Charles R Smith Early Chilhood Center

Regular School · PALISADES PARK, NJ

Charles R Smith Early Chilhood Center is a regular school school in PALISADES PARK, New Jersey, serving grades PK–KG with 277 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 6.8:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – KG

Enrollment

277

Teachers (FTE)

40.5

Student–Teacher Ratio

6.8:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Hispanic/Latino	195	70%
Asian	56	20%
White	22	8%
Black or African American	2	1%
Two or more races	2	1%
Total enrollment	277	133M / 144F

English Language Learners: 65 (23% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	S	25.6%	1
Reading Proficiency	S	46.8%	1

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

None offered

Out-of-School Suspensions

Chronically Absent

4.7% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	277	100%

Contact & Location

270 FIRST STREET

PALISADES PARK, NJ 07650

Phone: (201)947-2761

http://www.palpkschools.org

District

Palisades Park School District

Per-pupil expenditure: $25,627

District enrollment: 1,756

Other Schools in District

Lindbergh Elementary School Elementary
Palisades Park Jr-Sr High School High

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 07650) → CensusDepth.com
New Jersey population & income data → CensusDepth.com
New Jersey teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

341236000789

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD