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School														Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				NJSLA-S Science (2026)		NJSLA English Language Arts (2026)						NJSLA Mathematics (2026)						NJSLA Algebra I (2026)		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 (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
Mt. Vernon Avenue Elementary School	0.0mi	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%)	11.2	1220^th of 1331 public elementary schools	8.3%		11.3	1227^th of 1347 public elementary schools	8.9%	7	8.2		23.0	16.8	24.5				25.0	16.7	19.5						$19,551	$1,277	$18,274
Chancellor Avenue Elementary School	0.5mi	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%)	21.1	1059^th of 1331 public elementary schools	20.4%		15.2	1171^st of 1347 public elementary schools	13.1%	112	12.2		24.6	25.9	43.2				34.8	21.0	30.5						$20,655	$1,405	$19,250
Florence Avenue Elementary School	0.8mi	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%)	10.5	1230^th of 1331 public elementary schools	7.6%		9.3	1264^th of 1347 public elementary schools	6.2%	34	9.7		16.0	14.5	21.6				17.0	22.4	22.4						$17,760	$1,316	$16,444
Ola Edwards Community School	0.8mi	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%)	24.2	1015^th of 1331 public elementary schools	23.7%		34.7	886^th of 1347 public elementary schools	34.2%	129	16.7		35.1	23.5	41.1	45.7			22.3	28.0	30.0	18.6					$20,205	$423	$19,782
Chancellor Avenue School	0.8mi	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%)	12.9	1186^th of 1331 public elementary schools	10.9%		10.2	1251^st of 1347 public elementary schools	7.1%	65	4.3	1.8	42.5	17.0	15.6	17.6	46.5	24.6	27.7	29.8	14.9	7.8	22.8	7.4			$22,310	$2,317	$19,993
Thurgood Marshall Elementary School	0.9mi	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%)	5.5	1297^th of 1331 public elementary schools	2.6%		14.1	1190^th of 1347 public elementary schools	11.7%	107	2.9		12.5	11.3	14.7				15.0	9.1	11.8						$26,373	$1,255	$25,118
Burch Charter School of Excellence	1.0mi	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%)	19.9	1078^th of 1331 public elementary schools	19.0%		15.2	1168^th of 1347 public elementary schools	13.3%	90	17.0		27.3	36.1	44.7				18.2	17.1	19.1						$12,808	$1,518	$11,290
Bruce Street School	1.0mi	Public	PK, KG-8	333 Clinton Pl	Newark	07112	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 705-3952	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)																	$65,197	$2,181	$63,016
George Washington Carver Elementary School	1.0mi	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%)	4.4	1312^th of 1331 public elementary schools	1.4%		5.3	1320^th of 1347 public elementary schools	2.0%	8	0.0	1.4	5.7	7.3	9.1	13.0	22.2	18.6	5.6	1.5	9.0	10.2	20.3	1.5			$16,231	$1,603	$14,628
Madison Avenue	1.1mi	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%)	8.1	1263^rd of 1331 public elementary schools	5.1%		6.7	1298^th of 1347 public elementary schools	3.6%	35	6.5		21.2	8.5	22.6				17.3	15.3	12.9						$18,150	$1,113	$17,037

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