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Thirteenth Avenue School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

1312^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 3% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Thirteenth Avenue School is an elementary school serving grades PK-8 in the Newark Public School District, with 588 students. However, the school has consistently ranked among the lowest-performing elementary schools in New Jersey, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past several years.

Thirteenth Avenue School faces significant challenges in improving student outcomes. The school's test scores are significantly below the district and state averages across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in 2024-2025, only 13.1% of 3rd graders were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 27.7% in the district and 44.9% statewide. The school also has high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 11.5% to 28.7% over the past few years. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 69.39% to 88.11% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

When compared to other nearby schools in the Newark Public School District, Thirteenth Avenue School performs significantly worse. For instance, Michelle Obama Elementary School, located just 0.29 miles away, had much higher proficiency rates in both ELA and math. The nearby New Horizons Community Charter School and Philip's Academy Charter School also outperformed Thirteenth Avenue School on test scores, despite serving similar student populations.

833

Students ?

16.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,835

Per pupil spending ?

68.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

359 Thirteenth Ave
Newark, NJ 07103-2125

(973) 733-7045

District: Newark Public School District

Students who attend Thirteenth Avenue 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:

52.6%

African American:

44.4%

Two or more races:

1.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 1st percentile in 2015 → 3rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (10% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (29% vs 15% New Jersey)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school10%

District avg24%

New Jersey avg44%

Elementary school

1,312^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 3%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

688^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Bottom 9%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 2% (2015) to bottom 9% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

35^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	5.7	1312 of 1347	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.8	1286 of 1338	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.5	1298 of 1342	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.3	1300 of 1345	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.4	1263 of 1317	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.3	1318 of 1360	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.0	1298 of 1353	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	4.5	1306 of 1352	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	2.6	1339 of 1346	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	3.5	1344 of 1357	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	0.5	1362 of 1363	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	0.5	1364 of 1367	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	0.5	1359 of 1363	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	2.2	1329 of 1360	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	1.4	1338 of 1354	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	1.2	1328 of 1346	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	6.2	1263 of 1338	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	14.3	1186 of 1329	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	17.8	1142 of 1314	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	18.4	1132 of 1303	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	24.9	1075 of 1298	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	0.8	1180 of 1204	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	19.8	362 of 463	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.0	417 of 469	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.8	402 of 463	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.6	451 of 494	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.9	412 of 456	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.4	472 of 522	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.8	403 of 517	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	16.5	548 of 597	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.5	537 of 559	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	6.9	1251 of 1326	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.8	1212 of 1317	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.9	1249 of 1318	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.0	1266 of 1326	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.4	1225 of 1290	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.8	1285 of 1331	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.3	1259 of 1333	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	9.2	945 of 1032	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.3	897 of 989	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.8	866 of 982	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.2	646 of 953	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	15.4	858 of 896	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.9	746 of 899	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	12.2	972 of 1023	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	26.6	719 of 939	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.3	784 of 910	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.3	750 of 863	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	7.4	768 of 839	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.5	875 of 942	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	5.7	1262 of 1318	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.6	1264 of 1313	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.8	1238 of 1315	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.4	1225 of 1324	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.5	1236 of 1297	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.3	1260 of 1335	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.6	1242 of 1334	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	23.6	784 of 1023	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.3	931 of 989	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.7	913 of 958	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	25.7	679 of 949	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	11.8	688 of 752	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.1	686 of 743	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.3	704 of 748	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.0	701 of 745	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.8	590 of 652	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.5	700 of 745	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.6	655 of 716	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	7.1	675 of 712	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	5.1	700 of 713	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	5.2	696 of 713	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	0.6	711 of 717	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	0.6	701 of 704	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	0.9	671 of 677	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	1.2	674 of 684	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	4.9	640 of 677	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	2.7	641 of 664	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	13.1	556 of 640	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	21.6	524 of 631	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	16.9	520 of 615	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	15.9	509 of 599	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	13.2	502 of 588	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	9.7	504 of 574	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	37.0	212 of 359	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.9	252 of 352	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.7	320 of 361	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.3	287 of 356	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.1	197 of 291	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	18.2	298 of 326	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	28.2	237 of 326	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	19.6	325 of 343	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.4	297 of 320	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	11.8	666 of 728	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.4	633 of 717	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.7	685 of 720	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.9	686 of 726	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.5	503 of 625	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.4	629 of 703	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.6	596 of 680	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	15.0	557 of 608	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.8	538 of 589	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	25.7	464 of 587	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.1	571 of 591	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.4	457 of 480	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.8	396 of 524	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.0	433 of 504	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	20.8	529 of 613	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.2	474 of 584	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.8	479 of 568	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.0	470 of 549	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.2	434 of 541	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	13.4	658 of 726	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.2	662 of 719	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.6	656 of 718	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.9	647 of 730	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.7	607 of 635	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.0	664 of 697	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.2	629 of 675	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)23rd percentile+21 vs school

African American (2025)22nd percentile+19 vs school

Hispanic (2025)8th percentile+6 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)8th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)6th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)5th percentile~ school

Male (2025)4th percentile~ school

Middle school

African American (2025)41st percentile+32 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)14th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)9th percentile~ school

Female (2025)9th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)8th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)5th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts19%-34 vs state

Mathematics6%-35 vs state

Science4%-20 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
Thirteenth Avenue School	Public	PK, KG-8	359 Thirteenth Ave	Newark	07103	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 733-7045	833	52	16.0	68.7%	2 (0.2%)	370 (44.4%)	438 (52.6%)	6 (0.7%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (1.7%)	5.7	1312^th of 1347 public elementary schools	2.6%		6.8	1286^th of 1338 public elementary schools	3.9%	26	3.1	5.1	13.1	9.4	17.0	25.0	28.0	20.0	6.3	2.7	6.3	8.2	7.8	2.8			$10,835	$1,067	$9,768
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
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
Sir Isaac Newton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	150 Newton Street	Newark	07103	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 733-8675	225	15	15.5	73.3%	3 (1.3%)	151 (67.1%)	59 (26.2%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.0%)	50.7	673^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	50.0%					(n/a)	25.0		54.8	53.3	65.0				45.2	20.0	50.0
Nelson Mandela Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	74 Hartford St	Newark	07103	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(973) 733-7333	256	12	21.3	87.1%	1 (0.4%)	71 (27.7%)	181 (70.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	30.6	947^th of 1347 public elementary schools	29.7%					(n/a)			7.7	28.6					35.5	56.8
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
New Horizons Community Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	45 59 Hayes Street	Newark	07103	Essex County	New Horizons Community Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 848-0400	370	31	11.9	99.2%	0 (0.0%)	265 (71.6%)	101 (27.3%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14.7	1178^th of 1347 public elementary schools	12.5%		14.8	1150^th of 1338 public elementary schools	14.1%	28	9.1	3.6	30.6	28.6	14.6	32.6	27.8	50.0	28.0	17.4	22.8	10.9	20.0	10.5			$12,066	$904	$11,162
Philip's Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	342 Central Avenue	Newark	07103	Essex County	Phillip's Academy Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 624-0644	730	29	25.1	71.2%	2 (0.3%)	614 (84.1%)	103 (14.1%)	7 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	31.4	937^th of 1347 public elementary schools	30.4%		38.5	816^th of 1338 public elementary schools	39.0%	121	12.2	0.0	26.4	46.8	50.0	61.5	60.0	66.6	31.0	29.9	34.2	24.4	44.5	44.0	100.0	100.0	$10,953	$752	$10,201
Sussex Avenue School	Public	PK, KG-8	307 Sussex Ave	Newark	07107	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 268-5200	545	35	15.5	86.2%	7 (1.3%)	115 (21.1%)	421 (77.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	10.7	1241^st of 1347 public elementary schools	7.9%		9	1256^th of 1338 public elementary schools	6.1%	15	8.2	0.0	18.8	28.9	22.2	22.8	30.1	33.9	26.0	24.0	14.0	3.2	13.1	10.5			$9,703	$721	$8,982
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 Thirteenth Avenue School

What district is Thirteenth Avenue School in?

Newark Public School District

Is Thirteenth Avenue School a good school?

Thirteenth Avenue School ranks in the bottom 2.6% of New Jersey elementary schools.

How many students attend Thirteenth Avenue School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 833 students attended Thirteenth Avenue School.

What is the racial makeup of Thirteenth Avenue School?

Students at Thirteenth Avenue School are 53% Hispanic, 44% African American, 2% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Thirteenth Avenue School attend?

Students who attend Thirteenth Avenue 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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