📍 491 W Englewood Avenue, Teaneck, Bergen County, 07666
John Greenleaf Whittier Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Teaneck, Bergen County. The school has 319 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Teaneck School District school district. It serves grades K–4 in a suburban setting. The school employs 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 9.4:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
John Greenleaf Whittier Elementary School enrolls 319 students across grades K–4. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 34 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 9.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 41% Hispanic or Latino, 27% Black or African American and 18% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 131 | 41% |
| Black or African American | 87 | 27% |
| White | 56 | 18% |
| Asian | 22 | 6.9% |
| Two or more races | 16 | 5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | 1.6% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
107 of the school's 319 students (34%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 71 qualify for free lunch and 36 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.
John Greenleaf Whittier Elementary School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NJ-50, state senate district 37, state house district 37.
John Greenleaf Whittier Elementary School is one of 8 schools in Teaneck School District, based in Teaneck, New Jersey. The district serves 3,752 students district-wide and employs 371 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 319 students, John Greenleaf Whittier Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 469 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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