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Salome Urena Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

1149^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 15% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Salome Urea Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Newark, New Jersey, part of the Newark Public School District. With 493 students, the school faces significant challenges in providing a high-quality education, consistently ranking in the bottom 15-20% of New Jersey elementary schools.

Salome Urea Elementary School struggles academically, with proficiency rates in NJSLA English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science assessments significantly lower than state and district averages across all grade levels. The school also faces challenges in supporting its diverse student population, with rankings for Hispanic, English Language Learner, and Special Education students in the bottom 30-40% of New Jersey elementary schools. While the school has a relatively high per-student spending of $12,232, its student-teacher ratio has increased, indicating a potential decrease in resources per student. Additionally, the school has experienced a concerning increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 8.4% in 2022-2023 to 14.9% in 2023-2024.

Interestingly, the nearby Robert Treat Academy Charter School outperforms Salome Urea Elementary School and the Newark Public School District average, ranking in the top 40% of New Jersey elementary schools. This suggests that alternative educational models within the district may be able to achieve better outcomes for students. Overall, Salome Urea Elementary School faces significant challenges, and a comprehensive review of its resources, instructional practices, and support systems may be necessary to improve student outcomes.

516

Students ?

17.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,232

Per pupil spending ?

87%

Free/discounted lunch ?

284 First Avenue
Newark, NJ 07104

(973) 733-8280

District: Newark Public School District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

85.5%

African American:

7.4%

American Indian:

2.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 22nd percentile in 2019 → 15th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (24% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2019

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

District avg24%

New Jersey avg44%

Elementary school

1,149^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 15%▼ down 7 pts since 2019

From bottom 22% (2019) to bottom 15% (2025)

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★★★★★

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Middle school

594^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Bottom 21%▼ down 5 pts since 2023

From bottom 26% (2023) to bottom 21% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

18^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	16.8	1149 of 1347	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.1	1141 of 1338	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.2	1124 of 1342	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.1	1091 of 1345	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.8	1237 of 1317	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.8	1066 of 1360	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	31.0	414 of 597	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.5	437 of 559	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.8	304 of 499	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.0	240 of 489	50.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	16.6	1107 of 1326	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.8	1060 of 1317	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.3	1052 of 1318	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.8	1028 of 1326	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.2	1211 of 1290	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	30.3	729 of 1032	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.8	738 of 989	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.4	681 of 982	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.8	556 of 953	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.4	754 of 896	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	73.3	186 of 899	79.3%	★★★★☆
2018	21.5	688 of 870	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	31.8	774 of 1023	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	55.6	327 of 910	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	19.9	839 of 942	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	19.6	1070 of 1318	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.6	1090 of 1313	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.8	1074 of 1315	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.7	1017 of 1324	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.2	1223 of 1297	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	14.0	947 of 1023	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	20.9	594 of 752	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.8	648 of 743	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.9	555 of 748	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	42.9	173 of 343	49.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	34.8	205 of 320	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	57.1	80 of 288	72.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	25.0	546 of 728	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.7	529 of 717	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.9	524 of 720	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	32.6	411 of 608	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.0	467 of 589	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	47.3	269 of 587	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	24.1	486 of 591	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.1	296 of 480	38.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	31.2	451 of 613	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	55.6	181 of 568	68.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	19.9	589 of 726	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.5	668 of 719	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.6	532 of 718	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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

English Language Learner (2025)31st percentile+16 vs school

Hispanic (2025)29th percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)24th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)19th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)17th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)7th percentile-7 vs school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2025)50th percentile+29 vs school

Hispanic (2025)32nd percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)26th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)25th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)19th percentile~ school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts31%-22 vs state

Mathematics22%-19 vs state

Science9%-15 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
Salome Urena Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	284 First Avenue	Newark	07104	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 733-8280	516	30	17.2	87.0%	12 (2.3%)	38 (7.4%)	441 (85.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.5%)	7 (1.4%)	5 (1.0%)	16.8	1149^th of 1347 public elementary schools	14.7%		15.1	1141^st of 1338 public elementary schools	14.7%	8	13.0	6.0	25.5	39.6	28.3	14.6	43.5	38.7	29.4	34.7	21.7	7.6	17.4	20.0			$12,232	$137	$12,095
First Avenue School	Public	PK, KG-8	214 First Ave	Newark	07107	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 268-5240	1,084	76	14.2	85.9%	20 (1.8%)	58 (5.4%)	968 (89.3%)	14 (1.3%)	7 (0.6%)	14 (1.3%)	3 (0.3%)	45.8	730^th of 1347 public elementary schools	45.8%		39.2	808^th of 1338 public elementary schools	39.6%	78	20.5	8.4	45.8	53.8	60.0	42.5	53.7	54.8	58.2	43.2	41.8	28.8	30.9	16.5	91.3	91.3	$8,759	$532	$8,227
Abington Avenue School	Public	PK, KG-8	209 Abington Avenue	Newark	07107	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 268-5230	842	54	15.5	89.4%	12 (1.4%)	36 (4.3%)	775 (92.0%)	9 (1.1%)	6 (0.7%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	21.4	1072^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	20.4%		15.3	1140^th of 1338 public elementary schools	14.8%	68	17.9	2.0	30.8	28.3	35.5	39.0	33.3	34.8	27.6	32.3	23.2	20.8	26.0	4.0	70.8	70.8	$8,498	$552	$7,946
Dr. William H. Horton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	291 N 7th St	Newark	07107	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 268-5260	690	48	14.3	88.3%	1 (0.1%)	137 (19.9%)	549 (79.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	10.8	1238^th of 1347 public elementary schools	8.1%		10.3	1233^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	7.8%	5	0.0	2.0	26.2	14.5	12.7	16.4	18.6	26.3	27.7	28.8	17.7	9.1	19.7	7.8			$9,470	$682	$8,788
Carteret Elementary School	Public	K-6	158 Grove Street	Bloomfield	07003	Essex County	Bloomfield Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 680-8580	383	45	8.6	72.6%	33 (8.6%)	68 (17.8%)	264 (68.9%)	12 (3.1%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	46	725^th of 1347 public elementary schools	46.2%		36.7	847^th of 1338 public elementary schools	36.7%	122	25.6		39.3	56.6	63.4	64.6			35.5	46.6	45.5	22.0					$7,694	$511	$7,183
Shelia Y. Oliver Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	404 North Grove Street	East Orange	07017	Essex County	East Orange School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 266-5860	413	30	13.7	14.8%	9 (2.2%)	323 (78.2%)	66 (16.0%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.4%)	29.6	963^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	28.5%		24.6	1013^th of 1338 public elementary schools	24.3%	50	10.7	10.3	43.9	41.2	23.7	75.0	73.6	58.6	36.6	44.1	20.8	21.9	17.6	34.4			$12,075	$362	$11,713
Branch Brook School	Public	PK, KG-4	228 Ridge St	Newark	07104	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(973) 268-5220	60	9	6.6	65.0%	1 (1.7%)	12 (20.0%)	46 (76.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																	$13,757	$376	$13,381
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
Gordon Parks Academy	Public	PK, KG-2	98 Greenwood Ave	East Orange	07017	Essex County	East Orange School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 266-5950	268	19	14.1	23.5%	6 (2.2%)	213 (79.5%)	43 (16.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.2%)								(n/a)																	$14,219	$493	$13,726
Belleville PS4	Public	PK, KG-6	30 Magnolia Street	Belleville	07109	Essex County	Belleville Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 969-4340	438	37	12.0	78.1%	37 (8.4%)	43 (9.8%)	325 (74.2%)	27 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	21.3	1073^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	20.3%		12.9	1186^th of 1338 public elementary schools	11.4%	113	12.7		22.0	32.7	59.6	41.4			18.4	10.9	38.3	5.0

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How many students attend Salome Urena Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 516 students attended Salome Urena Elementary School.

What district is Salome Urena Elementary School in?

Newark Public School District

Is Salome Urena Elementary School a good school?

Salome Urena Elementary School ranks in the bottom 14.7% of New Jersey elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Salome Urena Elementary School?

Students at Salome Urena Elementary School are 85% Hispanic, 7% African American, 3% American Indian, 2% White, 1% Pacific Islander.

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