Summary:
ZIP code 07111 has nine elementary schools—eight in the Irvington Public School District and Burch Charter School of Excellence—with 4,297 students total and tested results reported for grades 3–5. Enrollment averages 477 students per school, ranging from 335 to 694. The most important finding for families is that all nine schools are below the state proficiency rate in every reported grade and subject, even when they lead the local group.
Several schools stand out within the area, but no school leads every subject. Burch Charter leads grade 4 ELA at 36%, grade 5 ELA at 45%, and grade 5 science at 17%; its grade 5 ELA result is still 7 percentage points below the state rate. Chancellor Avenue leads grade 3 and grade 5 math at 35% and 31%, while University leads grade 3 ELA at 35%. At the other end, Thurgood Marshall has the lowest grade 3 and grade 5 ELA and grade 4 math results; its grade 5 ELA rate is 15%, compared with Burch’s 45%. Berkeley Terrace has the lowest grade 5 math and science rates, at 8% and 3%.
Overall results improved only modestly: the average across the seven measures rose about 1 percentage point, from 19% in 2024–2025 to 20% in 2025–2026, while the average gap from the state narrowed by 2 points. School trends differed: Chancellor’s average gain was 4 points, while Thurgood Marshall’s average fell 9 points. SchoolDigger rankings also improved from the 14th to the 20th percentile for Chancellor and from the 16th to the 19th for Burch. Class-size context varies: student-teacher ratios range from 12.8 at Chancellor to 17.6 at Burch. The schools average 76% free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–2025; Burch is at 66% and Chancellor at 85%. These figures describe differences among schools, not causes of test results.
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