Mt. Vernon Avenue Elementary School

Mt. Vernon Avenue Elementary School is an elementary-level community of reasonably sized scale in IRVINGTON, New Jersey, operated by Irvington Public School District, serveing 605 students in grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 49% larger than the typical public school in New Jersey, which averages around 405 students.

Mt. Vernon Avenue Elementary School is one of 12 schools operated by Irvington Public School District, a district that works with 7,659 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Mt. Vernon Avenue Elementary School reports that Black students make up the majority at 75%; the rest consists of 24% Hispanic. That is considerably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 36%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Mt. Vernon Avenue Elementary School has 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.2:1. The state averages around 11.4:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 63% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Essex County (around 54%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

With demographic context factored in, Mt. Vernon Avenue Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 31.7%; this one delivers 17.9%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Essex County indicate median household earnings sit near $80,789, about 39% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Essex County runs 249 public schools (combined enrollment of about 145,473 students), of which Mt. Vernon Avenue Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Union Avenue Middle School, roughly 0.4 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Mt. Vernon Avenue Elementary School at 4th of 7; the average score across the group is 20.1%.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.

Five-year trend. Mt. Vernon Avenue Elementary School's enrollment has expanded 15% since 2018, when it stood at 524 (now 605). Hispanic enrollment moved from 12% to 24% across the same window.

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