in Elmwood Park School District, based in Elmwood Park, New Jersey. The district serves 2,655 students district-wide and employs 209 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 340 students, Gantner Avenue School is smaller than the district average of about 531 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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