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Sussex Avenue School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–8

307 Sussex Ave, Newark, NJ 07107 · (973) 268-5200 · Part of Newark City School District

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

Students
545
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
86%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–8
The gist

What stands out about Sussex Avenue School

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 16% of New Jersey’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 13 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 21 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 27.9% 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–8Sussex Avenue SchoolYou are here
9–1217 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency12%
State average 25.4%
Reading / language arts26%
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).

307 Sussex Ave, Newark

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K56
Kindergarten43
Grade 151
Grade 255
Grade 350
Grade 450
Grade 554
Grade 660
Grade 762
Grade 864
Enrollment over time
426’20
446’21
513’22
553’23
545’24

Up 27.9% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 77%Black 21%White 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 Sussex Avenue 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.