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Oliver Street School

Q: Is Oliver Street School a good school?

Oliver Street School ranks 745 th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

745^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 45% of New Jersey elementary schools

1,034

Students ?

13.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,360

Per pupil spending ?

83%

Free/discounted lunch ?

86 Oliver St
Newark, NJ 07105

(973) 465-4870

District: Newark Public School District

Students who attend Oliver Street 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:

63.3%

White:

32.6%

African American:

3.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 19th percentile in 2015 → 45th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 26 percentile points since 2015

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Newark Public School District

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Science scores 14 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school40%

District avg24%

New Jersey avg44%

Elementary school

745^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 45%▲ up 26 pts since 2015

From bottom 19% (2015) to bottom 45% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

422^nd of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Bottom 44%▲ up 15 pts since 2015

From bottom 29% (2015) to bottom 44% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	44.7	745 of 1347	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.9	744 of 1338	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.4	883 of 1342	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.9	869 of 1345	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.3	949 of 1317	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	61.8	561 of 1360	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.4	600 of 1353	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	44.4	805 of 1352	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	36.8	883 of 1346	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	21.1	1098 of 1357	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	40.4	943 of 1363	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	51.2	794 of 1367	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	61.2	654 of 1363	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	62.4	643 of 1360	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	58.6	684 of 1354	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	70.1	473 of 1346	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	73.0	392 of 1338	70.7%	★★★★☆
2007	61.8	675 of 1329	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	63.6	621 of 1314	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2005	64.2	595 of 1303	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2004	76.0	299 of 1298	77.0%	★★★★☆
2003	62.1	574 of 1204	52.3%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	62.2	162 of 597	72.9%	★★★★☆
2024	64.5	125 of 559	77.6%	★★★★☆
2023	50.6	183 of 499	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.4	184 of 489	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.5	182 of 411	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	85.1	62 of 463	86.6%	★★★★☆
2018	84.9	53 of 434	87.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	46.2	707 of 1326	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.2	762 of 1317	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.7	847 of 1318	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.0	846 of 1326	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.7	970 of 1290	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	57.3	595 of 1331	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.6	696 of 1333	47.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	66.1	289 of 1032	72.0%	★★★★☆
2024	62.2	315 of 989	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.7	394 of 982	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.7	342 of 953	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.0	411 of 896	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	82.0	111 of 899	87.7%	★★★★☆
2018	81.5	116 of 870	86.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	73.9	189 of 1023	81.5%	★★★★☆
2024	79.3	118 of 939	87.4%	★★★★☆
2023	66.0	223 of 910	75.5%	★★★★☆
2022	66.8	207 of 863	76.0%	★★★★☆
2021	53.1	314 of 839	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	89.1	56 of 948	94.1%	★★★★★
2018	87.2	66 of 942	93.0%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	44.0	729 of 1318	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.2	682 of 1313	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.8	822 of 1315	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.5	826 of 1324	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.8	879 of 1297	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	65.6	483 of 1335	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.3	467 of 1334	65.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	41.7	513 of 1023	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	34.2	586 of 989	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.7	380 of 958	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.3	573 of 949	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.1	484 of 868	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	69.3	238 of 1007	76.4%	★★★★☆
2018	65.8	283 of 1001	71.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	33.1	675 of 970	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.5	655 of 963	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	15.8	861 of 975	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.7	812 of 976	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.6	902 of 964	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	51.3	511 of 1023	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.8	502 of 1022	50.9%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	42.0	422 of 752	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.9	375 of 743	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.6	481 of 748	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.7	390 of 745	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.9	445 of 652	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.1	399 of 745	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.0	398 of 716	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	36.1	475 of 712	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	35.7	488 of 713	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	29.9	504 of 713	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	26.6	548 of 717	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	37.0	500 of 704	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	34.3	508 of 677	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	43.6	459 of 684	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	35.2	492 of 677	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	42.1	467 of 664	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	33.6	476 of 640	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	31.4	492 of 631	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	19.5	509 of 615	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	18.4	498 of 599	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	30.8	452 of 588	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	21.7	468 of 574	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	64.9	80 of 343	76.7%	★★★★☆
2024	72.2	46 of 320	85.6%	★★★★☆
2023	57.3	79 of 288	72.6%	★★★★☆
2022	64.9	48 of 270	82.2%	★★★★☆
2021	59.4	39 of 197	80.2%	★★★★☆
2019	79.4	23 of 227	89.9%	★★★★★
2018	71.1	34 of 202	83.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	44.9	383 of 728	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.7	402 of 717	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.0	471 of 720	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.0	400 of 726	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.9	440 of 625	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.9	434 of 703	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.6	455 of 680	33.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	58.7	206 of 608	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.0	155 of 589	73.7%	★★★★☆
2023	51.4	240 of 587	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.3	151 of 591	74.5%	★★★★☆
2021	45.5	226 of 480	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.0	162 of 524	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.0	145 of 504	71.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	62.4	167 of 613	72.8%	★★★★☆
2024	81.1	49 of 584	91.6%	★★★★★
2023	64.2	119 of 568	79.0%	★★★★☆
2022	73.2	65 of 549	88.2%	★★★★☆
2021	56.3	134 of 467	71.3%	★★★★☆
2019	73.2	84 of 541	84.5%	★★★★☆
2018	74.1	76 of 522	85.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	40.0	420 of 726	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.9	324 of 719	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.3	435 of 718	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.5	349 of 730	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	31.1	401 of 635	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.3	311 of 697	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.5	283 of 675	58.1%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	54.9	166 of 507	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.9	104 of 510	79.6%	★★★★☆
2023	54.6	171 of 505	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.9	165 of 535	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	21.5	341 of 401	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	75.7	77 of 492	84.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	25.4	396 of 502	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.7	451 of 510	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.9	477 of 509	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	24.3	418 of 512	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.4	388 of 435	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.1	357 of 504	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.5	443 of 497	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)82nd percentile+37 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)73rd percentile+28 vs school

Hispanic (2025)72nd percentile+27 vs school

Special Education (2025)50th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)47th percentile~ school

Male (2025)45th percentile~ school

White (2025)30th percentile-14 vs school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2025)77th percentile+33 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)73rd percentile+29 vs school

Special Education (2025)67th percentile+23 vs school

Hispanic (2025)66th percentile+22 vs school

Female (2025)47th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)42nd percentile~ school

White (2025)21st percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I74%+28 vs state

English Language Arts52%~ state avg

Mathematics37%-5 vs state

Science10%-14 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Friday, January 4, 2019

I love this school. It's my son's 2nd year and I'm always impressed with how the principal is so visibly concerned with bettering this place. Close Quote

by a parent
Thursday, September 30, 2010

My son is in special ed. at Oliver. I won't say the school is not good but i will say the CST is not the best. I moved my family from another county and my son from a private school from the other county. So far the CST had not evaluated my son even though I had requested it. The worst of all is that the class that he is in special ed,seems to be the worst because it appears to me that the teachers do not have expectations from my son. He writes more in social studioes and science than what he does in LAL. I do not know how many parents are in my situation but if you are one of them you may reach me by e-mail at [email protected]
Let get together and defend our children's rights to be educated in the Least Restrictive Environment (LRE), and to get the appropriate services for each one of them based on their needs. At Oliver, as soon as teachers listen that a child is in special ed, the child is moved inmediately to another classroom, except for science and social studies. Close Quote

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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
Oliver Street School	Public	PK, KG-8	86 Oliver St	Newark	07105	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 465-4870	1,034	77	13.4	83.0%	337 (32.6%)	32 (3.1%)	655 (63.3%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	44.7	745^th of 1347 public elementary schools	44.7%		43.9	744^th of 1338 public elementary schools	44.4%	1	17.9	4.0	42.5	53.3	49.0	53.2	60.6	50.9	42.0	46.6	43.4	41.2	39.7	6.7	73.7	73.7	$8,360	$409	$7,951
East Ward Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-7	104 Oliver Street	Newark	07105	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 465-4880	854	49	17.4	88.8%	275 (32.2%)	40 (4.7%)	527 (61.7%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.5%)	6.1	1307^th of 1347 public elementary schools	3.0%		5.4	1311^th of 1338 public elementary schools	2.0%	4	3.8		13.6	4.5	10.5	25.5	35.4		15.3	8.6	8.2	6.9	30.9				$10,905		$10,905
South Street Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	44-48 Hermon Street	Newark	07105	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 465-4880	866	57	15.1	88.0%	179 (20.7%)	52 (6.0%)	628 (72.5%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	21.6	1070^th of 1347 public elementary schools	20.6%		18.2	1102^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	17.6%	32	1.2	2.3	40.3	36.0	17.7	46.3	41.6	46.5	47.5	17.5	11.1	22.5	21.3	9.6	76.9	76.9	$10,591	$549	$10,042
The Gray Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	55 Liberty Street	Newark	07102	Essex County	Gray Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 824-6661	317	16	19.2	72.9%	6 (1.9%)	112 (35.3%)	196 (61.8%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	93.7	49^th of 1347 public elementary schools	96.4%		89.2	130^th of 1338 public elementary schools	90.3%	81	55.2	20.8	65.7	93.1	86.2	92.9	96.2	95.9	96.9	89.7	82.7	71.4	69.2	91.7			$9,242	$1,298	$7,944
Lafayette Street School	Public	PK, KG-8	205 Lafayette St	Newark	07105	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 465-4860	1,213	75	16.1	87.3%	238 (19.6%)	13 (1.1%)	956 (78.8%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	27.1	997^th of 1347 public elementary schools	26.0%		24.8	1010^th of 1338 public elementary schools	24.5%	13	18.5	8.8	30.2	36.8	45.4	54.8	66.6	66.4	25.4	27.3	24.4	29.9	29.7	21.3	74.2	74.2	$7,737	$782	$6,955
Link Community Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	23 Pennsyvania Ave	Newark	07114	Essex County	Link Community Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 642-0529	343	22	15.5	72.3%	1 (0.3%)	289 (84.3%)	46 (13.4%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	41.4	372^nd of 752 public elementary schools	50.5%		44	743^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	44.5%	371	14.3	3.8	41.8		47.1	70.6	66.7	67.9	37.2		34.3	29.4	21.6	17.0			$12,874	$943	$11,931
Ironbound Academy Elementary School	Public	K-6	366 East Kinney Street	Newark	07105	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(973) 465-4996	325	16	20.3	80.9%	27 (8.3%)	12 (3.7%)	281 (86.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	16.7	1150^th of 1347 public elementary schools	14.6%		9.4	1246^th of 1338 public elementary schools	6.9%	96	14.6		18.8	29.6	25.5	22.9			16.0	29.2	37.5	16.7
Ann Street School	Public	K-8	30 Ann St	Newark	07105	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 465-4890	1,294	80	16.1	83.2%	326 (25.2%)	13 (1.0%)	947 (73.2%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	43.3	766^th of 1347 public elementary schools	43.1%		37.2	837^th of 1338 public elementary schools	37.4%	71	29.6	9.4	35.3	52.5	52.8	55.9	56.9	62.1	33.3	42.1	48.0	35.0	42.8	9.3	87.1	87.1	$8,426	$412	$8,014
Wilson Avenue School	Public	K-8	19 Wilson Ave	Newark	07108	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 465-4910	1,006	62	16.2	85.7%	357 (35.5%)	18 (1.8%)	631 (62.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26.1	1012^th of 1347 public elementary schools	24.9%		24	1020^th of 1338 public elementary schools	23.8%	8	11.3	6.7	38.3	43.6	35.4	45.2	29.6	58.1	28.5	32.2	21.8	29.5	24.5	30.3	50.0	50.0	$8,387	$438	$7,949
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Oliver Street School

What is the racial makeup of Oliver Street School?

Students at Oliver Street School are 63% Hispanic, 33% White, 3% African American.

What district is Oliver Street School in?

Newark Public School District

Is Oliver Street School a good school?

Oliver Street School ranks 745^th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Oliver Street School attend?

Students who attend Oliver Street 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 Oliver Street School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,034 students attended Oliver Street School.

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