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South Street Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

1070^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 21% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

South Street Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Newark, New Jersey, with 870 students. It is part of the Newark Public School District, which is ranked 534 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite spending $10,591 per student, which is higher than some nearby schools, South Street Elementary School has consistently underperformed compared to the district and the state of New Jersey on standardized tests. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 40.3% of 3rd graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 27.7% for the district and 44.9% for the state. In math, the performance is even worse, with only 11.1% of 5th graders proficient or better, compared to 22% for the district and 44.2% for the state. The school also has high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 4.9% to 16.6% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

When comparing South Street Elementary School to nearby schools in the same district, such as Lafayette Street School and Ann Street School, it becomes clear that the school is underperforming, with significantly lower proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Math. The school's performance is particularly concerning for certain student subgroups, such as White students and English Language Learners, who are struggling the most. Despite the high per-student spending and the school's long history of low performance, there is little evidence of significant improvement over the years.

866

Students ?

15.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,591

Per pupil spending ?

88%

Free/discounted lunch ?

44-48 Hermon Street
Newark, NJ 07105

(973) 465-4880

District: Newark Public School District

Students who attend South Street 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:

72.5%

White:

20.7%

African American:

6.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 12th percentile in 2015 → 21st in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (35% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

District avg24%

New Jersey avg44%

Elementary school

1,070^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 21%▲ up 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 12% (2015) to bottom 21% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of New Jersey Elementary Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

539^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Bottom 28%▲ up 16 pts since 2019

From bottom 12% (2019) to bottom 28% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of New Jersey Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^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	21.6	1070 of 1347	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.2	1102 of 1338	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.0	1171 of 1342	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.1	1171 of 1345	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.5	1090 of 1317	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.1	1151 of 1360	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.6	1236 of 1353	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	11.4	1203 of 1352	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	7.6	1256 of 1346	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	13.4	1196 of 1357	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	11.4	1219 of 1363	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	7.6	1261 of 1367	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	8.8	1253 of 1363	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	10.6	1238 of 1360	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	6.6	1267 of 1354	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	5.0	1277 of 1346	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	5.5	1273 of 1338	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	5.5	1260 of 1329	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	13.7	1163 of 1314	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	3.6	1248 of 1303	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	2.7	1248 of 1298	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	4.7	1115 of 1204	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2018	15.2	432 of 517	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	33.3	385 of 597	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.9	389 of 559	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.8	394 of 499	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.0	418 of 489	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.4	280 of 411	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.5	293 of 463	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.2	337 of 434	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	20.7	1047 of 1326	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.7	1043 of 1317	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.3	1150 of 1318	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.4	1137 of 1326	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.7	1003 of 1290	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.5	1136 of 1331	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.8	1209 of 1333	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	35.7	655 of 1032	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.6	667 of 989	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.7	726 of 982	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.0	722 of 953	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.1	612 of 896	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.8	656 of 899	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.0	692 of 870	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	41.8	612 of 1023	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.4	504 of 939	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.9	601 of 910	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.7	536 of 863	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	12.2	752 of 839	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.5	453 of 948	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	25.3	783 of 942	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	25.0	996 of 1318	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.2	1062 of 1313	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.7	1076 of 1315	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.9	1104 of 1324	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.5	1094 of 1297	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.3	1088 of 1335	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.1	1198 of 1334	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	57.8	338 of 1023	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.2	508 of 989	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.7	573 of 958	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.2	767 of 949	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.0	552 of 868	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.1	437 of 1007	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	14.0	902 of 1001	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	7.7	910 of 970	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.4	846 of 963	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	3.8	935 of 975	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.8	924 of 976	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.0	896 of 964	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.9	923 of 1023	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.4	971 of 1022	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	26.9	539 of 752	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.0	631 of 743	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.4	623 of 748	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.0	563 of 745	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.3	523 of 652	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.4	654 of 745	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	43.7	166 of 343	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	32.0	228 of 320	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.9	163 of 288	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.1	115 of 270	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.4	94 of 197	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	23.7	181 of 227	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.4	156 of 202	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	32.1	472 of 728	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	17.3	608 of 717	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.8	583 of 720	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.6	520 of 726	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.8	473 of 625	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.5	637 of 703	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.4	643 of 680	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	42.8	329 of 608	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.3	499 of 589	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.9	445 of 587	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.1	408 of 591	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.4	331 of 480	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	18.5	448 of 524	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.8	416 of 504	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	45.7	315 of 613	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.2	456 of 584	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.6	316 of 568	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.3	257 of 549	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	31.4	370 of 541	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.1	342 of 522	34.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	22.0	565 of 726	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.9	624 of 719	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.2	606 of 718	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.4	568 of 730	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.2	518 of 635	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.5	598 of 697	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.2	543 of 675	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	45.0	238 of 507	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	33.5	329 of 510	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.1	431 of 505	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.6	518 of 535	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	7.8	476 of 502	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.9	492 of 510	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.5	493 of 509	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.2	437 of 512	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	7.0	432 of 435	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.4	491 of 504	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.1	485 of 497	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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

Special Education (2025)67th percentile+46 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)40th percentile+20 vs school

Hispanic (2025)37th percentile+16 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)36th percentile+15 vs school

Male (2025)24th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)21st percentile~ school

African American (2018)16th percentile+8 vs school

White (2025)6th percentile-14 vs school

Middle school

Special Education (2025)53rd percentile+25 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)52nd percentile+23 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)49th percentile+20 vs school

Hispanic (2025)46th percentile+18 vs school

Female (2025)35th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)22nd percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)5th percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I77%+31 vs state

Science59%+35 vs state

English Language Arts38%-16 vs state

Mathematics22%-19 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about South Street Elementary School

How many students attend South Street Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 866 students attended South Street Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of South Street Elementary School attend?

Students who attend South Street 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 South Street Elementary School a good school?

South Street Elementary School ranks in the bottom 20.6% of New Jersey elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of South Street Elementary School?

Students at South Street Elementary School are 73% Hispanic, 21% White, 6% African American.

What district is South Street Elementary School in?

Newark Public School District

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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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