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Florence Avenue Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

1264^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 6% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Florence Avenue Elementary School is a public elementary school in Irvington, New Jersey, serving 628 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. 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.

Florence Avenue Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom 10-15% of New Jersey elementary schools, with low academic performance across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 22% of 3rd graders, 17.4% of 4th graders, and 19.7% 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 performance in mathematics and science is also significantly below state averages. Additionally, the school has a high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 9.4% to 21.9% over the past few years.

In contrast, nearby schools in the South Orange-Maplewood School District, such as Seth Boyden Elementary Demonstration School and Clinton Elementary School, significantly outperform Florence Avenue Elementary and the Irvington district on academic measures, despite serving a more diverse student population. The reasons for the stark differences in performance are unclear, but may be related to factors such as resource allocation, targeted interventions, and community engagement.

694

Students ?

17.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,690

Per pupil spending ?

86.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1324 Springfield Avenue
Irvington, NJ 07111-1916

(973) 399-6861

District: Irvington Public School District

Students who attend Florence Avenue Elementary School usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

64.3%

African American:

35.4%

White:

0.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 7th percentile in 2015 → 6th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (17% vs 46% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 31 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school17%

District avg18%

New Jersey avg46%

1,264^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 6%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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SchoolDigger rating ?

6^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	9.3	1264 of 1347	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.3	1249 of 1338	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.5	1284 of 1342	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.5	1251 of 1345	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.2	1228 of 1317	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.0	1201 of 1360	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.6	1161 of 1353	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	15.2	1153 of 1352	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	15.4	1164 of 1346	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	8.8	1260 of 1357	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	8.5	1256 of 1363	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	6.6	1272 of 1367	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	4.6	1298 of 1363	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	8.5	1252 of 1360	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	6.1	1270 of 1354	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	4.6	1284 of 1346	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	4.8	1278 of 1338	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	2.7	1294 of 1329	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	3.9	1247 of 1314	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	2.9	1259 of 1303	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	8.4	1189 of 1298	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	7.8	1079 of 1204	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	33.8	300 of 463	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.5	338 of 469	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.5	372 of 463	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.0	366 of 494	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.8	283 of 456	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.0	245 of 522	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.5	215 of 517	58.4%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	31.7	406 of 597	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.0	360 of 559	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.4	380 of 499	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.4	333 of 489	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.6	279 of 411	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.8	370 of 463	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.5	408 of 434	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	11.6	1183 of 1326	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.7	1185 of 1317	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	7.9	1237 of 1318	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.1	1208 of 1326	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.6	1179 of 1290	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.9	1156 of 1331	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.0	1153 of 1333	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	17.7	881 of 1032	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.5	837 of 989	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.8	876 of 982	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.3	819 of 953	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.5	856 of 896	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	20.5	912 of 1023	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.7	739 of 939	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.9	725 of 910	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.3	689 of 863	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.2	660 of 839	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.5	606 of 948	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.6	667 of 942	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	8.6	1232 of 1318	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.5	1213 of 1313	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.7	1228 of 1315	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.1	1193 of 1324	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.2	1185 of 1297	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.2	1166 of 1335	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.4	1093 of 1334	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	19.8	861 of 1023	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.4	975 of 1007	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.8	808 of 1001	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)35th percentile+29 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)32nd percentile+26 vs school

Special Education (2025)16th percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)15th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)11th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)11th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)7th percentile~ school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts20%-31 vs state

Mathematics19%-28 vs state

Science2%-28 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
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
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
Seth Boyden Elementary Demonstration School	Public	K-5	274 Boyden Ave	Maplewood	07040	Essex County	South Orange-Maplewood School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 378-5209	423	46	9.1	22.7%	180 (42.6%)	135 (31.9%)	55 (13.0%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	45 (10.6%)	58.1	572^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	57.5%		52.2	642^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	52.0%	70	31.0		56.9	72.5	52.2				53.8	53.2	38.1				$6,478		$6,478
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
Mt Vernon Place School	Public	PK, KG-8	142 Mount Vernon Pl	Newark	07106	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 374-2090	905	55	16.4	76.1%	15 (1.7%)	307 (33.9%)	488 (53.9%)	84 (9.3%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.8%)	18.3	1120^th of 1347 public elementary schools	16.9%		16.3	1125^th of 1338 public elementary schools	15.9%	5	11.9	14.3	30.7	27.5	23.1	47.0	46.5	53.5	36.8	15.8	19.4	13.4	23.5	36.5	$9,356	$531	$8,825
Clinton Elementary School	Public	K-5	27 Berkshire Rd	Maplewood	07040	Essex County	South Orange-Maplewood School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 378-7686	542	55	9.8	22.9%	278 (51.3%)	130 (24.0%)	78 (14.4%)	17 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (7.2%)	71.9	392^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	70.9%		72.9	382^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	71.4%	10	44.8		60.9	75.0	61.9				69.6	55.7	47.3				$5,261		$5,261
Ivy Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	107 Ivy Street	Newark	07106	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 351-2121	488	40	12.2	72.3%	2 (0.4%)	404 (82.8%)	66 (13.5%)	5 (1.0%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	5 (1.0%)	35	881^st of 1347 public elementary schools	34.6%		31	929^th of 1338 public elementary schools	30.6%	48	14.6	4.5	41.2	52.4	55.3	71.1	51.1	57.9	27.0	32.5	17.1	17.0	20.4	7.9	$11,199	$653	$10,546
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
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
Lincoln Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	87 Richelieu Ter	Newark	07106	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 374-2290	420	29	14.4	79.3%	0 (0.0%)	308 (73.3%)	99 (23.6%)	6 (1.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	9.4	1263^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	6.2%		7.5	1274^th of 1338 public elementary schools	4.8%	11	16.3	3.9	11.9	16.6	29.3	18.8	22.0	15.1	9.6	10.8	19.1	4.2	1.7	3.9	$10,024	$340	$9,684

Frequently Asked Questions about Florence Avenue Elementary School

Is Florence Avenue Elementary School a good school?

Florence Avenue Elementary School ranks in the bottom 6.2% of New Jersey elementary schools.

What district is Florence Avenue Elementary School in?

Irvington Public School District

How many students attend Florence Avenue Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 694 students attended Florence Avenue Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Florence Avenue Elementary School?

Students at Florence Avenue Elementary School are 64% Hispanic, 35% African American.

What schools do graduates of Florence Avenue Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Florence Avenue Elementary School usually go on to attend:

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

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