Dr. E. Alma Flagg School

Located at 150 THIRD ST, in NEWARK, New Jersey, Dr. E. Alma Flagg School is a mid-sized elementary-level community that teaches 570 students (grades pre-K through 8), overseen by Newark Public School District. By comparison, New Jersey's public schools average about 405 students each, so Dr. E. Alma Flagg School sits 41% larger than that benchmark.

Dr. E. Alma Flagg School is one of 65 schools operated by Newark Public School District, a district that caters to 41,502 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Dr. E. Alma Flagg School records that 81% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. Other groups include 19% Black. The wider county runs roughly 25% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Dr. E. Alma Flagg School has 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.9:1. The state averages around 11.4:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 94% of students at Dr. E. Alma Flagg School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably above Essex County's rate of about 54%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Dr. E. Alma Flagg School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 14.6%; this one delivers 11.8%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Essex County put median household earnings sit near $80,789, about 39% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. In all, Essex County runs 249 public schools (combined enrollment of about 145,473 students), of which Dr. E. Alma Flagg School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Sussex Avenue School, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Dr. E. Alma Flagg School. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Dr. E. Alma Flagg School ranks 8th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 23.2%.

The campus sits in a downtown setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Dr. E. Alma Flagg School's enrollment has grew 14% since 2018, when it stood at 499 (now 570). Black enrollment moved from 33% to 19% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 15.1:1 in 2018 to 13.9:1 today.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.