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Enrollment
818
Elementary
DISTRICT 638 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEWARK PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341134003150
LUIS MUNOZ MARIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
663 Broadway, Newark, NJ 07104 · (973) 268-5330 · Essex County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL818 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
59 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
87%
709 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 | 128 | 16% |
| Kindergarten | 92 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 85 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 78 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 87 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 68 | 8% |
| Grade 5 | 58 | 7% |
| Grade 6 | 64 | 8% |
| Grade 7 | 76 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 82 | 10% |
Student demographics
35%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
27.3%
NJ avg 53.1% . +5.6pp since 2023
Math
22.8%
NJ avg 41.6% . +9.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 10 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 27.3% | 22.8% |
| 2023-24 | 21.7% | 13.0% |
% 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
19.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
18.7%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 20% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 19% 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 →
Where LUIS MUNOZ MARIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Essex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 19.6% | #1,135 of 1,290 | #103 of 131 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.8% | #1,103 of 1,319 | #97 of 141 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 27.3% | #1,150 of 1,319 | #111 of 141 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 818 | #48 of 1,562 | #14 of 162 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #1,217 of 1,390 | #89 of 140 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 35.2% | #1,149 of 1,392 | #107 of 141 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.6% | #441 of 798 | #35 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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
818
-87 (-10%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 15.6:1
% White
2%
was 1%
% Hispanic
78%
was 71%
% Black
19%
was 27%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 818 | 59 | 13.9:1 | 87% (709) |
| 2023-24 | 777 | 57 | 13.6:1 | 86% (666) |
| 2022-23 | 826 | 65 | 12.7:1 | 83% (688) |
| 2017-18 | 905 | 58 | 15.6:1 | 89% (805) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for LUIS MUNOZ MARIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About LUIS MUNOZ MARIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
LUIS MUNOZ MARIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school in Newark, New Jersey, according to federal school records. The school has 818 students in 2024-25 across pre-K through 8. Elementary schools in New Jersey average about 405 students, which makes this school 102% above average.
Enrollment across the 65 schools in Newark Public School District totals 41,502 students.
About 78% of the student body at LUIS MUNOZ MARIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is Hispanic. Enrollment also includes 19% Black and 2% White. Among people living in Essex County, the Hispanic share is about 25%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 35, compared with 70 nationally.
Teacher count: 59 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 13.9:1. The gap from the 11.4:1 average for elementary schools in New Jersey is 2.4 students per teacher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 87%. The 54% average for public schools in Essex County is 33 points lower.
In New Jersey, LUIS MUNOZ MARIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 19.6% actual against a predicted 18.7%.
In Essex County, home to about 863,002 people, median household income comes to about $80,789, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of people live in poverty. There are 249 public schools in the county, enrolling about 145,473, LUIS MUNOZ MARIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL among them.
Maria Varisco Rogers Charter School, about 0.2 miles away, is the closest public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On state test proficiency, LUIS MUNOZ MARIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 7th in a group of 9 nearby schools.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Large.
A 10% decline took enrollment from 905 in 2017-18 to 818 in 2024-25. The student mix also changed: the Black share dropped from 27% to 19%. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 15.6:1 in 2017-18 to 13.9:1 in 2024-25.
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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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- Maria Varisco Rogers Charter School0.2 mi · 572
- Newark School of Fashion & Design0.2 mi · 275
- Elliott Street Elementary School0.3 mi · 880
- Ridge Street School0.5 mi · 593
- Garfield Elementary School0.7 mi · 428
- Robert Treat Academy Charter School0.8 mi · 702
Frequently asked questions
About LUIS MUNOZ MARIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend LUIS MUNOZ MARIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
LUIS MUNOZ MARIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 818 students in grades PK-08.
Is LUIS MUNOZ MARIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
LUIS MUNOZ MARIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many teachers does LUIS MUNOZ MARIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
LUIS MUNOZ MARIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 59 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.9:1.
What is the student diversity at LUIS MUNOZ MARIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at LUIS MUNOZ MARIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 2% White, 78% Hispanic, 19% Black, 0% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees LUIS MUNOZ MARIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
LUIS MUNOZ MARIN 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.