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Wilson Avenue School

Public Grades K-8
1012th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools
Better than 25% of New Jersey elementary schools
Summary

Wilson Avenue School is an elementary school located in Newark, New Jersey, serving grades K-8 with a total enrollment of 1,033 students. The school is part of the Newark Public School District, which is ranked 534 out of 609 districts in New Jersey and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Wilson Avenue School consistently ranks in the bottom 25% of New Jersey elementary schools, with significantly below-average proficiency rates on NJSLA assessments across all grade levels and subject areas. The school's performance is also below the Newark Public School District average in most areas. However, the school's performance for English Language Learners and Special Education students is relatively stronger, ranking in the top 40-50% of New Jersey elementary schools.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Lafayette Street School, East Ward Elementary School, and Hawkins Street School, Wilson Avenue School generally performs at a similar or slightly lower level. The nearby Gray Charter School, however, significantly outperforms Wilson Avenue School and the other nearby public schools across all academic measures, ranking in the top 5% of New Jersey elementary schools. The high rates of poverty and chronic absenteeism at Wilson Avenue School may be contributing factors to the school's relatively low academic performance.

1,006
Students ?
16.2
Student/teacher ratio ?
$8,387
Per pupil spending ?
85.7%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 19 Wilson Ave
       Newark, NJ  07108-3214

(973) 465-4910

District: Newark Public School District


Students who attend Wilson Avenue School usually attend:

High:    Barringer High School
    Central High School
    East Side High School
    Malcolm X Shabazz High School
    More...
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
62.7%
White:
35.5%
African American:
1.8%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Improving — 14th percentile in 2015 → 25th in 2025
Strengths
Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2015
Among the top-ranked schools in Newark Public School District
Worth a look
!Test scores below the New Jersey average (32% vs 44% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (25th percentile)
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school32%
District avg24%
New Jersey avg44%
Elementary school
1,012th of 1,347
New Jersey public elementary schools ?
Bottom 25%▲ up 11 pts since 2015
From bottom 14% (2015) to bottom 25% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of New Jersey Elementary Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
472nd of 752
New Jersey public middle schools ?
Bottom 37%▲ up 5 pts since 2015
From bottom 32% (2015) to bottom 37% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of New Jersey Middle Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
8th of 38Elementary Schools in the Newark Public School District
534th 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202526.11012 of 134724.9%★☆☆☆☆
202424.01020 of 133823.8%★☆☆☆☆
202325.11010 of 134224.7%★☆☆☆☆
202226.0994 of 134526.1%★☆☆☆☆
202120.91012 of 131723.2%★☆☆☆☆
201927.81018 of 136025.1%★☆☆☆☆
201824.41067 of 135321.1%★☆☆☆☆
201726.31032 of 135223.7%★☆☆☆☆
201623.71069 of 134620.6%★☆☆☆☆
201516.01167 of 135714.0%★☆☆☆☆
201424.11108 of 136318.7%★☆☆☆☆
201329.71056 of 136722.8%★☆☆☆☆
201240.8941 of 136331.0%★★☆☆☆
201148.6858 of 136036.9%★★☆☆☆
201038.0983 of 135427.4%★☆☆☆☆
200940.4950 of 134629.4%★☆☆☆☆
200843.6932 of 133830.3%★★☆☆☆
200739.9986 of 132925.8%★☆☆☆☆
200639.2962 of 131426.8%★☆☆☆☆
200541.1936 of 130328.2%★☆☆☆☆
200452.5781 of 129839.8%★★☆☆☆
200333.6884 of 120426.6%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202537.2346 of 59742.0%★★☆☆☆
202437.8319 of 55942.9%★★☆☆☆
202334.4308 of 49938.3%★★☆☆☆
202240.1244 of 48950.1%★★★☆☆
202132.8285 of 41130.7%★★☆☆☆
201932.5304 of 46334.3%★★☆☆☆
201837.8259 of 43440.3%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202530.8918 of 132630.8%★★☆☆☆
202424.5965 of 131726.7%★☆☆☆☆
202326.7958 of 131827.3%★☆☆☆☆
202225.4971 of 132626.8%★☆☆☆☆
202124.2958 of 129025.7%★☆☆☆☆
201925.61030 of 133122.6%★☆☆☆☆
201825.91029 of 133322.8%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202542.4550 of 103246.7%★★☆☆☆
202439.6584 of 98941.0%★★☆☆☆
202339.3572 of 98241.8%★★☆☆☆
202242.2513 of 95346.2%★★☆☆☆
202138.7531 of 89640.7%★★☆☆☆
201938.0555 of 89938.3%★★☆☆☆
201837.5544 of 87037.5%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202550.0474 of 102353.7%★★★☆☆
202441.1522 of 93944.4%★★☆☆☆
202347.8425 of 91053.3%★★★☆☆
202249.9375 of 86356.5%★★★☆☆
202151.7329 of 83960.8%★★★☆☆
201946.7463 of 94851.2%★★★☆☆
201847.4510 of 94245.9%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202523.91008 of 131823.5%★☆☆☆☆
202425.5962 of 131326.7%★☆☆☆☆
202325.7975 of 131525.9%★☆☆☆☆
202228.5932 of 132429.6%★☆☆☆☆
202120.6990 of 129723.7%★☆☆☆☆
201932.3929 of 133530.4%★★☆☆☆
201824.81035 of 133422.4%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202553.2379 of 102363.0%★★★☆☆
202446.0452 of 98954.3%★★★☆☆
202353.2362 of 95862.2%★★★☆☆
202237.7516 of 94945.6%★★☆☆☆
202121.4696 of 86819.8%★☆☆☆☆
201947.5462 of 100754.1%★★★☆☆
201842.0512 of 100148.9%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
20245.1917 of 9634.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202315.8862 of 97511.6%★☆☆☆☆
202216.6858 of 97612.1%★☆☆☆☆
202122.9812 of 96415.8%★☆☆☆☆
201940.3650 of 102336.5%★★☆☆☆
201820.3871 of 102214.8%★☆☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202535.1472 of 75237.2%★★☆☆☆
202437.5436 of 74341.3%★★☆☆☆
202338.2429 of 74842.6%★★☆☆☆
202240.8423 of 74543.2%★★☆☆☆
202127.0451 of 65230.8%★★☆☆☆
201952.8353 of 74552.6%★★★☆☆
201840.7443 of 71638.1%★★☆☆☆
201744.4401 of 71243.7%★★☆☆☆
201641.9429 of 71339.8%★★☆☆☆
201532.3486 of 71331.8%★★☆☆☆
201447.0433 of 71739.6%★★☆☆☆
201346.8440 of 70437.5%★★☆☆☆
201253.6382 of 67743.6%★★☆☆☆
201153.8392 of 68442.7%★★☆☆☆
201054.3395 of 67741.7%★★☆☆☆
200951.4413 of 66437.8%★★☆☆☆
200854.6373 of 64041.7%★★☆☆☆
200754.7379 of 63139.9%★★☆☆☆
200647.9410 of 61533.3%★★☆☆☆
200546.2398 of 59933.6%★★☆☆☆
200446.2395 of 58832.8%★★☆☆☆
200342.2405 of 57429.4%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202561.291 of 34373.5%★★★★☆
202458.385 of 32073.4%★★★★☆
202353.196 of 28866.7%★★★☆☆
202253.986 of 27068.1%★★★☆☆
202136.6122 of 19738.1%★★☆☆☆
201964.348 of 22778.9%★★★★☆
201855.164 of 20268.3%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202535.7447 of 72838.6%★★☆☆☆
202433.9461 of 71735.7%★★☆☆☆
202336.4434 of 72039.7%★★☆☆☆
202240.7412 of 72643.3%★★☆☆☆
202128.7428 of 62531.5%★★☆☆☆
201952.5352 of 70349.9%★★★☆☆
201837.9447 of 68034.3%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202552.3256 of 60857.9%★★★☆☆
202450.8250 of 58957.6%★★★☆☆
202354.0220 of 58762.5%★★★☆☆
202256.5194 of 59167.2%★★★☆☆
202144.4235 of 48051.0%★★★☆☆
201962.9155 of 52470.4%★★★★☆
201846.8255 of 50449.4%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202557.8215 of 61364.9%★★★☆☆
202457.7179 of 58469.3%★★★☆☆
202358.7154 of 56872.9%★★★★☆
202266.684 of 54984.7%★★★★☆
202155.8139 of 46770.2%★★★★☆
201973.185 of 54184.3%★★★★☆
201863.9132 of 52274.7%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202537.9432 of 72640.5%★★☆☆☆
202440.3398 of 71944.6%★★☆☆☆
202341.1393 of 71845.3%★★☆☆☆
202242.5389 of 73046.7%★★☆☆☆
202127.8422 of 63533.5%★★☆☆☆
201954.5310 of 69755.5%★★★☆☆
201844.8374 of 67544.6%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202568.0103 of 50779.7%★★★★☆
202447.9213 of 51058.2%★★★☆☆
202364.0112 of 50577.8%★★★★☆
202244.0237 of 53555.7%★★★☆☆
202130.8273 of 40131.9%★★☆☆☆
201973.685 of 49282.7%★★★★☆
201865.6118 of 47174.9%★★★★☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
20253.6485 of 5023.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202418.4440 of 51013.7%★☆☆☆☆
202315.8457 of 50910.2%★☆☆☆☆
202230.3368 of 51228.1%★☆☆☆☆
202122.9364 of 43516.3%★☆☆☆☆
201935.7340 of 50432.5%★★☆☆☆
201831.3375 of 49724.5%★☆☆☆☆
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)63rd percentile+38 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)54th percentile+29 vs school
Hispanic (2025)47th percentile+22 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)42nd percentile+17 vs school
Female (2025)31st percentile+6 vs school
Male (2025)24th percentile~ school
White (2024)5th percentile-19 vs school
Middle school
Special Education (2025)80th percentile+42 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)73rd percentile+36 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)65th percentile+28 vs school
Hispanic (2025)58th percentile+21 vs school
Male (2025)40th percentile+3 vs school
Female (2025)39th percentile~ school
White (2025)3rd percentile-34 vs school
By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?
Algebra I50%+4 vs state
English Language Arts42%-12 vs state
Mathematics28%-13 vs state
Science9%-16 vs state

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In the 2024-25 school year, 1,006 students attended Wilson Avenue School.

Students at Wilson Avenue School are 63% Hispanic, 35% White, 2% African American.

Wilson Avenue School ranks in the bottom 24.9% of New Jersey elementary schools.


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