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Mt Vernon Place School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

1120^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 17% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Mt Vernon Place School is an elementary school serving grades PK-8 in the Newark Public School District in Newark, New Jersey. The school has 878 students and has consistently been ranked in the bottom 20% of New Jersey elementary schools over the past several years, receiving a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Mt Vernon Place School faces significant academic and operational challenges. The school consistently underperforms compared to the state and district averages on standardized tests, with only 30.7% of 3rd graders proficient or better in English Language Arts and just 15.8% of 4th graders and 13.4% of 6th graders meeting or exceeding math standards. The school also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, reaching as high as 16.6% in the 2022-2023 school year. When compared to nearby schools, such as Ivy Hill Elementary School, Mt Vernon Place School stands out as one of the lowest-performing in the area.

Despite the school's consistently low rankings, there are some bright spots, such as the relatively strong performance of African American students and the higher proficiency rates in the upper grades (6th-8th) compared to the lower grades. Addressing the school's challenges will require a comprehensive, data-driven approach that considers the unique needs and circumstances of the school and its community.

905

Students ?

16.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,356

Per pupil spending ?

76.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

142 Mount Vernon Pl
Newark, NJ 07106-3303

(973) 374-2090

District: Newark Public School District

Students who attend Mt Vernon Place 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:

Hispanic:

53.9%

African American:

33.9%

Asian:

9.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 31st percentile in 2015 → 17th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (29% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 14 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg24%

New Jersey avg44%

Elementary school

1,120^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 17%▼ down 14 pts since 2015

From bottom 31% (2015) to bottom 17% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

445^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Bottom 41%▼ down 29 pts since 2015

From top 31% (2015) to bottom 41% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

15^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	18.3	1120 of 1347	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.3	1125 of 1338	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.6	1081 of 1342	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.7	1011 of 1345	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.1	1022 of 1317	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.6	1044 of 1360	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.2	960 of 1353	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	38.3	876 of 1352	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	35.4	904 of 1346	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	33.5	934 of 1357	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	40.4	944 of 1363	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	32.1	1032 of 1367	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	27.8	1075 of 1363	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	30.8	1050 of 1360	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	36.3	1001 of 1354	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	29.1	1071 of 1346	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	34.0	1031 of 1338	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	33.0	1050 of 1329	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	29.3	1057 of 1314	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	36.2	980 of 1303	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	45.9	867 of 1298	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2003	31.4	902 of 1204	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	53.4	182 of 463	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.0	251 of 469	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.2	182 of 463	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.3	137 of 494	72.3%	★★★★☆
2021	57.7	140 of 456	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.7	218 of 522	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.3	143 of 517	72.3%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	5.9	303 of 330	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.4	294 of 340	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.4	286 of 346	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.1	293 of 348	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.1	313 of 339	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.1	314 of 370	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.5	284 of 370	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	34.8	373 of 597	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.3	289 of 559	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.1	346 of 499	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.1	328 of 489	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.9	269 of 411	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.5	205 of 463	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.2	185 of 434	57.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	19.9	1060 of 1326	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.2	1068 of 1317	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.9	979 of 1318	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.5	952 of 1326	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.8	988 of 1290	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.2	1088 of 1331	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.6	989 of 1333	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	23.5	812 of 1032	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.8	827 of 989	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.2	808 of 982	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.9	723 of 953	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.6	693 of 896	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.8	517 of 899	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.1	546 of 870	37.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	38.5	667 of 1023	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.2	582 of 939	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.4	420 of 910	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.4	293 of 863	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.6	431 of 839	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.1	337 of 948	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.2	237 of 942	74.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	18.4	1094 of 1318	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.7	1089 of 1313	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.1	1065 of 1315	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.5	991 of 1324	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.1	978 of 1297	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.8	913 of 1335	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.6	854 of 1334	36.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	21.9	757 of 989	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	39.3	445 of 752	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.6	401 of 743	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.1	396 of 748	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.6	448 of 745	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.2	462 of 652	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	57.9	308 of 745	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.0	259 of 716	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	61.0	270 of 712	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	63.8	235 of 713	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	64.0	218 of 713	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2014	46.0	440 of 717	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	43.9	461 of 704	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	41.1	471 of 677	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	39.4	482 of 684	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	24.1	544 of 677	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	16.3	559 of 664	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	21.1	523 of 640	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	31.7	490 of 631	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	14.3	529 of 615	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	15.2	514 of 599	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	68.7	78 of 359	78.3%	★★★★☆
2024	72.5	61 of 352	82.7%	★★★★☆
2023	75.7	51 of 361	85.9%	★★★★☆
2022	66.4	73 of 356	79.5%	★★★★☆
2021	57.2	78 of 291	73.2%	★★★★☆
2019	84.0	29 of 326	91.1%	★★★★★
2018	90.8	16 of 326	95.1%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2023	31.1	149 of 201	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.1	179 of 200	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.4	138 of 147	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	36.2	135 of 199	32.2%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	61.9	88 of 343	74.3%	★★★★☆
2024	44.1	150 of 320	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.7	110 of 288	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.3	131 of 270	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.7	77 of 197	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.2	36 of 227	84.1%	★★★★☆
2018	78.3	21 of 202	89.6%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	40.4	418 of 728	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.4	368 of 717	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.9	322 of 720	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.3	416 of 726	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.4	423 of 625	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.1	296 of 703	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.7	313 of 680	54.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	34.0	403 of 608	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.0	359 of 589	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.8	287 of 587	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.1	321 of 591	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.2	315 of 480	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.1	193 of 524	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.4	190 of 504	62.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	63.1	161 of 613	73.7%	★★★★☆
2024	67.2	101 of 584	82.7%	★★★★☆
2023	77.6	52 of 568	90.8%	★★★★★
2022	59.1	134 of 549	75.6%	★★★★☆
2021	47.6	204 of 467	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	78.4	52 of 541	90.4%	★★★★★
2018	88.6	23 of 522	95.6%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	40.2	418 of 726	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.6	388 of 719	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.1	440 of 718	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.4	448 of 730	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.7	431 of 635	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.2	281 of 697	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.4	209 of 675	69.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	20.2	466 of 510	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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

African American (2025)61st percentile+44 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)38th percentile+21 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)35th percentile+18 vs school

Special Education (2024)23rd percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)21st percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)20th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)17th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)8th percentile-9 vs school

Middle school

African American (2025)78th percentile+37 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)74th percentile+34 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)74th percentile+33 vs school

Female (2025)43rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)42nd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)34th percentile-7 vs school

Asian (2023)26th percentile-21 vs school

Special Education (2024)9th percentile-37 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts38%-16 vs state

Mathematics24%-17 vs state

Science13%-11 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
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
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
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
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
Marshall Elementary School	Public	K-4	262 Grove Rd	South Orange	07079	Essex County	South Orange-Maplewood School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 378-7698	504	39	12.9	8.5%	284 (56.3%)	82 (16.3%)	60 (11.9%)	15 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	62 (12.3%)	88.8	146^th of 1347 public elementary schools	89.2%					(n/a)			76.9	83.6					82.0	60.7					$4,860		$4,860
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
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
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
University Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1 University Place	Irvington	07111	Essex County	Irvington Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 399-6826	384	25	15.3	80.2%	0 (0.0%)	277 (72.1%)	102 (26.6%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	13.5	1196^th of 1347 public elementary schools	11.2%		15.1	1142^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	14.6%	54	7.7		28.5	38.4	18.8				14.8	27.6	9.4				$9,913	$193	$9,720

Frequently Asked Questions about Mt Vernon Place School

Is Mt Vernon Place School a good school?

Mt Vernon Place School ranks in the bottom 16.9% of New Jersey elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Mt Vernon Place School?

Students at Mt Vernon Place School are 54% Hispanic, 34% African American, 9% Asian, 2% White.

How many students attend Mt Vernon Place School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 905 students attended Mt Vernon Place School.

What district is Mt Vernon Place School in?

Newark Public School District

What schools do graduates of Mt Vernon Place School attend?

Students who attend Mt Vernon Place 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

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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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