Thirteenth Avenue School Martin Luther King
359 Thirteenth Ave Newark NJ, 07103, Essex County Phone: 973-733-7045 Ranking: (1,776 out of 1,847, bottom 4%)* Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Prekindergarten 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: | 78 | NA | NA | 38 | 33 | 40 | 42 | 44 | ||||||
Total Students: | 813 | NA | NA | 616 | 494 | 599 | 637 | 601 | ||||||
Prekindergarten: | 57 | 7.0% | NA | NA | 52 | 8.4% | 19 | 3.8% | 30 | 5.0% | 28 | 4.4% | 14 | 2.3% |
Kindergarten: | 58 | 7.1% | NA | NA | 54 | 8.8% | 26 | 5.3% | 53 | 8.8% | 57 | 8.9% | 41 | 6.8% |
Grade 1: | 66 | 8.1% | NA | NA | 44 | 7.1% | 44 | 8.9% | 53 | 8.8% | 51 | 8.0% | 53 | 8.8% |
Grade 2: | 85 | 10.5% | NA | NA | 46 | 7.5% | 45 | 9.1% | 51 | 8.5% | 51 | 8.0% | 49 | 8.2% |
Grade 3: | 76 | 9.3% | NA | NA | 56 | 9.1% | 43 | 8.7% | 59 | 9.8% | 56 | 8.8% | 52 | 8.7% |
Grade 4: | 71 | 8.7% | NA | NA | 48 | 7.8% | 48 | 9.7% | 44 | 7.3% | 48 | 7.5% | 47 | 7.8% |
Grade 5: | 53 | 6.5% | NA | NA | 56 | 9.1% | 39 | 7.9% | 41 | 6.8% | 50 | 7.8% | 56 | 9.3% |
Grade 6: | 35 | 4.3% | NA | NA | 52 | 8.4% | 37 | 7.5% | 48 | 8.0% | 64 | 10.0% | 55 | 9.2% |
Grade 7: | 56 | 6.9% | NA | NA | 41 | 6.7% | 38 | 7.7% | 58 | 9.7% | 56 | 8.8% | 53 | 8.8% |
Grade 8: | 69 | 8.5% | NA | NA | 47 | 7.6% | 55 | 11.1% | 43 | 7.2% | 58 | 9.1% | 51 | 8.5% |
Ungraded: | 187 | 23.0% | NA | NA | 120 | 19.5% | 100 | 20.2% | 119 | 19.9% | 118 | 18.5% | 130 | 21.6% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 462 | 56.8% | NA | NA | 355 | 57.6% | 285 | 57.7% | 339 | 56.6% | 342 | 53.7% | 315 | 52.4% |
Female: | 351 | 43.2% | NA | NA | 261 | 42.4% | 209 | 42.3% | 260 | 43.4% | 295 | 46.3% | 282 | 46.9% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% |
Asian: | 2 | 0.2% | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% |
Hispanic: | 144 | 17.7% | NA | NA | 92 | 14.9% | 50 | 10.1% | 74 | 12.4% | 69 | 10.8% | 49 | 8.2% |
Black: | 665 | 81.8% | NA | NA | 522 | 84.7% | 442 | 89.5% | 523 | 87.3% | 563 | 88.4% | 549 | 91.3% |
White: | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.2% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 711 | 87.5% | NA | NA | 533 | 86.5% | 428 | 86.6% | 498 | 83.1% | 450 | 70.6% | 373 | 62.1% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 11 | 1.4% | NA | NA | 20 | 3.2% | 31 | 6.3% | 42 | 7.0% | 49 | 7.7% | 39 | 6.5% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 10.42 | NA | NA | 16.34 | 14.97 | 14.98 | 15.20 | 13.70 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
ASK | ||||||
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 59.7% | 54.2% | 79.4% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 66.7% | 58.3% | 83.2% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 62% | 58.6% | 82.4% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 67.7% | 63.1% | 83.4% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 72.2% | 68.8% | 86.1% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 17% | 40.5% | 62.9% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 20.7% | 38.0% | 59.8% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 11.3% | 41.9% | 66.7% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 15.1% | 42.1% | 66.4% |
2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 68.5% | 50.4% | 76.6% |
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 84.2% | 62.9% | 82.5% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 84.8% | 68.7% | 86.8% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 84.4% | 69.8% | 87.3% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 67.3% | 69.4% | 86.8% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 20.8% | 52.3% | 75.4% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 17.2% | 56.0% | 78.3% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 13.7% | 57.9% | 78.9% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 16.1% | 53.0% | 78.4% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 12.5% | 50.4% | 77.7% |
2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 40% | 52.7% | 77.6% |
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 81.1% | 61.9% | 82.2% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 50.8% | 61.3% | 81.6% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 56.5% | 59.7% | 80.0% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 58.7% | 59.9% | 80.6% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 49.2% | 67.6% | 82.7% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 16.7% | 40.4% | 63.2% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 10.9% | 35.8% | 59.7% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 16% | 36.1% | 62.7% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 15.7% | 30.5% | 59.4% |
2003 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 16.5% | 42.9% | 68.0% |
2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 50.0% | 54.0% | 72.1% |
2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 63.1% | 59.6% | 80.2% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 65.8% | 63.7% | 82.3% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 68.3% | 69.2% | 84.7% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 52.4% | 74.2% | 84.9% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 22.3% | 54.4% | 73.1% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 23.9% | 54.7% | 77.2% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 24.6% | 54.9% | 79.3% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 13.8% | 52.2% | 77.4% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 14.4% | 49.0% | 78.3% |
2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 60.0% | 53.7% | 81.1% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 65.7% | 59.5% | 82.3% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 74.6% | 60.9% | 83.1% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 72.6% | 70.2% | 85.1% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 65.3% | 76.4% | 91.1% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 63.0% | 80.3% | 93.5% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 55.4% | 70.4% | 90.0% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 44.8% | 74.2% | 91.3% |
2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 46.6% | 69.2% | 89.5% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 52.6% | 66.0% | 88.8% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 14.9% | 32.3% | 60.0% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 30.4% | 39.6% | 66.2% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 22.7% | 38.6% | 63.3% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 36.2% | 30.0% | 60.9% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 20.4% | 30.3% | 62.1% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 12.8% | 30.5% | 61.3% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 52.0% | 61.2% | 84.1% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 39.7% | 53.1% | 76.6% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 35.3% | 59.0% | 77.6% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 19.4% | 55.9% | 79.0% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 43.1% | 55.9% | 80.6% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 40.6% | 58.2% | 83.3% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 20.8% | 52.4% | 79.9% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 51.3% | 47.2% | 75.8% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 26.9% | 28.2% | 57.3% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 20% | 42.3% | 70.1% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 20.8% | 34.6% | 65.5% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 23.3% | 39.9% | 66.7% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 14.7% | 35.0% | 66.2% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 52.8% | 55.1% | 79% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 25.7% | 44.8% | 72.2% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 21.1% | 42.3% | 71.2% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 35.9% | 48.9% | 72.1% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 21.3% | 55.4% | 77.4% |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 27.5% | 53.4% | 78.9% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 58.4% | 53.5% | 80.1% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 32.0% | 39.8% | 70.5% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 32.9% | 44.6% | 72.4% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 29.1% | 41.1% | 69.5% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 20% | 33.6% | 63.3% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 13.6% | 29.6% | 61.0% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 14.9% | 33.4% | 65.2% |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 53.2% | 39.2% | 66.3% |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 12% | 34.4% | 64.5% |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 25% | 39.7% | 66.8% |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 12.8% | 34.2% | 64.6% |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 16.9% | 40.4% | 65.7% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 74.2% | 56.5% | 81.4% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 56.3% | 56.4% | 82.5% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 51.0% | 58.0% | 82.9% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 41.8% | 57.1% | 82.1% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 31.8% | 57.7% | 82.2% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 30.9% | 56.0% | 81.9% |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 43.8% | 37.2% | 67.7% |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 22.8% | 42.4% | 71.8% |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 32% | 41.0% | 69.0% |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 15.4% | 45.4% | 71.5% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 19.7% | 45.2% | 71.6% |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 72.3% | 65.0% | 84.2% |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 38.5% | 62.5% | 84.6% |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 60% | 60.9% | 83.3% |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 27% | 56.3% | 81.2% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 33.3% | 57.8% | 81.9% |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 15.2% | 50.0% | 79.0% |
GEPA | ||||||
2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 46.5% | 43.3% | 73.8% |
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 52.4% | 44.5% | 71.8% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 55.7% | 47.1% | 72.3% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 60.2% | 44.9% | 74.2% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 71.4% | 49.9% | 73.7% |
2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 36.7% | 26.4% | 56.7% |
2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 41.8% | 35.5% | 61.7% |
2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 42.6% | 30.3% | 62.4% |
2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 41.2% | 31.2% | 64.5% |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 49.2% | 35.3% | 68.4% |
2003 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 36.6% | 33.1% | 72.9% |
2004 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 38.4% | 41.9% | 74.7% |
2005 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 48.4% | 43.3% | 76.8% |
2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 53.0% | 48.9% | 79.0% |
2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 59.4% | 48.0% | 78.9% |
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* Thirteenth Avenue School Martin Luther King was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.