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Grove Street Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1225^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 9% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Grove Street Elementary School is a public elementary school in Irvington, New Jersey, serving 374 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Irvington Public School District, which is ranked 598 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Grove Street Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom 10% of New Jersey elementary schools, with low performance on state assessments. In 2024-2025, only 18.2% of 3rd graders, 28.8% of 4th graders, and 31% of 5th graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state averages of 44.9%, 53.6%, and 52.7%, respectively. The school's math and science proficiency rates are also significantly below state averages. Grove Street has high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 14.9% to 21.9% over the past few years.

While the other elementary schools in the Irvington district also perform poorly, some nearby schools in the Newark Public School District, such as Speedway Avenue School, Harriet Tubman Elementary, and Michelle Obama Elementary, demonstrate higher academic performance, particularly in English Language Arts, despite serving similar student populations. The disparities in performance among different student subgroups within Grove Street Elementary also highlight the need for targeted strategies to address the unique needs of specific populations.

443

Students ?

15.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,455

Per pupil spending ?

90.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

602 Grove Street
Irvington, NJ 07111-4531

(973) 399-6865

District: Irvington Public School District

Students who attend Grove Street Elementary School usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

African American:

79.2%

Hispanic:

20.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 4th percentile in 2015 → 9th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (20% vs 46% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 28 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school20%

District avg18%

New Jersey avg46%

1,225^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 9%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 4% (2015) to bottom 9% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th 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	11.3	1225 of 1347	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.1	1181 of 1338	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.0	1206 of 1342	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.7	1196 of 1345	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.4	1225 of 1317	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.0	1175 of 1360	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.5	1251 of 1353	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	5.0	1304 of 1352	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	2.9	1331 of 1346	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	5.6	1306 of 1357	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	10.7	1224 of 1363	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	21.0	1138 of 1367	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	24.4	1107 of 1363	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	11.1	1237 of 1360	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	5.0	1282 of 1354	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	44.3	891 of 1346	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	31.8	1054 of 1338	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	23.3	1118 of 1329	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	25.7	1088 of 1314	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	6.0	1224 of 1303	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	0.3	1287 of 1298	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	0.3	1198 of 1204	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	35.8	290 of 463	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.0	265 of 469	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.8	306 of 463	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.7	315 of 494	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.6	325 of 456	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	52.2	236 of 522	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	33.1	343 of 517	33.7%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	26.7	465 of 597	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.5	436 of 559	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	13.3	1153 of 1326	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.2	1174 of 1317	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.2	1167 of 1318	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.7	1146 of 1326	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.6	1176 of 1290	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.5	1134 of 1331	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	6.6	1254 of 1333	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	21.1	840 of 1032	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	5.5	943 of 989	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	52.3	415 of 982	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.9	373 of 953	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	22.1	781 of 896	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	26.2	849 of 1023	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.8	678 of 910	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.8	669 of 863	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.8	705 of 948	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.3	810 of 942	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	12.0	1183 of 1318	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.1	1064 of 1313	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.8	1137 of 1315	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.2	1140 of 1324	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.4	1181 of 1297	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.6	1128 of 1335	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.1	1164 of 1334	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	21.5	823 of 1023	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.5	941 of 989	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.7	783 of 958	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.8	755 of 949	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.0	867 of 868	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.6	767 of 1007	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.1	741 of 1001	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)37th percentile+28 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)22nd percentile+13 vs school

Special Education (2025)20th percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)19th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)17th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)13th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)10th percentile~ school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts26%-24 vs state

Mathematics19%-28 vs state

Science3%-27 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Harriet Tubman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	504 S Tenth St	Newark	07103	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 733-6934	298	26	11.4	84.2%	0 (0.0%)	255 (85.6%)	36 (12.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	12.6	1207^th of 1347 public elementary schools	10.4%		13.4	1177^th of 1338 public elementary schools	12.0%	30	3.8	4.0	12.0	52.9	18.5	30.3	25.0	29.2	16.0	29.4	15.4	5.9	16.7	2.3	$9,921	$469	$9,452
Michelle Obama Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	186 14th Avenue	Newark	07103	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 662-2621	198	18	11.0	85.4%	0 (0.0%)	162 (81.8%)	30 (15.2%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.5%)	81.6	264^th of 1347 public elementary schools	80.4%					(n/a)	16.7		79.4	76.9	66.6				67.7	92.3	83.3
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Grove Street Elementary School

Is Grove Street Elementary School a good school?

Grove Street Elementary School ranks in the bottom 9.1% of New Jersey elementary schools.

What district is Grove Street Elementary School in?

Irvington Public School District

What schools do graduates of Grove Street Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Grove Street Elementary School usually go on to attend:

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

What is the racial makeup of Grove Street Elementary School?

Students at Grove Street Elementary School are 79% African American, 21% Hispanic.

How many students attend Grove Street Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 443 students attended Grove Street Elementary School.

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