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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Camden Street Elementary School administration to hear?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
685
Elementary
DISTRICT 638 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEWARK PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341134002252
Camden Street Elementary School
281 CAMDEN ST, NEWARK, NJ 07103 · (973) 733-6994 · Essex County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL685 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 4% 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
15.6:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
86%
589 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 | 118 | 17% |
| Kindergarten | 74 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 64 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 51 | 7% |
| Grade 3 | 71 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 50 | 7% |
| Grade 5 | 61 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 77 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 62 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 57 | 8% |
This year's kindergarten class (74) is 30% larger than its 8th grade class (57).
Student demographics
52%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
18.3%
NJ avg 53.1% . +0.8pp since 2023
Math
7.3%
NJ avg 41.6% . +2.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 18 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 7 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 18.3% | 7.3% |
| 2023-24 | 17.5% | 4.8% |
% 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
10.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
19.1%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 10% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 19% 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 Camden Street Elementary School
Camden Street Elementary School's state test result (10.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Camden Street Elementary School this school | 685 | 86.0% | 10.4% |
| Quitman Street School NEWARK | 706 | 84.4% | 9.7% |
| Peshine Avenue School NEWARK | 635 | 79.5% | 14.2% |
| Whitney M. Young Jr. School JERSEY CITY | 623 | 86.7% | 6.5% |
| Uptown School Complex Atlantic City | 518 | 90.3% | 10.4% |
| Pennsylvania Ave School Atlantic City | 566 | 85.7% | 15.7% |
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 Camden Street Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Essex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 10.4% | #1,250 of 1,290 | #128 of 131 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 7.3% | #1,290 of 1,319 ▲ 17 | #139 of 141 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 18.3% | #1,244 of 1,319 ▼ 8 | #136 of 141 ▼ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 685 | #129 of 1,562 | #27 of 162 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.6:1 | #1,325 of 1,390 | #111 of 140 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.2% | #744 of 1,392 | #51 of 141 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 86.0% | #113 of 1,481 | #26 of 142 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.4% | #296 of 545 | #35 of 61 |
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
685
+89 (+15%) vs 2020
+12% since 1990-91, when it was 611
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
was 11.5:1
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 | 685 | 44 | 15.6:1 | 86% (589) |
| 2023-24 | 581 | 47 | 12.4:1 | 81% (473) |
| 2022-23 | 573 | 46 | 12.5:1 | 83% (477) |
| 2020-21 | 596 | 52 | 11.5:1 | 85% (505) |
| 2017-18 | 632 | 53 | 11.9:1 | 92% (582) |
| 2015-16 | 593 | 54 | 11.0:1 | 86% (511) |
| 2010-11 | 326 | 23 | 14.2:1 | 94% (308) |
| 2000-01 | 579 | 73 | 7.9:1 | 88% (510) |
| 1990-91 | 611 | 57 | 10.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Camden Street Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 8% (632 to 685); teachers down 17% (53 to 44).
About Camden Street Elementary School
Camden Street Elementary School, a high-enrollment elementary school, is located in NEWARK, New Jersey. It covers pre-K through 8, with a total enrollment of 685 students. Statewide, elementary schools in New Jersey average about 405 students each.
A total of 65 schools make up Newark Public School District, with 41,502 students enrolled.
A majority of students at Camden Street Elementary School, 53%, are Black. Other reported shares: 45% Hispanic. Essex County's residents are about 36% Black, 16 points below the school's share. The chance that two students picked at random at Camden Street Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 52%.
Staffing totals 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 15.6:1. For comparison, elementary schools in New Jersey average 11.4:1. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 86%. The 54% average for public schools in Essex County is 32 points lower.
allk12 grades Camden Street Elementary School an F. The grade compares the school only with New Jersey public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Camden Street Elementary School posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 10.4%, compared with a predicted 19.1%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of New Jersey schools on BeatsExpectations.
Within Essex County, median household income is about $80,789, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 39%, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Essex County number 249 and enroll about 145,473.
Nearest public school: Bard Early College High School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 27.1%; Camden Street Elementary School's is 10.4%, ranking 8th of 9.
Camden Street Elementary School has an NCES locale of City: Large.
The number of students climbed from 596 to 685 over 4 years. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio rose to 15.6:1, from 11.5:1.
Topics for discussion here include school safety, transportation, and start times. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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
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Frequently asked questions
About Camden Street Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Camden Street Elementary School?
Camden Street Elementary School enrolls approximately 685 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Camden Street Elementary School serve?
Camden Street Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Camden Street Elementary School?
Approximately 15.6:1 students per teacher at Camden Street Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Camden Street Elementary School?
At Camden Street Elementary School, the student body is approximately 1% White, 45% Hispanic, 53% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Camden Street Elementary School?
Camden Street Elementary 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.