Total enrollment
7,659
+823 (+12%) vs SY 2020-21
12 schools in Irvington Public School District
New Jersey · 7,659 students · 1 city
Irvington Public School District's 12 public K-12 schools collectively enroll about 7,659 students across 9 elementary, 2 middle, and 1 high.
4-year change in Irvington Public School District
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
12
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Irvington Public School District ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In New Jersey | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 15.8% | #233 of 243 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 7,659 | #28 of 372 | #1,237 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 12 | #27 of 372 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #368 of 370 | #5,274 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 73.5% | #35 of 369 | #1,670 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.7% | #217 of 298 | #3,436 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Irvington Public School District
State test results across the district's 11 scored schools run from Union Avenue Middle School at 23.1% proficient to Madison Avenue at 11.1%, a gap of 12.0 points. That is the 151st widest gap among 186 New Jersey districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 12 district schools that reported both years went from 6,947 to 7,659 students (up 10%) and from 509 to 519 full-time teachers (up 2%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irvington High School | Irvington | High | 09-12 | 1,913 |
| Union Avenue Middle School | Irvington | Middle | 06-08 | 735 |
| University Middle School | Irvington | Middle | 06-08 | 719 |
| Florence Avenue Elementary School | Irvington | Elementary | KG-05 | 694 |
| Mt. Vernon Avenue Elementary School | Irvington | Elementary | PK-05 | 605 |
| Madison Avenue | Irvington | Elementary | PK-05 | 524 |
| Berkeley Terrace Elementary School | Irvington | Elementary | PK-05 | 464 |
| Chancellor Avenue Elementary School | Irvington | Elementary | KG-05 | 455 |
| Grove Street Elementary School | Irvington | Elementary | PK-05 | 443 |
| Thurgood Marshall Elementary School | Irvington | Elementary | PK-05 | 393 |
| University Elementary School | Irvington | Elementary | PK-05 | 384 |
| Augusta Preschool Academy | Irvington | Elementary | PK-PK | 330 |
About Irvington Public School District
Across 12 schools, Irvington Public School District instructs about 7,659 students in New Jersey. By footprint it is a thinly populated district.
On the school-mix side, Irvington Public School District consists of 9 elementary, 2 middle, and 1 high school.
Per-school enrollment averages around 638 in this district, meaningfully above the New Jersey typical of 540.
Five-year track record. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment climbed 12%: 6,836 students in SY 2020-21 versus 7,659 in SY 2024-25.
On this page, the community for Irvington Public School District discusses open enrollment windows, redistricting talk, and busing logistics. Discussions cut across districts, schools, and grade levels.