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East Ward Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-7

1307^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 3% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

East Ward Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-7 in Newark, New Jersey, with 763 students enrolled. The school is part of the Newark Public School District, which is ranked 534 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

East Ward Elementary School consistently ranks in the bottom 10% of New Jersey elementary schools, with academic performance, as measured by proficiency rates on the NJSLA assessments, significantly below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subjects. The school's performance for specific student subgroups, such as female, male, Hispanic, and White students, is also in the bottom 10-15% of New Jersey elementary schools. However, its performance for English Language Learners and Special Education students is slightly better, ranking in the bottom 30-40% of the state. Additionally, East Ward Elementary School has high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 10-16.6% over the past few years, which are well above the state and district averages.

While the nearby schools in the Newark Public School District, such as Ann Street School, Wilson Avenue School, and Oliver Street School, generally outperform East Ward Elementary School academically, they still struggle compared to state averages. However, the high-performing The Gray Charter School, located about 0.37 miles from East Ward Elementary, significantly outperforms both East Ward Elementary and the state averages, with proficiency rates often exceeding 80-90% in English Language Arts and Mathematics.

854

Students ?

17.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,905

Per pupil spending ?

88.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

104 Oliver Street
Newark, NJ 07105

(973) 465-4880

District: Newark Public School District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

61.7%

White:

32.2%

African American:

4.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 1st percentile in 2021 → 3rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (15% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school15%

District avg26%

New Jersey avg47%

Elementary school

1,307^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 3%▲ up 2 pts since 2021

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

616^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Bottom 18%

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

33^rd 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	6.1	1307 of 1347	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.4	1311 of 1338	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.8	1321 of 1342	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.7	1269 of 1345	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.3	1299 of 1317	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	20.5	521 of 597	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.3	504 of 559	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.6	458 of 499	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	25.2	384 of 489	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.5	385 of 411	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	6.9	1249 of 1326	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.2	1251 of 1317	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.3	1255 of 1318	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.5	1183 of 1326	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	7.4	1264 of 1290	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	10.3	940 of 1032	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.5	907 of 989	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.5	907 of 982	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.6	799 of 953	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.6	847 of 896	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	11.4	978 of 1023	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.8	829 of 939	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.3	803 of 910	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.1	692 of 863	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	6.7	1254 of 1318	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.3	1253 of 1313	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.9	1280 of 1315	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.0	1258 of 1324	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	17.7	892 of 1023	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.3	908 of 989	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.5	908 of 958	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.5	920 of 949	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.8	857 of 868	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	1.6	942 of 970	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	1.1	934 of 963	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	0.5	945 of 975	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.2	945 of 976	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	1.0	964 of 964	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)13th percentile+10 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)13th percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)9th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)6th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)5th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)4th percentile~ school

White (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2025)58th percentile+40 vs school

Hispanic (2025)35th percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)32nd percentile+14 vs school

Female (2025)26th percentile+8 vs school

Special Education (2025)25th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)13th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)3rd percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts18%-35 vs state

Mathematics14%-30 vs state

Science4%-26 vs state

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Schools Near East Ward 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
East Ward Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-7	104 Oliver Street	Newark	07105	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 465-4880	854	49	17.4	88.8%	275 (32.2%)	40 (4.7%)	527 (61.7%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.5%)	6.1	1307^th of 1347 public elementary schools	3.0%		5.4	1311^th of 1338 public elementary schools	2.0%	4	3.8		13.6	4.5	10.5	25.5	35.4		15.3	8.6	8.2	6.9	30.9				$10,905		$10,905
Oliver Street School	Public	PK, KG-8	86 Oliver St	Newark	07105	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 465-4870	1,034	77	13.4	83.0%	337 (32.6%)	32 (3.1%)	655 (63.3%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	44.7	745^th of 1347 public elementary schools	44.7%		43.9	744^th of 1338 public elementary schools	44.4%	1	17.9	4.0	42.5	53.3	49.0	53.2	60.6	50.9	42.0	46.6	43.4	41.2	39.7	6.7	73.7	73.7	$8,360	$409	$7,951
South Street Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	44-48 Hermon Street	Newark	07105	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 465-4880	866	57	15.1	88.0%	179 (20.7%)	52 (6.0%)	628 (72.5%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	21.6	1070^th of 1347 public elementary schools	20.6%		18.2	1102^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	17.6%	32	1.2	2.3	40.3	36.0	17.7	46.3	41.6	46.5	47.5	17.5	11.1	22.5	21.3	9.6	76.9	76.9	$10,591	$549	$10,042
The Gray Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	55 Liberty Street	Newark	07102	Essex County	Gray Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 824-6661	317	16	19.2	72.9%	6 (1.9%)	112 (35.3%)	196 (61.8%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	93.7	49^th of 1347 public elementary schools	96.4%		89.2	130^th of 1338 public elementary schools	90.3%	81	55.2	20.8	65.7	93.1	86.2	92.9	96.2	95.9	96.9	89.7	82.7	71.4	69.2	91.7			$9,242	$1,298	$7,944
Lafayette Street School	Public	PK, KG-8	205 Lafayette St	Newark	07105	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 465-4860	1,213	75	16.1	87.3%	238 (19.6%)	13 (1.1%)	956 (78.8%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	27.1	997^th of 1347 public elementary schools	26.0%		24.8	1010^th of 1338 public elementary schools	24.5%	13	18.5	8.8	30.2	36.8	45.4	54.8	66.6	66.4	25.4	27.3	24.4	29.9	29.7	21.3	74.2	74.2	$7,737	$782	$6,955
Ironbound Academy Elementary School	Public	K-6	366 East Kinney Street	Newark	07105	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(973) 465-4996	325	16	20.3	80.9%	27 (8.3%)	12 (3.7%)	281 (86.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	16.7	1150^th of 1347 public elementary schools	14.6%		9.4	1246^th of 1338 public elementary schools	6.9%	96	14.6		18.8	29.6	25.5	22.9			16.0	29.2	37.5	16.7
Ann Street School	Public	K-8	30 Ann St	Newark	07105	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 465-4890	1,294	80	16.1	83.2%	326 (25.2%)	13 (1.0%)	947 (73.2%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	43.3	766^th of 1347 public elementary schools	43.1%		37.2	837^th of 1338 public elementary schools	37.4%	71	29.6	9.4	35.3	52.5	52.8	55.9	56.9	62.1	33.3	42.1	48.0	35.0	42.8	9.3	87.1	87.1	$8,426	$412	$8,014
Link Community Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	23 Pennsyvania Ave	Newark	07114	Essex County	Link Community Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 642-0529	343	22	15.5	72.3%	1 (0.3%)	289 (84.3%)	46 (13.4%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	41.4	372^nd of 752 public elementary schools	50.5%		44	743^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	44.5%	371	14.3	3.8	41.8		47.1	70.6	66.7	67.9	37.2		34.3	29.4	21.6	17.0			$12,874	$943	$11,931
Wilson Avenue School	Public	K-8	19 Wilson Ave	Newark	07108	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 465-4910	1,006	62	16.2	85.7%	357 (35.5%)	18 (1.8%)	631 (62.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26.1	1012^th of 1347 public elementary schools	24.9%		24	1020^th of 1338 public elementary schools	23.8%	8	11.3	6.7	38.3	43.6	35.4	45.2	29.6	58.1	28.5	32.2	21.8	29.5	24.5	30.3	50.0	50.0	$8,387	$438	$7,949
Quitman Street School	Public	PK, KG-8	21 Quitman St	Newark	07103	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 733-6947	706	43	16.4	84.4%	15 (2.1%)	383 (54.2%)	284 (40.2%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	16 (2.3%)	5.8	1310^th of 1347 public elementary schools	2.7%		5.7	1306^th of 1338 public elementary schools	2.4%	4	4.6	2.6	10.0	18.8	20.3	11.1	18.4	28.8	7.3	6.0	10.8	5.4	1.3	0.0	20.0	20.0	$12,167	$889	$11,278

Frequently Asked Questions about East Ward Elementary School

How many students attend East Ward Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 854 students attended East Ward Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of East Ward Elementary School?

Students at East Ward Elementary School are 62% Hispanic, 32% White, 5% African American.

Is East Ward Elementary School a good school?

East Ward Elementary School ranks in the bottom 3.0% of New Jersey elementary schools.

What district is East Ward Elementary School in?

Newark Public School District

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