Abington Avenue School

Located at 209 Abington Avenue, in NEWARK, New Jersey, Abington Avenue School is a heavily attended elementary-level community that caters to 842 students (grades pre-K through 8), run under Newark Public School District. Compared to the state average of about 405 students per school, that is 108% bigger than typical.

Within Newark Public School District, which oversees 65 schools and 41,502 students, Abington Avenue School is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Abington Avenue School lists that 92% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. Beyond that, the school shows 4% Black. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 25%.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Abington Avenue School has 54 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.4:1, putting Abington Avenue School higher than the state norm the norm. Around 89% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is higher than Essex County's rate of about 54%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Abington Avenue School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 17.2%, the actual is 24.1%, a residual of +6.9 points.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Essex County put median household income runs about $80,789, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Across Essex County's 249 public schools (combined enrollment of about 145,473 students), Abington Avenue School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is First Avenue School, roughly 0.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Abington Avenue School ranks 4th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 31.1%.

The school occupies a downtown site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Abington Avenue School has fell 14%, going from 983 students in 2018 to 842 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 80% to 92% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 17.6:1 in 2018 to 15.6:1 today.

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