Thirteenth Avenue School

Thirteenth Avenue School operates as a substantial primary school in NEWARK, New Jersey, part of Newark Public School District. Current enrollment sits at 833 students spanning grades pre-K through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 106% above the state mean of about 405.

Across the 65 schools in Newark Public School District (41,502 students total), Thirteenth Avenue School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Thirteenth Avenue School shows that the largest single group is Hispanic at 53%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder is composed of 44% Black. The wider county runs roughly 25% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 52 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.0:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 11.4:1 average. An estimated 69% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Essex County runs at roughly 54%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Thirteenth Avenue School falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 28.6%; this one comes in at 9.4%, -19.1 points off the demographic line.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Essex County indicate median household income runs about $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 Thirteenth Avenue School is one.

Nearest neighbor: John F. Kennedy School, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Thirteenth Avenue School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Thirteenth Avenue School at 6th of 8; the average score across the group is 28.6%.

The campus sits in an inner-city setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Thirteenth Avenue School has climbed 23%, going from 675 students in 2018 to 833 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 82% to 44% across the same window. Class-load math has rose: from 12.5:1 in 2018 to 16.0:1 in 2025.

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