Roberto Clemente Elementary School

As a well-populated elementary school in NEWARK, New Jersey, Roberto Clemente Elementary School instructs 742 students from grades pre-K through 8, overseen by Newark Public School District. Compared to the state average of about 405 students per school, that is 83% above typical.

Roberto Clemente Elementary School is one of 65 schools operated by Newark Public School District, a district that instructs 41,502 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Roberto Clemente Elementary School reports that 86% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority; the rest consists of 11% Black. By comparison, Essex County as a whole is about 25% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.4:1, putting Roberto Clemente Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. About 87% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is higher than Essex County's rate of about 54%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Roberto Clemente Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 18.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 21.2%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Essex County put median household earnings sit near $80,789, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. In all, Essex County runs 249 public schools (combined enrollment of about 145,473 students), of which Roberto Clemente Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Rafael Hernandez School, roughly 0.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Roberto Clemente Elementary School at 3rd of 7; the average score across the group is 26.9%.

Roberto Clemente Elementary School operates from an inner-city location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Roberto Clemente Elementary School has ticked up 36%, going from 547 students in 2018 to 742 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 18% to 11% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 11.8:1 in 2018 to 16.9:1 today.

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