Elementary Schools in Newton Public School District

Summary:

The Newton Public School District in New Jersey has only one elementary school, Merriam Avenue School, which serves grades PK-4 with a total enrollment of 524 students. While the school's student-teacher ratio is lower than the state average, its performance on state assessments is significantly below the state averages in both English Language Arts and Mathematics.

Merriam Avenue School's chronic absenteeism rate is high at 14.9%, and the school has a relatively high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch at 50.19%. The school's statewide ranking has declined over the past few years, from 869 out of 1,342 New Jersey elementary schools in 2022-2023 to 1,077 out of 1,347 in 2024-2025, with a consistent 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The analysis of the data for Merriam Avenue School suggests that the Newton Public School District may need to closely examine the factors contributing to the school's underperformance and implement targeted strategies to improve student outcomes, particularly in the areas of academic achievement, student engagement, and socioeconomic factors.

District Detail

57 Trinity Street
Newton, NJ 07860

(973) 383-7392

SchoolDigger Rank:
437^th of 609 New Jersey districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 1,443

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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 English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Merriam Avenue School	Public	PK, KG-4	81 Merriam Avenue	Newton	07860	Sussex County	Newton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 383-7202	483	46	10.5	55.7%	208 (43.1%)	30 (6.2%)	204 (42.2%)	12 (2.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.6%)	21.2	1077^th of 1347 public elementary schools	20.0%		32	915^th of 1338 public elementary schools	31.6%	162	19.5	44.9	21.9	35.0	$9,845	$223	$9,622

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the New Jersey Department of Education.

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