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D−

Peshine Avenue School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–8

433 Peshine Avenue, Newark, NJ 07112 · (973) 733-7004 · Part of Newark City School District

Newark’s School Grade D better than 13% of New Jersey school districts

Directions
Students
635
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
80%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–8
The gist

What stands out about Peshine Avenue School

  • Its own letter, D−: reading and math results near the bottom of New Jersey’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 21 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 31 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Newark kids: 17 high schools

On the path

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

PK–8Peshine Avenue SchoolYou are here
9–1217 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency4%
State average 25.4%
Reading / language arts16%
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 ↗

433 Peshine Avenue, Newark

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K117
Kindergarten57
Grade 163
Grade 252
Grade 367
Grade 450
Grade 551
Grade 649
Grade 764
Grade 865
Enrollment over time
642’20
539’21
503’22
552’23
635’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 56%Hispanic 42%Two or more races <1%White <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Peshine Avenue School from Newark families.

Other schools in Newark City School District

The district →
Lafayette Street School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Newark
D
1,213 students16:1
First Avenue School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Newark
C
1,084 students14:1
Oliver Street School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Newark
C−
1,034 students13:1
McKinley Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Newark
D
917 students17:1
Mt Vernon Place School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Newark
C−
905 students16:1
Elliott Street Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Newark
D
880 students15:1

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; Newark’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.