East Newark Elementary School

Summary:

East Newark Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in East Newark, New Jersey, with a student population of 227. The school is part of the Harrison Public Schools district, which is ranked 543 out of 615 districts in New Jersey and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

East Newark Elementary School stands out from nearby schools in several key ways. The school has a significantly higher percentage of Hispanic students (88.99%) compared to nearby schools, which range from 59.04% to 84.16% Hispanic students. Academically, East Newark Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom 20% of New Jersey elementary schools, significantly lower than the nearby Franklin Elementary School, Rafael Hernandez School, and other local schools, which generally rank in the bottom 30-40%. The school's proficiency rates on state assessments are also well below the state averages across all grade levels and subject areas.

Additionally, East Newark Elementary School has experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 7.7% to 26.6% over the past 5 years, significantly higher than the nearby schools. The school also has an exceptionally high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 68.84% to 84.14% over the past 3 years, much higher than the nearby schools. These factors suggest that the school's student population faces significant socioeconomic challenges that may contribute to its academic struggles, which appear to be more pronounced than those of the surrounding Kearny and Newark Public School District schools.


Detail:

Public K-8

 501 11 North Third Street
       East Newark, NJ  07029


(973) 481-6800

District: East Newark School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
1055th of 1,342 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,532 Help


Student/teacher ratio:  10.8 Help
Number of students:  227

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
89.0%
White:
7.5%
African American:
1.8%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  84.1% Help


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Compare Details East Newark Elementary School ranks worse than 78.6% of elementary schools in New Jersey. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 22.14. (See more...)
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Compare Details East Newark Elementary School ranks worse than 78.2% of middle schools in New Jersey. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 21.18. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (89%), White (7.5%), African American (1.8%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 84.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at East Newark Elementary School is 10.8. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at East Newark Elementary School is $10,532.
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

East Newark Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks East Newark Elementary School 1055th of 1342 New Jersey public elementary schools. (See East Newark Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks East Newark Elementary School 585th of 748 New Jersey public middle schools. (See East Newark Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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East Newark School District:

SchoolDigger ranks East Newark School District 543rd of 615 New Jersey school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for East Newark Elementary School

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Rank History for all elementary school students at East Newark Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 40.12 830th 1204 31.1%
2004 6.23 1208th 1298 6.9%
2005 18.72 1130th 1303 13.3%
2006 24.96 1100th 1314 16.3%
2007 27.54 1086th 1329 18.3%
2008 17.14 1169th 1338 12.6%
2009 16.51 1168th 1346 13.2%
2010 17.15 1179th 1354 12.9%
2011 18.12 1167th 1360 14.2%
2012 14.79 1189th 1363 12.8%
2013 15.17 1196th 1367 12.5%
2014 21.91 1131st 1363 17.0%
2015 16.04 1165th 1357 14.1%
2016 17.67 1137th 1346 15.5%
2017 16.94 1140th 1352 15.7%
2018 27.33 1038th 1353 23.3%
2019 31.16 983rd 1360 27.7%
2021 15.77 1105th 1317 16.1%
2022 33.57 894th 1345 33.5%
2023 22.14 1055th 1342 21.4%
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Rank History for elementary school English Language Learner students at East Newark Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 21.38 425th 489 13.1%
2023 22.39 421st 499 15.6%
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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at East Newark Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 49.76 468th 942 50.3%
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Rank History for elementary school Female students at East Newark Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 7.31 1245th 1333 6.6%
2019 29.85 973rd 1331 26.9%
2021 14.78 1127th 1290 12.6%
2022 15.77 1111th 1326 16.2%
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Rank History for elementary school Male students at East Newark Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 20.85 1079th 1334 19.1%
2019 29.94 955th 1335 28.5%
2021 19.94 1005th 1297 22.5%
2022 28.22 933rd 1324 29.5%
2023 23.85 996th 1315 24.3%
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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at East Newark Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 45.14 464th 870 46.7%
2021 36.04 578th 896 35.5%
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Data source: test scores: New Jersey Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for East Newark Elementary School

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Rank History for all middle school students at East Newark Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 20.70 474th 574 17.4%
2004 18.55 493rd 588 16.2%
2005 1.76 576th 599 3.8%
2006 23.96 492nd 615 20.0%
2007 44.62 441st 631 30.1%
2008 34.15 472nd 640 26.3%
2009 34.12 501st 664 24.5%
2010 38.74 476th 677 29.7%
2011 34.74 505th 684 26.2%
2012 28.91 536th 677 20.8%
2013 43.87 462nd 704 34.4%
2014 25.09 558th 717 22.2%
2015 29.58 506th 713 29.0%
2016 43.75 411th 713 42.4%
2017 37.77 458th 712 35.7%
2018 22.80 573rd 716 20.0%
2019 43.14 433rd 745 41.9%
2021 24.62 476th 652 27.0%
2023 21.18 585th 748 21.8%
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Rank History for middle school English Language Learner students at East Newark Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 26.84 232nd 288 19.4%
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Rank History for middle school Female students at East Newark Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 8.05 702nd 720 2.5%
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Rank History for middle school Male students at East Newark Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 14.69 638th 718 11.1%
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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at East Newark Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 30.43 419th 587 28.6%
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Data source: test scores: New Jersey Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

East Newark Elementary School Test Scores
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Data source: New Jersey Department of Education

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Enrollment information for East Newark Elementary School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 155 2 4 49 0 n/a n/a 0 210
1989 137 0 4 71 0 n/a n/a 0 212
1990 152 4 3 53 0 n/a n/a 0 212
1991 136 0 1 80 0 n/a n/a 0 217
1992 123 0 3 96 0 n/a n/a 0 222
1993 117 0 2 108 0 n/a n/a 0 227
1994 119 1 1 97 0 n/a n/a 0 218
1995 119 1 1 124 0 n/a n/a 0 245
1996 119 1 1 124 0 n/a n/a 0 245
1998 106 5 2 153 0 n/a n/a 0 266
1999 94 4 3 157 0 n/a n/a 0 258
2000 95 3 3 147 0 n/a n/a 0 248
2001 80 2 4 157 0 n/a n/a 0 243
2002 88 2 2 152 0 n/a n/a 0 244
2003 88 2 2 152 0 n/a n/a 0 244
2004 47 6 2 214 0 n/a n/a 0 269
2005 40 2 2 202 0 n/a n/a 0 246
2006 43 4 2 191 0 n/a n/a 0 240
2007 30 1 0 182 0 n/a n/a 0 213
2008 33 7 3 182 0 n/a n/a 0 225
2009 33 8 2 196 0 0 0 0 239
2010 29 4 4 208 0 0 0 0 245
2011 21 5 2 194 0 0 0 0 222
2012 22 4 2 200 1 0 0 0 229
2013 27 3 1 208 0 0 0 0 239
2014 33 4 2 215 0 0 0 0 254
2015 32 1 3 229 0 0 0 0 265
2016 27 3 2 236 0 0 0 0 268
2017 29 4 2 239 1 0 0 0 275
2018 2 4 1 26 0 0 0 0 33
2019 18 1 0 219 0 0 1 0 239
2020 17 1 1 207 0 0 1 0 227
2021 12 1 2 203 2 0 4 0 224
2022 5 1 2 129 0 0 1 0 138
2023 17 4 3 202 0 0 1 0 227

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at East Newark Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 210 12.0 17.5 n/a
1989 212 14.0 15.1 n/a
1990 212 14.0 15.1 13.7
1991 217 15.0 14.4 16.6
1992 222 16.0 13.8 30.2
1993 227 16.9 13.4 40.1
1994 218 17.1 12.7 44.5
1995 245 16.7 14.7 39.2
1996 245 16.7 14.7 39.2
1998 266 17.6 15.1 38
1999 258 17.3 14.9 42.6
2000 248 16.2 15.3 54.4
2001 243 17.8 13.7 60.9
2002 244 14.2 17.2 61.5
2003 244 14.2 17.2 61.5
2004 269 16.2 16.6 55.8
2005 246 16.4 15.0 n/a
2006 240 17.8 13.5 71.7
2007 213 14.0 15.2 69.5
2008 225 13.0 17.3 76
2009 239 16.8 12.1 83.7
2010 245 15.0 16.3 86.1
2011 222 15.4 14.4 86
2012 229 17.2 13.3 87.3
2013 239 16.2 14.7 89.1
2014 254 19.4 13.0 87.8
2015 265 21.0 12.6 83.8
2016 268 19.0 14.1 79.9
2017 275 1.5 183.3 75.6
2018 33 n/a n/a 66.7
2019 239 15.9 15.0 74.9
2020 227 18.8 12.0 71.8
2021 224 20.2 11.0 73.2
2022 138 18.8 7.3 68.8
2023 227 20.9 10.8 84.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio East Newark Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 210 12.0 17.5 n/a
1989 212 14.0 15.1 n/a
1990 212 14.0 15.1 13.7
1991 217 15.0 14.4 16.6
1992 222 16.0 13.8 30.2
1993 227 16.9 13.4 40.1
1994 218 17.1 12.7 44.5
1995 245 16.7 14.7 39.2
1996 245 16.7 14.7 39.2
1998 266 17.6 15.1 38
1999 258 17.3 14.9 42.6
2000 248 16.2 15.3 54.4
2001 243 17.8 13.7 60.9
2002 244 14.2 17.2 61.5
2003 244 14.2 17.2 61.5
2004 269 16.2 16.6 55.8
2005 246 16.4 15.0 n/a
2006 240 17.8 13.5 71.7
2007 213 14.0 15.2 69.5
2008 225 13.0 17.3 76
2009 239 16.8 12.1 83.7
2010 245 15.0 16.3 86.1
2011 222 15.4 14.4 86
2012 229 17.2 13.3 87.3
2013 239 16.2 14.7 89.1
2014 254 19.4 13.0 87.8
2015 265 21.0 12.6 83.8
2016 268 19.0 14.1 79.9
2017 275 1.5 183.3 75.6
2018 33 n/a n/a 66.7
2019 239 15.9 15.0 74.9
2020 227 18.8 12.0 71.8
2021 224 20.2 11.0 73.2
2022 138 18.8 7.3 68.8
2023 227 20.9 10.8 84.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for East Newark Elementary School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,154 (11.0%) $9,378 (89.0%) $10,532

Data source: New Jersey Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on East Newark Elementary School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 983rd of 1360 Elementary schoolsRanks 1055th of 1342 Elementary schools
 6.3%
Ranks 433rd of 745 Middle schoolsRanks 585th of 748 Middle schools
 20.1%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (East Newark Elementary School)55.645.5
 10.1%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (East Newark School District)55.645.5
 10.1%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)50.242
 8.2%
3rd Grade Mathematics (East Newark Elementary School)35.746.2
 10.5%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (East Newark School District)35.746.2
 10.5%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)55.145.9
 9.2%
4th Grade English Language Arts (East Newark Elementary School)6046.7
 13.3%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (East Newark School District)6046.7
 13.3%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)57.451.3
 6.1%
4th Grade Mathematics (East Newark Elementary School)36.322.2
 14.1%
   4th Grade Mathematics (East Newark School District)36.322.2
 14.1%
   4th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)5144.3
 6.7%
5th Grade English Language Arts (East Newark Elementary School)4036.9
 3.1%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (East Newark School District)4036.9
 3.1%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)57.953.2
 4.7%
5th Grade Mathematics (East Newark Elementary School)208
 12%
   5th Grade Mathematics (East Newark School District)208
 12%
   5th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)46.840.1
 6.7%
6th Grade English Language Arts (East Newark Elementary School)5026.3
 23.7%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (East Newark School District)5026.3
 23.7%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)56.149
 7.1%
6th Grade Mathematics (East Newark Elementary School)19.28.7
 10.5%
   6th Grade Mathematics (East Newark School District)19.28.7
 10.5%
   6th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)40.634.3
 6.3%
7th Grade English Language Arts (East Newark Elementary School)64.826.4
 38.4%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (East Newark School District)64.826.4
 38.4%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)62.855.7
 7.1%
7th Grade Mathematics (East Newark Elementary School)38.22.7
 35.5%
   7th Grade Mathematics (East Newark School District)38.22.7
 35.5%
   7th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)42.133.8
 8.3%
8th Grade English Language Arts (East Newark Elementary School)6070.6
 10.6%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (East Newark School District)6070.6
 10.6%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)62.955.3
 7.6%
8th Grade Mathematics (East Newark Elementary School)25.99.1
 16.8%
   8th Grade Mathematics (East Newark School District)25.99.1
 16.8%
   8th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)29.317.8
 11.5%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students239227
 5%
African American14
 300%
American Indian00
Asian03
Hispanic219202
 7.8%
Pacific Islander00
White1817
 5.6%
Two or More Races11
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients74.9%84.1%
 9.2%


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Students at East Newark Elementary School are 89% Hispanic, 7% White, 2% African American, 1% Asian.

East Newark Elementary School ranks in the bottom 21.4% of New Jersey elementary schools.

In the 2022-23 school year, 227 students attended East Newark Elementary School.


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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.

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