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School														Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJSLA-S Science (2025)		NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)						NJSLA Mathematics (2025)						NJSLA Algebra I (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Distance	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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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	NJSLA Algebra I 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Link Community Charter School	0.0mi	Public, Charter	K-8	23 Pennsyvania Ave	Newark	07114	Essex County	Link Community Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 642-0529	343	22	15.5	72.3%	1 (0.3%)	289 (84.3%)	46 (13.4%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	41.4	372^nd of 752 public elementary schools	50.5%		44	743^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	44.5%	371	14.3	3.8	41.8		47.1	70.6	66.7	67.9	37.2		34.3	29.4	21.6	17.0			$18,668	$2,751	$15,917
Louise A. Spencer Elementary School	0.4mi	Public	PK, KG-8	66 Muhammad Ali Avenue	Newark	07108	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 733-6931	774	61	12.6	86.2%	10 (1.3%)	251 (32.4%)	501 (64.7%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	6 (0.8%)	18.1	1128^th of 1347 public elementary schools	16.3%		16	1130^th of 1338 public elementary schools	15.5%	2	5.7	1.3	23.3	33.9	39.1	50.0	40.0	33.3	25.0	17.6	15.7	16.4	24.0	7.2			$21,501	$2,309	$19,192
Quitman Street School	0.5mi	Public	PK, KG-8	21 Quitman St	Newark	07103	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 733-6947	706	43	16.4	84.4%	15 (2.1%)	383 (54.2%)	284 (40.2%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	16 (2.3%)	5.8	1310^th of 1347 public elementary schools	2.7%		5.7	1306^th of 1338 public elementary schools	2.4%	4	4.6	2.6	10.0	18.8	20.3	11.1	18.4	28.8	7.3	6.0	10.8	5.4	1.3	0.0	20.0	20.0	$22,519	$2,290	$20,229
South Street Elementary School	0.5mi	Public	PK, KG-8	44-48 Hermon Street	Newark	07105	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 465-4880	866	57	15.1	88.0%	179 (20.7%)	52 (6.0%)	628 (72.5%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	21.6	1070^th of 1347 public elementary schools	20.6%		18.2	1102^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	17.6%	32	1.2	2.3	40.3	36.0	17.7	46.3	41.6	46.5	47.5	17.5	11.1	22.5	21.3	9.6	76.9	76.9	$20,102	$2,169	$17,933
Oliver Street School	0.6mi	Public	PK, KG-8	86 Oliver St	Newark	07105	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 465-4870	1,034	77	13.4	83.0%	337 (32.6%)	32 (3.1%)	655 (63.3%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	44.7	745^th of 1347 public elementary schools	44.7%		43.9	744^th of 1338 public elementary schools	44.4%	1	17.9	4.0	42.5	53.3	49.0	53.2	60.6	50.9	42.0	46.6	43.4	41.2	39.7	6.7	73.7	73.7	$19,999	$2,200	$17,799
East Ward Elementary School	0.7mi	Public	PK, KG-8	104 Oliver Street	Newark	07105	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 522-4036	854	49	17.4	88.8%	275 (32.2%)	40 (4.7%)	527 (61.7%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.5%)	6.1	1307^th of 1347 public elementary schools	3.0%		5.4	1311^th of 1338 public elementary schools	2.0%	4	3.8		13.6	4.5	10.5	25.5	35.4		15.3	8.6	8.2	6.9	30.9				$18,502	$2,191	$16,311
The Gray Charter School	0.7mi	Public, Charter	K-8	55 Liberty Street	Newark	07102	Essex County	Gray Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 824-6661	317	16	19.2	72.9%	6 (1.9%)	112 (35.3%)	196 (61.8%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	93.7	49^th of 1347 public elementary schools	96.4%		89.2	130^th of 1338 public elementary schools	90.3%	81	55.2	20.8	65.7	93.1	86.2	92.9	96.2	95.9	96.9	89.7	82.7	71.4	69.2	91.7			$15,592	$1,465	$14,127
New Horizons Community Charter School	0.9mi	Public, Charter	K-8	45 59 Hayes Street	Newark	07103	Essex County	New Horizons Community Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 848-0400	370	31	11.9	—	0 (0.0%)	265 (71.6%)	101 (27.3%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14.7	1178^th of 1347 public elementary schools	12.5%		14.8	1150^th of 1338 public elementary schools	14.1%	28	9.1	3.6	30.6	28.6	14.6	32.6	27.8	50.0	28.0	17.4	22.8	10.9	20.0	10.5			$29,310	$2,411	$26,899
Grover Cleveland Elementary School	0.9mi	Public	PK, KG-8	388 Bergen St	Newark	07108	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 733-6944	321	22	14.5	76.9%	1 (0.3%)	232 (72.3%)	86 (26.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	8.3	1280^th of 1347 public elementary schools	5.0%		7.6	1273^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	4.9%	7	0.0	5.6	38.1	15.1	3.0	29.7	21.2	38.8	14.3	6.0	3.0	8.1	6.1	13.9			$22,328	$2,130	$20,198
Lafayette Street School	0.9mi	Public	PK, KG-8	205 Lafayette St	Newark	07105	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 465-4860	1,213	75	16.1	87.3%	238 (19.6%)	13 (1.1%)	956 (78.8%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	27.1	997^th of 1347 public elementary schools	26.0%		24.8	1010^th of 1338 public elementary schools	24.5%	13	18.5	8.8	30.2	36.8	45.4	54.8	66.6	66.4	25.4	27.3	24.4	29.9	29.7	21.3	74.2	74.2	$19,056	$2,232	$16,824

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