Thurgood Marshall Elementary School

Thurgood Marshall Elementary School operates as a middle-of-the-pack primary school in IRVINGTON, New Jersey, run under Irvington Public School District. Current enrollment sits at 393 students spanning grades pre-K through 5.

Across the 12 schools in Irvington Public School District (7,659 students total), Thurgood Marshall Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Thurgood Marshall Elementary School records that Black students make up the majority at 75%. Other groups include 24% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 36% Black, putting the school's mix considerably more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Thurgood Marshall Elementary School lists 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.8:1. The state averages around 11.4:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 70% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is above Essex County's rate of about 54%.

After controlling for student poverty, Thurgood Marshall Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 27.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 19.3%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Essex County shows median household income runs about $80,789, about 39% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Across Essex County's 249 public schools (combined enrollment of about 145,473 students), Thurgood Marshall Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Berkeley Terrace Elementary School, roughly 0.5 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Thurgood Marshall Elementary School ranks 4th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 18.4%.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Looking at the recent track record. Thurgood Marshall Elementary School's enrollment has declined 6% since 2018, when it stood at 419 (now 393). Hispanic enrollment moved from 18% to 24% across the same window. Class-load math has rose: from 10.5:1 in 2018 to 13.8:1 in 2025.

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