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Lafayette Street School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–8

205 Lafayette St, Newark, NJ 07105 · (973) 465-4860 · Part of Newark City School District

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

Directions
Students
1,213
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
87%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–8
The gist

What stands out about Lafayette Street School

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of New Jersey’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 15 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 21 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–8Lafayette Street SchoolYou are here
9–1217 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency10%
State average 25.4%
Reading / language arts26%
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 ↗

205 Lafayette St, Newark

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K147
Kindergarten119
Grade 1116
Grade 2114
Grade 3124
Grade 4125
Grade 5119
Grade 6107
Grade 7114
Grade 8128
Enrollment over time
1,202’20
1,213’21
1,180’22
1,235’23
1,213’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 79%White 20%Black 1%Asian <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 Lafayette Street School from Newark families.

Other schools in Newark City School District

The district →
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
South Street Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Newark
D
866 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.