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What's the most underrated thing about Mt Vernon Place School that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
905
Elementary
DISTRICT 638 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEWARK PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341134002326
Mt Vernon Place School
142 MOUNT VERNON PL, NEWARK, NJ 07106 · (973) 374-2090 · Essex County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL905 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 31% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats 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
16.4:1
55 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
76%
689 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 | 72 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 89 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 86 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 84 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 107 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 85 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 93 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 90 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 106 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 93 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (89) is about the same size as its 8th grade class (93).
Student demographics
59%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
38.0%
NJ avg 53.1% . +2.2pp since 2023
Math
24.4%
NJ avg 41.6% . +2.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 38.0% | 24.4% |
| 2023-24 | 35.8% | 21.9% |
% 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
27.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
24.5%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 24% 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 Mt Vernon Place School
Mt Vernon Place School's state test result (27.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mt Vernon Place School this school | 905 | 76.1% | 27.1% |
| Robert Treat Academy Charter School NEWARK | 702 | 79.1% | 51.5% |
| Winfield Scott School No. 2 ELIZABETH | 630 | 82.4% | 16.0% |
| Alexander D. Sullivan School JERSEY CITY | 638 | 81.3% | 15.3% |
| Thirteenth Avenue School NEWARK | 833 | 68.7% | 9.4% |
| Lincoln Avenue Elementary School ORANGE | 728 | 71.8% | 21.6% |
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 Mt Vernon Place School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Essex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.1% | #1,023 of 1,290 | #82 of 131 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.4% | #1,079 of 1,319 ▼ 18 | #91 of 141 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #974 of 1,319 ▼ 1 | #92 of 141 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 905 | #29 of 1,562 | #8 of 162 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.4:1 | #1,353 of 1,390 | #124 of 140 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.5% | #562 of 1,392 | #40 of 141 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 76.1% | #267 of 1,481 | #51 of 142 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +19.2% | #108 of 545 | #18 of 61 |
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
905
+89 (+11%) vs 2020
-13% since 1990-91, when it was 1,036
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
was 14.8:1
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 | 905 | 55 | 16.4:1 | 76% (689) |
| 2023-24 | 878 | 57 | 15.4:1 | 73% (639) |
| 2022-23 | 809 | 52.5 | 15.4:1 | 79% (637) |
| 2020-21 | 816 | 55 | 14.8:1 | 76% (620) |
| 2017-18 | 759 | 49 | 15.5:1 | 87% (659) |
| 2015-16 | 726 | 50 | 14.5:1 | 72% (523) |
| 2010-11 | 625 | 46 | 13.6:1 | 84% (528) |
| 2000-01 | 772 | 59 | 13.1:1 | 83% (638) |
| 1990-91 | 1,036 | 55 | 18.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mt Vernon Place School.
Since 2017-18: students up 19% (759 to 905); teachers up 12% (49 to 55).
About Mt Vernon Place School
Mt Vernon Place School is a large elementary school in NEWARK, New Jersey, under Newark Public School District. Enrollment stands at 905 students, covering pre-K through 8. That is 123% above the average of about 405 students for elementary schools in New Jersey.
The district, Newark Public School District, operates 65 schools serving 41,502 students.
The student body at Mt Vernon Place School is 54% Hispanic. Beyond that, enrollment is 34% Black and 9% Asian. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 25%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 59, compared with 70 nationally.
On staff are 55 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 16.4:1. The average for elementary schools in New Jersey is 11.4:1, so this school has more students per teacher. About 76% of students at Mt Vernon Place School are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Essex County average 54%.
Mt Vernon Place School holds a C allk12 Grade, placing it above 31% of New Jersey public elementary schools.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Mt Vernon Place School is 24.5%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 27.1%.
Looking at the county, Essex County, the median household earns about $80,789 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 39%, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Essex County has 249 public schools with about 145,473 students, including Mt Vernon Place School.
Ivy Hill Elementary School is about 0.4 miles from Mt Vernon Place School, the shortest distance to any other public school. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The nearest schools with test data average 30.8%, higher than Mt Vernon Place School's 27.1%.
The federal government classifies Mt Vernon Place School's location as City: Large.
The school grew from 816 students in 2020-21 to 905 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 14.8:1 to 16.4:1.
Use the discussion section to ask about special education services, counseling, and support programs at Mt Vernon Place School. You can also rate the school on this page.
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 SchoolHigh · 2,046 students
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- Marion P. Thomas Charter SchoolCombined · 1,410 students
Nearby schools
- Ivy Hill Elementary School0.4 mi · 488
- Newark Sch of Data Science and Information Technology0.5 mi · 414
- Clinton Elementary School0.5 mi · 542
- Lincoln Elementary School0.7 mi · 420
- Marshall Elementary School0.7 mi · 504
- Irvington High School0.8 mi · 1,913
Frequently asked questions
About Mt Vernon Place SchoolHow large is Mt Vernon Place School?
Mt Vernon Place School enrolls approximately 905 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Mt Vernon Place School serve?
Mt Vernon Place School serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Mt Vernon Place School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Mt Vernon Place School is approximately 16.4:1 (55 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Mt Vernon Place School?
Mt Vernon Place School reports a student body of 2% White, 54% Hispanic, 34% Black, 9% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Mt Vernon Place School public or private?
Mt Vernon Place School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Newark Public School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.