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Enrollment
1,084
Elementary
DISTRICT 638 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEWARK PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341134002274
First Avenue School
214 FIRST AVE, NEWARK, NJ 07107 · (973) 268-5240 · Essex County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,084 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 66% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
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
14.3:1
76 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
86%
931 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 | 45 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 96 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 120 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 115 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 116 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 127 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 123 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 117 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 115 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 110 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (96) is 13% smaller than its 8th grade class (110).
Student demographics
20%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
51.8%
NJ avg 53.1% . +11.2pp since 2023
Math
39.3%
NJ avg 41.6% . +1.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 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 1 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 51.8% | 39.3% |
| 2023-24 | 40.6% | 38.0% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of NJ schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
39.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
19.1%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+20.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 19% typical for New Jersey schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 20 points, placing it in New Jersey's top 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 First Avenue School
First Avenue School's state test result (39.1% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Avenue School this school | 1,084 | 85.9% | 39.1% |
| Anna L. Klein GUTTENBERG | 977 | 82.8% | 31.4% |
| Robert Waters Elementary School UNION CITY | 983 | 83.8% | 35.5% |
| Elliott Street Elementary School NEWARK | 880 | 87.5% | 22.0% |
| Abington Avenue School NEWARK | 842 | 89.4% | 24.1% |
| Charles and Anna Booker Elementary School PLAINFIELD | 816 | 85.9% | 10.7% |
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 First Avenue School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Essex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.1% | #770 of 1,290 | #63 of 131 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.3% | #809 of 1,319 ▼ 22 | #64 of 141 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.8% | #660 of 1,319 ▲ 209 | #68 of 141 ▲ 16 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,084 | #7 of 1,562 | #3 of 162 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #1,265 of 1,390 | #98 of 140 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 19.9% | #1,304 of 1,392 | #135 of 141 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 85.9% | #117 of 1,481 | #27 of 142 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.3% | #412 of 798 | #32 of 73 |
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
1,084
-55 (-5%) vs 2020
+55% since 1990-91, when it was 699
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 15.4:1
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 | 1,084 | 76 | 14.3:1 | 86% (931) |
| 2023-24 | 1,057 | 75 | 14.1:1 | 83% (879) |
| 2022-23 | 1,083 | 75 | 14.4:1 | 85% (922) |
| 2020-21 | 1,139 | 74 | 15.4:1 | 84% (952) |
| 2017-18 | 1,209 | 74 | 16.3:1 | 90% (1,090) |
| 2015-16 | 1,108 | 67 | 16.5:1 | 81% (900) |
| 2010-11 | 1,143 | 54 | 21.2:1 | 89% (1,013) |
| 2000-01 | 738 | 43 | 17.2:1 | 87% (644) |
| 1990-91 | 699 | 33 | 21.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for First Avenue School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (1,209 to 1,084); teachers up 3% (74 to 76).
About First Avenue School
A large elementary school in NEWARK, New Jersey, First Avenue School is part of Newark Public School District. The school teaches pre-K through 8 and enrolls 1,084 students. It has 168% more students than the average for elementary schools in New Jersey (about 405).
Newark Public School District (65 schools, 41,502 students) runs First Avenue School.
The share of students at First Avenue School who are Hispanic is 89%. Enrollment also includes 5% Black. Among people living in Essex County, the Hispanic share is about 25%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 20, compared with 70 nationally.
First Avenue School has 76 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.3:1. Across elementary schools in New Jersey, the average ratio is 11.4:1. The school has 86% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Essex County is 54%.
First Avenue School earns a B+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 66% of New Jersey public elementary schools.
First Avenue School scores 20.0 points above its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results: 39.1% actual versus 19.1% predicted. That puts it in the top 10% of New Jersey schools on BeatsExpectations.
For the population of Essex County, the median household earns about $80,789 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 39% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. Across Essex County, 249 public schools serve about 145,473 students.
About 0.2 miles separate First Avenue School from the closest public school, Abington Avenue School. The five-mile area around First Avenue School holds at least 8 other public schools. First Avenue School ranks 2nd of 7 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 39.1% against a local average of 22.4%.
For locale, NCES codes First Avenue School as City: Large.
Federal enrollment counts fell from 1,139 (2020-21) to 1,084 (2024-25). Federal data show the ratio falling from 15.4:1 to 14.3:1.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at First Avenue School. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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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- Abington Avenue School0.2 mi · 842
- SALOME URENA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.2 mi · 516
- Early Childhood School - North0.6 mi · 1,076
- Branch Brook School0.6 mi · 60
- Dr. William H. Horton Elementary School0.6 mi · 690
- Robert Treat Academy Charter School0.6 mi · 702
Frequently asked questions
About First Avenue SchoolHow many students attend First Avenue School?
First Avenue School enrolls approximately 1,084 students in grades PK-08.
Is First Avenue School an elementary, middle, or high school?
First Avenue School is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many teachers does First Avenue School have?
First Avenue School employs 76 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.3:1.
What is the student diversity at First Avenue School?
Student demographics at First Avenue School are roughly 2% White, 89% Hispanic, 5% Black, 1% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Is First Avenue School public or private?
First Avenue 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.