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What advice would you give to incoming students at Elliott Street Elementary School?
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Enrollment
880
Elementary
DISTRICT 638 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEWARK PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341134002270
Elliott Street Elementary School
721 Summer Avenue, NEWARK, NJ 07104 · (973) 268-5360 · Essex County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL880 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 28% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New Jersey public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
60 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
770 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 | 97 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 80 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 102 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 85 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 81 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 80 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 74 | 8% |
| Grade 6 | 83 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 92 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 106 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (80) is 25% smaller than its 8th grade class (106).
Student demographics
17%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
38.1%
NJ avg 53.1% . +10.5pp since 2023
Math
19.3%
NJ avg 41.6% . +4.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 19 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 11 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 38.1% | 19.3% |
| 2023-24 | 27.6% | 14.8% |
% 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
22.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
18.3%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 18% 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 Elliott Street Elementary School
Elliott Street Elementary School's state test result (22.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elliott Street Elementary School this school | 880 | 87.5% | 22.0% |
| Charles and Anna Booker Elementary School PLAINFIELD | 816 | 85.9% | 10.7% |
| Abington Avenue School NEWARK | 842 | 89.4% | 24.1% |
| Juan Pablo Duarte - Jose Julian Marti School No 28 ELIZABETH | 878 | 90.0% | 21.8% |
| Nicholas S. Lacorte-Peterstown School No. 3 ELIZABETH | 765 | 89.7% | 21.6% |
| Roberto Clemente Elementary School NEWARK | 742 | 86.7% | 21.2% |
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 Elliott Street Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Essex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 22.0% | #1,099 of 1,290 | #90 of 131 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 19.3% | #1,161 of 1,319 ▲ 22 | #104 of 141 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.1% | #971 of 1,319 ▲ 130 | #90 of 141 ▲ 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 880 | #32 of 1,562 | #9 of 162 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.7:1 | #1,288 of 1,390 | #103 of 140 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 16.9% | #1,330 of 1,392 | #137 of 141 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 87.5% | #88 of 1,481 | #15 of 142 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +18.1% | #118 of 545 | #19 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
880
-65 (-7%) vs 2020
+5% since 1990-91, when it was 836
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 15.2:1
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 | 880 | 60 | 14.7:1 | 88% (770) |
| 2023-24 | 881 | 58 | 15.2:1 | 85% (752) |
| 2022-23 | 885 | 60 | 14.8:1 | 84% (746) |
| 2020-21 | 945 | 62 | 15.2:1 | 83% (787) |
| 2017-18 | 745 | 44 | 16.9:1 | 90% (669) |
| 2015-16 | 446 | 32 | 13.9:1 | 75% (336) |
| 2010-11 | 373 | 39 | 9.6:1 | 98% (365) |
| 2000-01 | 698 | 48 | 14.5:1 | 97% (674) |
| 1990-91 | 836 | 54 | 15.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Elliott Street Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 18% (745 to 880); teachers up 36% (44 to 60).
About Elliott Street Elementary School
Located in NEWARK, New Jersey, Elliott Street Elementary School is a high-enrollment elementary school. It covers pre-K through 8, with a total enrollment of 880 students. Statewide, elementary schools in New Jersey average about 405 students each.
Newark Public School District oversees Elliott Street Elementary School and 64 other schools, with 41,502 students in total.
Most students at Elliott Street Elementary School are Hispanic: 91% of enrollment. Other groups make up 8% Black. Essex County as a whole is about 25% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. Elliott Street Elementary School has a diversity index of 17%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
With 60 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Elliott Street Elementary School was 14.7:1. The 11.4:1 average for elementary schools in New Jersey is lower than this school's figure. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 88%. For comparison, public schools in Essex County average 54%.
Elliott Street Elementary School is graded C by allk12, scoring above 28% of New Jersey public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
On BeatsExpectations, Elliott Street Elementary School is 3.7 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of New Jersey schools.
Essex County has about 863,002 residents, and median household income is about $80,789, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Essex County number 249 and enroll about 145,473.
Newark School of Fashion & Design is the public school closest to Elliott Street Elementary School, about 0.2 miles away. Elliott Street Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Elliott Street Elementary School at 6th of 9.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Large.
Enrollment was 945 in 2020-21 and 880 in 2024-25, a decrease of 65 students.
Discussion on this page can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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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Other schools in NEWARK
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- Great Oaks Legacy Charter SchoolCombined · 2,169 students
- East Side High SchoolHigh · 2,046 students
- Barringer High SchoolHigh · 1,894 students
- Marion P. Thomas Charter SchoolCombined · 1,410 students
Nearby schools
- Newark School of Fashion & Design0.2 mi · 275
- Maria Varisco Rogers Charter School0.2 mi · 572
- Ridge Street School0.3 mi · 593
- LUIS MUNOZ MARIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.3 mi · 818
- Park Elementary School0.7 mi · 747
- Robert Treat Academy Charter School0.9 mi · 702
Frequently asked questions
About Elliott Street Elementary SchoolHow large is Elliott Street Elementary School?
Elliott Street Elementary School enrolls approximately 880 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Elliott Street Elementary School serve?
Elliott Street Elementary School serves grades PK-08.
How many teachers does Elliott Street Elementary School have?
Elliott Street Elementary School employs 60 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Elliott Street Elementary School?
Student demographics at Elliott Street Elementary School are roughly 1% White, 91% Hispanic, 8% Black.
Is Elliott Street Elementary School public or private?
Elliott Street Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Newark Public School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.