Avon Avenue School
219 Avon Ave
Newark NJ, 07108, Essex County
Phone: 973-733-6750
Ranking: (1,836 out of 1,847, bottom 1%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 8
School District: Newark City School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 43 | 47 | 43 | 31 | 35 | 36 | 38 | |||||||
Total Students: | 600 | 563 | 572 | 556 | 618 | 544 | 509 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 61 | 10.2% | 57 | 10.1% | 46 | 8.0% | 31 | 5.6% | 68 | 11.0% | 45 | 8.3% | 54 | 10.6% |
Grade 1: | 65 | 10.8% | 77 | 13.7% | 58 | 10.1% | 59 | 10.6% | 43 | 7.0% | 54 | 9.9% | 65 | 12.8% |
Grade 2: | 70 | 11.7% | 62 | 11.0% | 60 | 10.5% | 48 | 8.6% | 56 | 9.1% | 67 | 12.3% | 61 | 12.0% |
Grade 3: | 70 | 11.7% | 57 | 10.1% | 49 | 8.6% | 56 | 10.1% | 65 | 10.5% | 65 | 11.9% | 57 | 11.2% |
Grade 4: | 59 | 9.8% | 42 | 7.5% | 53 | 9.3% | 58 | 10.4% | 57 | 9.2% | 52 | 9.6% | 44 | 8.6% |
Grade 5: | 41 | 6.8% | 51 | 9.1% | 55 | 9.6% | 49 | 8.8% | 56 | 9.1% | 36 | 6.6% | 47 | 9.2% |
Grade 6: | 64 | 10.7% | 65 | 11.5% | 96 | 16.8% | 79 | 14.2% | 79 | 12.8% | 96 | 17.6% | 51 | 10.0% |
Grade 7: | 84 | 14.0% | 68 | 12.1% | 81 | 14.2% | 65 | 11.7% | 94 | 15.2% | 52 | 9.6% | 62 | 12.2% |
Grade 8: | 67 | 11.2% | 70 | 12.4% | 56 | 9.8% | 87 | 15.6% | 71 | 11.5% | 65 | 11.9% | 51 | 10.0% |
Ungraded: | 19 | 3.2% | 14 | 2.5% | 18 | 3.1% | 24 | 4.3% | 29 | 4.7% | 12 | 2.2% | 17 | 3.3% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 301 | 50.2% | 273 | 48.5% | 292 | 51.0% | 294 | 52.9% | 310 | 50.2% | 277 | 50.9% | 266 | 52.3% |
Female: | 299 | 49.8% | 290 | 51.5% | 280 | 49.0% | 262 | 47.1% | 308 | 49.8% | 267 | 49.1% | 239 | 47.0% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.4% |
Hispanic: | 34 | 5.7% | 30 | 5.3% | 23 | 4.0% | 24 | 4.3% | 32 | 5.2% | 22 | 4.0% | 23 | 4.5% |
Black: | 564 | 94.0% | 533 | 94.7% | 549 | 96.0% | 531 | 95.5% | 585 | 94.7% | 522 | 96.0% | 484 | 95.1% |
White: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 497 | 82.8% | 503 | 89.3% | 513 | 89.7% | 502 | 90.3% | 502 | 81.2% | 476 | 87.5% | 350 | 68.8% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 10 | 1.7% | 22 | 3.9% | 24 | 4.2% | 26 | 4.7% | 30 | 4.9% | 28 | 5.1% | 32 | 6.3% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.95 | 11.98 | 13.22 | 17.94 | 17.66 | 15.10 | 13.40 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
ASK | ||||||
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 44.1% | 54.2% | 79.4% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 44.7% | 58.3% | 83.2% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 34.7% | 58.6% | 82.4% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 24.1% | 63.1% | 83.4% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 48.1% | 68.8% | 86.1% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 20% | 40.5% | 62.9% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 15.6% | 38.0% | 59.8% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 34.4% | 41.6% | 63.0% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 36.7% | 41.9% | 66.7% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 39.4% | 42.1% | 66.4% |
2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 17.0% | 50.4% | 76.6% |
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 35.4% | 62.9% | 82.5% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 45.1% | 68.7% | 86.8% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 25.5% | 69.8% | 87.3% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 50.9% | 69.4% | 86.8% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 35% | 52.3% | 75.4% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 40.7% | 56.0% | 78.3% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 51.7% | 57.9% | 78.9% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 61.2% | 53.0% | 78.4% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 47.6% | 50.4% | 77.7% |
2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 28.6% | 52.7% | 77.6% |
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 42.1% | 61.9% | 82.2% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 38.2% | 61.3% | 81.6% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 41.0% | 59.7% | 80.0% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 37% | 59.9% | 80.6% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 43.5% | 67.6% | 82.7% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 12.3% | 35.8% | 59.7% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 15.5% | 36.1% | 62.7% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 24.5% | 34.1% | 58.5% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 20.0% | 30.5% | 59.4% |
2003 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 17.1% | 42.9% | 68.0% |
2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 19.7% | 54.0% | 72.1% |
2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 26.3% | 59.6% | 80.2% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 37.7% | 63.7% | 82.3% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 38.2% | 69.2% | 84.7% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 52.1% | 74.2% | 84.9% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 17.3% | 54.4% | 73.1% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 25.8% | 54.7% | 77.2% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 43.7% | 54.9% | 79.3% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 49.0% | 52.2% | 77.4% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 58.0% | 49.0% | 78.3% |
2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 32.9% | 53.7% | 81.1% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 28.4% | 59.5% | 82.3% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 40.0% | 60.9% | 83.1% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 39.1% | 70.2% | 85.1% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 50.0% | 76.4% | 91.1% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 58.6% | 80.3% | 93.5% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 67.6% | 70.4% | 90.0% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 66.0% | 74.2% | 91.3% |
2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 82.0% | 69.2% | 89.5% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 46.8% | 66.0% | 88.8% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 20% | 32.3% | 60.0% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 30.6% | 39.6% | 66.2% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 11.8% | 38.6% | 63.3% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 10.2% | 30.0% | 60.9% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 45.1% | 61.2% | 84.1% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 22% | 53.1% | 76.6% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 41.7% | 59.0% | 77.6% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 23.6% | 55.9% | 79.0% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 34.5% | 55.9% | 80.6% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 55.5% | 58.2% | 83.3% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 41.5% | 52.4% | 79.9% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 25.3% | 47.2% | 75.8% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 13.8% | 28.2% | 57.3% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 25.0% | 42.3% | 70.1% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 14.7% | 34.6% | 65.5% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 14.9% | 39.9% | 66.7% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 22.7% | 35.0% | 66.2% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 22.8% | 55.1% | 79% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 12.1% | 44.8% | 72.2% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 12.1% | 42.3% | 71.2% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 14.9% | 48.9% | 72.1% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 18.8% | 55.4% | 77.4% |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 59.7% | 53.4% | 78.9% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 26.7% | 53.5% | 80.1% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 19.4% | 39.8% | 70.5% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 18.6% | 44.6% | 72.4% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 17.3% | 41.1% | 69.5% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 10.7% | 33.6% | 63.3% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 13.5% | 33.4% | 65.2% |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 5.2% | 39.2% | 66.3% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 10.3% | 34.1% | 63.2% |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 11.2% | 33.2% | 63.5% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 37.7% | 56.5% | 81.4% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 38.4% | 56.4% | 82.5% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 27.5% | 58.0% | 82.9% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 28.3% | 57.1% | 82.1% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 34.3% | 57.7% | 82.2% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 23.8% | 56.0% | 81.9% |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 17% | 37.2% | 67.7% |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 13.7% | 42.4% | 71.8% |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 11.3% | 41.0% | 69.0% |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 15.1% | 45.4% | 71.5% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 19.6% | 45.2% | 71.6% |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 11.9% | 42.4% | 69.3% |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 60.4% | 65.0% | 84.2% |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 46.0% | 62.5% | 84.6% |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 30% | 60.9% | 83.3% |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 29.9% | 56.3% | 81.2% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 38.2% | 57.8% | 81.9% |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 23.8% | 50.0% | 79.0% |
GEPA | ||||||
2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 29.9% | 43.3% | 73.8% |
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 28.4% | 44.5% | 71.8% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 20% | 47.1% | 72.3% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 33.3% | 44.9% | 74.2% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 28.1% | 49.9% | 73.7% |
2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 8.8% | 26.4% | 56.7% |
2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 17.9% | 35.5% | 61.7% |
2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 8.6% | 30.3% | 62.4% |
2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 3.5% | 31.2% | 64.5% |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 16.7% | 35.3% | 68.4% |
2003 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 20.6% | 33.1% | 72.9% |
2004 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 24.2% | 41.9% | 74.7% |
2005 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 21.1% | 43.3% | 76.8% |
2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 25.6% | 48.9% | 79.0% |
2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 25.8% | 48.0% | 78.9% |
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* Avon Avenue School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.