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Mt Vernon Place School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–8

142 Mount Vernon Pl, Newark, NJ 07106 · (973) 374-2090 · Part of Newark City School District

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

Students
905
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
76%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–8
The gist

What stands out about Mt Vernon Place School

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 20% of New Jersey’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 12 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 16 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 10.9% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Newark kids: 17 high schools

On the path

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

PK–8Mt Vernon Place SchoolYou are here
9–1217 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency13%
State average 25.4%
Reading / language arts31%
State average 47.3%

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

142 Mount Vernon Pl, Newark

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K72
Kindergarten89
Grade 186
Grade 284
Grade 3107
Grade 485
Grade 593
Grade 690
Grade 7106
Grade 893
Enrollment over time
816’20
775’21
809’22
878’23
905’24

Up 10.9% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 54%Black 34%Asian 9%White 2%Two or more races <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Mt Vernon Place School from Newark families.

Other schools in Newark City School District

The district →

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.