Florence Avenue Elementary School

Florence Avenue Elementary School is one of the large elementary campuss in IRVINGTON, New Jersey, operated by Irvington Public School District, with 694 students on its rolls from grades K through 5. By comparison, New Jersey's public schools average about 405 students each, so Florence Avenue Elementary School sits 71% bigger than that benchmark.

Across the 12 schools in Irvington Public School District (7,659 students total), Florence Avenue Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Florence Avenue Elementary School logs that Hispanic students make up the majority at 64%. Beyond that, the school shows 35% Black. By comparison, Essex County as a whole is about 25% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Florence Avenue Elementary School has 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.6:1. The state averages around 11.4:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 87% of students are eligible 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), Florence Avenue Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 18.8%, the actual is 14.9%, a residual of -3.9 points.

In the broader community, Essex County reports that 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 Florence Avenue Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Chancellor Avenue Elementary School, around 0.5 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Florence Avenue Elementary School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Florence Avenue Elementary School at 7th of 8; the average score across the group is 25.8%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Florence Avenue Elementary School's enrollment has ticked up 8% since 2018, when it stood at 640 (now 694). Hispanic enrollment moved from 40% to 64% across the same window.

In the discussion threads here, members of the Florence Avenue Elementary School community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.