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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Wilson Avenue School administration to hear?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
1,006
Elementary
DISTRICT 638 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEWARK PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341134002368
Wilson Avenue School
19 WILSON AVE, NEWARK, NJ 07108 · (973) 465-4910 · Essex County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,006 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 51% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
16.2:1
62 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
86%
862 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 99 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 105 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 104 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 116 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 118 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 116 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 110 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 113 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 125 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (99) is 21% smaller than its 8th grade class (125).
Student demographics
48%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
41.8%
NJ avg 53.1% . +0.1pp since 2023
Math
28.8%
NJ avg 41.6% . +3.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 41.8% | 28.8% |
| 2023-24 | 41.7% | 25.3% |
% 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
31.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
19.3%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% 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 Wilson Avenue School
Wilson Avenue School's state test result (31.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wilson Avenue School this school | 1,006 | 85.7% | 31.7% |
| Oliver Street School NEWARK | 1,034 | 83.0% | 39.6% |
| East Ward Elementary School Newark | 854 | 88.8% | 12.6% |
| South Street Elementary School NEWARK | 866 | 88.0% | 24.9% |
| Ann Street School NEWARK | 1,294 | 83.2% | 39.0% |
| Lafayette Street School NEWARK | 1,213 | 87.3% | 34.0% |
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 Wilson Avenue School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Essex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.7% | #926 of 1,290 | #76 of 131 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.8% | #999 of 1,319 ▲ 14 | #77 of 141 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.8% | #890 of 1,319 ▼ 40 | #84 of 141 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,006 | #11 of 1,562 | #6 of 162 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.2:1 | #1,348 of 1,390 | #121 of 140 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.0% | #862 of 1,392 | #69 of 141 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 85.7% | #119 of 1,481 | #28 of 142 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.0% | #324 of 798 | #24 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
1,006
-129 (-11%) vs 2020
+9% since 1990-91, when it was 924
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
was 17.2:1
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 | 1,006 | 62 | 16.2:1 | 86% (862) |
| 2023-24 | 1,033 | 66 | 15.7:1 | 85% (883) |
| 2022-23 | 1,099 | 65.5 | 16.8:1 | 84% (924) |
| 2020-21 | 1,135 | 66 | 17.2:1 | 75% (848) |
| 2017-18 | 1,156 | 68 | 17.0:1 | 80% (928) |
| 2015-16 | 1,143 | 67 | 17.1:1 | 81% (926) |
| 2010-11 | 801 | 52 | 15.4:1 | 85% (679) |
| 2000-01 | 873 | 62 | 14.1:1 | 71% (618) |
| 1990-91 | 924 | 52 | 17.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wilson Avenue School.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (1,156 to 1,006); teachers down 9% (68 to 62).
About Wilson Avenue School
Wilson Avenue School is a large elementary school in NEWARK, New Jersey. It enrolled 1,006 students in kindergarten through 8 for the 2024-25 school year. Statewide, elementary schools in New Jersey average about 405 students each.
Newark Public School District enrolls 41,502 students, and its 65 schools include Wilson Avenue School.
By race and ethnicity, Wilson Avenue School is 63% Hispanic. The rest of enrollment is 35% White. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Essex County's population at about 25%. Wilson Avenue School has a diversity index of 48%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teachers at the school number 62 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 16.2:1. The 11.4:1 average for elementary schools in New Jersey is lower than this school's figure. Roughly 86% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Essex County is 54%.
allk12 grades Wilson Avenue School a B-. The grade compares the school only with New Jersey public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Wilson Avenue School, the prediction is 19.3% and the result is 31.7%.
Essex County has these Census figures: median household income is about $80,789, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 39% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. The public schools of Essex County number 249 and enroll about 145,473.
The nearest other public school, Ann Street School, is about 0.3 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. On average proficiency, Wilson Avenue School is 5th of 9 nearby schools with test data.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Large, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 11%, from 1,135 to 1,006.
Conversations here can range across 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
Related schools
Other schools in Newark Public School District
- East Side High SchoolHigh · 2,046 students
- Barringer High SchoolHigh · 1,894 students
- Ann Street SchoolElementary · 1,294 students
- Lafayette Street SchoolElementary · 1,213 students
- First Avenue SchoolElementary · 1,084 students
- Early Childhood School - NorthElementary · 1,076 students
Other schools in NEWARK
- North Star Academy Charter SchoolCombined · 6,714 students
- TEAM Academy Charter SchoolCombined · 6,406 students
- Great Oaks Legacy Charter SchoolCombined · 2,169 students
- East Side High SchoolHigh · 2,046 students
- Barringer High SchoolHigh · 1,894 students
- Marion P. Thomas Charter SchoolCombined · 1,410 students
Nearby schools
- Ann Street School0.3 mi · 1,294
- East Side High School0.3 mi · 2,046
- Ironbound Academy Elementary School0.4 mi · 325
- Lafayette Street School0.5 mi · 1,213
- East Ward Elementary School0.7 mi · 854
- Hawkins Street School0.8 mi · 660
Frequently asked questions
About Wilson Avenue SchoolHow many students attend Wilson Avenue School?
Wilson Avenue School enrolls approximately 1,006 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does Wilson Avenue School serve?
Wilson Avenue School serves grades KG-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Wilson Avenue School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Wilson Avenue School is approximately 16.2:1 (62 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Wilson Avenue School?
At Wilson Avenue School, the student body is approximately 35% White, 63% Hispanic, 2% Black.
Is Wilson Avenue School public or private?
Wilson Avenue School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Newark Public School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.