Enrollment
393
Elementary
DISTRICT 477 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·IRVINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340768000089
Thurgood Marshall Elementary School
141 181 MONTGOMERY AVENUE, IRVINGTON, NJ 07111 · (973) 416-3824 · Essex County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL393 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 7% 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.
- DBeats 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
13.8:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
70%
276 students
DISTRICT 76% · STATE 41%
Community
0
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 | 89 | 23% |
| Kindergarten | 62 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 58 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 52 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 65 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 35 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 32 | 8% |
This year's kindergarten class (62) is 94% larger than its 5th grade class (32).
Student demographics
38%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 46% · 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
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NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
21.8%
NJ avg 53.1% . -4.7pp since 2023
Math
14.9%
NJ avg 41.6% . +1.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 22 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 15 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 21.8% | 14.9% |
| 2023-24 | 26.5% | 13.9% |
% 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
19.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.7%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 19% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% 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 Thurgood Marshall Elementary School
Thurgood Marshall Elementary School's state test result (19.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thurgood Marshall Elementary School this school | 393 | 70.2% | 19.3% |
| Dr Lena Edwards Academic Charter School Jersey City | 383 | 77.3% | 18.9% |
| Hawthorne Avenue School NEWARK | 444 | 74.5% | 15.7% |
| Hawthorne Park Elementary School WILLINGBORO | 354 | 67.5% | 28.6% |
| Riletta Twyne Cream Early Childhood Center CAMDEN | 349 | 73.6% | 15.6% |
| Lincoln Elementary School NEWARK | 420 | 79.3% | 12.1% |
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 Thurgood Marshall Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Essex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 19.3% | #1,142 of 1,290 | #104 of 131 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 14.9% | #1,219 of 1,319 ▼ 23 | #120 of 141 ▼ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 21.8% | #1,213 of 1,319 ▼ 90 | #126 of 141 ▼ 16 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 393 | #727 of 1,562 | #89 of 162 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #1,208 of 1,390 | #88 of 140 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.1% | #1,092 of 1,392 | #99 of 141 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 70.2% | #350 of 1,481 | #65 of 142 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.2% | #570 of 798 | #48 of 73 |
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
393
+54 (+16%) vs 2020
+1% since 2000-01, when it was 390
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 9.2:1
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 | 393 | 28.5 | 13.8:1 | 70% (276) |
| 2023-24 | 414 | 33 | 12.6:1 | 54% (225) |
| 2022-23 | 351 | 38 | 9.2:1 | 44% (153) |
| 2020-21 | 339 | 37 | 9.2:1 | 68% (229) |
| 2017-18 | 419 | 40 | 10.5:1 | 90% (377) |
| 2015-16 | 422 | N/A | N/A | 89% (377) |
| 2010-11 | 456 | 36 | 12.7:1 | 78% (357) |
| 2000-01 | 390 | 29 | 13.4:1 | 94% (365) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Thurgood Marshall Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (419 to 393); teachers down 29% (40 to 28.5).
About Thurgood Marshall Elementary School
In IRVINGTON, New Jersey, Thurgood Marshall Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school. The school had 393 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25.
Irvington Public School District has 12 schools and 7,659 students, and Thurgood Marshall Elementary School is one of those schools.
Thurgood Marshall Elementary School is 75% Black by enrollment. Smaller groups are 24% Hispanic. County-wide, 36% of Essex County residents are Black. Thurgood Marshall Elementary School's diversity index is 38%, against a US figure of 70%.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.8:1 at Thurgood Marshall Elementary School, with 28.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. This ratio sits 2.3 above the 11.4:1 average for elementary schools in New Jersey. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 70%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Essex County is 54%.
Measured against New Jersey public elementary schools, Thurgood Marshall Elementary School receives a D. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 27.7% for Thurgood Marshall Elementary School. The school posts 19.3%, 8.4 points below the prediction.
Across Essex County, the median household income is $80,789, roughly 39% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Essex County is home to 249 public schools and about 145,473 public school students.
Berkeley Terrace Elementary School is the public school closest to Thurgood Marshall Elementary School, about 0.5 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Thurgood Marshall Elementary School ranks 4th of 8 on average proficiency.
In the federal locale system, Thurgood Marshall Elementary School is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment has grown by 54 students since 2020-21, to 393. The number of students per teacher rose from 9.2 to 13.8 over 4 years.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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
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Other Thurgood Marshall Elementary schools
13 other US public schools in 10 states are named Thurgood Marshall Elementary. Thurgood Marshall Elementary School is the 11th largest of the 14.
- Thurgood Marshall Elementary SchoolASBURY PARK, NJ · 443 students
- Thurgood Marshall Elementary SchoolMorrow, GA · 801 students
- Thurgood Marshall ElementaryOxnard, CA · 702 students
- Thurgood Marshall ElementaryManassas, VA · 642 students
- Thurgood Marshall ElementaryGaithersburg, MD · 553 students
Nearby schools
- Berkeley Terrace Elementary School0.5 mi · 464
- University High School0.5 mi · 426
- Hawthorne Avenue School0.6 mi · 444
- Burch Charter School of Excellence0.6 mi · 335
- Augusta Preschool Academy0.6 mi · 330
- Madison Avenue0.7 mi · 524
Frequently asked questions
About Thurgood Marshall Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Thurgood Marshall Elementary School?
Thurgood Marshall Elementary School enrolls approximately 393 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Thurgood Marshall Elementary School serve?
Thurgood Marshall Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Thurgood Marshall Elementary School?
Approximately 13.8:1 students per teacher at Thurgood Marshall Elementary School.
How diverse is Thurgood Marshall Elementary School?
Thurgood Marshall Elementary School reports a student body of 24% Hispanic, 75% Black, 1% Asian.
Who oversees Thurgood Marshall Elementary School?
Thurgood Marshall Elementary School is overseen by Irvington Public School District in Essex County.
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