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What advice would you give to incoming students at Chancellor Avenue Elementary School?
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Enrollment
455
Elementary
DISTRICT 477 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·IRVINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340768002110
Chancellor Avenue Elementary School
844 CHANCELLOR AVENUE, IRVINGTON, NJ 07111 · (973) 399-6858 · Essex County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL455 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 23% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- DTest 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
12.8:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
85%
388 students
DISTRICT 76% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 71 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 76 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 67 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 77 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 82 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 82 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (71) is 13% smaller than its 5th grade class (82).
Student demographics
40%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 46% · 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
29.5%
NJ avg 53.1% . -1.2pp since 2023
Math
22.0%
NJ avg 41.6% . +8.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 29.5% | 22.0% |
| 2023-24 | 30.7% | 13.8% |
% 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
21.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
19.5%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 21% 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 Chancellor Avenue Elementary School
Chancellor Avenue Elementary School's state test result (21.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chancellor Avenue Elementary School this school | 455 | 85.3% | 21.0% |
| Lincoln Elementary School NEWARK | 420 | 79.3% | 12.1% |
| University Elementary School IRVINGTON | 384 | 80.2% | 19.9% |
| Grove Street Elementary School IRVINGTON | 443 | 90.3% | 18.3% |
| Speedway Avenue School NEWARK | 525 | 89.1% | 18.4% |
| Avon Avenue School NEWARK | 485 | 77.7% | 12.0% |
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 Chancellor Avenue Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Essex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 21.0% | #1,115 of 1,290 | #97 of 131 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.0% | #1,117 of 1,319 ▲ 81 | #98 of 141 ▲ 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.5% | #1,110 of 1,319 ▼ 58 | #107 of 141 ▼ 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 455 | #530 of 1,562 | #63 of 162 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.8:1 | #1,054 of 1,390 | #65 of 140 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.1% | #1,049 of 1,392 | #90 of 141 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 85.3% | #124 of 1,481 | #30 of 142 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.0% | #653 of 798 | #58 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
455
-34 (-7%) vs 2020
-35% since 1990-91, when it was 698
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 16.9:1
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 | 455 | 35.5 | 12.8:1 | 85% (388) |
| 2023-24 | 467 | 35 | 13.3:1 | 62% (288) |
| 2022-23 | 476 | 32 | 14.9:1 | 52% (246) |
| 2020-21 | 489 | 29 | 16.9:1 | 60% (294) |
| 2017-18 | 474 | 29.5 | 16.1:1 | 83% (394) |
| 2015-16 | 460 | N/A | N/A | 83% (381) |
| 2010-11 | 453 | 29 | 15.6:1 | 67% (304) |
| 2000-01 | 610 | 32 | 19.1:1 | 75% (460) |
| 1990-91 | 698 | 47 | 14.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Chancellor Avenue Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (474 to 455); teachers up 20% (29.5 to 35.5).
About Chancellor Avenue Elementary School
Chancellor Avenue Elementary School is the name of a medium-sized elementary school in IRVINGTON, New Jersey. It serves 455 students in kindergarten through 5.
Chancellor Avenue Elementary School belongs to Irvington Public School District, a district of 12 schools and 7,659 students.
Black students account for 73% of enrollment at Chancellor Avenue Elementary School. Other groups include 26% Hispanic. The county population is about 36% Black. Chancellor Avenue Elementary School has a diversity index of 40%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Chancellor Avenue Elementary School counts 35.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 12.8 students for each one. Among elementary schools in New Jersey, the typical ratio is 11.4:1. About 85% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Essex County, the average is 54%.
The allk12 Grade for Chancellor Avenue Elementary School is C-. Compared with New Jersey public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 23% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Chancellor Avenue Elementary School is 1.5 points above the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 21.0% actual, 19.5% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in New Jersey.
Federal survey data for Essex County show that median household income is about $80,789, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 39% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. A total of 249 public schools operate in Essex County, serving about 145,473 students.
Union Avenue Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Chancellor Avenue Elementary School is 5th of 8 on proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Chancellor Avenue Elementary School saw enrollment fall 7% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. The ratio was 16.9:1 in 2020-21 and 12.8:1 in 2024-25.
Conversations here can range across sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 Irvington Public School District
- Irvington High SchoolHigh · 1,913 students
- Union Avenue Middle SchoolMiddle · 735 students
- University Middle SchoolMiddle · 719 students
- Florence Avenue Elementary SchoolElementary · 694 students
- Mt. Vernon Avenue Elementary SchoolElementary · 605 students
- Madison AvenueElementary · 524 students
Other schools in IRVINGTON
- Irvington High SchoolHigh · 1,913 students
- Union Avenue Middle SchoolMiddle · 735 students
- University Middle SchoolMiddle · 719 students
- Florence Avenue Elementary SchoolElementary · 694 students
- Mt. Vernon Avenue Elementary SchoolElementary · 605 students
- Madison AvenueElementary · 524 students
Nearby schools
- Union Avenue Middle School0.3 mi · 735
- Florence Avenue Elementary School0.5 mi · 694
- Mt. Vernon Avenue Elementary School0.5 mi · 605
- Seth Boyden Elementary Demonstration School0.6 mi · 423
- Augusta Preschool Academy0.8 mi · 330
- Irvington High School0.9 mi · 1,913
Frequently asked questions
About Chancellor Avenue Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Chancellor Avenue Elementary School?
Chancellor Avenue Elementary School enrolls approximately 455 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Chancellor Avenue Elementary School serve?
Chancellor Avenue Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Chancellor Avenue Elementary School?
Approximately 12.8:1 students per teacher at Chancellor Avenue Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Chancellor Avenue Elementary School?
Student demographics at Chancellor Avenue Elementary School are roughly 0% White, 26% Hispanic, 73% Black, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees Chancellor Avenue Elementary School?
Chancellor Avenue Elementary School is overseen by Irvington Public School District in Essex County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.