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Roberto Clemente Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

1055^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 22% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Roberto Clemente Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 727 students in grades PK-8 in Newark, New Jersey, which is part of the Newark Public School District. The school faces significant challenges, consistently underperforming compared to the district and the state of New Jersey on standardized test scores.

In the 2024-2025 school year, the percentage of Roberto Clemente students proficient or better in NJSLA English Language Arts ranged from 26.9% to 40.1% across grade levels, compared to 30.5% to 57% for the Newark district and 44.9% to 57.1% for the state. The school's mathematics proficiency rates were also significantly lower, ranging from 9.6% to 41.6% compared to 12% to 49.8% for the district and 20.7% to 49.8% for the state. Additionally, Roberto Clemente has high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 7.5% to 16.6% over the past few years, which are significantly higher than the state average.

When comparing Roberto Clemente Elementary School to other nearby schools in the Newark Public School District, such as First Avenue School and Abington Avenue School, it performs similarly or slightly worse academically. However, the nearby Robert Treat Academy Charter School significantly outperforms Roberto Clemente and the Newark district as a whole, with proficiency rates ranging from 49.4% to 88.4% in English Language Arts and 18.4% to 61.1% in Mathematics.

742

Students ?

16.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,558

Per pupil spending ?

86.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

257 Summer Ave
Newark, NJ 07104-2717

(973) 268-5290

District: Newark Public School District

Students who attend Roberto Clemente 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:

Hispanic:

86.4%

African American:

10.8%

White:

1.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 15th percentile in 2015 → 22nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2015

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

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (24% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 22 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

District avg24%

New Jersey avg44%

Elementary school

1,055^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 22%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 15% (2015) to bottom 22% (2025)

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★★★★★

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Middle school

617^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Bottom 18%▲ up 2 pts since 2023

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^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	22.5	1055 of 1347	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.8	1119 of 1338	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.1	1225 of 1342	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.1	1223 of 1345	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.4	1133 of 1317	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.9	1065 of 1360	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.8	1188 of 1353	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	21.1	1094 of 1352	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	17.3	1141 of 1346	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	16.8	1152 of 1357	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	13.5	1201 of 1363	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	7.7	1259 of 1367	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	5.8	1280 of 1363	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	6.0	1279 of 1360	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	2.0	1329 of 1354	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	73.3	390 of 1346	71.0%	★★★★☆
2008	60.2	675 of 1338	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	58.7	734 of 1329	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	44.6	904 of 1314	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2005	12.8	1173 of 1303	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	5.5	1217 of 1298	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	3.3	1136 of 1204	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	75.4	73 of 463	84.2%	★★★★☆
2024	18.4	415 of 469	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.9	349 of 463	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.8	400 of 494	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.8	371 of 456	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	55.6	214 of 522	59.0%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	50.9	236 of 597	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.9	207 of 559	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	28.4	370 of 499	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.9	350 of 489	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.8	275 of 411	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.1	162 of 463	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	32.2	294 of 434	32.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	15.5	1119 of 1326	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.1	1134 of 1317	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.7	1210 of 1318	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.1	1209 of 1326	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.0	1090 of 1290	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.4	1074 of 1331	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.0	1168 of 1333	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	38.4	606 of 1032	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.2	686 of 989	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	19.8	815 of 982	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.1	772 of 953	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.9	630 of 896	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.9	460 of 899	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.1	614 of 870	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	44.6	565 of 1023	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.2	735 of 939	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.4	686 of 910	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.1	661 of 863	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.3	566 of 839	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.6	345 of 948	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	36.2	673 of 942	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	32.1	881 of 1318	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.1	1022 of 1313	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.3	1128 of 1315	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.2	1139 of 1324	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.7	1110 of 1297	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.3	961 of 1335	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.4	1129 of 1334	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	32.1	643 of 1023	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	18.5	826 of 989	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.9	781 of 958	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.3	820 of 949	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.8	822 of 868	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	30.3	652 of 1007	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.4	721 of 1001	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	19.0	617 of 752	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.9	647 of 743	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.6	632 of 748	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	43.7	177 of 359	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	17.1	314 of 352	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.1	263 of 361	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	40.2	185 of 343	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.4	195 of 320	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.2	146 of 288	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.8	135 of 270	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.7	76 of 197	61.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	14.7	632 of 728	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.9	626 of 717	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.9	571 of 720	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.1	629 of 726	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.4	493 of 625	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	28.5	448 of 608	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.3	471 of 589	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.0	472 of 587	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.9	487 of 591	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.3	347 of 480	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	35.0	410 of 613	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.7	438 of 584	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.3	378 of 568	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.5	378 of 549	31.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	25.1	542 of 726	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.5	616 of 719	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.6	640 of 718	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.4	616 of 730	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.0	533 of 635	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	30.7	350 of 507	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.4	439 of 510	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.3	335 of 505	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.1	305 of 535	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.6	283 of 401	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)84th percentile+63 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)60th percentile+39 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)45th percentile+23 vs school

Hispanic (2025)41st percentile+20 vs school

Special Education (2025)37th percentile+15 vs school

Male (2025)33rd percentile+11 vs school

Female (2025)16th percentile-6 vs school

Middle school

African American (2025)51st percentile+33 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)46th percentile+28 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)33rd percentile+15 vs school

Special Education (2025)31st percentile+13 vs school

Hispanic (2025)26th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)25th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)13th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts32%-22 vs state

Mathematics23%-18 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)						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
Roberto Clemente Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	257 Summer Ave	Newark	07104	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 268-5290	742	44	16.8	86.7%	13 (1.8%)	80 (10.8%)	641 (86.4%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	22.5	1055^th of 1347 public elementary schools	21.7%		16.8	1119^th of 1338 public elementary schools	16.4%	64	3.7	3.4	30.2	36.7	28.6	40.1	26.9	29.4	41.6	39.0	12.2	25.0	12.8	9.6			$10,558	$393	$10,165
Rafael Hernandez School	Public	PK, KG-8	345 Broadway	Newark	07104	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 481-5004	713	44	16.2	82.9%	22 (3.1%)	107 (15.0%)	575 (80.6%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	5.6	1315^th of 1347 public elementary schools	2.4%		8	1270^th of 1338 public elementary schools	5.1%	45	3.2	3.3	9.7	13.2	10.5	15.1	16.7	16.1	15.4	7.3	9.7	8.8	9.1	0.0			$8,503	$721	$7,782
Branch Brook School	Public	PK, KG-4	228 Ridge St	Newark	07104	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(973) 268-5220	60	9	6.6	65.0%	1 (1.7%)	12 (20.0%)	46 (76.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																	$13,757	$376	$13,381
Robert Treat Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	443 Clifton Avenue	Newark	07104	Essex County	Robert Treat Academy Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 482-8811	702	37	18.9	79.1%	8 (1.1%)	222 (31.6%)	450 (64.1%)	5 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.1%)	63.3	500^th of 1347 public elementary schools	62.9%		56.6	587^th of 1338 public elementary schools	56.1%	87	20.8	17.6	61.1	71.5	59.8	61.1	88.4	78.4	61.1	49.4	53.2	48.1	59.8	18.4	75.0	75.0	$11,271	$984	$10,287
Franklin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	42 Park Ave	Newark	07104	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 268-5250	725	55	13.1	91.2%	9 (1.2%)	82 (11.3%)	624 (86.1%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.0%)	13.7	1193^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	11.4%		13.7	1170^th of 1338 public elementary schools	12.6%	23	13.7	9.2	9.7	19.3	30.1	27.8	31.1	41.9	15.8	19.1	27.4	20.3	16.3	11.9			$12,556	$386	$12,170
Washington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	80 Belgrove Dr	Kearny	07032	Hudson County	Kearny	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 955-5100	557	56	10.0	83.5%	80 (14.4%)	18 (3.2%)	426 (76.5%)	24 (4.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.3%)	18.3	1121^st of 1347 public elementary schools	16.8%		19.7	1079^th of 1338 public elementary schools	19.4%	42	18.4		32.8	22.0	31.8	25.9			25.9	23.6	21.5	23.2					$9,579	$665	$8,914
First Avenue School	Public	PK, KG-8	214 First Ave	Newark	07107	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 268-5240	1,084	76	14.2	85.9%	20 (1.8%)	58 (5.4%)	968 (89.3%)	14 (1.3%)	7 (0.6%)	14 (1.3%)	3 (0.3%)	45.8	730^th of 1347 public elementary schools	45.8%		39.2	808^th of 1338 public elementary schools	39.6%	78	20.5	8.4	45.8	53.8	60.0	42.5	53.7	54.8	58.2	43.2	41.8	28.8	30.9	16.5	91.3	91.3	$8,759	$532	$8,227
McKinley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1 Colonnade Pl	Newark	07104	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 268-5270	917	53	17.3	85.1%	11 (1.2%)	243 (26.5%)	656 (71.5%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	11.4	1223^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	9.2%		14.1	1162^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	13.2%	61	8.0	1.3	19.6	17.3	24.3	30.4	28.6	21.1	23.6	20.5	18.6	10.8	9.2	0.0	25.0	25.0	$9,994	$791	$9,203
Dr. William H. Horton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	291 N 7th St	Newark	07107	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 268-5260	690	48	14.3	88.3%	1 (0.1%)	137 (19.9%)	549 (79.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	10.8	1238^th of 1347 public elementary schools	8.1%		10.3	1233^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	7.8%	5	0.0	2.0	26.2	14.5	12.7	16.4	18.6	26.3	27.7	28.8	17.7	9.1	19.7	7.8			$9,470	$682	$8,788
Abington Avenue School	Public	PK, KG-8	209 Abington Avenue	Newark	07107	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 268-5230	842	54	15.5	89.4%	12 (1.4%)	36 (4.3%)	775 (92.0%)	9 (1.1%)	6 (0.7%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	21.4	1072^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	20.4%		15.3	1140^th of 1338 public elementary schools	14.8%	68	17.9	2.0	30.8	28.3	35.5	39.0	33.3	34.8	27.6	32.3	23.2	20.8	26.0	4.0	70.8	70.8	$8,498	$552	$7,946

Frequently Asked Questions about Roberto Clemente Elementary School

What district is Roberto Clemente Elementary School in?

Newark Public School District

How many students attend Roberto Clemente Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 742 students attended Roberto Clemente Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Roberto Clemente Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Roberto Clemente 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

Is Roberto Clemente Elementary School a good school?

Roberto Clemente Elementary School ranks in the bottom 21.7% of New Jersey elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Roberto Clemente Elementary School?

Students at Roberto Clemente Elementary School are 86% Hispanic, 11% African American, 2% White.

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