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Schools in Zip Code 07108

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At a glance

Schools

5,383

Students

Districts

Top rankedUniversity High School184^th of 434 New Jersey high schools

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Biggest riser

Belmont Runyon Elementary School up 55 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

University High School 11.8 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

3★

0★

3 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (private or too few tested students)

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Summary:

ZIP code 07108 has nine schools: five elementary schools, three high schools and one K–12 alternative school, with achievement results mainly from 2025–2026 and prior-year results for comparison. The clearest area-wide concern is elementary achievement: the five schools averaged 21% in grades 3–8 ELA, compared with 51% across the same state grades, and 12% in mathematics, compared with 40% statewide.

University High School is the strongest high-school performer overall. It led the group in 9th-grade ELA at 62%, 39 points above the next school, Gateway Academy Charter School, and 10 points above the state. University also scored 83% in 11th-grade ELA and 61% in mathematics; its 100% graduation rate compared with 89% statewide. Its 14% science result, however, was 15 points below the state. Among elementary schools, Louise A. Spencer Elementary School had the highest six-grade averages, at 24% in ELA and 16% in mathematics. Grover Cleveland Elementary School had the lowest, at 16% and 6%, respectively. These local leaders still fell short of state rates.

Elementary ELA averages declined from 28% in 2024–2025 to 21% in 2025–2026, while mathematics was nearly flat, rising from 12% to 12%—an increase of 1 point. High-school trends also raise concern: the four schools with comparable 9th-grade ELA results averaged 38% in 2024–2025 and 25% in 2025–2026. SchoolDigger’s statewide percentile for University rose from 32 to 58 over three years, a ranking change rather than a test-score increase. School characteristics vary, too: reported student–teacher ratios ranged from 11.8 at University to 30.6 at Gateway. In 2024–2025, free/reduced lunch eligible shares ranged from 75% to 86% at elementary schools; Gateway reported 87%. These figures provide context, but do not explain test results.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				NJGPA English Language Arts (2026)	NJGPA Mathematics (2026)	NJSLA-S Science (2026)			NJSLA English Language Arts (2026)							NJSLA Mathematics (2026)						NJSLA Algebra I (2026)			NJSLA Geometry (2026)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NJGPA English Language Arts 11th Grade	NJGPA Mathematics 11th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 5th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 8th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 11th 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 English Language Arts 9th 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 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	NJSLA Geometry 9th Grade	NJSLA Geometry 10th Grade	NJSLA Geometry End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Central High School	Public	9-12	246 18th Avenue	Newark	07108	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 733-6897	1,051	78	13.5	74.5%	8 (0.8%)	554 (52.7%)	465 (44.2%)	8 (0.8%)	3 (0.3%)	4 (0.4%)	9 (0.9%)	6	427^th of 434 public high schools	1.6%		8.5	423^rd of 434 public high schools	2.5%	4	34.5	14.1			2.0							10.5								2.7	2.7				$21,187	$1,862	$19,325
Malcolm X Shabazz High School	Public	9-12	80 Johnson Ave	Newark	07108	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 733-6760	531	25	21.2	70.4%	4 (0.8%)	314 (59.1%)	208 (39.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	6.7	423^rd of 434 public high schools	2.5%		14.2	396^th of 434 public high schools	8.8%	27	38.6	24.5			3.0							5.8								3.7	3.7				$20,192	$1,608	$18,584
University High School	Public	9-12	55 Clinton Pl	Newark	07108	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 351-2010	426	36	11.8	82.2%	3 (0.7%)	328 (77.0%)	89 (20.9%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	52	184^th of 434 public high schools	57.6%		45.4	233^rd of 434 public high schools	46.3%	49	82.8	61.2			13.5							61.7								31.6	31.6				$27,001	$2,508	$24,493
Avon Avenue School	Public	PK, KG-8	219 Avon Ave	Newark	07108	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 733-6750	485	37	13.1	77.7%	1 (0.2%)	369 (76.1%)	101 (20.8%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.0%)	9.8	1238^th of 1331 public elementary schools	7.0%		9.2	1267^th of 1347 public elementary schools	5.9%	29			0.0	8.6		8.6	17.1	10.3	29.7	33.4	37.1		11.5	22.0	10.3	21.6	16.7	9.7							$23,462	$2,487	$20,975
Belmont Runyon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1 Belmont Runyon Way	Newark	07108	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 733-6920	508	36	14.1	75.8%	6 (1.2%)	389 (76.6%)	101 (19.9%)	5 (1.0%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	12	1203^rd of 1331 public elementary schools	9.6%		9.6	1258^th of 1347 public elementary schools	6.6%	55			10.3	2.1		20.0	21.2	30.0	21.8	15.8	19.1		27.5	24.2	17.5	2.2	10.5	10.7							$23,966	$2,291	$21,675
Grover Cleveland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	388 Bergen St	Newark	07108	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%)	4.1	1320^th of 1331 public elementary schools	0.8%		8.3	1280^th of 1347 public elementary schools	5.0%	40			0.0	0.0		6.5	17.8	16.7	0.0	34.4	21.3		6.5	10.7	0.0	0.0	12.5	3.6							$22,328	$2,130	$20,198
Hawthorne Avenue School	Public	PK, KG-8	428 Hawthorne Ave	Newark	07108	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 705-3960	444	28	15.8	74.5%	0 (0.0%)	351 (79.1%)	85 (19.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	7.6	1273^rd of 1331 public elementary schools	4.4%		12.3	1210^th of 1347 public elementary schools	10.2%	63			0.0	10.4		17.8	17.1	12.5	31.0	25.6	33.3		10.9	17.1	2.1	9.5	10.3	7.5							$21,303	$2,097	$19,206
Louise A. Spencer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	66 Muhammad Ali Avenue	Newark	07108	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 733-6931	774	61	12.6	86.2%	10 (1.3%)	251 (32.4%)	501 (64.7%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	6 (0.8%)	11.5	1217^th of 1331 public elementary schools	8.6%		18.1	1128^th of 1347 public elementary schools	16.3%	89			4.4	4.3		18.7	21.1	26.1	22.2	26.3	26.9		13.4	24.2	22.1	15.4	15.3	7.0	83.3		83.3				$21,501	$2,309	$19,192
Gateway Academy Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	534 Clinton Avenue	Newark	07108	Essex County	Gateway Academy Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(973) 556-7070	796	26	30.6	87.1%	2 (0.3%)	606 (76.1%)	148 (18.6%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	34 (4.3%)								(n/a)	60.2	26.5	5.6	0.0	6.0	27.3	38.4	38.9	25.0	49.2	36.2	22.4	38.2	40.4	20.4	13.3	27.1	20.3							$17,184	$4,152	$13,032
Leaders For Life Academy	Private, Nonsectarian	10-12	84 Clinton Pl # 84-86	Newark	07108	Essex County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(973) 855-4950	41	2	20.5	—	0 (0.0%)	32 (78.0%)	9 (22.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Elyon Learning Center Academy	Private, Church of God in Christ	K-10	16 Stratford Pl	Newark	07108	Essex County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(973) 230-4860	6	1	6.0	—	0 (0.0%)	6 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)

Cities Near Zip Code 07108

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Newark	0.06 mi	89	459^th
Irvington	0.87 mi	13	531^st
Hillside	1.74 mi	7	434^th
East Orange	2.1 mi	21	455^th
Elizabeth	2.6 mi	39	448^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the New Jersey Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.