Enrollment
443
Elementary
DISTRICT 477 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·IRVINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340768002114
Grove Street Elementary School
602 GROVE STREET, IRVINGTON, NJ 07111 · (973) 399-6865 · Essex County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL443 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 21% 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.
- B-Beats 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
15.8:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
400 students
DISTRICT 76% · STATE 41%
Community
0
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 | 69 | 16% |
| Kindergarten | 52 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 60 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 51 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 68 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 72 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 71 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (52) is 27% smaller than its 5th grade class (71).
Student demographics
33%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 46% · 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
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NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
26.0%
NJ avg 53.1% . -2.0pp since 2023
Math
19.2%
NJ avg 41.6% . +4.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 26 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 down about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 26.0% | 19.2% |
| 2023-24 | 28.0% | 15.2% |
% 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
18.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
16.7%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 18% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 17% 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 Grove Street Elementary School
Grove Street Elementary School's state test result (18.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grove Street Elementary School this school | 443 | 90.3% | 18.3% |
| Speedway Avenue School NEWARK | 525 | 89.1% | 18.4% |
| Chancellor Avenue Elementary School IRVINGTON | 455 | 85.3% | 21.0% |
| Chancellor Avenue School NEWARK | 607 | 88.3% | 16.3% |
| Lincoln Elementary School NEWARK | 420 | 79.3% | 12.1% |
| New Horizons Community Charter School NEWARK | 370 | 99.2% | 19.9% |
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 Grove Street Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Essex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 18.3% | #1,153 of 1,290 | #107 of 131 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 19.2% | #1,165 of 1,319 ▲ 13 | #106 of 141 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 26.0% | #1,167 of 1,319 ▼ 72 | #117 of 141 ▼ 18 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 443 | #565 of 1,562 | #70 of 162 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.8:1 | #1,339 of 1,390 | #114 of 140 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.9% | #1,190 of 1,392 | #113 of 141 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 90.3% | #56 of 1,481 | #6 of 142 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.4% | #372 of 798 | #28 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
443
+101 (+30%) vs 2020
-54% since 1990-91, when it was 955
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
was 10.1:1
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 | 443 | 28 | 15.8:1 | 90% (400) |
| 2023-24 | 374 | 35 | 10.7:1 | 62% (233) |
| 2022-23 | 367 | 34 | 10.8:1 | 61% (225) |
| 2020-21 | 342 | 34 | 10.1:1 | 74% (253) |
| 2017-18 | 500 | 32.5 | 15.4:1 | 80% (398) |
| 2015-16 | 486 | N/A | N/A | 89% (432) |
| 2010-11 | 377 | 30 | 12.6:1 | 69% (260) |
| 2000-01 | 609 | 43 | 14.2:1 | 95% (578) |
| 1990-91 | 955 | 55 | 17.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Grove Street Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (500 to 443); teachers down 14% (32.5 to 28).
About Grove Street Elementary School
Grove Street Elementary School is classified as an elementary school. It is located in IRVINGTON, New Jersey. It enrolls 443 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are pre-K through 5.
The district, Irvington Public School District, has 7,659 students enrolled across 12 schools.
More than half of enrollment at Grove Street Elementary School is Black: 79%. Other groups include 21% Hispanic. The county population is about 36% Black. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Grove Street Elementary School scores 33%.
The school's 28 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.8:1. Elementary schools in New Jersey have an average ratio of 11.4:1. At Grove Street Elementary School, 90% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. For comparison, public schools in Essex County average 54%.
On the allk12 Grade, Grove Street Elementary School lands at C-, ahead of 21% of New Jersey public elementary schools.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 16.7% at Grove Street Elementary School; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 18.3%.
In Essex County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $80,789, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 39% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. Public schools in Essex County number 249, with about 145,473 students.
Of the public schools around it, Grove Street Elementary School is closest to South 17th Street School, about 0.3 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Grove Street Elementary School ranks 4th of 8 on average proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 30% rise, from 342 to 443. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 10.1:1 to 15.8:1.
The discussion board for Grove Street Elementary School is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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
Related schools
Other schools in Irvington Public School District
- Irvington High SchoolHigh · 1,913 students
- Union Avenue Middle SchoolMiddle · 735 students
- University Middle SchoolMiddle · 719 students
- Florence Avenue Elementary SchoolElementary · 694 students
- Mt. Vernon Avenue Elementary SchoolElementary · 605 students
- Madison AvenueElementary · 524 students
Other schools in IRVINGTON
- Irvington High SchoolHigh · 1,913 students
- Union Avenue Middle SchoolMiddle · 735 students
- University Middle SchoolMiddle · 719 students
- Florence Avenue Elementary SchoolElementary · 694 students
- Mt. Vernon Avenue Elementary SchoolElementary · 605 students
- Madison AvenueElementary · 524 students
Nearby schools
- South 17th Street School0.3 mi · 368
- University Elementary School0.4 mi · 384
- Fourteenth Avenue School0.4 mi · 104
- University Middle School0.4 mi · 719
- Berkeley Terrace Elementary School0.5 mi · 464
- Speedway Avenue School0.6 mi · 525
Frequently asked questions
About Grove Street Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Grove Street Elementary School?
Grove Street Elementary School enrolls approximately 443 students in grades PK-05.
Is Grove Street Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Grove Street Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Grove Street Elementary School?
Approximately 15.8:1 students per teacher at Grove Street Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Grove Street Elementary School?
At Grove Street Elementary School, the student body is approximately 21% Hispanic, 79% Black.
Is Grove Street Elementary School public or private?
Grove Street Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Irvington Public School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.