Enrollment
256
Elementary
DISTRICT 638 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEWARK PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341134006154
Nelson Mandela Elementary School
74 Hartford St, Newark, NJ 07103 · (973) 733-7333 · Essex County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL256 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
21.3:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
87%
223 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 | 76 | 30% |
| Kindergarten | 45 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 35 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 30 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 28 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 42 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (45) is 7% larger than its 4th grade class (42).
Student demographics
42%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
18.5%
NJ avg 53.1%
Math
47.1%
NJ avg 41.6% . +1.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 19 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Math scores are up about 2 points since 2023.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 18.5% | 47.1% |
| 2023-24 | N/A | 45.2% |
% 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
35.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
18.5%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+17.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 18% 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 17 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 Nelson Mandela Elementary School
Nelson Mandela Elementary School's state test result (35.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nelson Mandela Elementary School this school | 256 | 87.1% | 35.6% |
| Hope Academy Charter School ASBURY PARK | 309 | 91.9% | 22.0% |
| Delair Elementary School DELAIR | 301 | 82.1% | 23.9% |
| Harrison Elementary School ROSELLE | 325 | 79.4% | 44.6% |
| Central Elementary School Orange | 369 | 86.7% | N/A |
| North Main Street Elementary School PLEASANTVILLE | 318 | 84.9% | 24.4% |
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 Nelson Mandela Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Essex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.6% | #843 of 1,290 | #70 of 131 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.1% | #643 of 1,319 ▲ 12 | #55 of 141 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 18.5% | #1,241 of 1,319 | #134 of 141 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 256 | #1,265 of 1,562 | #129 of 162 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.3:1 | #1,383 of 1,390 | #138 of 140 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.3% | #996 of 1,392 | #78 of 141 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 87.1% | #98 of 1,481 | #18 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 | 256 | 12 | 21.3:1 | 87% (223) |
| 2023-24 | 134 | 6 | 22.3:1 | 15% (20) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Nelson Mandela Elementary School.
About Nelson Mandela Elementary School
Families in Newark, New Jersey, are served by Nelson Mandela Elementary School, a low-enrollment elementary school. In all, 256 students attend the school in pre-K through 4. It has 37% fewer students than the average for elementary schools in New Jersey (about 405).
The Newark Public School District system has 65 schools and 41,502 students.
The largest group at Nelson Mandela Elementary School is Hispanic students, at 71%. Smaller groups are 28% Black. County-wide, 25% of Essex County residents are Hispanic. The diversity index for Nelson Mandela Elementary School is 42%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Its ratio of 21.3:1 is based on 12 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, elementary schools in New Jersey average 11.4:1. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 87%. Public schools in Essex County average 54%.
Compared with New Jersey schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Nelson Mandela Elementary School does better than predicted by 17.1 points. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 35.6%; the prediction is 18.5%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Essex County show that median household income comes to about $80,789, roughly 39% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Essex County counts 249 public schools with about 145,473 students.
The closest school to Nelson Mandela Elementary School is Philip's Academy Charter School, located about 0.1 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Nearby schools average 30.4% on proficiency, and Nelson Mandela Elementary School is above that at 35.6%.
The federal government classifies Nelson Mandela Elementary School's location as City: Large.
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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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Frequently asked questions
About Nelson Mandela Elementary SchoolHow large is Nelson Mandela Elementary School?
Nelson Mandela Elementary School enrolls approximately 256 students in grades PK-04.
What grades does Nelson Mandela Elementary School serve?
Nelson Mandela Elementary School serves grades PK-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Nelson Mandela Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Nelson Mandela Elementary School is approximately 21.3:1 (12 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Nelson Mandela Elementary School?
Nelson Mandela Elementary School reports a student body of 0% White, 71% Hispanic, 28% Black, 1% Two or more.
What district is Nelson Mandela Elementary School in?
Nelson Mandela Elementary School is part of Newark Public School District.
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