Mt Vernon Place School

As a well-populated K-5 school in NEWARK, New Jersey, Mt Vernon Place School enrolls 905 students from grades pre-K through 8, run under Newark Public School District. By comparison, New Jersey's public schools average about 405 students each, so Mt Vernon Place School sits 123% bigger than that benchmark.

Newark Public School District runs 65 schools in total, collectively educating 41,502 students. Mt Vernon Place School is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Mt Vernon Place School records that the most-represented group is Hispanic (54%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder is composed of 34% Black, 9% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 25% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Mt Vernon Place School has 55 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.4:1, putting Mt Vernon Place School higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 76% of students at Mt Vernon Place School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Essex County runs at roughly 54%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Mt Vernon Place School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 24.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 27.1%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Essex County) reports that median household income runs about $80,789, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Across Essex County's 249 public schools (combined enrollment of about 145,473 students), Mt Vernon Place School is one campus in the mix.

Ivy Hill Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Mt Vernon Place School at 5th of 9; the average score across the group is 30.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a city-core area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 19%: 759 students in 2018 compared to 905 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share edged up from 31% to 54%.

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