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Thurgood Marshall Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1190^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 12% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Thurgood Marshall Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Irvington, New Jersey, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 414 students. The school is part of the Irvington Public School District, which is ranked 598 out of 609 districts in New Jersey and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Thurgood Marshall Elementary School consistently ranks in the bottom 10-15% of New Jersey elementary schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger in recent years. The school's proficiency rates in NJSLA English Language Arts and Mathematics are significantly lower than the state and district averages across all grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's 3rd grade proficiency rates were 15.5% in ELA and 12.7% in Math, compared to the state averages of 44.9% and 49.8%, respectively. Compared to nearby schools in the Irvington district, such as Hawthorne Avenue School and Burch Charter School of Excellence, Thurgood Marshall Elementary School generally performs worse, with lower proficiency rates in both ELA and Math.

The school has a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 54.35% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024. The school serves a predominantly minority student population, with 85.5% of students being African American or Hispanic. Interestingly, the school's African American students perform relatively better than the overall student population, ranking in the top 35% of New Jersey elementary schools for this subgroup in recent years. However, the school has struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.9% to 22.7% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

393

Students ?

13.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,596

Per pupil spending ?

70.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

141 181 Montgomery Avenue
Irvington, NJ 07111

(973) 416-3824

District: Irvington Public School District

Students who attend Thurgood Marshall Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Union Avenue Middle School
	University Middle School
High:	Irvington High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

74.8%

Hispanic:

24.4%

Asian:

0.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 5th percentile in 2015 → 12th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2015

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Irvington Public School District

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (19% vs 46% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 32 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school19%

District avg18%

New Jersey avg46%

1,190^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 12%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 5% (2015) to bottom 12% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 8Elementary Schools in the Irvington Public School District

598^th of 609Irvington 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	14.1	1190 of 1347	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.9	1168 of 1338	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.4	1134 of 1342	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.4	1254 of 1345	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.0	1252 of 1317	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.8	1186 of 1360	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.9	1231 of 1353	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	5.8	1295 of 1352	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	5.1	1295 of 1346	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	6.8	1284 of 1357	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	7.3	1273 of 1363	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	3.6	1315 of 1367	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	8.5	1256 of 1363	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	8.7	1250 of 1360	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	1.6	1334 of 1354	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	8.6	1242 of 1346	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	4.1	1281 of 1338	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	7.9	1229 of 1329	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	6.9	1213 of 1314	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	4.4	1240 of 1303	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	3.0	1243 of 1298	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	2.7	1143 of 1204	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	58.4	149 of 463	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.1	221 of 469	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.6	176 of 463	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	31.1	361 of 494	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.1	389 of 456	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	53.9	227 of 522	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	37.4	311 of 517	39.8%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	38.2	337 of 597	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.6	191 of 559	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.4	125 of 499	74.9%	★★★★☆
2022	36.4	278 of 489	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.0	234 of 411	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.7	166 of 463	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	27.0	327 of 434	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	6.3	1261 of 1326	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.4	1171 of 1317	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.3	1134 of 1318	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.8	1175 of 1326	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.5	1202 of 1290	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.1	1114 of 1331	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.4	1182 of 1333	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	22.3	824 of 1032	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.3	856 of 989	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.2	823 of 982	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.0	794 of 953	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.8	784 of 896	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.1	693 of 899	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	30.7	790 of 1023	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.1	765 of 939	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.0	587 of 910	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.1	686 of 863	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.5	743 of 942	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	24.8	998 of 1318	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.4	1016 of 1313	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.0	1018 of 1315	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.8	1215 of 1324	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.7	1217 of 1297	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.5	1142 of 1335	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.3	1159 of 1334	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)68th percentile+56 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)44th percentile+32 vs school

Male (2025)24th percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)23rd percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2025)20th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)5th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Science24%-6 vs state

English Language Arts22%-29 vs state

Mathematics15%-32 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
Thurgood Marshall Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	141 181 Montgomery Avenue	Irvington	07111	Essex County	Irvington Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 416-3824	393	29	13.7	70.2%	0 (0.0%)	294 (74.8%)	96 (24.4%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14.1	1190^th of 1347 public elementary schools	11.7%		13.9	1168^th of 1338 public elementary schools	12.7%	22	24.3		15.5	19.4	32.4				12.7	5.4	27.7				$9,596	$184	$9,412
Berkeley Terrace Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	787 Grove Street	Irvington	07111	Essex County	Irvington Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 399-6852	464	35	13.4	72.2%	2 (0.4%)	264 (56.9%)	196 (42.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	8.6	1275^th of 1347 public elementary schools	5.3%		10.9	1222^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	8.7%	53	7.9		9.7	34.2	21.6				9.1	19.5	13.1				$9,122	$125	$8,997
Burch Charter School of Excellence	Public, Charter	K-5	100 Linden Ave	Irvington	07111	Essex County	Burch Charter School of Excellence	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 373-3223	335	19	17.6	66.0%	0 (0.0%)	320 (95.5%)	15 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15.2	1168^th of 1347 public elementary schools	13.3%		16.8	1118^th of 1338 public elementary schools	16.4%	50	18.4		23.5	27.8	18.4				27.5	20.4	26.3				$8,329	$796	$7,533
Hawthorne Avenue School	Public	PK, KG-8	428 Hawthorne Ave	Newark	07112	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 705-3960	444	28	15.8	74.5%	0 (0.0%)	351 (79.1%)	85 (19.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	12.3	1210^th of 1347 public elementary schools	10.2%		11	1221^st of 1338 public elementary schools	8.7%	11	6.7	2.5	35.0	8.5	32.6	34.1	36.2	20.0	22.5	2.1	13.9	8.9	13.8	7.5	$10,415	$794	$9,621
Madison Avenue	Public	PK, KG-5	173 Madison Avenue	Irvington	07111	Essex County	Irvington Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 399-6871	524	32	16.6	69.8%	2 (0.4%)	316 (60.3%)	202 (38.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	6.7	1298^th of 1347 public elementary schools	3.6%		6.3	1292^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	3.4%	6	6.4		9.5	24.6	12.7				11.1	14.5	11.1				$10,223	$135	$10,088
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
George Washington Carver Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	333 Clinton Pl	Newark	07112	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 705-3800	736	46	16.0	63.6%	8 (1.1%)	418 (56.8%)	294 (39.9%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.5%)	9 (1.2%)	5.3	1320^th of 1347 public elementary schools	2.0%		7.5	1276^th of 1338 public elementary schools	4.6%	44	1.5	2.2	5.8	14.4	7.7	25.0	14.3	17.4	1.4	1.4	3.0	15.9	19.2	12.0	$10,378	$520	$9,858
Bruce Street School	Public	PK, KG-8	333 Clinton Pl	Newark	07112	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 705-3951	34	10	3.4	70.6%	1 (2.9%)	10 (29.4%)	23 (67.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)															$33,026	$365	$32,661
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Thurgood Marshall Elementary School

What district is Thurgood Marshall Elementary School in?

Irvington Public School District

Is Thurgood Marshall Elementary School a good school?

Thurgood Marshall Elementary School ranks in the bottom 11.7% of New Jersey elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Thurgood Marshall Elementary School?

Students at Thurgood Marshall Elementary School are 75% African American, 24% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of Thurgood Marshall Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Thurgood Marshall Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Union Avenue Middle School
Middle : University Middle School
High : Irvington High School

How many students attend Thurgood Marshall Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 393 students attended Thurgood Marshall Elementary School.

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