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Quitman Street School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–8

21 Quitman St, Newark, NJ 07103 · (973) 733-6947 · Part of Newark City School District

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

Students
706
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
84%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–8
The gist

What stands out about Quitman Street School

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of New Jersey’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 22 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 26 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 29.3% 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–8Quitman Street SchoolYou are here
9–1217 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency3%
State average 25.4%
Reading / language arts21%
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).

21 Quitman St, Newark

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K124
Kindergarten92
Grade 176
Grade 269
Grade 353
Grade 462
Grade 555
Grade 652
Grade 757
Grade 866
Enrollment over time
546’20
548’21
710’22
738’23
706’24

Up 29.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 54%Hispanic 40%Two or more races 2%White 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Asian <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 Quitman Street 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.