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Mt. Vernon Avenue Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1227^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 9% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Mt. Vernon Avenue Elementary School is a public elementary school in Irvington, New Jersey, serving 522 students in grades PK-5 as part of the Irvington Public School District. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of New Jersey elementary schools over the past decade and has received a 0 or 1 out of 5 star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating poor performance compared to other schools in the state.

While female students and certain subgroups, such as African American and Hispanic students, perform better than the overall student population at Mt. Vernon Avenue Elementary, the school struggles with low proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science, with only around 20-30% of students meeting or exceeding proficiency standards. The school also faces challenges with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.9% to 21.9% over the past few years, and a relatively high percentage of students (59-70%) qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high-poverty student population.

Interestingly, the nearby Chancellor Avenue Elementary School and Thurgood Marshall Elementary School, which are also part of the Irvington Public School District, perform slightly better than Mt. Vernon Avenue Elementary, but still rank in the bottom 15% of New Jersey elementary schools. In contrast, the Ola Edwards Community School in the neighboring Hillside Public School District outperforms Mt. Vernon Avenue Elementary across multiple academic measures, ranking in the top 35% of New Jersey elementary schools.

605

Students ?

14.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,174

Per pupil spending ?

63%

Free/discounted lunch ?

54 Mt Vernon Avenue
Irvington, NJ 07111

(973) 399-6875

District: Irvington Public School District

Students who attend Mt. Vernon Avenue Elementary School usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

African American:

75.0%

Hispanic:

23.6%

White:

0.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 14th percentile in 2022 → 9th in 2025

Worth a look

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

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped from its 14th-percentile peak (2022) to 9th (2025)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school19%

District avg18%

New Jersey avg46%

1,227^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 ?

5^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	1227 of 1347	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.8	1189 of 1338	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.2	1202 of 1342	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.3	1153 of 1345	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.8	1239 of 1317	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.1	1241 of 1360	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.5	1270 of 1353	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	5.6	1297 of 1352	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	6.2	1277 of 1346	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	5.6	1304 of 1357	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	8.2	1261 of 1363	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	5.8	1285 of 1367	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	14.1	1197 of 1363	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	11.2	1236 of 1360	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	10.2	1233 of 1354	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	10.3	1222 of 1346	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	35.5	291 of 463	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.3	301 of 469	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.3	316 of 463	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.5	263 of 494	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.4	364 of 456	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.6	363 of 522	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.9	381 of 517	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	31.0	417 of 597	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.8	243 of 559	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.1	268 of 499	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.3	260 of 489	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.7	277 of 411	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.3	358 of 463	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	14.4	1141 of 1326	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.0	1071 of 1317	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.1	1107 of 1318	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.4	1048 of 1326	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.4	1241 of 1290	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.9	1207 of 1331	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.4	1241 of 1333	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	19.4	858 of 1032	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.4	754 of 989	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.3	806 of 982	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.7	629 of 953	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	19.6	815 of 896	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.8	690 of 899	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.9	640 of 870	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	29.0	813 of 1023	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.2	608 of 939	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.8	590 of 910	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.5	543 of 863	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	19.9	711 of 839	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.5	708 of 948	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.7	858 of 942	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	10.5	1203 of 1318	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.1	1217 of 1313	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.1	1200 of 1315	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.6	1172 of 1324	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.0	1169 of 1297	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.7	1187 of 1335	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.8	1216 of 1334	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	14.1	913 of 989	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.9	778 of 958	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.7	892 of 949	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.7	845 of 868	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)30th percentile+21 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)21st percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2025)17th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)14th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)9th percentile~ school

Special Education (2024)8th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts23%-27 vs state

Mathematics18%-29 vs state

Science10%-20 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
Mt. Vernon Avenue Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	54 Mt Vernon Avenue	Irvington	07111	Essex County	Irvington Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 399-6875	605	43	14.2	63.0%	5 (0.8%)	454 (75.0%)	143 (23.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11.3	1227^th of 1347 public elementary schools	8.9%		12.8	1189^th of 1338 public elementary schools	11.1%	38	10.0		20.8	20.5	28.4				11.3	19.1	22.3				$7,174	$155	$7,019
Chancellor Avenue Elementary School	Public	K-5	844 Chancellor Avenue	Irvington	07111	Essex County	Irvington Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 399-6858	455	36	12.8	85.3%	2 (0.4%)	332 (73.0%)	117 (25.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	15.2	1171^st of 1347 public elementary schools	13.1%		14.9	1144^th of 1338 public elementary schools	14.5%	27	8.0		26.6	31.7	30.2				34.5	12.2	19.5				$8,796	$165	$8,631
Florence Avenue Elementary School	Public	K-5	1324 Springfield Avenue	Irvington	07111	Essex County	Irvington Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 399-6861	694	40	17.5	86.6%	1 (0.1%)	246 (35.4%)	446 (64.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	9.3	1264^th of 1347 public elementary schools	6.2%		9.3	1249^th of 1338 public elementary schools	6.7%	15	2.4		22.0	17.4	19.7				20.5	18.9	17.7				$7,690	$153	$7,537
Ola Edwards Community School	Public	2-6	1530 Leslie St	Hillside	07205	Union County	Hillside Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 352-7664	391	34	11.5	82.9%	38 (9.7%)	188 (48.1%)	154 (39.4%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	34.7	886^th of 1347 public elementary schools	34.2%		33.8	885^th of 1338 public elementary schools	33.9%	1	20.2		36.6	34.6	58.8	61.9			40.0	19.3	43.4	18.0			$5,766		$5,766
Chancellor Avenue School	Public	PK, KG-8	321 Chancellor Ave	Newark	07112	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 705-3870	607	45	13.4	88.3%	5 (0.8%)	517 (85.2%)	78 (12.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.8%)	10.2	1251^st of 1347 public elementary schools	7.1%		10.9	1224^th of 1338 public elementary schools	8.5%	27	10.4	4.4	23.8	12.7	27.1	21.6	35.6	31.1	19.0	8.5	22.9	6.0	15.5	17.7	$10,224	$849	$9,375
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
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
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
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
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

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