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Chancellor Avenue School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

1251^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 7% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Chancellor Avenue School is an elementary school serving grades PK-8 in the Newark Public School District in New Jersey, with 614 students. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of New Jersey elementary schools over the past decade, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating it is performing well below the state average.

Chancellor Avenue School faces significant challenges related to academic achievement, chronic absenteeism, and socioeconomic factors. The school's academic performance, as measured by proficiency rates on the NJSLA assessments, is significantly lower than the Newark Public School District and the state of New Jersey averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, only 23.8% of 3rd graders were proficient in English Language Arts, compared to 27.7% in the district and 44.9% statewide. The school also has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 11.5% to 16.6% over the past few years, much higher than the state average.

When comparing Chancellor Avenue School to the nearby schools in the Newark Public School District and the Irvington and Hillside Public School Districts, it becomes clear that Chancellor Avenue School is one of the lowest-performing schools in the region. The nearby schools, while still struggling, generally outperform Chancellor Avenue School on academic measures and have lower chronic absenteeism rates.

607

Students ?

13.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,224

Per pupil spending ?

88.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

321 Chancellor Ave
Newark, NJ 07112-1201

(973) 705-3870

District: Newark Public School District

Students who attend Chancellor 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:

85.2%

Hispanic:

12.9%

White:

0.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 5th percentile in 2015 → 7th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (19% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 28 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school19%

District avg24%

New Jersey avg44%

Elementary school

1,251^st of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 7%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

631^st of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Bottom 16%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 11% (2015) to bottom 16% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

25^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	10.2	1251 of 1347	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.9	1224 of 1338	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.1	1262 of 1342	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.4	1255 of 1345	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.1	1288 of 1317	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.2	1291 of 1360	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.0	1277 of 1353	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	3.9	1314 of 1352	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	7.3	1264 of 1346	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	6.7	1286 of 1357	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	2.7	1320 of 1363	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	2.7	1331 of 1367	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	8.8	1252 of 1363	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	5.7	1282 of 1360	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	1.9	1333 of 1354	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	9.4	1236 of 1346	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	14.7	1186 of 1338	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	5.7	1257 of 1329	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	2.9	1257 of 1314	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	8.0	1207 of 1303	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	7.8	1196 of 1298	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	3.7	1132 of 1204	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	32.8	306 of 463	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.2	333 of 469	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.3	365 of 463	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.7	384 of 494	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.7	402 of 456	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.0	415 of 522	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.9	369 of 517	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	13.5	1152 of 1326	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.2	1100 of 1317	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.4	1165 of 1318	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.8	1178 of 1326	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.1	1143 of 1290	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.0	1206 of 1331	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.0	1221 of 1333	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	22.9	884 of 1023	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.3	860 of 942	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	9.0	1226 of 1318	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.3	1216 of 1313	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.2	1233 of 1315	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.3	1228 of 1324	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.0	1279 of 1297	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.8	1279 of 1335	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.8	1259 of 1334	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	16.2	921 of 1023	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.6	905 of 989	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.9	875 of 958	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.7	860 of 949	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.5	786 of 868	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.1	889 of 1007	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.3	776 of 1001	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	17.5	631 of 752	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.1	675 of 743	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.6	641 of 748	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.9	688 of 745	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.0	625 of 652	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.3	702 of 745	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.9	647 of 716	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	7.8	667 of 712	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	8.4	665 of 713	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	12.2	636 of 713	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	3.0	677 of 717	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	1.5	688 of 704	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	13.5	593 of 677	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	9.5	616 of 684	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	3.5	646 of 677	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	3.4	633 of 664	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	6.1	592 of 640	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	4.8	589 of 631	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	1.2	602 of 615	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	3.4	562 of 599	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	4.4	546 of 588	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	3.7	540 of 574	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	40.5	195 of 359	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.7	266 of 352	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.5	211 of 361	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.7	278 of 356	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.2	238 of 291	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.1	267 of 326	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.6	224 of 326	31.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	15.7	625 of 728	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.3	635 of 717	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.0	592 of 720	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.3	636 of 726	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.7	554 of 625	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.3	631 of 703	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.9	631 of 680	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	30.1	458 of 613	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.7	452 of 541	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.6	433 of 522	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	21.5	569 of 726	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.4	652 of 719	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.8	624 of 718	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.6	666 of 730	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.3	615 of 635	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.5	683 of 697	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.3	584 of 675	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	20.7	461 of 507	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.1	483 of 510	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.6	493 of 505	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.1	494 of 535	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.5	396 of 401	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.5	407 of 492	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.5	411 of 471	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)34th percentile+27 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)14th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)13th percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2025)10th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)7th percentile~ school

Middle school

African American (2025)46th percentile+30 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)25th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)22nd percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)14th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)9th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts26%-28 vs state

Mathematics15%-26 vs state

Science7%-17 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
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
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
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
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
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
Peshine Avenue School	Public	PK, KG-8	433 Peshine Avenue	Newark	07112	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 733-7004	635	47	13.5	79.5%	3 (0.5%)	354 (55.7%)	268 (42.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.8%)	7.9	1284^th of 1347 public elementary schools	4.7%		7.3	1278^th of 1338 public elementary schools	4.5%	6	3.8	3.6	17.2	12.2	20.9	21.2	31.4	32.8	15.2	11.6	13.2	12.7	7.3	4.0	$11,004	$2,293	$8,711
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
Hurden Looker Elementary School	Public	2-6	1261 Liberty Ave	Hillside	07205	Union County	Hillside Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 352-7664	408	32	12.7	78.2%	46 (11.3%)	164 (40.2%)	187 (45.8%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	4 (1.0%)	46.1	723^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	46.3%		37.8	825^th of 1338 public elementary schools	38.3%	102	24.3		42.1	59.5	72.0	60.9			34.2	36.3	42.9	26.5			$6,063		$6,063
Abram P. Morris Early Childhood Center	Public	PK, KG-1	143 Coe Ave	Hillside	07205	Union County	Hillside Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 352-7664	625	49	12.7	69.3%	77 (12.3%)	287 (45.9%)	243 (38.9%)	9 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.3%)								(n/a)															$7,179		$7,179

Frequently Asked Questions about Chancellor Avenue School

What schools do graduates of Chancellor Avenue School attend?

Students who attend Chancellor 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

What is the racial makeup of Chancellor Avenue School?

Students at Chancellor Avenue School are 85% African American, 13% Hispanic.

How many students attend Chancellor Avenue School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 607 students attended Chancellor Avenue School.

Is Chancellor Avenue School a good school?

Chancellor Avenue School ranks in the bottom 7.1% of New Jersey elementary schools.

What district is Chancellor Avenue School in?

Newark Public School District

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