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Speedway Avenue School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

1099^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 18% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Speedway Avenue School is an elementary school in Newark, New Jersey, serving 555 students in grades PK-8. The school is part of the Newark Public School District, which is ranked 534 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Speedway Avenue School has consistently ranked in the bottom 20% of New Jersey elementary schools over the past several years.

Academically, Speedway Avenue School's performance, as measured by NJSLA test scores, is significantly below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 20.9% of 8th-grade students were proficient or better in NJSLA Mathematics, compared to 57.1% statewide and 12% in the Newark district. The school's performance is particularly low in Mathematics, with proficiency rates ranging from 2.4% to 30.4% across grade levels, compared to the state's 20.7% to 49.8%. The school's performance in Science is also very low, with only 9.3% of 5th-grade students and 0% of 8th-grade students proficient or better, compared to the state's 30.1% and 19%, respectively.

Speedway Avenue School serves a high-needs student population, with 82.16% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year. The school has also experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 4.9% to 16.6% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average. While the nearby schools, such as South 17th Street School, Thirteenth Avenue School, and Michelle Obama Elementary School, also serve high-needs student populations and have academic performance that is generally below the state average, they tend to outperform Speedway Avenue School.

525

Students ?

12.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,301

Per pupil spending ?

89.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

701 South Orange Avenue
Newark, NJ 07106-2209

(973) 374-2740

District: Newark Public School District

Students who attend Speedway Avenue School usually attend:

High:	Barringer High School
	Central High School
	East Side High School
	Malcolm X Shabazz High School
	More...
	Technology High School
	Weequahic High School
	West Side High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

78.5%

Hispanic:

18.7%

Two or more races:

1.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 5th percentile in 2015 → 18th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 13 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (22% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 25 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school22%

District avg24%

New Jersey avg44%

Elementary school

1,099^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 18%▲ up 14 pts since 2015

From bottom 5% (2015) to bottom 18% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

697^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Bottom 7%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

14^th of 38Elementary Schools in the Newark Public School District

534^th of 609Newark Public School District among New Jersey districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	20.0	1099 of 1347	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.3	1219 of 1338	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.4	1272 of 1342	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.4	1294 of 1345	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.4	1285 of 1317	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.7	1257 of 1360	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.3	1207 of 1353	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	8.4	1253 of 1352	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	7.7	1255 of 1346	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	6.4	1292 of 1357	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	1.3	1348 of 1363	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	0.4	1365 of 1367	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	0.1	1362 of 1363	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	2.4	1325 of 1360	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	8.8	1249 of 1354	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	8.2	1248 of 1346	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	10.8	1220 of 1338	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	14.5	1184 of 1329	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	3.9	1245 of 1314	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	9.5	1192 of 1303	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	11.1	1157 of 1298	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	15.7	1021 of 1204	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	48.7	211 of 463	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	30.1	345 of 469	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.2	398 of 463	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.1	410 of 494	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.9	392 of 456	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.7	393 of 522	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.1	316 of 517	38.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	23.6	1010 of 1326	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.7	1127 of 1317	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.6	1213 of 1318	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.1	1239 of 1326	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.2	1246 of 1290	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.9	1194 of 1331	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.1	1192 of 1333	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	8.3	953 of 1032	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	34.7	635 of 982	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	9.4	889 of 953	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	40.7	633 of 1023	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	12.1	781 of 910	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.9	760 of 863	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.1	739 of 948	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.5	759 of 942	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	20.0	1065 of 1318	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.4	1197 of 1313	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.4	1219 of 1315	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.5	1249 of 1324	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.6	1249 of 1297	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.0	1223 of 1335	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.2	1160 of 1334	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	18.4	881 of 1023	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.9	793 of 989	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.0	855 of 958	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.9	854 of 949	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.4	853 of 868	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.7	708 of 1007	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.1	782 of 1001	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	10.9	697 of 752	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.4	653 of 743	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.1	678 of 748	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.5	665 of 745	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.0	602 of 652	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.1	629 of 745	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.2	576 of 716	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	15.0	606 of 712	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	9.1	656 of 713	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	10.1	656 of 713	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	1.5	697 of 717	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	1.5	689 of 704	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	26.2	275 of 359	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.4	222 of 352	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.7	295 of 361	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.9	271 of 356	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.9	213 of 291	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.4	181 of 326	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.4	153 of 326	53.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	14.2	639 of 728	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.5	641 of 717	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.4	648 of 720	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.2	639 of 726	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.9	572 of 625	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.4	572 of 703	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.4	565 of 680	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2022	9.4	577 of 591	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	16.1	564 of 613	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	25.4	435 of 568	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.6	423 of 549	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.1	386 of 541	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	12.3	671 of 726	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.5	597 of 719	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.3	643 of 718	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.7	650 of 730	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.7	574 of 635	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.9	608 of 697	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.3	510 of 675	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	21.4	452 of 507	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.0	371 of 510	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.7	439 of 505	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.0	400 of 401	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	38.2	283 of 492	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.6	329 of 471	30.1%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

African American (2025)54th percentile+36 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)38th percentile+20 vs school

Female (2025)24th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)19th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)14th percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)8th percentile-11 vs school

Middle school

African American (2025)23rd percentile+16 vs school

Female (2025)12th percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2025)11th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)8th percentile~ school

Male (2025)8th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2022)2nd percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts33%-21 vs state

Mathematics16%-25 vs state

Science5%-19 vs state

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Schools Near Speedway Avenue School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJSLA-S Science (2025)		NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)						NJSLA Mathematics (2025)						Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NJSLA-S Science 5th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 8th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Speedway Avenue School	Public	PK, KG-8	701 South Orange Avenue	Newark	07106	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 374-2740	525	41	12.9	89.1%	1 (0.2%)	412 (78.5%)	98 (18.7%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	7 (1.3%)	20	1099^th of 1347 public elementary schools	18.4%		11.3	1219^th of 1338 public elementary schools	8.9%	120	9.3	0.0	41.3	37.2	42.6	27.8	28.1	20.9	30.4	21.6	24.1	7.4	10.9	2.4	$8,301	$622	$7,679
Fourteenth Avenue School	Public	PK, KG-8	26 Speedway Ave	Newark	07106	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 733-6940	104	15	6.9	87.5%	3 (2.9%)	68 (65.4%)	30 (28.8%)	2 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)								(n/a)															$29,814	$844	$28,970
Benjamin Banneker Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	500 South Clinton Street	East Orange	07018	Essex County	East Orange School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 266-4320	0	22	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	15.2	1169^th of 1347 public elementary schools	13.2%		18.4	1097^th of 1338 public elementary schools	18.0%	72	10.9	3.0	14.5	39.0	27.5	55.9	55.5	48.5	17.2	16.7	18.6	8.8	25.0	6.1	$10,883	$366	$10,517
Langston Hughes Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	160 Rhode Island Avenue	East Orange	07018	Essex County	East Orange School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 266-5870	554	36	15.3		7 (1.3%)	474 (85.6%)	64 (11.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.9%)	27.1	996^th of 1347 public elementary schools	26.1%		26.6	984^th of 1338 public elementary schools	26.5%	12	7.3		44.7	48.7	40.2				42.4	20.3	14.6				$10,669	$333	$10,336
Grove Street Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	602 Grove Street	Irvington	07111	Essex County	Irvington Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 399-6865	443	28	15.8	90.3%	0 (0.0%)	351 (79.2%)	92 (20.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11.3	1225^th of 1347 public elementary schools	9.1%		13.1	1181^st of 1338 public elementary schools	11.7%	44	2.8		18.2	28.8	31.0				21.4	21.0	15.5				$9,455	$166	$9,289
Dionne Warwick Institute	Public	PK, KG-5	120 Central Ave	East Orange	07018	Essex County	East Orange School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 266-5930	379	29	13.0		11 (2.9%)	314 (82.8%)	50 (13.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	32.6	918^th of 1347 public elementary schools	31.8%		33.1	903^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	32.5%	15	12.1		30.7	48.0	64.1				32.7	36.0	26.6				$10,897	$446	$10,451
Ecole Toussaint Louverture	Public	PK, KG-5	330 Central Ave	East Orange	07018	Essex County	East Orange School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 266-5940	269	19	14.1	21.9%	4 (1.5%)	209 (77.7%)	49 (18.2%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.1%)	18.4	1118^th of 1347 public elementary schools	17.0%		13.8	1169^th of 1338 public elementary schools	12.6%	51	10.7		32.4	34.9	34.5				23.5	26.8	20.6				$12,074	$351	$11,723
University Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1 University Place	Irvington	07111	Essex County	Irvington Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 399-6826	384	25	15.3	80.2%	0 (0.0%)	277 (72.1%)	102 (26.6%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	13.5	1196^th of 1347 public elementary schools	11.2%		15.1	1142^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	14.6%	54	7.7		28.5	38.4	18.8				14.8	27.6	9.4				$9,913	$193	$9,720
South 17th Street School	Public	PK, KG-8	619 S Seventeenth St	Newark	07103	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 374-2570	368	29	12.6	90.8%	5 (1.4%)	225 (61.1%)	129 (35.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	17.9	1131^st of 1347 public elementary schools	16.0%		13.9	1167^th of 1338 public elementary schools	12.8%	36	5.9	7.4	34.6	40.0	17.6	26.4	21.2	40.7	26.9	22.6	39.4	8.8	12.8	22.2	$11,770	$879	$10,891
Thirteenth Avenue School	Public	PK, KG-8	359 Thirteenth Ave	Newark	07103	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 733-7045	833	52	16.0	68.7%	2 (0.2%)	370 (44.4%)	438 (52.6%)	6 (0.7%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (1.7%)	5.7	1312^th of 1347 public elementary schools	2.6%		6.8	1286^th of 1338 public elementary schools	3.9%	26	3.1	5.1	13.1	9.4	17.0	25.0	28.0	20.0	6.3	2.7	6.3	8.2	7.8	2.8	$10,835	$1,067	$9,768

Frequently Asked Questions about Speedway Avenue School

Is Speedway Avenue School a good school?

Speedway Avenue School ranks in the bottom 18.4% of New Jersey elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Speedway Avenue School?

Students at Speedway Avenue School are 78% African American, 19% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Speedway Avenue School attend?

Students who attend Speedway Avenue School usually go on to attend:

High : Barringer High School
High : Central High School
High : East Side High School
High : Malcolm X Shabazz High School
High : Technology High School
High : Weequahic High School
High : West Side High School

How many students attend Speedway Avenue School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 525 students attended Speedway Avenue School.

What district is Speedway Avenue School in?

Newark Public School District

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