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341134002352
631
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
870
62
14
84.3%
185 (21.3%)
59 (6.8%)
615 (70.7%)
5 (0.6%)
2 (0.2%)
2 (0.2%)
2 (0.2%)
$10,591
$549
$10,042
17
17.4
623
8
341269004916
632
School 24
Public
PK, KG-8
50 Nineteenth Avenue
Paterson
07513
Passaic County
Paterson Public School District
No
(n/a)
No
Yes
(973) 321-0160
651
62
10.5
87.6%
7 (1.1%)
37 (5.7%)
605 (92.9%)
2 (0.3%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
$7,719
$7,719
16.9
16.6
630
2
340075603185
633
Dr Lena Edwards Academic Charter School
Public, Charter
K-8
509 Bramhall Ave.
Jersey City
07304
Hudson County
Dr Lena Edwards Academic Charter School
Yes
(n/a)
No
Yes
(201) 433-5300
370
28
13.2
77.6%
0 (0.0%)
288 (77.8%)
77 (20.8%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (0.5%)
0 (0.0%)
3 (0.8%)
$10,336
$1,186
$9,150
16.7
18.6
613
20
340507000436
634
Lincoln School
Public
3-8
140 Anderson Avenue
Fairview
07022
Bergen County
Fairview Public School District
No
(n/a)
No
Yes
(201) 943-0560
642
55
11.6
69.0%
49 (7.6%)
3 (0.5%)
585 (91.1%)
4 (0.6%)
1 (0.2%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
$10,180
$1,153
$9,027
16.7
17.9
618
16
340096000032
635
Dr Martin Luther King Junior School Complex
Public
PK, KG-8
1700 Marmora Avenue
Atlantic City
08401
Atlantic County
Atlantic City School District
No
(n/a)
No
Yes
(609) 343-7380
538
53
10.1
90.3%
5 (0.9%)
373 (69.3%)
140 (26.0%)
7 (1.3%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
13 (2.4%)
$13,546
$1,934
$11,612
16.6
15.2
648
13
341134002318
636
McKinley Elementary School
Public
PK, KG-8
1 Colonnade Pl
Newark
07104
Essex County
Newark Public School District
No
(n/a)
No
Yes
(973) 268-5270
777
55
14.1
82.8%
16 (2.1%)
236 (30.4%)
518 (66.7%)
2 (0.3%)
1 (0.1%)
2 (0.3%)
2 (0.3%)
$9,994
$791
$9,203
16.6
13.8
667
31
341314005612
637
Cedarbrook Elementary School
Public
K-8
1049 Central Ave
Plainfield
07060
Union County
Plainfield Public School District
No
(n/a)
No
Yes
(908) 731-4280
663
48
13.8
69.5%
3 (0.5%)
191 (28.8%)
454 (68.5%)
6 (0.9%)
2 (0.3%)
2 (0.3%)
5 (0.8%)
$9,658
$142
$9,516
16.5
23.6
565
72
341134002262
638
Grover Cleveland Elementary School
Public
PK, KG-8
388 Bergen St
Newark
07103
Essex County
Newark Public School District
No
(n/a)
No
Yes
(973) 733-6944
318
29
10.9
80.5%
1 (0.3%)
244 (76.7%)
71 (22.3%)
1 (0.3%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.3%)
$11,554
$624
$10,930
16.5
9.4
712
74
341134002282
639
Harriet Tubman Elementary School
Public
PK, KG-8
504 S Tenth St
Newark
07103
Essex County
Newark Public School District
No
(n/a)
No
Yes
(973) 733-6934
319
29
11
83.1%
0 (0.0%)
281 (88.1%)
36 (11.3%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (0.6%)
$9,921
$469
$9,452
16.4
12.9
681
42
341254003035
640
Daniel F. Ryan Elementary School No. 19
Public
1-8
320 Highland Ave.
Passaic
07055
Passaic County
Passaic City School District
No
(n/a)
No
Yes
(973) 779-4219
638
50
12.7
99.4%
3 (0.5%)
24 (3.8%)
607 (95.1%)
3 (0.5%)
1 (0.2%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
$9,378
$661
$8,717
16.3
20.2
594
46
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Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on NJSLA English Language Arts, NJSLA Mathematics, NJSLA Algebra I, NJSLA Geometry, NJSLA Algebra II, NJSLA-S Science test scores released by the New Jersey Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on December 4, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the New Jersey Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the New Jersey Department of Education.
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