Public School Number Five

Regular School · WEST NEW YORK, NJ

Public School Number Five is a regular school school in WEST NEW YORK, New Jersey, serving grades KG–06 with 570 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 14.1:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

KG – 06

Enrollment

570

Teachers (FTE)

40.4

Student–Teacher Ratio

14.1:1

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	549	96%
White	16	3%
Black or African American	4	1%
Asian	1	0%
Total enrollment	570	288M / 282F

English Language Learners: 235 (41% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	5.0% -20.6pp	25.6%	345
Reading Proficiency	28.0% -18.8pp	46.8%	345
Science Proficiency	6-9%	—	86

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

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

-0.17 grade levels

Math

+0.10 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

46 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

Chronically Absent

3.5% 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.)	570	100%

Contact & Location

5401 HUDSON AVE

WEST NEW YORK, NJ 07093

Phone: (201)553-4080

http://ps-5.wnyschools.net/

District

West New York School District

Per-pupil expenditure: $30,946

District enrollment: 7,406

Other Schools in District

Albio Sires Elementary School Elementary
Harry L Bain Elementary
Public School Number One Elementary
Public School Number Three Elementary
Public School Number Two Elementary
Memorial High School High
West New York Middle School Middle
Early Childhood School Prekindergarten

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 07093) → CensusDepth.com
New Jersey population & income data → CensusDepth.com
New Jersey teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

341758002948

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