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What's something Chancellor Avenue School does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
607
Elementary
DISTRICT 638 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEWARK PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341134002256
Chancellor Avenue School
321 CHANCELLOR AVE, NEWARK, NJ 07112 · (973) 705-3870 · Essex County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL607 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 13% 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.
- C+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
13.5:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
536 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 | 142 | 23% |
| Kindergarten | 61 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 54 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 45 | 7% |
| Grade 3 | 46 | 8% |
| Grade 4 | 50 | 8% |
| Grade 5 | 50 | 8% |
| Grade 6 | 52 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 57 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 50 | 8% |
This year's kindergarten class (61) is 22% larger than its 8th grade class (50).
Student demographics
26%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
25.7%
NJ avg 53.1% . +2.7pp since 2023
Math
14.8%
NJ avg 41.6% . +3.5pp 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 15 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 25.7% | 14.8% |
| 2023-24 | 23.0% | 11.3% |
% 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
16.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
17.8%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 16% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 18% 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 School
Chancellor Avenue School's state test result (16.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chancellor Avenue School this school | 607 | 88.3% | 16.3% |
| Speedway Avenue School NEWARK | 525 | 89.1% | 18.4% |
| Grove Street Elementary School IRVINGTON | 443 | 90.3% | 18.3% |
| East Orange Community Charter School EAST ORANGE | 414 | 84.8% | 29.8% |
| Avon Avenue School NEWARK | 485 | 77.7% | 12.0% |
| 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 Chancellor Avenue School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Essex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 16.3% | #1,182 of 1,290 | #113 of 131 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 14.8% | #1,221 of 1,319 ▲ 12 | #122 of 141 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 25.7% | #1,169 of 1,319 ▲ 6 | #118 of 141 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 607 | #216 of 1,562 | #33 of 162 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #1,166 of 1,390 | #82 of 140 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 25.8% | #1,262 of 1,392 | #129 of 141 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 88.3% | #74 of 1,481 | #12 of 142 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +28.1% | #65 of 545 | #10 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
607
+107 (+21%) vs 2020
+17% since 1990-91, when it was 517
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
was 14.3:1
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 | 607 | 45 | 13.5:1 | 88% (536) |
| 2023-24 | 614 | 50 | 12.3:1 | 79% (484) |
| 2022-23 | 618 | 33 | 18.7:1 | 87% (536) |
| 2020-21 | 500 | 35 | 14.3:1 | 91% (453) |
| 2017-18 | 474 | 35 | 13.5:1 | 87% (412) |
| 2015-16 | 540 | 40 | 13.5:1 | 87% (472) |
| 2010-11 | 319 | 24 | 13.3:1 | 92% (292) |
| 2000-01 | 442 | 32 | 13.8:1 | 90% (398) |
| 1990-91 | 517 | 32 | 16.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Chancellor Avenue School.
Since 2017-18: students up 28% (474 to 607); teachers up 29% (35 to 45).
About Chancellor Avenue School
Chancellor Avenue School, located in NEWARK, New Jersey, is a mid-sized elementary school. The school covers pre-K through 8 and reported 607 students in 2024-25. On average, elementary schools in New Jersey enroll around 405, and this school is 50% bigger than that mark.
Chancellor Avenue School falls under Newark Public School District, which has 65 schools enrolling 41,502 students.
By race and ethnicity, Chancellor Avenue School is 85% Black. The remaining shares are 13% Hispanic. Essex County as a whole is about 36% Black, so the school's share is higher. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 26, compared with 70 nationally.
Chancellor Avenue School has a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.5:1, with 45 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 11.4:1 average for elementary schools in New Jersey, this school's ratio is higher. The school has 88% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 54% for public schools in Essex County.
On the allk12 Grade, Chancellor Avenue School lands at D, ahead of 13% of New Jersey public elementary schools.
After adjusting for student poverty, Chancellor Avenue School lands between the top and bottom 10% of New Jersey schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 16.3%; the prediction is 17.8%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Essex County show that the median household earns about $80,789 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 39%, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Essex County has 249 public schools with about 145,473 students, including Chancellor Avenue School.
Among nearby public schools, Weequahic High School is closest at less than a tenth of a mile. Chancellor Avenue School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. The school's 16.3% average proficiency ranks 3rd among 7 nearby schools.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Large.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment rose from 500 to 607, a 21% gain.
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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
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- 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
- Weequahic High School0.1 mi · 592
- Eagle Academy for Young Men of Newark0.1 mi · 155
- NJ Regional Day School - Newark0.2 mi · 123
- Bruce Street School0.3 mi · 34
- George Washington Carver Elementary School0.4 mi · 736
- Ola Edwards Community School0.4 mi · 391
Frequently asked questions
About Chancellor Avenue SchoolHow large is Chancellor Avenue School?
Chancellor Avenue School enrolls approximately 607 students in grades PK-08.
Is Chancellor Avenue School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Chancellor Avenue School is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Chancellor Avenue School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Chancellor Avenue School is approximately 13.5:1 (45 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Chancellor Avenue School?
Student demographics at Chancellor Avenue School are roughly 1% White, 13% Hispanic, 85% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Chancellor Avenue School?
Chancellor Avenue School is overseen by Newark Public School District in Essex County.
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