Newark Public School District

765 Broad Street
Newark, NJ 07102
(District boundaries shown in map)
1/
10
Bottom 50%

Top Rankings

Newark Public School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in New Jersey for:

Category
Attribute
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2024 school year, there are 37 public preschools serving 20,011 students in Newark Public School District. This district's average pre testing ranking is 1/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public pre schools in New Jersey.
Public Preschools in Newark Public School District have an average math proficiency score of 8% (versus the New Jersey public pre school average of 21%), and reading proficiency score of 23% (versus the 39% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 95% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the New Jersey public preschool average of 63% (majority Hispanic).

Overview

2021-2022 School Year Data
This School District
This State (NJ)
# Schools
65 Schools
886 Schools
# Students
36,949 Students
347,612 Students
# Teachers
2,737 Teachers
32,002 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
13:1
13:1

District Rank

Newark Public School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 646 school districts in New Jersey (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-2021 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 81% has increased from 73% over five school years.
Definition of Terms 2021-2022 School Year Data
This School District
State Average (NJ)
#597 out of 648 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
This chart display the overall district rank of Newark Public   School District, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.
9%
26%
This chart display the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of Newark Public   School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of NJ by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.
26%
47%
This chart display the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Newark Public   School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of NJ by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.
81%
88%
This chart display public school graduation rate of Newark Public   School District and public school graduation rate of NJ by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

Students by Ethnicity:

0.57
0.72
# American Indian Students
112 Students
765 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
307 Students
29,753 Students
% Asian Students
1%
9%
# Hispanic Students
20,198 Students
121,715 Students
% Hispanic Students
55%
35%
# Black Students
13,628 Students
56,643 Students
% Black Students
37%
16%
# White Students
2,623 Students
126,993 Students
% White Students
7%
37%
# Hawaiian Students
81 Students
874 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
n/a
10,898 Students
% of Two or more races Students
n/a
3%

Students by Grade:

# Students in PK Grade:
2,114
42,005
# Students in K Grade:
2,403
51,736
# Students in 1st Grade:
2,359
47,589
# Students in 2nd Grade:
2,415
45,303
# Students in 3rd Grade:
2,517
39,599
# Students in 4th Grade:
2,534
35,023
# Students in 5th Grade:
2,449
27,430
# Students in 6th Grade:
2,456
14,102
# Students in 7th Grade:
2,513
11,031
# Students in 8th Grade:
2,649
10,793
# Students in 9th Grade:
2,700
434
# Students in 10th Grade:
2,431
367
# Students in 11th Grade:
2,322
358
# Students in 12th Grade:
2,167
494
# Ungraded Students:
2,920
21,348

District Revenue and Spending

The revenue/student of $35,605 is higher than the state median of $27,348. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $35,768 is higher than the state median of $26,228. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
This School District
This State (NJ)
Total Revenue
$1,316 MM
$36,642 MM
This chart display total revenue of Newark Public   School District and median value from total revenues of all school districts in NJ by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.
Spending
$1,322 MM
$35,142 MM
This chart display total spending of Newark Public   School District and median value from total spendings of all school districts in NJ by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.
Revenue / Student
$35,605
$27,348
This chart display average revenue per public school student in Newark Public   School District and average revenue per public school student of all school districts in NJ by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.
Spending / Student
$35,768
$26,228
This chart display average spending per public school student in Newark Public   School District and average spending per public school student of all school districts in NJ by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

Best Newark Public School District Public Preschools (2024)

School (Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
First Avenue School
Math: 21% | Reading: 36%
Rank:
4/
10
Bottom 50%
214 First Ave
Newark, NJ 07107
(973) 268-5240
Grades: PK-8
| 1,081 students
Rank: #22.
Oliver Street School
Math: 12% | Reading: 34%
Rank:
3/
10
Bottom 50%
86 Oliver St
Newark, NJ 07105
(973) 465-4870
Grades: PK-8
| 1,109 students
Rank: #33.
Mt Vernon Place School
Math: 13% | Reading: 31%
Rank:
3/
10
Bottom 50%
142 Mount Vernon Pl
Newark, NJ 07106
(973) 374-2090
Grades: PK-8
| 775 students
Rank: #44.
Park Elementary School
Math: 11% | Reading: 31%
Rank:
2/
10
Bottom 50%
120 Manchester Place
Newark, NJ 07104
(973) 268-5210
Grades: PK-8
| 789 students
Rank: #55.
Sussex Avenue School
Math: 12% | Reading: 26%
Rank:
2/
10
Bottom 50%
307 Sussex Ave
Newark, NJ 07107
(973) 268-5200
Grades: PK-8
| 446 students
Rank: #66.
Lafayette Street School
Math: 10% | Reading: 26%
Rank:
2/
10
Bottom 50%
205 Lafayette St
Newark, NJ 07105
(973) 465-4860
Grades: PK-8
| 1,213 students
Rank: #77.
South Street Elementary School
Math: 11% | Reading: 24%
Rank:
2/
10
Bottom 50%
44-48 Hermon Street
Newark, NJ 07105
(973) 465-4880
Grades: PK-8
| 900 students
Rank: #88.
Mckinley Elementary School
Math: 9% | Reading: 26%
Rank:
2/
10
Bottom 50%
1 Colonnade Pl
Newark, NJ 07104
(973) 268-5270
Grades: PK-8
| 722 students
Rank: #99.
Thirteenth Avenue School
Math: 8% | Reading: 22%
Rank:
2/
10
Bottom 50%
359 Thirteenth Ave
Newark, NJ 07103
(973) 733-7045
Grades: PK-8
| 614 students
Rank: #1010.
Abington Avenue School
Math: 7% | Reading: 22%
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
209 Abington Avenue
Newark, NJ 07107
(973) 268-5230
Grades: PK-8
| 855 students
Rank: #1111.
Camden Street Elementary School
Math: 5% | Reading: 25%
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
281 Camden St
Newark, NJ 07103
(973) 733-6994
Grades: PK-8
| 547 students
Rank: #1212.
Roberto Clemente Elementary School
Math: 6% | Reading: 22%
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
257 Summer Ave
Newark, NJ 07104
(973) 268-5290
Grades: PK-7
| 701 students
Rank: #1313.
Ivy Hill Elementary School
Math: 6% | Reading: 21%
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
107 Ivy Street
Newark, NJ 07106
(973) 351-2121
Grades: PK-8
| 483 students
Rank: #1414.
Elliott Street Elementary School
Math: 5% | Reading: 21%
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
721 Summer Avenue
Newark, NJ 07104
(973) 268-5360
Grades: PK-8
| 881 students
Rank: #1515.
Harriet Tubman Elementary School
Math: 5% | Reading: 19%
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
504 S Tenth St
Newark, NJ 07103
(973) 733-6934
Grades: PK-8
| 389 students
Rank: #1616.
Lincoln Elementary School
Math: 3% | Reading: 26%
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
87 Richelieu Ter
Newark, NJ 07106
(973) 374-2290
Grades: PK-8
| 373 students
Rank: #1717.
Fourteenth Avenue School
Special Education School
Math: 15-19% | Reading: 10-14%
(2016-2017 School Year Data)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
26 Speedway Ave
Newark, NJ 07106
(973) 733-6940
Grades: PK-8
| 102 students
Rank: #1818.
Avon Avenue School
Math: 4% | Reading: 23%
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
219 Avon Ave
Newark, NJ 07108
(973) 733-6750
Grades: PK-8
| 518 students
Rank: #1919.
Salome Urea Elementary School
Math: ≤5% | Reading: 15-19%
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
284 First Avenue
Newark, NJ 07104
(973) 733-8280
Grades: PK-7
| 399 students
Rank: #20 - 2120. - 21.
Hawthorne Avenue School
Math: 3% | Reading: 21%
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
428 Hawthorne Ave
Newark, NJ 07112
(973) 705-3960
Grades: PK-8
| 411 students
Rank: #20 - 2120. - 21.
Quitman Street School
Math: 3% | Reading: 21%
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
21 Quitman St
Newark, NJ 07103
(973) 733-6947
Grades: PK-8
| 548 students
Rank: #2222.
Benjamin Franklin Elementary School
Math: 4% | Reading: 18%
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
42 Park Ave
Newark, NJ 07104
(973) 268-5250
Grades: PK-7
| 677 students
Rank: #2323.
East Ward Elementary School
Math: ≤5% | Reading: ≤5%
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
104 Oliver Street
Newark, NJ 07105
(973) 465-4880
Grades: PK-8
| 554 students
Rank: #2424.
Peshine Avenue School
Math: 4% | Reading: 16%
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
433 Peshine Avenue
Newark, NJ 07112
(973) 733-7004
Grades: PK-8
| 539 students
Rank: #2525.
Louise A. Spencer Elementary School
Math: 4% | Reading: 14%
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
66 Muhammad Ali Avenue
Newark, NJ 07108
(973) 733-6931
Grades: PK-8
| 775 students
Rank: #26 - 2726. - 27.
George Washington Carver Elementary School
Math: 3% | Reading: 14%
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
333 Clinton Pl
Newark, NJ 07112
(973) 705-3800
Grades: PK-8
| 511 students
Rank: #26 - 2726. - 27.
Rafael Hernandez School
Math: 3% | Reading: 14%
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
345 Broadway
Newark, NJ 07104
(973) 481-5004
Grades: PK-8
| 603 students
Rank: #28 - 2928. - 29.
Belmont Runyon Elementary School
Math: 2% | Reading: 16%
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
1 Belmont Runyon Way
Newark, NJ 07108
(973) 733-6920
Grades: PK-8
| 494 students
Rank: #28 - 2928. - 29.
Cleveland Avenue School
Math: 2% | Reading: 16%
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
388 Bergen St
Newark, NJ 07103
(973) 733-6944
Grades: PK-8
| 356 students
Rank: #3030.
Luis Muoz Marin Elementary School
Math: ≤1% | Reading: 16%
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
663 Broadway
Newark, NJ 07104
(973) 268-5330
Grades: PK-8
| 819 students
Rank: n/an/a
Bruce Street School For The Deaf
Special Education School
333 Clinton Pl
Newark, NJ 07112
(973) 705-3951
Grades: PK-8
| 43 students
Rank: n/an/a
70 Montgomery Street
Newark, NJ 07103
(973) 733-6234
Grades: PK
| 119 students
Rank: n/an/a
228 Ridge Street
Newark, NJ 07104
(973) 733-6234
Grades: PK
| 128 students
Rank: n/an/a
255 Chancellor Avenue
Newark, NJ 07112
(973) 733-6973
Grades: PK
| 162 students
Rank: n/an/a
John F. Kennedy School
Special Education School
311 S Tenth St
Newark, NJ 07103
(973) 733-6788
Grades: PK-12
| 156 students
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Quick Stats (2024)

  • District size: 65 schools
  • Grades: PK-12
  • Enrollment: 36,949 students
  • Student:Teacher Ratio: 13:1
  • Minority Enrollment: 93%
  • : 81% (Btm 50% in NJ)
  • : Bottom 50%
  • : 9% (Btm 50%)
  • : 26% (Btm 50%)
  • Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), NJ Dept. of Education

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