Augusta Preschool Academy

Augusta Preschool Academy is a small elementary school serving families in IRVINGTON, New Jersey. The school has 330 students in 2024-25 across pre-K.

Augusta Preschool Academy is among 12 schools run by Irvington Public School District, which serves 7,659 students.

The student body at Augusta Preschool Academy is 72% Black. The rest of enrollment is 27% Hispanic. Among all residents of Essex County, the Black share is about 36%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 42%.

Classroom staffing at Augusta Preschool Academy totals 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 15.7:1. Statewide, elementary schools in New Jersey average 11.4:1. Federal data show 72% of students (237) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Essex County report 54%.

In Essex County, the median household earns about $80,789 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 39% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. Across Essex County, 249 public schools serve about 145,473 students.

Measured in a straight line, Mt. Vernon Avenue Elementary School is about 0.4 miles from Augusta Preschool Academy. The five-mile area around Augusta Preschool Academy holds at least 8 other public schools.

The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Large: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.

Over 4 years, enrollment increased by 23 students, from 307 to 330. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (15.7:1) than in 2020-21 (13.3:1).

This page is set up for the Augusta Preschool Academy community to discuss special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.