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Peshine Avenue School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

1284^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 5% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Peshine Avenue School is an elementary school serving grades PK-8 in the Newark Public School District in New Jersey, with 552 students. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of New Jersey elementary schools over the past decade, with a 0 or 1 out of 5 star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating it is performing well below the state average.

Peshine Avenue School's test scores are significantly lower than the Newark Public School District and the state of New Jersey across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in 2024-2025, only 17.2% of 3rd graders were proficient in English Language Arts compared to 44.9% statewide, and in math, the proficiency rates were even lower, with only 15.2% of 3rd graders and 4% of 8th graders meeting proficiency. The school also has high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 10.2% to 16.6% over the past few years, well above the state average.

Interestingly, the nearby schools in the Newark Public School District, such as Hawthorne Avenue School, Chancellor Avenue School, and Belmont Runyon Elementary School, also perform poorly relative to the state, with test scores and rankings similar to Peshine Avenue School. This suggests systemic challenges within the district that go beyond just one school. Additionally, Peshine Avenue School's performance has remained stagnant or even declined over the past decade, with no clear signs of improvement.

635

Students ?

13.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,004

Per pupil spending ?

79.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

433 Peshine Avenue
Newark, NJ 07112

(973) 733-7004

District: Newark Public School District

Students who attend Peshine 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:

55.7%

Hispanic:

42.2%

Two or more races:

0.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 4th percentile in 2015 → 5th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (15% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school15%

District avg24%

New Jersey avg44%

Elementary school

1,284^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 5%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

671^st of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Bottom 11%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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SchoolDigger rating ?

30^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	7.9	1284 of 1347	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.3	1278 of 1338	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.2	1241 of 1342	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.5	1199 of 1345	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.8	1238 of 1317	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.1	1282 of 1360	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.1	1225 of 1353	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	9.1	1240 of 1352	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	5.7	1285 of 1346	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	5.4	1309 of 1357	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	2.8	1316 of 1363	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	1.9	1343 of 1367	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	0.8	1353 of 1363	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	1.9	1336 of 1360	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	3.4	1307 of 1354	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	0.6	1336 of 1346	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	0.7	1326 of 1338	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	1.5	1304 of 1329	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	0.3	1306 of 1314	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	0.2	1298 of 1303	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	0.3	1285 of 1298	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	0.3	1200 of 1204	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	36.6	284 of 463	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.7	369 of 469	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.8	340 of 463	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.5	358 of 494	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.9	382 of 456	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.4	420 of 522	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.7	340 of 517	34.2%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	16.5	547 of 597	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.4	503 of 559	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	9.7	1217 of 1326	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.0	1237 of 1317	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.6	1212 of 1318	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.9	1160 of 1326	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.0	1218 of 1290	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.5	1202 of 1331	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.4	1161 of 1333	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	11.0	934 of 1032	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.6	906 of 989	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.6	855 of 982	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.9	533 of 953	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.9	527 of 896	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	18.4	734 of 899	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.6	605 of 870	30.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	15.5	951 of 1023	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.7	783 of 939	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.9	700 of 910	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.0	630 of 863	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.2	824 of 948	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.8	775 of 942	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	8.8	1229 of 1318	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.8	1205 of 1313	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.1	1133 of 1315	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.5	1136 of 1324	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.6	1200 of 1297	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.6	1256 of 1335	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.7	1226 of 1334	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	14.0	947 of 1023	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.0	833 of 958	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.7	892 of 949	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	24.4	652 of 868	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.8	954 of 1007	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.1	890 of 1001	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	13.2	671 of 752	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.7	581 of 743	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.6	631 of 748	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.4	595 of 745	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.8	606 of 652	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.9	643 of 745	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.7	605 of 716	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	18.4	581 of 712	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	11.8	632 of 713	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	10.8	648 of 713	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	1.8	695 of 717	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	3.2	675 of 704	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	2.4	654 of 677	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	1.9	668 of 684	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	1.3	671 of 677	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	1.3	654 of 664	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	1.8	630 of 640	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	3.0	604 of 631	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	2.1	591 of 615	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	0.6	595 of 599	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	1.0	579 of 588	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	1.8	555 of 574	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	35.4	222 of 359	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.7	164 of 352	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.6	223 of 361	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.7	182 of 356	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.5	236 of 291	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.6	192 of 326	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.4	169 of 326	48.2%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	24.9	286 of 343	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	11.9	664 of 728	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	25.2	534 of 717	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.8	584 of 720	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.8	590 of 726	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.9	600 of 625	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.0	569 of 703	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.3	538 of 680	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	20.0	514 of 608	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.2	369 of 589	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.4	361 of 591	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.1	350 of 524	33.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	23.0	521 of 613	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.8	322 of 584	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.0	410 of 568	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.7	369 of 549	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.4	408 of 541	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.6	425 of 522	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	16.8	622 of 726	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.1	578 of 719	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.2	622 of 718	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.0	552 of 730	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.6	576 of 635	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.0	636 of 697	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.1	602 of 675	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	14.2	503 of 507	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	31.4	345 of 510	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.8	339 of 505	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	17.9	517 of 535	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.6	386 of 401	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.5	421 of 492	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.5	404 of 471	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)39th percentile+34 vs school

Hispanic (2025)9th percentile+5 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)8th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)8th percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2025)7th percentile+3 vs school

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

Male (2025)7th percentile~ school

Middle school

African American (2025)38th percentile+27 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)17th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)15th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)15th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)14th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)9th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)1st percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts23%-31 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Peshine Avenue School

What district is Peshine Avenue School in?

Newark Public School District

What is the racial makeup of Peshine Avenue School?

Students at Peshine Avenue School are 56% African American, 42% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of Peshine Avenue School attend?

Students who attend Peshine 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

How many students attend Peshine Avenue School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 635 students attended Peshine Avenue School.

Is Peshine Avenue School a good school?

Peshine Avenue School ranks in the bottom 4.7% of New Jersey elementary schools.

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the New Jersey Department of Education.

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