Helen I. Smith School
30 Cambridge Ave
Saddle Brook NJ, 07663, Bergen County
Phone: 201-796-6650
Ranking: (1,322 out of 1,847, bottom 28%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 6
School District: Saddle Brook Township School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 21 | 23 | 20 | 14 | 17 | 24 | 14 | |||||||
Total Students: | 273 | 288 | 312 | 333 | 346 | 329 | 355 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 30 | 11.0% | 30 | 10.4% | 13 | 4.2% | 18 | 5.4% | 28 | 8.1% | 30 | 9.1% | 28 | 7.9% |
Grade 1: | 40 | 14.7% | 32 | 11.1% | 29 | 9.3% | 35 | 10.5% | 58 | 16.8% | 39 | 11.9% | 48 | 13.5% |
Grade 2: | 33 | 12.1% | 27 | 9.4% | 40 | 12.8% | 62 | 18.6% | 39 | 11.3% | 52 | 15.8% | 45 | 12.7% |
Grade 3: | 26 | 9.5% | 40 | 13.9% | 67 | 21.5% | 40 | 12.0% | 53 | 15.3% | 39 | 11.9% | 54 | 15.2% |
Grade 4: | 36 | 13.2% | 57 | 19.8% | 36 | 11.5% | 56 | 16.8% | 40 | 11.6% | 47 | 14.3% | 47 | 13.2% |
Grade 5: | 56 | 20.5% | 37 | 12.8% | 57 | 18.3% | 40 | 12.0% | 50 | 14.5% | 46 | 14.0% | 43 | 12.1% |
Grade 6: | 42 | 15.4% | 53 | 18.4% | 42 | 13.5% | 60 | 18.0% | 45 | 13.0% | 40 | 12.2% | 50 | 14.1% |
Ungraded: | 10 | 3.7% | 12 | 4.2% | 28 | 9.0% | 22 | 6.6% | 33 | 9.5% | 36 | 10.9% | 40 | 11.3% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 129 | 47.3% | 147 | 51.0% | 166 | 53.2% | 179 | 53.8% | 177 | 51.2% | 167 | 50.8% | 175 | 49.3% |
Female: | 144 | 52.7% | 141 | 49.0% | 146 | 46.8% | 154 | 46.2% | 169 | 48.8% | 162 | 49.2% | 176 | 49.6% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 11 | 4.0% | 9 | 3.1% | 8 | 2.6% | 8 | 2.4% | 10 | 2.9% | 8 | 2.4% | 9 | 2.5% |
Hispanic: | 50 | 18.3% | 47 | 16.3% | 43 | 13.8% | 42 | 12.6% | 48 | 13.9% | 45 | 13.7% | 45 | 12.7% |
Black: | 8 | 2.9% | 15 | 5.2% | 9 | 2.9% | 9 | 2.7% | 8 | 2.3% | 5 | 1.5% | 9 | 2.5% |
White: | 201 | 73.6% | 214 | 74.3% | 250 | 80.1% | 272 | 81.7% | 277 | 80.1% | 268 | 81.5% | 292 | 82.3% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.9% | 3 | 0.9% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 1 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 35 | 12.8% | 39 | 13.5% | 37 | 11.9% | 41 | 12.3% | 34 | 9.8% | 24 | 7.3% | 26 | 7.3% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 17 | 6.2% | 14 | 4.9% | 14 | 4.5% | 9 | 2.7% | 9 | 2.6% | 8 | 2.4% | 7 | 2.0% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.00 | 12.52 | 15.55 | 23.13 | 20.35 | 11.70 | 25.40 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
ASK | ||||||
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 89.2% | 89.2% | 79.4% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 82.2% | 84.8% | 83.2% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 72.9% | 87.3% | 82.4% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 72.3% | 77.5% | 83.4% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 82.6% | 88.8% | 86.1% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 30.2% | 53.1% | 62.9% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 42.4% | 51.1% | 59.8% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 56.5% | 64.2% | 63.0% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 60.0% | 67.5% | 66.7% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 60.0% | 65.6% | 66.4% |
2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 75.7% | 85.4% | 76.6% |
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 89.3% | 87.0% | 82.5% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 91.7% | 92.9% | 86.8% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 93.6% | 91.7% | 87.3% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 81.6% | 87.1% | 86.8% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 58.2% | 77.0% | 75.4% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 78.0% | 80.3% | 78.3% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 87% | 85.8% | 78.9% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 82.8% | 81.9% | 78.4% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 88.9% | 84.4% | 77.7% |
2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 78.6% | 85.2% | 77.6% |
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 75.5% | 82.9% | 82.2% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 84.7% | 85.4% | 81.6% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 77.8% | 77.6% | 80.0% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 89.8% | 83.3% | 80.6% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 69.9% | 77.9% | 82.7% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 64.9% | 62.3% | 63.2% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 51.3% | 61.3% | 59.7% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 58.1% | 60.3% | 62.7% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 65.9% | 65.1% | 58.5% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 57.0% | 59.7% | 59.4% |
2003 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 83.3% | 76.6% | 68.0% |
2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 70.2% | 74% | 72.1% |
2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 73.7% | 81.7% | 80.2% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 75.9% | 80.2% | 82.3% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 87.8% | 84.1% | 84.7% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 77.8% | 79.3% | 84.9% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 54.4% | 70.4% | 73.1% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 65.9% | 81.9% | 77.2% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 79.0% | 79.4% | 79.3% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 72.7% | 76.7% | 77.4% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 83.1% | 86.4% | 78.3% |
2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 94.9% | 87.1% | 81.1% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 92.6% | 88.4% | 82.3% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 95.9% | 93.7% | 83.1% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 87.0% | 87.6% | 85.1% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 89.5% | 95.5% | 91.1% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 95.2% | 98.2% | 93.5% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 88.7% | 92.5% | 90.0% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 93.1% | 94.8% | 91.3% |
2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 96.9% | 96.0% | 89.5% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 92.8% | 90.8% | 88.8% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 62% | 64.0% | 60.0% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 53.9% | 61.0% | 66.2% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 57.9% | 64.7% | 63.3% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 52.5% | 60.5% | 60.9% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 54.1% | 59.8% | 62.1% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 57.8% | 61.6% | 61.3% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 73.2% | 81.8% | 84.1% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 70% | 80.2% | 76.6% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 57.7% | 70.3% | 77.6% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 73.6% | 85.0% | 79.0% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 75.0% | 84.2% | 80.6% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 80.3% | 82.3% | 83.3% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 80.0% | 85.4% | 79.9% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 89.8% | 84.2% | 75.8% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 48.3% | 49.7% | 57.3% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 53.2% | 66.4% | 70.1% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 51.9% | 63.5% | 65.5% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 66.7% | 70.2% | 66.7% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 60.7% | 64.4% | 66.2% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 69.4% | 83.7% | 79% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 65.0% | 72.2% | 72.2% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 61.7% | 68.5% | 71.2% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 67.3% | 74.4% | 72.1% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 60.7% | 75.1% | 77.4% |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 69.6% | 73.3% | 78.9% |
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* Helen I. Smith School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.