Bloomingdale Avenue School vs. Brookside Place School
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School Overview
Top Rankings
Bloomingdale Avenue School ranks among the top 20% of public schools in New Jersey for:
Category
Attribute
Community Size
Brookside Place School ranks among the top 20% of public schools in New Jersey for:
Category
Attribute
Overall Rank
Math Proficiency
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Overview
Bloomingdale Avenue School serves 233 students in grades Kindergarten-2.
The student:teacher ratio of 15:1 is higher than the New Jersey state level of 11:1.
Minority enrollment is 26% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is lower than the New Jersey state average of 61% (majority Hispanic).
Serving 355 students in grades Kindergarten-5, Brookside Place School ranks in the top 10% of all schools in New Jersey for overall test scores (math proficiency is top 5%, and reading proficiency is top 5%).
The percentage of students achieving proficiency in math is 75-79% (which is higher than the New Jersey state average of 36%). The percentage of students achieving proficiency in reading/language arts is 75-79% (which is higher than the New Jersey state average of 49%).
The student:teacher ratio of 13:1 is higher than the New Jersey state level of 11:1.
Minority enrollment is 23% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is lower than the New Jersey state average of 61% (majority Hispanic).
Grades Offered
K-2
K-5
Total Students
233 students
355 students
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% Male | % Female
55% | 45%
50% | 50%
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Total Classroom Teachers
16 teachers
28 teachers
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Student : Teacher Ratio
15:1
13:1
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Test Scores
Overall Testing Rank
n/a
#119 out of 2201 schools in NJ
(Top 10%)
(Top 10%)
n/a
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Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
n/a
75-79%
n/a
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Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
n/a
75-79%
n/a
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Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
n/a
60-64%
n/a
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Students by Grade
Students by Grade
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Kindergarten Students
67
40
Grade 1 Students
87
61
Grade 2 Students
76
69
Grade 3 Students
-
59
Grade 4 Students
-
65
Grade 5 Students
-
61
Ungraded Students
3
-
Students by Ethnicity
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
4%
4%
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% Hispanic
14%
15%
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% Black
1%
n/a
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% White
74%
77%
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% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
7%
4%
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Diversity Score
0.43
0.39
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Additional Information
Eligible for Free Lunch
1%
1%
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Eligible for Reduced Lunch
1%
1%
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