Ironbound Academy Elementary School

Set in Newark, New Jersey, Ironbound Academy Elementary School is a low-enrollment K-5 school, part of Newark Public School District. It educates 325 students across grades K through 6.

Ironbound Academy Elementary School is one of 65 schools operated by Newark Public School District, a district that educates 41,502 students overall.

On demographics, Ironbound Academy Elementary School lists that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (86%). The remainder breaks down as 8% White, 4% Black. By comparison, Essex County as a whole is about 25% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 20.3:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.4:1, putting Ironbound Academy Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. Around 81% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Essex County (around 54%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Ironbound Academy Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 21.9%, the actual is 18.2%, a residual of -3.7 points.

In the broader community, census data for Essex County shows median household earnings sit near $80,789, about 39% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Ironbound Academy Elementary School is one of 249 public schools in Essex County (combined enrollment of about 145,473 students).

East Side High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Ironbound Academy Elementary School at 7th of 9; the average score across the group is 33.9%.

The campus sits in an urban setting.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.