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Enrollment
570
Elementary
DISTRICT 638 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEWARK PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341134005976
Dr. E. Alma Flagg School
150 THIRD ST, NEWARK, NJ 07104 · (973) 268-5190 · Essex County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL570 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
94%
537 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 | 44 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 46 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 55 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 56 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 63 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 59 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 56 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 60 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 64 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 67 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (46) is 31% smaller than its 8th grade class (67).
Student demographics
31%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
18.5%
NJ avg 53.1% . +1.6pp since 2023
Math
10.9%
NJ avg 41.6% . +1.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 19 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 11 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 18.5% | 10.9% |
| 2023-24 | 16.9% | 9.3% |
% 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
11.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
14.6%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 12% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 15% 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 Dr. E. Alma Flagg School
Dr. E. Alma Flagg School's state test result (11.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. E. Alma Flagg School this school | 570 | 94.2% | 11.8% |
| Mckinley Community School NEW BRUNSWICK | 524 | 92.9% | 19.4% |
| Buckshutem Road School BRIDGETON | 653 | 92.0% | 7.5% |
| Quarter Mile Lane School BRIDGETON | 693 | 92.5% | 8.8% |
| Patton J. Hill Elementary School TRENTON | 555 | 87.2% | 5.2% |
| Lindenwold School Four LINDENWOLD | 657 | 88.9% | 13.8% |
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 Dr. E. Alma Flagg School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Essex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 11.8% | #1,235 of 1,290 | #125 of 131 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 10.9% | #1,256 of 1,319 ▲ 9 | #132 of 141 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 18.5% | #1,240 of 1,319 ▲ 4 | #133 of 141 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 570 | #277 of 1,562 | #38 of 162 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #1,223 of 1,390 | #90 of 140 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 31.1% | #1,213 of 1,392 | #120 of 141 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 94.2% | #23 of 1,481 | #2 of 142 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +14.2% | #166 of 545 | #27 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
570
+137 (+32%) vs 2020
-13% since 1990-91, when it was 652
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 12.7:1
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 | 570 | 41 | 13.9:1 | 94% (537) |
| 2023-24 | 545 | 37 | 14.7:1 | 92% (499) |
| 2022-23 | 516 | 34 | 15.2:1 | 85% (440) |
| 2020-21 | 433 | 34 | 12.7:1 | 90% (389) |
| 2017-18 | 499 | 33 | 15.1:1 | 90% (448) |
| 2015-16 | 498 | 36 | 13.8:1 | 84% (417) |
| 2010-11 | 485 | 34 | 14.3:1 | 96% (465) |
| 2000-01 | 597 | 39 | 15.3:1 | 89% (529) |
| 1990-91 | 652 | 41 | 15.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dr. E. Alma Flagg School.
Since 2017-18: students up 14% (499 to 570); teachers up 24% (33 to 41).
About Dr. E. Alma Flagg School
Dr. E. Alma Flagg School is a medium-sized elementary school found in NEWARK, New Jersey. A total of 570 students attend the school, which covers pre-K through 8. Against the 405-student average for elementary schools in New Jersey, enrollment here is 41% higher.
Newark Public School District has 65 schools; together they serve 41,502 students.
Dr. E. Alma Flagg School's enrollment is 81% Hispanic. The remaining shares are 19% Black. Essex County as a whole is about 25% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. Pick two students at random and there is a 31% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The teaching staff at Dr. E. Alma Flagg School is 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 13.9:1. This ratio sits 2.5 above the 11.4:1 average for elementary schools in New Jersey. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 94%. The 54% average for public schools in Essex County is 40 points lower.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Dr. E. Alma Flagg School would be expected to post about 14.6%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 11.8%.
Dr. E. Alma Flagg School is located in Essex County, where the median household income is $80,789, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Dr. E. Alma Flagg School is one of 249 public schools in the county.
The closest public school, Sussex Avenue School, is about 0.2 miles from Dr. E. Alma Flagg School. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. On state test proficiency, Dr. E. Alma Flagg School ranks 8th in a group of 9 nearby schools.
The school's locale code, City: Large, means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment is up 32% from 2020-21, when Dr. E. Alma Flagg School had 433 students, to 2024-25, when it had 570. The ratio of students to teachers went from 12.7:1 to 13.9:1 over the same years.
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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
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Frequently asked questions
About Dr. E. Alma Flagg SchoolHow many students attend Dr. E. Alma Flagg School?
Dr. E. Alma Flagg School enrolls approximately 570 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Dr. E. Alma Flagg School serve?
Dr. E. Alma Flagg School serves grades PK-08.
How many students per teacher at Dr. E. Alma Flagg School?
Approximately 13.9:1 students per teacher at Dr. E. Alma Flagg School.
How diverse is Dr. E. Alma Flagg School?
Dr. E. Alma Flagg School reports a student body of 0% White, 81% Hispanic, 19% Black, 0% Two or more.
Is Dr. E. Alma Flagg School public or private?
Dr. E. Alma Flagg School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Newark Public School District.
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