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Enrollment
485
Elementary
DISTRICT 638 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEWARK PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341134002232
Avon Avenue School
219 AVON AVE, NEWARK, NJ 07108 · (973) 733-6750 · Essex County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL485 STUDENTS
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Scored higher than 3% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
13.1:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
78%
377 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 | 85 | 18% |
| Kindergarten | 37 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 45 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 42 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 48 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 37 | 8% |
| Grade 5 | 43 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 50 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 44 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 54 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (37) is 31% smaller than its 8th grade class (54).
Student demographics
37%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
26.4%
NJ avg 53.1% . +9.9pp since 2023
Math
10.7%
NJ avg 41.6% . +6.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 11 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 10 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 26.4% | 10.7% |
| 2023-24 | 16.5% | 4.3% |
% 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
12.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.6%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 12% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 24% 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 Avon Avenue School
Avon Avenue School's state test result (12.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avon Avenue School this school | 485 | 77.7% | 12.0% |
| Belmont Runyon Elementary School NEWARK | 508 | 75.8% | 14.0% |
| Hawthorne Avenue School NEWARK | 444 | 74.5% | 15.7% |
| Lincoln Elementary School NEWARK | 420 | 79.3% | 12.1% |
| Dr Lena Edwards Academic Charter School Jersey City | 383 | 77.3% | 18.9% |
| Chancellor Avenue Elementary School IRVINGTON | 455 | 85.3% | 21.0% |
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 Avon Avenue School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Essex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 12.0% | #1,231 of 1,290 | #124 of 131 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 10.7% | #1,258 of 1,319 ▲ 53 | #133 of 141 ▲ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 26.4% | #1,161 of 1,319 ▲ 87 | #116 of 141 ▲ 17 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 485 | #435 of 1,562 | #56 of 162 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.1:1 | #1,110 of 1,390 | #75 of 140 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.5% | #1,102 of 1,392 | #102 of 141 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 77.7% | #245 of 1,481 | #48 of 142 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.8% | #752 of 798 | #69 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
485
-66 (-12%) vs 2020
-25% since 1990-91, when it was 650
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
was 13.1:1
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 | 485 | 37 | 13.1:1 | 78% (377) |
| 2023-24 | 513 | 37 | 13.9:1 | 66% (338) |
| 2022-23 | 563 | 41 | 13.7:1 | 80% (452) |
| 2020-21 | 551 | 42 | 13.1:1 | 87% (481) |
| 2017-18 | 494 | 35 | 14.1:1 | 85% (420) |
| 2015-16 | 576 | 32 | 18.0:1 | 89% (515) |
| 2010-11 | 556 | 31 | 17.9:1 | 95% (528) |
| 2000-01 | 666 | 38 | 17.5:1 | 93% (618) |
| 1990-91 | 650 | 42 | 15.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Avon Avenue School.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (494 to 485); teachers up 6% (35 to 37).
About Avon Avenue School
Avon Avenue School is a mid-sized elementary school found in NEWARK, New Jersey. The school serves pre-K through 8. Enrollment is 485 students.
Newark Public School District has 41,502 students in 65 schools, and Avon Avenue School is one of those schools.
The share of Black students at Avon Avenue School is 76%, a majority. Other students are 21% Hispanic. That is higher than the 36% Black share among all Essex County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 37%.
Avon Avenue School reported 37 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 13.1:1. The school's 13.1:1 compares with an average of 11.4:1 for elementary schools in New Jersey. Roughly 78% of students at Avon Avenue School can receive free or reduced-price lunch. That is 24 points above the 54% average for public schools in Essex County.
Avon Avenue School earns an F on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 3% of New Jersey public elementary schools.
After adjusting for student poverty, Avon Avenue School lands between the top and bottom 10% of New Jersey schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 12.0%; the prediction is 23.6%.
Essex County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $80,789 a year, roughly 39% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. Avon Avenue School shares Essex County with 248 other public schools.
Of the public schools around it, Avon Avenue School is closest to People's Achieve Community Charter School, about 0.3 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 20.8%; Avon Avenue School's is 12.0%, ranking 8th of 9.
In the federal locale system, Avon Avenue School is coded City: Large, for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 12%, from 551 to 485.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at Avon Avenue School. You can also rate the school on this page.
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
- People's Achieve Community Charter School0.3 mi · 796
- Grover Cleveland Elementary School0.5 mi · 321
- Central High School0.5 mi · 1,051
- Belmont Runyon Elementary School0.6 mi · 508
- Harriet Tubman Elementary School0.6 mi · 298
- University High School0.6 mi · 426
Frequently asked questions
About Avon Avenue SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Avon Avenue School?
Avon Avenue School enrolls approximately 485 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Avon Avenue School serve?
Avon Avenue School serves grades PK-08.
How many teachers does Avon Avenue School have?
Avon Avenue School employs 37 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Avon Avenue School?
Student demographics at Avon Avenue School are roughly 0% White, 21% Hispanic, 76% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Avon Avenue School in?
Avon Avenue School is part of Newark Public School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.