Dr. William H. Horton Elementary School

Dr. William H. Horton Elementary School is a well-populated elementary-level community in NEWARK, New Jersey, run under Newark Public School District. The school serves 690 students in grades pre-K through 8. By comparison, New Jersey's public schools average about 405 students each, so Dr. William H. Horton Elementary School sits 70% above that benchmark.

Dr. William H. Horton Elementary School is one of 65 schools operated by Newark Public School District, a district that instructs 41,502 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Dr. William H. Horton Elementary School lists that Hispanic students make up the majority at 80%. Other groups include 20% Black. By comparison, Essex County as a whole is about 25% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Dr. William H. Horton Elementary School has 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.4:1. The state averages around 11.4:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 88% of students at Dr. William H. Horton Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is north of Essex County's rate of about 54%.

With demographic context factored in, Dr. William H. Horton Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 17.9%, the actual is 14.8%, a residual of -3.1 points.

Around the school, census data for Essex County shows 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%. In all, Essex County runs 249 public schools (combined enrollment of about 145,473 students), of which Dr. William H. Horton Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Dr. E. Alma Flagg School, roughly 0.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Dr. William H. Horton Elementary School ranks 5th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 20.0%.

The campus sits in an inner-city setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Dr. William H. Horton Elementary School's enrollment has shrank 7% since 2018, when it stood at 742 (now 690). Hispanic enrollment moved from 73% to 80% across the same window.

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