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Enrollment
488
Elementary
DISTRICT 638 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEWARK PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341134002937
Ivy Hill Elementary School
107 IVY STREET, NEWARK, NJ 07106 · (973) 351-2121 · Essex County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL488 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 38% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
12.2:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
72%
353 students
DISTRICT 80% · STATE 41%
Community
1
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 | 41 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 50 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 49 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 56 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 45 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 48 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 47 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 52 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 53 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 47 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (50) is 6% larger than its 8th grade class (47).
Student demographics
29%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
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
55.4%
NJ avg 53.1% . +10.0pp since 2023
Math
20.4%
NJ avg 41.6% . -0.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 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 10 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 55.4% | 20.4% |
| 2023-24 | 45.4% | 21.1% |
% 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
30.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.6%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 27% 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 Ivy Hill Elementary School
Ivy Hill Elementary School's state test result (30.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivy Hill Elementary School this school | 488 | 72.3% | 30.6% |
| Hawthorne Avenue School NEWARK | 444 | 74.5% | 15.7% |
| Belmont Runyon Elementary School NEWARK | 508 | 75.8% | 14.0% |
| Avon Avenue School NEWARK | 485 | 77.7% | 12.0% |
| Link Community Charter School Newark | 343 | 72.3% | 35.4% |
| Dr Lena Edwards Academic Charter School Jersey City | 383 | 77.3% | 18.9% |
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 Ivy Hill Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Essex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.6% | #951 of 1,290 | #77 of 131 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.4% | #1,146 of 1,319 ▼ 73 | #103 of 141 ▼ 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.4% | #585 of 1,319 ▲ 191 | #59 of 141 ▲ 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 488 | #430 of 1,562 | #55 of 162 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.2:1 | #925 of 1,390 | #49 of 140 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 29.0% | #1,231 of 1,392 | #122 of 141 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 72.3% | #319 of 1,481 | #60 of 142 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.6% | #399 of 798 | #31 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
488
-29 (-6%) vs 2020
+1% since 2010-11, when it was 484
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
was 10.6:1
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 | 488 | 40 | 12.2:1 | 72% (353) |
| 2023-24 | 467 | 40 | 11.7:1 | 72% (338) |
| 2022-23 | 471 | 42.5 | 11.1:1 | 84% (394) |
| 2020-21 | 517 | 49 | 10.6:1 | 76% (393) |
| 2017-18 | 546 | 42 | 13.0:1 | 79% (432) |
| 2015-16 | 553 | 43 | 12.9:1 | 77% (425) |
| 2010-11 | 484 | 26 | 18.6:1 | 82% (398) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ivy Hill Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (546 to 488); teachers down 5% (42 to 40).
About Ivy Hill Elementary School
NEWARK, New Jersey, is home to Ivy Hill Elementary School, a mid-sized elementary school. Its grade span covers pre-K through 8, with 488 students on the rolls. Across elementary schools in New Jersey, the average enrollment is about 405.
Newark Public School District enrolls 41,502 students, and its 65 schools include Ivy Hill Elementary School.
The share of students at Ivy Hill Elementary School who are Black is 83%. Smaller groups are 14% Hispanic. County-wide, 36% of Essex County residents are Black. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 29%.
There are about 12.2 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Ivy Hill Elementary School, which has 40. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in New Jersey is 11.4:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Ivy Hill Elementary School is about 72%. That rate is above the 54% average among public schools in Essex County.
Ivy Hill Elementary School holds a C+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 38% of New Jersey public elementary schools.
Ivy Hill Elementary School's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (30.6%) and its predicted rate (26.6%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of New Jersey schools.
In Essex County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $80,789, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 39%, and about 11% of people live in poverty. There are 249 public schools in the county, enrolling about 145,473, Ivy Hill Elementary School among them.
The closest school to Ivy Hill Elementary School is Newark Sch of Data Science and Information Technology, located about 0.1 miles away. Ivy Hill Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Ivy Hill Elementary School ranks 3rd of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 30.6% against a local average of 25.8%.
Ivy Hill Elementary School falls in the City: Large locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal enrollment counts decreased from 517 (2020-21) to 488 (2024-25). Students per teacher increased from 10.6 in 2020-21 to 12.2 in 2024-25.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at Ivy Hill Elementary School. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 Newark Public School District
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- Barringer High SchoolHigh · 1,894 students
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- Early Childhood School - NorthElementary · 1,076 students
Other schools in NEWARK
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- Great Oaks Legacy Charter SchoolCombined · 2,169 students
- East Side High SchoolHigh · 2,046 students
- Barringer High SchoolHigh · 1,894 students
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Other Ivy Hill Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Ivy Hill Elementary. Ivy Hill Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Ivy Hill Elementary SchoolArlington Heights, IL · 593 students
Nearby schools
- Newark Sch of Data Science and Information Technology0.1 mi · 414
- Lincoln Elementary School0.4 mi · 420
- Mt Vernon Place School0.4 mi · 905
- Irvington High School0.6 mi · 1,913
- Madison Avenue0.6 mi · 524
- Burch Charter School of Excellence0.8 mi · 335
Frequently asked questions
About Ivy Hill Elementary SchoolHow large is Ivy Hill Elementary School?
Ivy Hill Elementary School enrolls approximately 488 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Ivy Hill Elementary School serve?
Ivy Hill Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Ivy Hill Elementary School?
Approximately 12.2:1 students per teacher at Ivy Hill Elementary School.
How diverse is Ivy Hill Elementary School?
Ivy Hill Elementary School reports a student body of 0% White, 14% Hispanic, 83% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Ivy Hill Elementary School?
Ivy Hill Elementary School is overseen by Newark Public School District in Essex County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.