Chancellor Avenue School

Chancellor Avenue School is a primary school of mid-tier scale in NEWARK, New Jersey, overseen by Newark Public School District, instructing 607 students in grades pre-K through 8. That puts it 50% bigger than the typical public school in New Jersey, which averages around 405 students.

Across the 65 schools in Newark Public School District (41,502 students total), Chancellor Avenue School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Chancellor Avenue School lists that the student body is overwhelmingly Black (85%). The remainder reads as 13% Hispanic. That is meaningfully more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 36%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.4:1, putting Chancellor Avenue School higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 88% of students at Chancellor Avenue School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Essex County runs at roughly 54%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Chancellor Avenue School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 17.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 16.3%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Essex County) reports that median household income runs about $80,789, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Chancellor Avenue School is one of 249 public schools in Essex County (combined enrollment of about 145,473 students).

Nearest neighbor: Weequahic High School, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Chancellor Avenue School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Chancellor Avenue School at 3rd of 7; the average score across the group is 14.9%.

Chancellor Avenue School operates from an inner-city location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Chancellor Avenue School has rose 28%, going from 474 students in 2018 to 607 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment decreased from 91% to 85% over that span.

In the discussion threads here, members of the Chancellor Avenue School community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.