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Luis Munoz Marin Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

1059^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 21% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Luis Muoz Marin Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Newark, New Jersey. With 777 students, the school has consistently ranked in the bottom 20% of New Jersey elementary schools over the past 10 years, earning a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past 7 years.

The school's proficiency rates on state assessments are significantly lower than the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, only 17.1% of 3rd graders were proficient in English Language Arts, compared to 44.9% statewide and 27.7% in the Newark district. The school also experiences high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 9.3% to 16.6% over the past few years, which is much higher than the state average.

Interestingly, some nearby charter schools, such as Robert Treat Academy Charter School and Maria Varisco Rogers Charter School, significantly outperform Luis Muoz Marin Elementary School and other Newark district schools in both English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency, despite serving similar student populations.

818

Students ?

13.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,330

Per pupil spending ?

86.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

663 Broadway
Newark, NJ 07104

(973) 268-5330

District: Newark Public School District

Students who attend Luis Munoz Marin 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:

78.2%

African American:

18.8%

White:

2.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 4th percentile in 2015 → 21st in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 17 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 26 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school23%

District avg24%

New Jersey avg44%

Elementary school

1,059^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 21%▲ up 17 pts since 2015

From bottom 4% (2015) to bottom 21% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

588^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Bottom 22%▲ up 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 10% (2015) to bottom 22% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of New Jersey Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^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	22.1	1059 of 1347	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.2	1203 of 1338	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.0	1170 of 1342	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	7.3	1298 of 1345	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.6	1294 of 1317	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.3	1303 of 1360	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.8	1282 of 1353	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	6.1	1291 of 1352	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	5.4	1290 of 1346	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	5.8	1302 of 1357	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	2.7	1317 of 1363	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	39.5	260 of 463	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.3	320 of 469	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.0	235 of 463	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	19.0	433 of 494	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.3	415 of 456	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.7	490 of 522	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.9	428 of 517	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	40.8	315 of 597	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.2	386 of 559	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.0	375 of 499	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.1	450 of 489	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	22.0	365 of 411	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.2	407 of 463	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.3	359 of 434	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	24.0	1005 of 1326	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.6	1113 of 1317	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.3	1082 of 1318	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	7.3	1254 of 1326	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.8	1233 of 1290	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.4	1255 of 1331	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.5	1227 of 1333	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	39.6	589 of 1032	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.7	731 of 989	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.6	757 of 982	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.9	853 of 953	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.9	867 of 896	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.9	764 of 899	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.7	723 of 870	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	43.6	585 of 1023	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.7	651 of 939	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.0	633 of 910	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	15.2	739 of 863	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.6	741 of 839	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.6	850 of 942	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	21.5	1038 of 1318	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.1	1187 of 1313	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.5	1158 of 1315	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.1	1233 of 1324	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.5	1251 of 1297	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.9	1265 of 1335	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.5	1246 of 1334	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	48.1	438 of 1023	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	30.7	630 of 989	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	18.9	782 of 958	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.8	857 of 949	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.3	814 of 868	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.9	839 of 1007	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.8	833 of 1001	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	21.4	588 of 752	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.2	665 of 743	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.4	674 of 748	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.0	732 of 745	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.3	641 of 652	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.3	656 of 745	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.2	635 of 716	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	10.3	644 of 712	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	8.9	659 of 713	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	11.6	639 of 713	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	5.4	663 of 717	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	16.9	314 of 359	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	48.4	149 of 352	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	15.8	341 of 361	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.2	347 of 356	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.9	285 of 291	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.6	312 of 326	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.7	248 of 326	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	51.8	133 of 343	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.6	177 of 320	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.2	198 of 288	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.8	247 of 270	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.7	179 of 197	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	32.7	145 of 227	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.1	141 of 202	30.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	23.4	563 of 728	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.4	632 of 717	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.1	616 of 720	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.4	705 of 726	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.1	607 of 625	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.1	625 of 703	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.8	591 of 680	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	43.0	326 of 608	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.8	490 of 589	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.0	484 of 587	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.1	559 of 591	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.0	459 of 480	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.9	424 of 524	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.9	418 of 504	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	32.1	441 of 613	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.2	446 of 584	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.8	441 of 568	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.8	486 of 549	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.7	399 of 467	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.2	296 of 541	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.0	405 of 522	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	21.5	570 of 726	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.6	641 of 719	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.7	655 of 718	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.8	703 of 730	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.3	614 of 635	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.8	609 of 697	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.8	606 of 675	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	41.5	261 of 507	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.9	333 of 510	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.6	409 of 505	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.4	523 of 535	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	24.2	317 of 401	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.9	470 of 492	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.1	441 of 471	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)57th percentile+36 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)47th percentile+26 vs school

African American (2025)44th percentile+22 vs school

Hispanic (2025)43rd percentile+22 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)43rd percentile+21 vs school

Female (2025)24th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)21st percentile~ school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2025)61st percentile+39 vs school

Special Education (2025)49th percentile+27 vs school

Hispanic (2025)46th percentile+25 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)28th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)23rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)21st percentile~ school

African American (2025)13th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts27%-26 vs state

Mathematics23%-18 vs state

Science12%-13 vs state

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Schools Near Luis Munoz Marin Elementary School

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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
Luis Munoz Marin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	663 Broadway	Newark	07104	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 268-5330	818	59	13.8	86.7%	17 (2.1%)	154 (18.8%)	640 (78.2%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	22.1	1059^th of 1347 public elementary schools	21.4%		12.2	1203^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	10.1%	144	21.3	4.7	17.1	20.0	44.5	34.5	29.2	25.7	18.0	17.1	52.5	26.2	10.6	19.8			$9,330	$803	$8,527
Maria Varisco Rogers Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	233 Woodside Ave	Newark	07104	Essex County	Maria L. Varisco-Rogers Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 481-9001	572	40	14.3	88.5%	7 (1.2%)	21 (3.7%)	539 (94.2%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	56.5	591^st of 1347 public elementary schools	56.1%		49.4	675^th of 1338 public elementary schools	49.6%	84	28.1	9.5	68.4	89.8	68.3	68.4	61.6	65.0	52.6	25.4	29.7	29.6	16.9	0.0	21.2	21.2	$14,257	$1,003	$13,254
Elliott Street Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	721 Summer Avenue	Newark	07104	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 268-5360	880	60	14.6	87.5%	7 (0.8%)	70 (8.0%)	799 (90.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20.9	1082^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	19.7%		12.7	1191^st of 1338 public elementary schools	11.0%	109	11.8	4.8	41.6	25.1	27.0	46.3	41.6	44.1	35.9	9.6	15.6	24.7	16.7	15.5			$8,669	$512	$8,157
Ridge Street School	Public	PK, KG-8	735 Ridge St	Newark	07104	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 268-5210	593	45	13.1	81.5%	7 (1.2%)	51 (8.6%)	530 (89.4%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	33.5	901^st of 1347 public elementary schools	33.1%		33.3	895^th of 1338 public elementary schools	33.1%	6	8.5	1.6	39.1	34.9	55.9	58.4	61.6	35.0	45.4	24.6	29.8	27.9	33.3	15.0			$10,099	$477	$9,622
Garfield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	360 Belgrove Dr	Kearny	07032	Hudson County	Kearny	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 955-5090	428	42	10.3	75.5%	89 (20.8%)	6 (1.4%)	308 (72.0%)	17 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.9%)	20	1100^th of 1347 public elementary schools	18.3%		24.8	1009^th of 1338 public elementary schools	24.6%	91	14.0		28.3	33.4	23.2	36.9			35.2	24.5	14.1	34.0					$7,609	$569	$7,040
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
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
Hudson Arts and Science Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	131 Midland Ave	Kearny	07032	Hudson County	Hudson Arts and Science Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 773-9140	848	60	14.1	70.5%	90 (10.6%)	52 (6.1%)	669 (78.9%)	28 (3.3%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.6%)	32.3	926^th of 1347 public elementary schools	31.3%		34.9	871^st of 1338 public elementary schools	34.9%	55	10.1	12.6	33.7	54.2	44.3	57.3	51.7	53.2	40.8	27.0	15.7	30.9	26.0	12.7	83.3	83.3	$8,007	$453	$7,554
Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	120 Manchester Place	Newark	07104	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 268-5210	747	58	12.8	82.7%	7 (0.9%)	98 (13.1%)	630 (84.3%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	5 (0.7%)	44.4	747^th of 1347 public elementary schools	44.5%		42.5	760^th of 1338 public elementary schools	43.2%	13	10.0	5.2	40.3	61.5	41.2	64.0	50.6	71.0	52.0	46.3	31.4	37.7	23.5	48.7			$8,704	$405	$8,299
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Luis Munoz Marin Elementary School

Is Luis Munoz Marin Elementary School a good school?

Luis Munoz Marin Elementary School ranks in the bottom 21.4% of New Jersey elementary schools.

How many students attend Luis Munoz Marin Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 818 students attended Luis Munoz Marin Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Luis Munoz Marin Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Luis Munoz Marin 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

What is the racial makeup of Luis Munoz Marin Elementary School?

Students at Luis Munoz Marin Elementary School are 78% Hispanic, 19% African American, 2% White.

What district is Luis Munoz Marin Elementary School in?

Newark Public School District

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