📍 7111 Polk Street, North Bergen, Hudson County, 07047
Polk Street School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in North Bergen, Hudson County. The school has 241 pupils enrolled. It is part of the North Bergen School District school district. It serves grades K–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 17.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.7:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Polk Street School enrolls 241 students across grades K–8. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 17.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 100% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 241 | 100% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
205 of the school's 241 students (85%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 158 qualify for free lunch and 47 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Polk Street School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NJ-80, state senate district 32, state house district 32.
Polk Street School is one of 8 schools in North Bergen School District, based in North Bergen, New Jersey. The district serves 7,082 students district-wide and employs 568 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 241 students, Polk Street School is smaller than the district average of about 885 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large