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Avon Avenue School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

1267^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 6% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Avon Avenue School is an elementary school serving grades PK-8 in the Newark Public School District in New Jersey. With 513 students, the school has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of New Jersey elementary schools over the past decade, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Avon Avenue School faces significant challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates, well-below-average test scores across all grade levels and subjects, and struggles to effectively serve its subgroups. The school's spending per student is higher than the state average, but its outcomes remain poor. Nearby schools in the Newark district, such as Belmont Runyon Elementary, Harriet Tubman Elementary, and Louise A. Spencer Elementary, also face similar challenges, suggesting systemic issues within the district.

However, the nearby Michelle Obama Elementary School, despite serving a similarly high-poverty student population, has significantly higher test scores and a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger, demonstrating that high-quality instruction and school leadership can make a difference even in challenging urban environments. Addressing the root causes of Avon Avenue School's persistent underperformance will require a comprehensive, long-term approach that goes beyond simply allocating more resources.

485

Students ?

13.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,937

Per pupil spending ?

77.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

219 Avon Ave
Newark, NJ 07108-2801

(973) 733-6750

District: Newark Public School District

Students who attend Avon Avenue School usually attend:

High:	Barringer High School
	Central High School
	East Side High School
	Malcolm X Shabazz High School
	More...
	Technology High School
	Weequahic High School
	West Side High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

76.1%

Hispanic:

20.8%

Two or more races:

1.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 5th percentile in 2015 → 6th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (16% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 30 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school16%

District avg24%

New Jersey avg44%

Elementary school

1,267^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 6%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

618^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Bottom 18%▲ up 13 pts since 2015

From bottom 5% (2015) to bottom 18% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of New Jersey Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

28^th of 38Elementary Schools in the Newark Public School District

534^th of 609Newark 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	9.2	1267 of 1347	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.4	1290 of 1338	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.5	1271 of 1342	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.5	1250 of 1345	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.2	1189 of 1317	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.2	1278 of 1360	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.3	1220 of 1353	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	8.5	1251 of 1352	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	5.8	1284 of 1346	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	6.6	1290 of 1357	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	7.8	1265 of 1363	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	9.5	1243 of 1367	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	6.4	1274 of 1363	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	2.4	1326 of 1360	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	0.7	1349 of 1354	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	1.5	1322 of 1346	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	0.7	1325 of 1338	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	0.2	1326 of 1329	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	0.2	1308 of 1314	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	0.1	1300 of 1303	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	0.4	1284 of 1298	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	0.3	1193 of 1204	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	12.6	408 of 463	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.1	424 of 469	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.0	393 of 463	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.4	386 of 494	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.7	323 of 456	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.5	426 of 522	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.7	324 of 517	37.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	12.0	1180 of 1326	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.9	1207 of 1317	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.1	1217 of 1318	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.2	1203 of 1326	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.7	1097 of 1290	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.4	1227 of 1331	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.7	1210 of 1333	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2023	9.8	913 of 982	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.1	895 of 953	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	15.6	948 of 1023	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.8	833 of 939	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.5	750 of 910	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.2	719 of 863	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.7	522 of 839	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	7.1	832 of 948	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.4	781 of 942	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	8.6	1233 of 1318	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.2	1272 of 1313	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.8	1209 of 1315	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.5	1185 of 1324	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.4	1162 of 1297	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.5	1218 of 1335	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.8	1167 of 1334	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	22.1	812 of 1023	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.0	791 of 989	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.0	954 of 1001	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	18.9	618 of 752	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.2	674 of 743	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.6	671 of 748	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.2	698 of 745	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.3	571 of 652	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.8	644 of 745	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.8	618 of 716	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	15.2	605 of 712	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	5.9	694 of 713	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	7.0	680 of 713	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	1.5	698 of 717	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	3.2	673 of 704	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	0.9	673 of 677	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	0.4	682 of 684	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	0.5	676 of 677	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	0.9	657 of 664	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	2.2	625 of 640	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	0.5	628 of 631	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	0.9	607 of 615	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	0.5	597 of 599	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	1.5	572 of 588	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	1.0	566 of 574	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	42.5	179 of 359	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	30.5	249 of 352	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.6	270 of 361	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.5	312 of 356	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.0	199 of 291	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.0	178 of 326	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.8	196 of 326	39.9%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	29.0	248 of 320	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	19.1	594 of 728	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.8	615 of 717	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.8	633 of 720	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.9	685 of 726	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.2	497 of 625	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.8	603 of 703	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.1	611 of 680	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	13.8	565 of 608	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.8	515 of 589	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	33.9	427 of 613	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	14.3	512 of 584	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.7	465 of 568	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.4	429 of 549	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.7	288 of 467	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.2	395 of 541	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	22.2	562 of 726	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.0	663 of 719	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.2	631 of 718	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.9	662 of 730	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.2	592 of 635	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.4	604 of 697	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.2	541 of 675	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2022	19.1	505 of 535	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Special Education (2025)21st percentile+15 vs school

African American (2025)12th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)11th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)7th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2023)7th percentile~ school

Male (2025)6th percentile~ school

Middle school

African American (2025)50th percentile+32 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)30th percentile+13 vs school

Male (2025)23rd percentile+5 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)22nd percentile+13 vs school

Female (2025)18th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)7th percentile-11 vs school

Special Education (2022)6th percentile~ school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts26%-27 vs state

Mathematics11%-30 vs state

Science4%-21 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
Avon Avenue School	Public	PK, KG-8	219 Avon Ave	Newark	07108	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 733-6750	485	37	13.1	77.7%	1 (0.2%)	369 (76.1%)	101 (20.8%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.0%)	9.2	1267^th of 1347 public elementary schools	5.9%		6.4	1290^th of 1338 public elementary schools	3.6%	23	0.0	6.3	30.9	2.9	5.7	30.3	50.0	33.3	26.2	5.7	2.9	7.0	19.4	2.3	$12,937	$3,032	$9,905
Grover Cleveland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	388 Bergen St	Newark	07103	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 733-6944	321	22	14.5	76.9%	1 (0.3%)	232 (72.3%)	86 (26.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	8.3	1280^th of 1347 public elementary schools	5.0%		7.6	1273^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	4.9%	7	0.0	5.6	38.1	15.1	3.0	29.7	21.2	38.8	14.3	6.0	3.0	8.1	6.1	13.9	$11,554	$624	$10,930
Belmont Runyon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1 Belmont Runyon Way	Newark	07108	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 733-6920	508	36	14.1	75.8%	6 (1.2%)	389 (76.6%)	101 (19.9%)	5 (1.0%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	9.6	1258^th of 1347 public elementary schools	6.6%		6	1299^th of 1338 public elementary schools	2.9%	41	4.9	5.7	20.5	28.0	19.5	28.9	17.7	26.4	25.7	11.6	7.3	7.7	6.0	7.6	$13,240	$3,240	$10,000
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
Louise A. Spencer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	66 Muhammad Ali Avenue	Newark	07108	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 733-6931	774	61	12.6	86.2%	10 (1.3%)	251 (32.4%)	501 (64.7%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	6 (0.8%)	18.1	1128^th of 1347 public elementary schools	16.3%		16	1130^th of 1338 public elementary schools	15.5%	2	5.7	1.3	23.3	33.9	39.1	50.0	40.0	33.3	25.0	17.6	15.7	16.4	24.0	7.2	$12,119	$1,873	$10,246
Camden Street Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	281 Camden St	Newark	07103	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 733-6994	685	44	15.5	86.0%	6 (0.9%)	360 (52.6%)	308 (45.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	5 (0.7%)	5.1	1322^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	1.9%		6.1	1296^th of 1338 public elementary schools	3.1%	26	1.9	1.7	13.2	11.1	11.8	14.3	33.9	25.5	15.9	4.3	7.7	2.7	12.1	0.0	$13,034	$966	$12,068
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
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
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
New Horizons Community Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	45 59 Hayes Street	Newark	07103	Essex County	New Horizons Community Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 848-0400	370	31	11.9	99.2%	0 (0.0%)	265 (71.6%)	101 (27.3%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14.7	1178^th of 1347 public elementary schools	12.5%		14.8	1150^th of 1338 public elementary schools	14.1%	28	9.1	3.6	30.6	28.6	14.6	32.6	27.8	50.0	28.0	17.4	22.8	10.9	20.0	10.5	$12,066	$904	$11,162

Frequently Asked Questions about Avon Avenue School

What is the racial makeup of Avon Avenue School?

Students at Avon Avenue School are 76% African American, 21% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.

What district is Avon Avenue School in?

Newark Public School District

What schools do graduates of Avon Avenue School attend?

Students who attend Avon Avenue School usually go on to attend:

High : Barringer High School
High : Central High School
High : East Side High School
High : Malcolm X Shabazz High School
High : Technology High School
High : Weequahic High School
High : West Side High School

Is Avon Avenue School a good school?

Avon Avenue School ranks in the bottom 5.9% of New Jersey elementary schools.

How many students attend Avon Avenue School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 485 students attended Avon Avenue School.

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