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East Newark Elementary School

Public Grades K-8

1153^rd

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of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 14% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

East Newark Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades K-8 in East Newark, New Jersey, with 201 students. The school is part of the East Newark School District, which is ranked 585 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

East Newark Elementary School consistently ranks in the bottom quarter of New Jersey elementary schools, with a ranking between 894 and 1,234 out of around 1,350 schools over the past several years. Its performance on state assessments is significantly below the state average across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, only 26.1% of 3rd graders were proficient in English Language Arts compared to the state average of 44.9%, and only 43.5% were proficient in Mathematics compared to the state average of 49.8%. The school also has high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 11.6% to 16.6% over the past few years, which is well above the state average.

While the nearby schools in Kearny and Newark also generally underperform compared to the state, they tend to outperform East Newark Elementary School on academic measures. For example, in 2024-2025, Franklin Elementary School in Kearny had 32.2% of 3rd graders proficient in English Language Arts, compared to 26.1% at East Newark Elementary. With high levels of poverty and low academic performance, East Newark Elementary School may benefit from increased funding and resources to support student learning and address the challenges faced by its student population.

176

Students ?

12.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,532

Per pupil spending ?

88.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

501 11 North Third Street
East Newark, NJ 07029

(973) 481-6800

District: East Newark School District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

85.8%

White:

12.5%

African American:

0.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 14th percentile in 2015 → 14th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (17% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 35 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school17%

District avg17%

New Jersey avg44%

Elementary school

1,153^rd of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 14%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

704^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Bottom 6%▼ down 23 pts since 2015

From bottom 29% (2015) to bottom 6% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

585^th of 609East Newark 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	16.5	1153 of 1347	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.2	1234 of 1338	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.1	1055 of 1342	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.6	894 of 1345	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	15.8	1105 of 1317	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.2	983 of 1360	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.3	1038 of 1353	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	16.9	1140 of 1352	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	17.7	1137 of 1346	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	16.0	1165 of 1357	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	21.9	1131 of 1363	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	15.2	1196 of 1367	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	14.8	1189 of 1363	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	18.1	1167 of 1360	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	17.2	1179 of 1354	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	16.5	1168 of 1346	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	17.1	1169 of 1338	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	27.5	1086 of 1329	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	25.0	1100 of 1314	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	18.7	1130 of 1303	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	6.2	1208 of 1298	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	40.1	830 of 1204	31.1%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	31.3	410 of 597	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.9	261 of 559	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	22.4	421 of 499	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.4	425 of 489	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	10.7	1195 of 1326	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.2	1231 of 1317	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.8	1111 of 1326	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.8	1127 of 1290	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.8	973 of 1331	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	7.3	1245 of 1333	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	57.6	366 of 1032	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	36.0	578 of 896	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.1	464 of 870	46.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	35.6	714 of 1023	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.8	468 of 942	50.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	30.1	912 of 1318	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.9	1005 of 1313	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.8	996 of 1315	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.2	933 of 1324	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.9	1005 of 1297	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.9	955 of 1335	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.9	1079 of 1334	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	10.4	704 of 752	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.3	664 of 743	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.2	585 of 748	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.6	476 of 652	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.1	433 of 745	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.8	573 of 716	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	37.8	458 of 712	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	43.7	411 of 713	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	29.6	506 of 713	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	25.1	558 of 717	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	43.9	462 of 704	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	28.9	536 of 677	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	34.7	505 of 684	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	38.7	476 of 677	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	34.1	501 of 664	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	34.2	472 of 640	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	44.6	441 of 631	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	24.0	492 of 615	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	1.8	576 of 599	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	18.5	493 of 588	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	20.7	474 of 574	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	13.9	340 of 343	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	26.8	232 of 288	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	6.5	717 of 728	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.9	685 of 717	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.1	702 of 720	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	14.1	563 of 608	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.4	557 of 589	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	30.4	419 of 587	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	18.0	551 of 613	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	13.2	663 of 726	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	23.7	554 of 719	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.7	638 of 718	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	25.6	399 of 510	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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

Hispanic (2025)65th percentile+50 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)31st percentile+17 vs school

Male (2025)31st percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)30th percentile+16 vs school

Female (2025)10th percentile-5 vs school

Middle school

White (2024)22nd percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)10th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)9th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)7th percentile~ school

Female (2025)2nd percentile-5 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)1st percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts19%-35 vs state

Mathematics18%-23 vs state

Science6%-18 vs state

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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
East Newark Elementary School	Public	K-8	501 11 North Third Street	East Newark	07029	Hudson County	East Newark School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 481-6800	176	14	12.2	88.1%	22 (12.5%)	1 (0.6%)	151 (85.8%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	16.5	1153^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	14.4%		10.2	1234^th of 1338 public elementary schools	7.8%	81	18.2	0.0	26.1	4.5	45.5	6.3	33.3	9.5	43.5	21.7	18.2	0.0	15.8	4.5	$10,532	$1,154	$9,378
Lincoln Elementary School	Public	2-3	221 Cross Street	Harrison	07029	Hudson County	Harrison Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 483-6400	306	33	9.2	83.0%	23 (7.5%)	6 (2.0%)	247 (80.7%)	29 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	21.7	1067^th of 1347 public elementary schools	20.8%		19.3	1084^th of 1338 public elementary schools	19.0%	17			26.4						34.6						$16,899	$1,200	$15,699
Hamilton Intermediate School	Public	4-5	223 Hamilton Street	Harrison	07029	Hudson County	Harrison Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 735-5550	295	28	10.6	85.1%	22 (7.5%)	8 (2.7%)	241 (81.7%)	23 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)								(n/a)	19.3			40.3	38.0					29.9	40.7				$15,302	$1,176	$14,126
Washington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	80 Belgrove Dr	Kearny	07032	Hudson County	Kearny	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 955-5100	557	56	10.0	83.5%	80 (14.4%)	18 (3.2%)	426 (76.5%)	24 (4.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.3%)	18.3	1121^st of 1347 public elementary schools	16.8%		19.7	1079^th of 1338 public elementary schools	19.4%	42	18.4		32.8	22.0	31.8	25.9			25.9	23.6	21.5	23.2			$9,579	$665	$8,914
Kennedy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-1	1 Washington Street	Harrison	07029	Hudson County	Harrison Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 833-8500	330	25	13.2	74.5%	21 (6.4%)	12 (3.6%)	265 (80.3%)	31 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)								(n/a)
Franklin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	100 Davis Ave	Kearny	07032	Hudson County	Kearny	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 955-5020	950	97	9.7	73.4%	193 (20.3%)	28 (2.9%)	691 (72.7%)	24 (2.5%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	9 (0.9%)	26.4	1005^th of 1347 public elementary schools	25.4%		28.4	962^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	28.1%	43	23.6		32.2	43.6	37.9	47.5			33.0	22.4	25.5	18.9			$8,366	$391	$7,975
Newark Educators Community Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-4	12 Fulton St	Newark	07102	Essex County	Newark Educators Community Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 289-6117	142	12	11.8	81.0%	0 (0.0%)	101 (71.1%)	40 (28.2%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34.1	893^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	33.7%		52.9	636^th of 1338 public elementary schools	52.5%	257			0.0	77.8					12.6	38.9
Rafael Hernandez School	Public	PK, KG-8	345 Broadway	Newark	07104	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 481-5004	713	44	16.2	82.9%	22 (3.1%)	107 (15.0%)	575 (80.6%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	5.6	1315^th of 1347 public elementary schools	2.4%		8	1270^th of 1338 public elementary schools	5.1%	45	3.2	3.3	9.7	13.2	10.5	15.1	16.7	16.1	15.4	7.3	9.7	8.8	9.1	0.0	$8,503	$721	$7,782
Franklin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	42 Park Ave	Newark	07104	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 268-5250	725	55	13.1	91.2%	9 (1.2%)	82 (11.3%)	624 (86.1%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.0%)	13.7	1193^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	11.4%		13.7	1170^th of 1338 public elementary schools	12.6%	23	13.7	9.2	9.7	19.3	30.1	27.8	31.1	41.9	15.8	19.1	27.4	20.3	16.3	11.9	$12,556	$386	$12,170
Roberto Clemente Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	257 Summer Ave	Newark	07104	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 268-5290	742	44	16.8	86.7%	13 (1.8%)	80 (10.8%)	641 (86.4%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	22.5	1055^th of 1347 public elementary schools	21.7%		16.8	1119^th of 1338 public elementary schools	16.4%	64	3.7	3.4	30.2	36.7	28.6	40.1	26.9	29.4	41.6	39.0	12.2	25.0	12.8	9.6	$10,558	$393	$10,165

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