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What advice would you give to incoming students at Spring Garden School?
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Enrollment
606
Elementary
DISTRICT 488 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NUTLEY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341188002388
Spring Garden School
59 S SPRING GARDEN AVE, NUTLEY, NJ 07110 · (973) 661-8896 · Essex County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL606 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 72% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- A-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
18.1:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
8%
48 students
DISTRICT 16% · 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 | 226 | 37% |
| Kindergarten | 57 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 60 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 43 | 7% |
| Grade 3 | 44 | 7% |
| Grade 4 | 62 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 56 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 58 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (57) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (58).
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Nutley Public School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
79.3%
NJ avg 53.1% . +7.9pp since 2023
Math
68.9%
NJ avg 41.6% . +7.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 79 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 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 7 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 79.3% | 68.9% |
| 2023-24 | 71.4% | 61.7% |
% 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
64.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.8%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% 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 Spring Garden School
Spring Garden School's state test result (64.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Garden School this school | 606 | 7.9% | 64.2% |
| Center Grove School RANDOLPH | 542 | 10.1% | 69.5% |
| Lincoln School RUTHERFORD | 500 | 7.4% | 77.6% |
| Ironia School RANDOLPH | 491 | 10.8% | 53.6% |
| Whiton Elementary School Neshanic Station | 617 | 13.1% | 64.0% |
| J. Ackerman Coles Elementary School SCOTCH PLAINS | 526 | 3.4% | 75.4% |
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 Spring Garden School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Essex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.2% | #261 of 1,290 | #30 of 131 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.9% | #259 of 1,319 ▲ 86 | #32 of 141 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 79.3% | #96 of 1,319 ▲ 120 | #17 of 141 ▲ 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 606 | #217 of 1,562 | #34 of 162 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.1:1 | #1,374 of 1,390 | #134 of 140 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.5% | #478 of 1,392 | #34 of 141 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 7.9% | #1,293 of 1,481 | #120 of 142 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +67.4% | #10 of 545 | #3 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
606
+190 (+46%) vs 2020
+88% since 1990-91, when it was 322
Student : Teacher
18.1:1
was 14.9:1
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 | 606 | 33.5 | 18.1:1 | 8% (48) |
| 2023-24 | 553 | 37.7 | 14.7:1 | 4% (24) |
| 2022-23 | 453 | 30.5 | 14.8:1 | 5% (22) |
| 2020-21 | 416 | 28 | 14.9:1 | 4% (17) |
| 2017-18 | 362 | 29.5 | 12.3:1 | 4% (15) |
| 2015-16 | 350 | 27 | 13.0:1 | 4% (13) |
| 2010-11 | 367 | 24 | 15.3:1 | 4% (15) |
| 2000-01 | 447 | 23 | 19.4:1 | 4% (16) |
| 1990-91 | 322 | 15 | 21.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Spring Garden School.
Since 2017-18: students up 67% (362 to 606); teachers up 14% (29.5 to 33.5).
About Spring Garden School
Spring Garden School is an elementary school in NUTLEY, New Jersey, reachable at (973) 661-8896. It reports enrollment of 606 students in pre-K through 6. Across elementary schools in New Jersey, the average enrollment is about 405.
Besides Spring Garden School, Nutley Public School District runs 6 other schools. The district enrolls 4,299 students.
White students are 57% of those enrolled at Spring Garden School. Next come 22% Hispanic, 13% Asian, 5% multiracial, and 2% Black. That compares with about 30% White among all Essex County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 60%.
On staff are 33.5 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 18.1:1. Elementary schools in New Jersey average 11.4:1, 6.6 fewer students per teacher than here. Spring Garden School has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 8%. That rate is below the 54% average among public schools in Essex County.
Among New Jersey public elementary schools, Spring Garden School outscored 72%, which works out to a B+ on the allk12 Grade.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Spring Garden School is +2.3 points: 64.2% actual, 61.8% predicted.
For the population of Essex County, median household income comes to about $80,789, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Essex County counts 249 public schools with about 145,473 students.
Radcliffe School is about 0.5 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Within five miles of Spring Garden School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Spring Garden School is 4th of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
The NCES locale for Spring Garden School is Suburb: Large, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Reported enrollment: 416 (2020-21) and 606 (2024-25). These figures may describe different sets of grades. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 14.9:1 to 18.1:1.
This page is set up for the Spring Garden School community to discuss open houses, carpools, and field trips. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 Nutley Public School District
- Nutley High SchoolHigh · 1,222 students
- John H. Walker Middle SchoolMiddle · 637 students
- Washington SchoolElementary · 534 students
- Yantacaw SchoolElementary · 512 students
- Lincoln SchoolElementary · 446 students
- Radcliffe SchoolElementary · 342 students
Other schools in NUTLEY
- Nutley High SchoolHigh · 1,222 students
- John H. Walker Middle SchoolMiddle · 637 students
- Washington SchoolElementary · 534 students
- Yantacaw SchoolElementary · 512 students
- Lincoln SchoolElementary · 446 students
- Radcliffe SchoolElementary · 342 students
Other Spring Garden schools
One other US public school is named Spring Garden. Spring Garden School is the largest of the 2.
- Spring Garden SchoolPhiladelphia, PA · 235 students
Nearby schools
- Radcliffe School0.5 mi · 342
- John H. Walker Middle School0.7 mi · 637
- Yantacaw School0.7 mi · 512
- Demarest Elementary School0.8 mi · 482
- Nutley High School0.8 mi · 1,222
- Oak View Elementary School0.8 mi · 399
Frequently asked questions
About Spring Garden SchoolHow many students attend Spring Garden School?
Spring Garden School enrolls approximately 606 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Spring Garden School serve?
Spring Garden School serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many teachers does Spring Garden School have?
Spring Garden School employs 34 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.1:1.
How diverse is Spring Garden School?
Spring Garden School reports a student body of 57% White, 22% Hispanic, 2% Black, 13% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Spring Garden School public or private?
Spring Garden School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Nutley Public School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.