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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 07111

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At a glance

Schools

7,664

Students

Districts

Top rankedChancellor Avenue Elementary School1059^th of 1,331 New Jersey elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Chancellor Avenue Elementary School up 112 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

University Middle School 11.9 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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Summary:

Schools in ZIP code 07111 include 12 schools—nine elementary, two middle and one high school—with 7,664 students listed across the area. The elementary schools’ 2025–26 averages were 23% in ELA and 20% in math, compared with state averages of 49% and 47%. The most important finding is that even the strongest elementary results were below state results, while performance varied substantially from school to school.

Among elementary schools, Burch Charter School of Excellence led grade 4 and grade 5 ELA, with 36% and 45% proficient, and grade 5 science at 17%. Chancellor Avenue Elementary School led grade 3 and grade 5 math at 35% and 31%; University Elementary School led grade 3 ELA at 35%. At the lower end, Thurgood Marshall Elementary School had the lowest result in four of six elementary ELA and math comparisons; grade 5 ELA ranged from 45% at Burch to 15% there, a 30-point gap. In middle school, Union Avenue Middle School stood out in grade 8 Algebra I at 96%, versus 43% at University Middle School and 75% statewide. Irvington High School was below state results in every listed test comparison.

Elementary results improved slightly overall: the average across six comparable ELA and math results per school rose by 1 point from 2024–25 to 2025–26, and the gap with the state narrowed by 1 point. Gains were uneven: Chancellor rose 4 points and Burch 3, while Thurgood Marshall fell 7 points. SchoolDigger ranked Chancellor at the 20th percentile statewide and Burch at the 19th percentile. Reported student-teacher ratios were 12.8 at Chancellor and 17.6 at Burch; those figures do not sort schools neatly by results. In 2024–25, free/reduced lunch eligible shares among elementary schools ranged from 63% at Mt. Vernon Avenue Elementary School to 90% at Grove Street Elementary School; these are context, not explanations for 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)			NJSLA Algebra II (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 10th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	NJSLA Geometry 9th Grade	NJSLA Geometry 10th Grade	NJSLA Geometry End of Course	NJSLA Algebra II 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra II End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Burch Charter School of Excellence	Public, Charter	K-5	100 Linden Ave	Irvington	07111	Essex County	Burch Charter School of Excellence	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 373-3223	335	19	17.6	66.0%	0 (0.0%)	320 (95.5%)	15 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19.9	1078^th of 1331 public elementary schools	19.0%		15.2	1168^th of 1347 public elementary schools	13.3%	90			17.0			27.3	36.1	44.7					18.2	17.1	19.1													$12,808	$1,518	$11,290
Thurgood Marshall Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	141-181 Montgomery Avenue	Irvington	07111	Essex County	Irvington Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 416-3824	393	29	13.7	70.2%	0 (0.0%)	294 (74.8%)	96 (24.4%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5.5	1297^th of 1331 public elementary schools	2.6%		14.1	1190^th of 1347 public elementary schools	11.7%	107			2.9			12.5	11.3	14.7					15.0	9.1	11.8													$26,373	$1,255	$25,118
Irvington High School	Public	9-12	1253 Clinton Avenue	Irvington	07111	Essex County	Irvington Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 399-6897	1,913	127	15.1	62.5%	4 (0.2%)	1,332 (69.6%)	567 (29.6%)	4 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	11.8	397^th of 434 public high schools	8.5%		11.1	410^th of 434 public high schools	5.5%	13	43.9	31.6			12.4							22.9								7.1		7.1	28.6		27.0			$19,499	$1,331	$18,168
Berkeley Terrace Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	787 Grove Street	Irvington	07111	Essex County	Irvington Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 399-6852	464	35	13.4	72.2%	2 (0.4%)	264 (56.9%)	196 (42.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	10.4	1231^st of 1331 public elementary schools	7.5%		8.6	1275^th of 1347 public elementary schools	5.3%	44			2.8			16.7	14.0	31.5					22.3	26.0	8.3													$23,315	$1,226	$22,089
Chancellor Avenue Elementary School	Public	K-5	844 Chancellor Avenue	Irvington	07111	Essex County	Irvington Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 399-6858	455	36	12.8	85.3%	2 (0.4%)	332 (73.0%)	117 (25.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	21.1	1059^th of 1331 public elementary schools	20.4%		15.2	1171^st of 1347 public elementary schools	13.1%	112			12.2			24.6	25.9	43.2					34.8	21.0	30.5													$20,655	$1,405	$19,250
Grove Street Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	602 Grove Street	Irvington	07111	Essex County	Irvington Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 399-6865	443	28	15.8	90.3%	0 (0.0%)	351 (79.2%)	92 (20.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12.9	1185^th of 1331 public elementary schools	11.0%		11.3	1225^th of 1347 public elementary schools	9.1%	40			7.1			29.4	16.4	23.6					21.5	27.3	19.3													$21,022	$1,323	$19,699
Madison Avenue	Public	PK, KG-5	173 Madison Avenue	Irvington	07111	Essex County	Irvington Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 399-6871	524	32	16.6	69.8%	2 (0.4%)	316 (60.3%)	202 (38.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	8.1	1263^rd of 1331 public elementary schools	5.1%		6.7	1298^th of 1347 public elementary schools	3.6%	35			6.5			21.2	8.5	22.6					17.3	15.3	12.9													$18,150	$1,113	$17,037
University Middle School	Public	6-8	255 Myrtle Avenue	Irvington	07111	Essex County	Irvington Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 399-6879	719	60	11.9	76.8%	3 (0.4%)	443 (61.6%)	269 (37.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	11.9	671^st of 743 public middle schools	9.7%		9.5	717^th of 752 public middle schools	4.7%	46				4.2					24.2	25.1	27.2					11.3	10.1	3.2	42.6			42.6						$23,337	$1,413	$21,924
Union Avenue Middle School	Public	6-8	427 Union Avenue	Irvington	07111	Essex County	Irvington Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 399-6885	735	47	15.8	79.9%	1 (0.1%)	495 (67.3%)	232 (31.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	13.7	657^th of 743 public middle schools	11.6%		15	658^th of 752 public middle schools	12.5%	1				5.8					18.1	25.9	27.7					7.5	13.0	6.0	95.7			95.7						$21,824	$1,417	$20,407
Mt. Vernon Avenue Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	54 Mt Vernon Avenue	Irvington	07111	Essex County	Irvington Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 399-6875	605	43	14.2	63.0%	5 (0.8%)	454 (75.0%)	143 (23.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11.2	1220^th of 1331 public elementary schools	8.3%		11.3	1227^th of 1347 public elementary schools	8.9%	7			8.2			23.0	16.8	24.5					25.0	16.7	19.5													$19,551	$1,277	$18,274
University Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1 University Place	Irvington	07111	Essex County	Irvington Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 399-6826	384	25	15.3	80.2%	0 (0.0%)	277 (72.1%)	102 (26.6%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	15	1148^th of 1331 public elementary schools	13.7%		13.5	1196^th of 1347 public elementary schools	11.2%	48			14.3			34.6	19.6	26.5					26.0	16.1	18.0													$21,873	$1,329	$20,544
Florence Avenue Elementary School	Public	K-5	1324 Springfield Avenue	Irvington	07111	Essex County	Irvington Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 399-6861	694	40	17.5	86.6%	1 (0.1%)	246 (35.4%)	446 (64.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	10.5	1230^th of 1331 public elementary schools	7.6%		9.3	1264^th of 1347 public elementary schools	6.2%	34			9.7			16.0	14.5	21.6					17.0	22.4	22.4													$17,760	$1,316	$16,444

Cities Near Zip Code 07111

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Irvington	0.15 mi	13	531^st
Newark	0.97 mi	89	459^th
Hillside	1.14 mi	7	434^th
Maplewood	1.18 mi	6	162^nd
Union	1.7 mi	12	393^rd

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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.