Sir Isaac Newton Elementary School

Sir Isaac Newton Elementary School is an elementary-level community of low-enrollment scale in NEWARK, New Jersey, operated by Newark Public School District, caters to 225 students in grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, New Jersey's public schools average about 405 students each, so Sir Isaac Newton Elementary School sits 44% leaner than that benchmark.

Within Newark Public School District, which oversees 65 schools and 41,502 students, Sir Isaac Newton Elementary School is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Sir Isaac Newton Elementary School shows that the largest single group is Black, at 67% of enrollment; the rest reads as 26% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 36% Black, putting the school's mix visibly more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Sir Isaac Newton Elementary School reports 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.4:1, putting Sir Isaac Newton Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. About 73% of enrolled students meet the income threshold 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 demographically-adjusted basis, Sir Isaac Newton Elementary School is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 26.0%; this one delivers 43.1%, a residual of +17.1 points.

In the surrounding community, Essex County reports that median household income runs about $80,789, roughly 39% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Across Essex County's 249 public schools (combined enrollment of about 145,473 students), Sir Isaac Newton Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

New Horizons Community Charter School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Sir Isaac Newton Elementary School at 2nd of 9; the average score across the group is 29.1%.

The school occupies a metropolitan site.

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