Enrollment
325
Elementary
DISTRICT 638 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEWARK PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341134006138
Ironbound Academy Elementary School
366 East Kinney Street, Newark, NJ 07105 · (973) 465-4996 · Essex County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL325 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 12% 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.
- CBeats 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
20.3:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
81%
263 students
DISTRICT 80% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 48 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 49 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 52 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 45 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 44 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 50 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 37 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (48) is 30% larger than its 6th grade class (37).
Student demographics
24%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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Ironbound Academy Elementary School→Science Park High School
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NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
24.2%
NJ avg 53.1% . +11.3pp since 2023
Math
25.3%
NJ avg 41.6% . +7.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 24 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 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 8 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 24.2% | 25.3% |
| 2023-24 | 12.9% | 17.4% |
% 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
18.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
21.9%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 18% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 22% 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 Ironbound Academy Elementary School
Ironbound Academy Elementary School's state test result (18.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ironbound Academy Elementary School this school | 325 | 80.9% | 18.2% |
| George Washington Elementary School TRENTON | 321 | 80.1% | 9.6% |
| Frances C. Smith Early Childhood Center No 50 ELIZABETH | 306 | 76.1% | N/A |
| Jefferson Elementary School PLAINFIELD | 383 | 82.5% | 19.2% |
| School 8 PATERSON | 411 | 78.3% | 11.8% |
| Greater Brunswick Charter School NEW BRUNSWICK | 397 | 83.1% | 23.1% |
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 Ironbound Academy Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Essex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 18.2% | #1,155 of 1,290 | #108 of 131 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.3% | #1,062 of 1,319 ▲ 84 | #88 of 141 ▲ 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 24.2% | #1,184 of 1,319 ▲ 85 | #119 of 141 ▲ 20 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 325 | #1,008 of 1,562 | #116 of 162 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.3:1 | #1,382 of 1,390 | #137 of 140 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.4% | #1,276 of 1,392 | #133 of 141 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 80.9% | #200 of 1,481 | #41 of 142 |
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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 325 | 16 | 20.3:1 | 81% (263) |
| 2023-24 | 262 | 16 | 16.4:1 | 74% (193) |
| 2022-23 | 190 | 13.5 | 14.1:1 | 54% (103) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ironbound Academy Elementary School.
About Ironbound Academy Elementary School
Ironbound Academy Elementary School is a small elementary school. Its address is in Newark, New Jersey. Enrolled students number 325 students, in kindergarten through 6.
Ironbound Academy Elementary School is one school in a 65-school district, Newark Public School District, which enrolls 41,502 students.
Hispanic students are the large majority at Ironbound Academy Elementary School, with 86% of enrollment. Other groups include 8% White and 4% Black. By comparison, Essex County residents are about 25% Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at Ironbound Academy Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 24%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 20.3:1, with 16 full-time-equivalent teachers. Among elementary schools in New Jersey, the typical ratio is 11.4:1. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Ironbound Academy Elementary School is 81%. On average, public schools in Essex County report 54%.
allk12 grades Ironbound Academy Elementary School a D. The grade compares the school only with New Jersey public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Ironbound Academy Elementary School sits between the top and bottom 10% of New Jersey schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 18.2% and a predicted 21.9%.
Ironbound Academy Elementary School is located in Essex County, where median household income is about $80,789, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 39%, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Ironbound Academy Elementary School is one of 249 public schools in Essex County, which together enroll about 145,473 students.
Nearby, East Side High School is less than a tenth of a mile away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, Ironbound Academy Elementary School places 7th out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Large, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
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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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- East Side High School0.1 mi · 2,046
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- Lafayette Street School0.5 mi · 1,213
- Oliver Street School0.6 mi · 1,034
Frequently asked questions
About Ironbound Academy Elementary SchoolHow large is Ironbound Academy Elementary School?
Ironbound Academy Elementary School enrolls approximately 325 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Ironbound Academy Elementary School serve?
Ironbound Academy Elementary School serves grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Ironbound Academy Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Ironbound Academy Elementary School is approximately 20.3:1 (16 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Ironbound Academy Elementary School?
At Ironbound Academy Elementary School, the student body is approximately 8% White, 86% Hispanic, 4% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Ironbound Academy Elementary School public or private?
Ironbound Academy Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Newark Public School District.
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