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South 17th Street School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

1131^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 16% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

South 17th Street School is an elementary school serving grades PK-8 in the Newark Public School District in New Jersey. With 324 students, the school has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of New Jersey elementary schools over the past decade, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

South 17th Street School faces significant challenges, with low academic achievement, high chronic absenteeism, and a student population that is predominantly economically disadvantaged. The school significantly underperforms the district and state in standardized test scores, with only 34.6% of 3rd graders proficient in ELA and 26.9% proficient in Math, compared to state averages of 44.9% and 49.8%, respectively. Additionally, the school has very high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 11.5% to 25.1% over the past few years, well above the district and state averages.

When comparing South 17th Street School to other schools in the area, it is clear that the school is an outlier in terms of academic performance. For example, Michelle Obama Elementary, just 0.6 miles away, has significantly higher test scores and a 4-star rating. While South 17th Street School performs better for its special education and low socioeconomic status student subgroups compared to its overall performance, it still ranks in the bottom half of the state, suggesting that addressing the school's systemic issues will require a comprehensive, multi-faceted approach.

368

Students ?

12.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,770

Per pupil spending ?

90.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

619 S Seventeenth St
Newark, NJ 07103-1159

(973) 374-2570

District: Newark Public School District

Students who attend South 17th 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:

African American:

61.1%

Hispanic:

35.1%

Two or more races:

1.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 4th percentile in 2015 → 16th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (23% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (25% vs 15% New Jersey)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school23%

District avg24%

New Jersey avg44%

Elementary school

1,131^st of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 16%▲ up 12 pts since 2015

From bottom 4% (2015) to bottom 16% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

626^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Bottom 17%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 9% (2015) to bottom 17% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

17^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	17.9	1131 of 1347	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.9	1167 of 1338	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.1	1168 of 1342	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.1	1174 of 1345	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.1	1139 of 1317	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.5	1194 of 1360	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	5.9	1299 of 1353	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	6.6	1283 of 1352	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	5.1	1296 of 1346	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	5.6	1305 of 1357	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	5.3	1289 of 1363	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	4.9	1298 of 1367	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	8.3	1257 of 1363	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	15.7	1194 of 1360	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	3.2	1310 of 1354	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	4.2	1291 of 1346	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	13.8	1192 of 1338	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	2.8	1293 of 1329	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	13.4	1167 of 1314	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	4.6	1237 of 1303	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	15.6	1131 of 1298	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	19.4	985 of 1204	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	37.6	276 of 463	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.1	311 of 469	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.0	323 of 463	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.1	329 of 494	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.9	282 of 456	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.4	330 of 522	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.4	394 of 517	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	23.7	1009 of 1326	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.0	1137 of 1317	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.2	1072 of 1318	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.7	1096 of 1326	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.2	1120 of 1290	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.8	1103 of 1331	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.1	1191 of 1333	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	38.5	596 of 989	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	2.4	816 of 870	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	36.9	694 of 1023	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	16.0	870 of 942	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	14.9	1145 of 1318	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.2	1147 of 1313	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.8	1208 of 1315	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.1	1100 of 1324	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.7	1121 of 1297	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.3	1153 of 1335	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	4.8	1280 of 1334	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	34.5	611 of 1023	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.9	477 of 989	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	13.2	914 of 1001	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	18.0	626 of 752	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.6	529 of 743	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.5	505 of 748	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	18.3	617 of 745	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.9	576 of 652	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.0	671 of 745	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	7.8	668 of 716	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	6.3	684 of 712	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	7.5	676 of 713	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	10.6	651 of 713	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	4.4	670 of 717	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	6.6	641 of 704	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	7.7	622 of 677	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	23.9	553 of 684	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	7.8	622 of 677	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	7.1	605 of 664	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	5.2	599 of 640	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	4.1	597 of 631	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	4.1	572 of 615	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	2.4	569 of 599	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	2.0	566 of 588	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	3.8	537 of 574	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	35.3	225 of 359	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	57.9	112 of 352	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.4	103 of 361	71.5%	★★★★☆
2022	43.0	190 of 356	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.7	192 of 291	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.8	277 of 326	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.6	259 of 326	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	9.5	687 of 728	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	31.8	476 of 717	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.8	398 of 720	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.3	506 of 726	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.0	489 of 625	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.1	619 of 703	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.0	635 of 680	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2022	34.9	385 of 591	34.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	34.7	413 of 613	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	6.1	492 of 541	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.0	472 of 522	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	12.7	669 of 726	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	24.8	538 of 719	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.5	506 of 718	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.4	638 of 730	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.7	597 of 635	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.3	630 of 697	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.1	630 of 675	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2023	39.6	264 of 505	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	19.4	501 of 535	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.0	482 of 492	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.2	469 of 471	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)40th percentile+24 vs school

Special Education (2025)40th percentile+24 vs school

Hispanic (2024)40th percentile+27 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)32nd percentile+16 vs school

Female (2025)24th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)13th percentile-3 vs school

Middle school

Special Education (2023)48th percentile+15 vs school

African American (2025)37th percentile+21 vs school

Hispanic (2022)35th percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)33rd percentile+16 vs school

Male (2025)8th percentile-9 vs school

Female (2025)6th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts29%-25 vs state

Mathematics21%-20 vs state

Science7%-18 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
South 17th Street School	Public	PK, KG-8	619 S Seventeenth St	Newark	07103	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 374-2570	368	29	12.6	90.8%	5 (1.4%)	225 (61.1%)	129 (35.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	17.9	1131^st of 1347 public elementary schools	16.0%		13.9	1167^th of 1338 public elementary schools	12.8%	36	5.9	7.4	34.6	40.0	17.6	26.4	21.2	40.7	26.9	22.6	39.4	8.8	12.8	22.2	$11,770	$879	$10,891
Grove Street Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	602 Grove Street	Irvington	07111	Essex County	Irvington Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 399-6865	443	28	15.8	90.3%	0 (0.0%)	351 (79.2%)	92 (20.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11.3	1225^th of 1347 public elementary schools	9.1%		13.1	1181^st of 1338 public elementary schools	11.7%	44	2.8		18.2	28.8	31.0				21.4	21.0	15.5				$9,455	$166	$9,289
Harriet Tubman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	504 S Tenth St	Newark	07103	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 733-6934	298	26	11.4	84.2%	0 (0.0%)	255 (85.6%)	36 (12.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	12.6	1207^th of 1347 public elementary schools	10.4%		13.4	1177^th of 1338 public elementary schools	12.0%	30	3.8	4.0	12.0	52.9	18.5	30.3	25.0	29.2	16.0	29.4	15.4	5.9	16.7	2.3	$9,921	$469	$9,452
Berkeley Terrace Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	787 Grove Street	Irvington	07111	Essex County	Irvington Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 399-6852	464	35	13.4	72.2%	2 (0.4%)	264 (56.9%)	196 (42.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	8.6	1275^th of 1347 public elementary schools	5.3%		10.9	1222^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	8.7%	53	7.9		9.7	34.2	21.6				9.1	19.5	13.1				$9,122	$125	$8,997
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
Michelle Obama Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	186 14th Avenue	Newark	07103	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 662-2621	198	18	11.0	85.4%	0 (0.0%)	162 (81.8%)	30 (15.2%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.5%)	81.6	264^th of 1347 public elementary schools	80.4%					(n/a)	16.7		79.4	76.9	66.6				67.7	92.3	83.3
Fourteenth Avenue School	Public	PK, KG-8	26 Speedway Ave	Newark	07106	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 733-6940	104	15	6.9	87.5%	3 (2.9%)	68 (65.4%)	30 (28.8%)	2 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)								(n/a)															$29,814	$844	$28,970
Camden Street Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	281 Camden St	Newark	07103	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 733-6994	685	44	15.5	86.0%	6 (0.9%)	360 (52.6%)	308 (45.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	5 (0.7%)	5.1	1322^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	1.9%		6.1	1296^th of 1338 public elementary schools	3.1%	26	1.9	1.7	13.2	11.1	11.8	14.3	33.9	25.5	15.9	4.3	7.7	2.7	12.1	0.0	$13,034	$966	$12,068
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
Grover Cleveland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	388 Bergen St	Newark	07103	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 733-6944	321	22	14.5	76.9%	1 (0.3%)	232 (72.3%)	86 (26.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	8.3	1280^th of 1347 public elementary schools	5.0%		7.6	1273^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	4.9%	7	0.0	5.6	38.1	15.1	3.0	29.7	21.2	38.8	14.3	6.0	3.0	8.1	6.1	13.9	$11,554	$624	$10,930

Frequently Asked Questions about South 17th Street School

How many students attend South 17th Street School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 368 students attended South 17th Street School.

What is the racial makeup of South 17th Street School?

Students at South 17th Street School are 61% African American, 35% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races, 1% White.

Is South 17th Street School a good school?

South 17th Street School ranks in the bottom 16.0% of New Jersey elementary schools.

What district is South 17th Street School in?

Newark Public School District

What schools do graduates of South 17th Street School attend?

Students who attend South 17th 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

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