Grover Cleveland Elementary School

Grover Cleveland Elementary School is a primary school of compact scale in NEWARK, New Jersey, overseen by Newark Public School District, enrolling 321 students in grades pre-K through 8. Compared to the state average of about 405 students per school, that is 21% below typical.

Across the 65 schools in Newark Public School District (41,502 students total), Grover Cleveland Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Grover Cleveland Elementary School records that the largest single group is Black, at 72% of enrollment. The remainder consists of 27% Hispanic. By comparison, Essex County as a whole is about 36% Black, so the school skews visibly more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.6:1. The state averages around 11.4:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 77% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is noticeably above Essex County's rate of about 54%.

After controlling for student poverty, Grover Cleveland Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 24.1%; this one delivers 13.5%.

Across the wider county, census data for Essex County shows the typical household earns roughly $80,789 per year, roughly 39% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Essex County's 249 public schools (combined enrollment of about 145,473 students), Grover Cleveland Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Central High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Grover Cleveland Elementary School. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Grover Cleveland Elementary School ranks 5th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 15.5%.

Grover Cleveland Elementary School operates from a metropolitan location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 33%: 477 students in 2018 compared to 321 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share expanded from 15% to 27%.

On the community side, members of the Grover Cleveland Elementary School community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.