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Camden Street Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

1322^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 2% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Camden Street Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in the Newark Public School District, with 581 students. Despite its larger size, the school has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of Camden Street Elementary School has significantly lagged behind the district and state in academic proficiency, with only 13.2% of 3rd graders proficient in English Language Arts and 15.9% proficient in math, compared to state averages of 44.9% and 49.8%, respectively.

The school also faces challenges with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 11.5% to 16.6% over the past few years, well above district and state averages. Additionally, 81.41% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating the school serves a predominantly low-income population. Despite spending more per student than nearby schools, Grover Cleveland Elementary and Harriet Tubman Elementary generally outperform Camden Street Elementary School across academic metrics.

The performance gaps between Camden Street Elementary School and the district/state averages have generally widened over time, suggesting the school is struggling to keep pace with improvements seen elsewhere. The school's lowest-performing subgroups are Hispanic students, English Language Learners, and students with low socioeconomic status, ranking in the bottom 10-20% of their respective statewide subgroups. Despite the high per-student spending and small student-teacher ratio, Camden Street Elementary School has not shown meaningful improvement in its academic performance or other key metrics over the past several years, indicating the need for a more comprehensive intervention strategy.

685

Students ?

15.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,034

Per pupil spending ?

86%

Free/discounted lunch ?

281 Camden St
Newark, NJ 07103-2635

(973) 733-6994

District: Newark Public School District

Students who attend Camden Street Elementary 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:

52.6%

Hispanic:

45.0%

White:

0.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 3rd percentile in 2015 → 2nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (11% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 35 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school11%

District avg24%

New Jersey avg44%

Elementary school

1,322^nd of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 2%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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Middle school

707^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Bottom 6%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

38^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	5.1	1322 of 1347	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.1	1296 of 1338	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.9	1294 of 1342	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.9	1284 of 1345	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.7	1219 of 1317	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.7	1219 of 1360	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.2	1181 of 1353	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	10.8	1215 of 1352	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	3.8	1316 of 1346	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	4.9	1316 of 1357	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	2.4	1327 of 1363	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	1.5	1348 of 1367	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	3.8	1309 of 1363	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	0.9	1352 of 1360	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	0.4	1353 of 1354	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	4.7	1281 of 1346	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	0.1	1338 of 1338	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	8.2	1224 of 1329	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	8.6	1198 of 1314	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	7.1	1214 of 1303	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	17.0	1122 of 1298	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	1.3	1169 of 1204	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	20.0	361 of 463	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.1	390 of 469	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.6	390 of 463	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.0	399 of 494	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.6	341 of 456	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.2	366 of 522	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.8	295 of 517	42.9%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	13.8	565 of 597	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.2	535 of 559	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.6	481 of 499	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	29.6	340 of 489	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.3	145 of 463	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.0	153 of 434	64.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	6.5	1259 of 1326	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.5	1200 of 1317	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.2	1204 of 1318	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.3	1224 of 1326	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.2	1167 of 1290	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.4	1168 of 1331	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.2	1166 of 1333	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	8.0	956 of 1032	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.5	942 of 989	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.6	923 of 982	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.8	869 of 953	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.6	695 of 899	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	52.6	371 of 870	57.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	9.4	997 of 1023	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.3	717 of 863	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.9	713 of 948	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.4	687 of 942	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	5.4	1269 of 1318	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.4	1279 of 1313	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.1	1261 of 1315	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.9	1261 of 1324	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.9	1118 of 1297	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.2	1194 of 1335	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.1	1123 of 1334	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	20.7	843 of 1023	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.0	833 of 958	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.0	872 of 1007	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	52.1	414 of 1001	58.6%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	10.2	707 of 752	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.9	668 of 743	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.9	686 of 748	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.6	622 of 745	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.0	544 of 652	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.2	475 of 745	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	15.0	616 of 716	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	9.6	649 of 712	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	5.6	695 of 713	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	6.6	686 of 713	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	2.8	679 of 717	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	3.7	669 of 704	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	1.0	670 of 677	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	32.9	240 of 359	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.5	261 of 352	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.7	269 of 361	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.7	214 of 356	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.5	185 of 291	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.2	100 of 326	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	33.7	222 of 326	31.9%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	22.1	306 of 343	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	45.5	135 of 320	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	32.5	203 of 288	29.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.5	175 of 270	35.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	14.1	642 of 728	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.3	636 of 717	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.6	652 of 720	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.4	576 of 726	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.3	520 of 625	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.0	462 of 703	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	10.3	620 of 680	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	4.6	595 of 608	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.7	496 of 589	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.3	490 of 591	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	84.8	42 of 524	92.0%	★★★★★
2018	42.6	286 of 504	43.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	17.1	558 of 613	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	47.1	281 of 584	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	22.4	454 of 568	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.0	403 of 549	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	72.1	92 of 541	83.0%	★★★★☆
2018	41.8	302 of 522	42.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	9.1	700 of 726	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.3	630 of 719	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.5	658 of 718	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.0	632 of 730	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.1	506 of 635	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.9	444 of 697	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	21.6	538 of 675	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2023	19.8	462 of 505	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	34.6	296 of 471	37.2%	★★☆☆☆

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

African American (2025)22nd percentile+20 vs school

Special Education (2025)18th percentile+16 vs school

Hispanic (2025)7th percentile+6 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)5th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)5th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)4th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Middle school

African American (2025)33rd percentile+27 vs school

Female (2025)12th percentile+6 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)11th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)9th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2023)9th percentile~ school

Male (2025)4th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)2nd percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts18%-35 vs state

Mathematics7%-34 vs state

Science2%-23 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)						NJSLA Algebra I (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	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
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
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
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
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
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
Sir Isaac Newton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	150 Newton Street	Newark	07103	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 733-8675	225	15	15.5	73.3%	3 (1.3%)	151 (67.1%)	59 (26.2%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.0%)	50.7	673^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	50.0%					(n/a)	25.0		54.8	53.3	65.0				45.2	20.0	50.0
Thirteenth Avenue School	Public	PK, KG-8	359 Thirteenth Ave	Newark	07103	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 733-7045	833	52	16.0	68.7%	2 (0.2%)	370 (44.4%)	438 (52.6%)	6 (0.7%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (1.7%)	5.7	1312^th of 1347 public elementary schools	2.6%		6.8	1286^th of 1338 public elementary schools	3.9%	26	3.1	5.1	13.1	9.4	17.0	25.0	28.0	20.0	6.3	2.7	6.3	8.2	7.8	2.8			$10,835	$1,067	$9,768
Quitman Street School	Public	PK, KG-8	21 Quitman St	Newark	07103	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 733-6947	706	43	16.4	84.4%	15 (2.1%)	383 (54.2%)	284 (40.2%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	16 (2.3%)	5.8	1310^th of 1347 public elementary schools	2.7%		5.7	1306^th of 1338 public elementary schools	2.4%	4	4.6	2.6	10.0	18.8	20.3	11.1	18.4	28.8	7.3	6.0	10.8	5.4	1.3	0.0	20.0	20.0	$12,167	$889	$11,278
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Camden Street Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Camden Street Elementary School?

Students at Camden Street Elementary School are 53% African American, 45% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of Camden Street Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Camden Street Elementary 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

How many students attend Camden Street Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 685 students attended Camden Street Elementary School.

Is Camden Street Elementary School a good school?

Camden Street Elementary School ranks in the bottom 1.9% of New Jersey elementary schools.

What district is Camden Street Elementary School in?

Newark Public School District

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