Enrollment
198
Elementary
DISTRICT 638 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEWARK PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341134003531
Michelle Obama Elementary School
186 14th Avenue, Newark, NJ 07103 · (973) 662-2621 · Essex County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL198 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 90% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
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
11.0:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
85%
169 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 49 | 25% |
| Kindergarten | 23 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 35 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 33 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 34 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 13 | 7% |
| Grade 5 | 11 | 6% |
This year's kindergarten class (23) is 109% larger than its 5th grade class (11).
Student demographics
31%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
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NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
76.2%
NJ avg 53.1% . +16.2pp since 2023
Math
76.3%
NJ avg 41.6% . +6.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 76 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 76 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 16 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 76.2% | 76.3% |
| 2023-24 | 60.0% | 70.0% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of NJ schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
65.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
19.4%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+45.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 19% typical for New Jersey schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 46 points, placing it in New Jersey's top 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 Michelle Obama Elementary School
Michelle Obama Elementary School's state test result (65.2% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michelle Obama Elementary School this school | 198 | 85.4% | 65.2% |
| Harriet Tubman Elementary School NEWARK | 298 | 84.2% | 17.4% |
| Newark Educators Community Charter School Newark | 142 | 81.0% | 40.7% |
| Benjamin C Gregory Elementary School TRENTON | 311 | 91.0% | 13.5% |
| Sir Isaac Newton Elementary School NEWARK | 225 | 73.3% | 43.1% |
| Grover Cleveland Elementary School NEWARK | 321 | 76.9% | 13.5% |
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 Michelle Obama Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Essex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.2% | #235 of 1,290 | #27 of 131 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 76.3% | #142 of 1,319 ▲ 75 | #18 of 141 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 76.2% | #146 of 1,319 ▲ 306 | #24 of 141 ▲ 27 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 198 | #1,395 of 1,562 | #142 of 162 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 85.4% | #122 of 1,481 | #29 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 | 198 | 18 | 11.0:1 | 85% (169) |
| 2023-24 | 169 | 16 | 10.6:1 | 82% (138) |
| 2022-23 | 131 | 13 | 10.1:1 | 84% (110) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Michelle Obama Elementary School.
About Michelle Obama Elementary School
The public elementary school Michelle Obama Elementary School is located in Newark, New Jersey. It enrolled 198 students in pre-K through 5 for the 2024-25 school year. Enrollment is 51% lower than the average for elementary schools in New Jersey, which is about 405.
Newark Public School District includes 65 schools. Together they enroll 41,502 students.
Most students at Michelle Obama Elementary School are Black: 82% of enrollment. Enrollment also includes 15% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. The school's Black share is 46 points above the 36% share among Essex County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at Michelle Obama Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 31%.
Michelle Obama Elementary School counts 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 11.0 students for each one. Elementary schools in New Jersey average about 11.4:1, a similar figure. About 85% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. Public schools in Essex County average 54%.
Michelle Obama Elementary School is graded A by allk12, scoring above 90% of New Jersey public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Michelle Obama Elementary School is 45.7 points above expectations on state tests, given its student poverty level, placing it in the top 10% in New Jersey.
Among Essex County residents, median household income is about $80,789, about 39% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Michelle Obama Elementary School is one of 249 public schools in Essex County, which together enroll about 145,473 students.
Nearby, John F. Kennedy School is about 0.3 miles away. Michelle Obama Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Local comparison: Michelle Obama Elementary School ranks 1st of 8 nearby schools, at 65.2% versus a 13.8% average.
Federal data place Michelle Obama Elementary School in the City: Large locale, which means 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
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Other Michelle Obama Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 2 states are named Michelle Obama Elementary. Michelle Obama Elementary School is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- Michelle Obama ElementaryPanorama City, CA · 570 students
- Michelle Obama ElementaryRichmond, CA · 431 students
Nearby schools
- John F. Kennedy School0.3 mi · 143
- Camden Street Elementary School0.3 mi · 685
- Thirteenth Avenue School0.3 mi · 833
- Harriet Tubman Elementary School0.3 mi · 298
- West Side High School0.3 mi · 541
- LEAD Charter School0.3 mi · 333
Frequently asked questions
About Michelle Obama Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Michelle Obama Elementary School?
Michelle Obama Elementary School enrolls approximately 198 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Michelle Obama Elementary School serve?
Michelle Obama Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Michelle Obama Elementary School have?
Michelle Obama Elementary School employs 18 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.0:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Michelle Obama Elementary School?
At Michelle Obama Elementary School, the student body is approximately 15% Hispanic, 82% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Michelle Obama Elementary School public or private?
Michelle Obama Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Newark Public School District.
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