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If you could change one rule at Abington Avenue School, what would it be?
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Enrollment
842
Elementary
DISTRICT 638 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEWARK PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341134002222
Abington Avenue School
209 Abington Avenue, NEWARK, NJ 07107 · (973) 268-5230 · Essex County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL842 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 36% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New Jersey public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
54 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
753 students
DISTRICT 80% · STATE 41%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 15 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 67 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 81 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 92 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 90 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 92 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 96 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 104 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 103 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 102 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (67) is 34% smaller than its 8th grade class (102).
Student demographics
15%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
33.7%
NJ avg 53.1% . +5.3pp since 2023
Math
25.0%
NJ avg 41.6% . +7.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are up about 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 33.7% | 25.0% |
| 2023-24 | 28.4% | 17.5% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: NJSLA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
24.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
17.2%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 17% typical for New Jersey schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New Jersey's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Abington Avenue School
Abington Avenue School's state test result (24.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abington Avenue School this school | 842 | 89.4% | 24.1% |
| Theodore Roosevelt Elementary School UNION CITY | 871 | 92.1% | 41.8% |
| Elliott Street Elementary School NEWARK | 880 | 87.5% | 22.0% |
| Blanquita B. Valenti Community School New Brunswick | 810 | 93.7% | 23.7% |
| Nicholas S. Lacorte-Peterstown School No. 3 ELIZABETH | 765 | 89.7% | 21.6% |
| Charles and Anna Booker Elementary School PLAINFIELD | 816 | 85.9% | 10.7% |
Matched among New Jersey elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Abington Avenue School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Essex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.1% | #1,064 of 1,290 | #85 of 131 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.0% | #1,066 of 1,319 ▲ 76 | #89 of 141 ▲ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.7% | #1,050 of 1,319 ▲ 37 | #100 of 141 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 842 | #43 of 1,562 | #12 of 162 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.6:1 | #1,329 of 1,390 | #113 of 140 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 15.1% | #1,340 of 1,392 | #138 of 141 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 89.4% | #63 of 1,481 | #7 of 142 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.3% | #288 of 798 | #17 of 73 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
842
-37 (-4%) vs 2020
+27% since 1990-91, when it was 661
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
was 15.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 842 | 54 | 15.6:1 | 89% (753) |
| 2023-24 | 833 | 54 | 15.4:1 | 89% (738) |
| 2022-23 | 837 | 55 | 15.2:1 | 88% (733) |
| 2020-21 | 879 | 56 | 15.7:1 | 81% (715) |
| 2017-18 | 983 | 56 | 17.6:1 | 94% (925) |
| 2015-16 | 801 | 51 | 15.7:1 | 91% (726) |
| 2010-11 | 639 | 47 | 13.6:1 | 92% (586) |
| 2000-01 | 847 | 62 | 13.7:1 | 90% (763) |
| 1990-91 | 661 | 45 | 14.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Abington Avenue School.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (983 to 842); teachers down 4% (56 to 54).
About Abington Avenue School
Abington Avenue School is an elementary school in NEWARK, New Jersey, according to federal school records. The school enrolls 842 students, from pre-K through 8. The school's enrollment is 108% larger than the 405 average for elementary schools in New Jersey.
Newark Public School District is the local district for Abington Avenue School. It runs 65 schools with 41,502 students.
Most students at Abington Avenue School are Hispanic: 92% of enrollment. Other students are 4% Black. That is higher than the 25% Hispanic share among all Essex County residents. Abington Avenue School has a diversity index of 15%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school reports 54 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 15.6 students per teacher. For comparison, elementary schools in New Jersey average 11.4:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 89% of students. Across public schools in Essex County, the average is 54%.
Abington Avenue School is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 36% of New Jersey public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 17.2% for Abington Avenue School. The school posts 24.1%, 6.9 points above the prediction.
Within Essex County, median household income is about $80,789, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 39% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. Federal data list 249 public schools in Essex County, with a combined enrollment of about 145,473.
The closest other public school is First Avenue School, about 0.2 miles away. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 7 nearby schools with scores, Abington Avenue School ranks 4th on average proficiency.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Large: inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Abington Avenue School had 879 students in 2020-21 and 842 in 2024-25, a 4% decrease.
Questions about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Essex County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
863,002
Census ACS
Median income
$80,789
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
249
145,473 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Newark Public School District
- East Side High SchoolHigh · 2,046 students
- Barringer High SchoolHigh · 1,894 students
- Ann Street SchoolElementary · 1,294 students
- Lafayette Street SchoolElementary · 1,213 students
- First Avenue SchoolElementary · 1,084 students
- Early Childhood School - NorthElementary · 1,076 students
Other schools in NEWARK
- North Star Academy Charter SchoolCombined · 6,714 students
- TEAM Academy Charter SchoolCombined · 6,406 students
- Great Oaks Legacy Charter SchoolCombined · 2,169 students
- East Side High SchoolHigh · 2,046 students
- Barringer High SchoolHigh · 1,894 students
- Marion P. Thomas Charter SchoolCombined · 1,410 students
Nearby schools
- First Avenue School0.2 mi · 1,084
- SALOME URENA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.3 mi · 516
- Robert Treat Academy Charter School0.6 mi · 702
- Early Childhood School - North0.7 mi · 1,076
- Branch Brook School0.7 mi · 60
- Carteret Elementary School0.7 mi · 383
Frequently asked questions
About Abington Avenue SchoolHow large is Abington Avenue School?
Abington Avenue School enrolls approximately 842 students in grades PK-08.
Is Abington Avenue School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Abington Avenue School is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Abington Avenue School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Abington Avenue School is approximately 15.6:1 (54 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Abington Avenue School?
At Abington Avenue School, the student body is approximately 1% White, 92% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees Abington Avenue School?
Abington Avenue School is overseen by Newark Public School District in Essex County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.