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University Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

1 University Place, Irvington, NJ 07111 · (973) 399-6826 · Part of Irvington Township School District

Irvington Township’s School Grade D better than 5% of New Jersey school districts

Directions
Students
384
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
80%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about University Elementary School

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of New Jersey’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 23 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 25 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Irvington Township kids: 2 middle schools

On the path

Where Irvington Township kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5University Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency2%
State average 25.4%
Reading / language arts22%
State average 47.3%

Its own letter, D, places these results among New Jersey’s 2,144 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1 University Place, Irvington

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K30
Kindergarten63
Grade 162
Grade 256
Grade 353
Grade 463
Grade 557
Enrollment over time
366’20
355’21
337’22
349’23
384’24

Up 4.9% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 72%Hispanic 27%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%Two or more races <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about University Elementary School from Irvington Township families.

Other schools in Irvington Township School District

The district →
Mt. Vernon Avenue Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Irvington
D−
605 students14:1
Madison Avenue
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Irvington
D
524 students17:1
Berkeley Terrace Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Irvington
D
464 students13:1
Grove Street Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Irvington
D
443 students16:1
Thurgood Marshall Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Irvington
D−
393 students14:1
Augusta Preschool Academy
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Irvington
330 students16:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against New Jersey’s other public schools; Irvington Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.