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Enrollment
866
Elementary
DISTRICT 638 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEWARK PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341134002352
South Street Elementary School
44-48 Hermon Street, NEWARK, NJ 07105 · (973) 465-4880 · Essex County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL866 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 37% 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
15.2:1
57 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
762 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 | 120 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 73 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 83 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 86 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 86 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 81 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 82 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 75 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 91 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 89 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (73) is 18% smaller than its 8th grade class (89).
Student demographics
43%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
38.1%
NJ avg 53.1% . +7.6pp since 2023
Math
23.3%
NJ avg 41.6% . +5.9pp 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 23 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 38.1% | 23.3% |
| 2023-24 | 30.5% | 17.4% |
% 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
24.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
18.0%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 18% 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 South Street Elementary School
South Street Elementary School's state test result (24.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Street Elementary School this school | 866 | 88.0% | 24.9% |
| East Ward Elementary School Newark | 854 | 88.8% | 12.6% |
| Hawkins Street School NEWARK | 660 | 89.4% | 13.5% |
| Dr. Albert Einstein Academy School No. 29 ELIZABETH | 785 | 84.5% | 38.2% |
| George L Catrambone Long Branch | 686 | 81.6% | 17.0% |
| Joseph Battin School No 4 ELIZABETH | 757 | 85.2% | 28.5% |
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 South Street Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Essex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.9% | #1,050 of 1,290 | #84 of 131 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.3% | #1,092 of 1,319 ▲ 53 | #95 of 141 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.1% | #972 of 1,319 ▲ 82 | #91 of 141 ▲ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 866 | #36 of 1,562 | #10 of 162 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #1,308 of 1,390 | #106 of 140 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.8% | #988 of 1,392 | #77 of 141 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 88.0% | #81 of 1,481 | #14 of 142 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +21.3% | #96 of 545 | #13 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
866
+68 (+9%) vs 2020
+218% since 1990-91, when it was 272
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 13.3:1
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 | 866 | 57 | 15.2:1 | 88% (762) |
| 2023-24 | 870 | 62 | 14.0:1 | 84% (733) |
| 2022-23 | 864 | 64 | 13.5:1 | 88% (763) |
| 2020-21 | 798 | 60 | 13.3:1 | 79% (629) |
| 2017-18 | 714 | 55 | 13.0:1 | 85% (607) |
| 2015-16 | 368 | 27 | 13.6:1 | 84% (310) |
| 2010-11 | 292 | 22 | 13.3:1 | 90% (264) |
| 2000-01 | 327 | 28 | 11.7:1 | 95% (311) |
| 1990-91 | 272 | 20 | 13.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for South Street Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 21% (714 to 866); teachers up 4% (55 to 57).
About South Street Elementary School
South Street Elementary School is a large elementary school based in NEWARK, New Jersey. Students in pre-K through 8 attend the school, which enrolls 866 students. The average among elementary schools in New Jersey is roughly 405 students; this school is 114% above that.
Newark Public School District is the district for South Street Elementary School. It has 65 schools and 41,502 students.
At 73%, Hispanic students outnumber all other groups at South Street Elementary School combined. The school is also 21% White and 6% Black. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 25%. The chance that two students picked at random at South Street Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 43%.
Teacher staffing is 57 full-time equivalents, or about 15.2 students per teacher. The 11.4:1 average for elementary schools in New Jersey is lower than this school's figure. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 88%. For comparison, public schools in Essex County average 54%.
South Street Elementary School is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 37% of New Jersey public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, South Street Elementary School falls in the middle 80% of New Jersey schools: 24.9% actual against 18.0% predicted.
In the county around the school, Essex County, median household income is about $80,789, about 39% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 11%. A total of 249 public schools operate in Essex County, serving about 145,473 students.
The closest public school to South Street Elementary School is Oliver Street School, about 0.2 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Nearby schools with test data average 32.3% proficiency; South Street Elementary School posts 24.9%.
Locale data from NCES put South Street Elementary School inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more (City: Large).
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count climbed from 798 to 866. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 13.3:1; by 2024-25 it was 15.2:1.
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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
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Newark Public School District
- East Side High SchoolHigh · 2,046 students
- Barringer High SchoolHigh · 1,894 students
- Ann Street SchoolElementary · 1,294 students
- Lafayette Street SchoolElementary · 1,213 students
- First Avenue SchoolElementary · 1,084 students
- Early Childhood School - NorthElementary · 1,076 students
Other schools in NEWARK
- North Star Academy Charter SchoolCombined · 6,714 students
- TEAM Academy Charter SchoolCombined · 6,406 students
- Great Oaks Legacy Charter SchoolCombined · 2,169 students
- East Side High SchoolHigh · 2,046 students
- Barringer High SchoolHigh · 1,894 students
- Marion P. Thomas Charter SchoolCombined · 1,410 students
Nearby schools
- Oliver Street School0.2 mi · 1,034
- East Ward Elementary School0.2 mi · 854
- Link Community Charter School0.5 mi · 343
- The Gray Charter School0.5 mi · 317
- Lafayette Street School0.6 mi · 1,213
- Great Oaks Legacy Charter School0.6 mi · 2,169
Frequently asked questions
About South Street Elementary SchoolHow large is South Street Elementary School?
South Street Elementary School enrolls approximately 866 students in grades PK-08.
Is South Street Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
South Street Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many teachers does South Street Elementary School have?
South Street Elementary School employs 57 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.2:1.
What is the student diversity at South Street Elementary School?
Student demographics at South Street Elementary School are roughly 21% White, 73% Hispanic, 6% Black, 0% Asian, 0% Two or more.
What district is South Street Elementary School in?
South Street Elementary School is part of Newark Public School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.