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What advice would you give to incoming students at Sussex Avenue School?
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Enrollment
545
Elementary
DISTRICT 638 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEWARK PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341134002360
Sussex Avenue School
307 SUSSEX AVE, NEWARK, NJ 07107 · (973) 268-5200 · Essex County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL545 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 12% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
15.6:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
86%
470 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 | 56 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 43 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 51 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 55 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 50 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 50 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 54 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 60 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 62 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 64 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (43) is 33% smaller than its 8th grade class (64).
Student demographics
36%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
26.5%
NJ avg 53.1% . +3.3pp since 2023
Math
14.4%
NJ avg 41.6% . +2.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 14 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 26.5% | 14.4% |
| 2023-24 | 23.2% | 11.9% |
% 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
16.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
19.0%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 16% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 19% 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 Sussex Avenue School
Sussex Avenue School's state test result (16.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sussex Avenue School this school | 545 | 86.2% | 16.3% |
| Patton J. Hill Elementary School TRENTON | 555 | 87.2% | 5.2% |
| George E. Wilson Elementary School HAMILTON | 545 | 83.7% | 16.0% |
| John Marshal School No. 20 ELIZABETH | 452 | 87.6% | 22.4% |
| Cresthaven Academy Charter School Plainfield | 621 | 82.4% | 27.4% |
| Dr. William H. Horton Elementary School NEWARK | 690 | 88.3% | 14.8% |
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 Sussex Avenue School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Essex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 16.3% | #1,180 of 1,290 | #112 of 131 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 14.4% | #1,228 of 1,319 no change | #123 of 141 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 26.5% | #1,158 of 1,319 ▲ 14 | #115 of 141 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 545 | #314 of 1,562 | #40 of 162 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.6:1 | #1,326 of 1,390 | #112 of 140 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 35.9% | #1,142 of 1,392 | #106 of 141 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 86.2% | #108 of 1,481 | #24 of 142 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +15.2% | #150 of 545 | #24 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
545
+119 (+28%) vs 2020
+13% since 1990-91, when it was 484
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
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 | 545 | 35 | 15.6:1 | 86% (470) |
| 2023-24 | 553 | 35 | 15.8:1 | 81% (448) |
| 2022-23 | 513 | 32 | 16.0:1 | 77% (397) |
| 2020-21 | 426 | 32 | 13.3:1 | 90% (383) |
| 2017-18 | 473 | 31 | 15.3:1 | 91% (430) |
| 2015-16 | 456 | 34 | 13.4:1 | 92% (420) |
| 2010-11 | 386 | 31 | 12.4:1 | 95% (368) |
| 2000-01 | 405 | 29 | 14.0:1 | 99% (402) |
| 1990-91 | 484 | 27 | 17.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sussex Avenue School.
Since 2017-18: students up 15% (473 to 545); teachers up 13% (31 to 35).
About Sussex Avenue School
Among the schools in NEWARK, New Jersey, is Sussex Avenue School, a mid-sized elementary school. Total enrollment is 545 students, and the grades served are pre-K through 8. Elementary schools in New Jersey have about 405 students on average; enrollment here is 35% higher.
Newark Public School District (65 schools, 41,502 students) runs Sussex Avenue School.
More than half of enrollment at Sussex Avenue School is Hispanic: 77%. The next largest groups are 21% Black. The school's Hispanic share is 52 points above the 25% share among Essex County residents. A diversity index of 36% means there is a 36% chance two randomly chosen students at Sussex Avenue School are from different groups.
The school lists 35 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.6:1. Statewide, elementary schools in New Jersey average 11.4:1. Sussex Avenue School has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 86%. Across public schools in Essex County, the average is 54%.
Sussex Avenue School holds a D allk12 Grade, placing it above 12% of New Jersey public elementary schools.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Sussex Avenue School is 19.0%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 16.3%.
In the surrounding county, Essex County, median household income comes to about $80,789, about 39% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. The county has 249 public schools and about 145,473 students.
Sussex Avenue School's closest public school neighbor is Dr. E. Alma Flagg School, about 0.2 miles away. Within five miles of Sussex Avenue School, there are at least 8 other public schools. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, Sussex Avenue School ranks 7th on average proficiency.
Locale: City: Large. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school grew from 426 students in 2020-21 to 545 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio increased from 13.3:1 in 2020-21 to 15.6:1 in 2024-25.
People can post here about open houses, carpools, and field trips and other school topics. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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
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Other schools in NEWARK
- North Star Academy Charter SchoolCombined · 6,714 students
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Other Sussex Avenue schools
One other US public school is named Sussex Avenue. Sussex Avenue School is the largest of the 2.
- Sussex Avenue SchoolMORRISTOWN, NJ · 327 students
Nearby schools
- Dr. E. Alma Flagg School0.2 mi · 570
- Essex County Donald M. Payne Sr. School of Technology0.3 mi · 1,230
- Philip's Academy Charter School0.3 mi · 730
- Roseville Community Charter School0.4 mi · 285
- Nelson Mandela Elementary School0.4 mi · 256
- Marion P. Thomas Charter School0.5 mi · 1,410
Frequently asked questions
About Sussex Avenue SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Sussex Avenue School?
Sussex Avenue School enrolls approximately 545 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Sussex Avenue School serve?
Sussex Avenue School serves grades PK-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Sussex Avenue School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Sussex Avenue School is approximately 15.6:1 (35 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Sussex Avenue School?
At Sussex Avenue School, the student body is approximately 1% White, 77% Hispanic, 21% Black, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees Sussex Avenue School?
Sussex Avenue School is overseen by Newark Public School District in Essex County.
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