First Avenue School
214 First Ave Newark NJ, 07107, Essex County Phone: 973-268-5240 Ranking: (1,439 out of 1,847, bottom 22%)* Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 8 School District: Newark City School District Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA Magnet: NA Charter: NA Shared-Time School: NA |
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 70 | NA | NA | 59 | 54 | 59 | 61 | 60 | ||||||
Total Students: | 1,033 | 1,050 | 1,082 | 1,143 | 1,206 | 1,195 | 1,059 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 29 | 2.8% | 42 | 4.0% | 37 | 3.4% | 41 | 3.6% | 40 | 3.3% | 45 | 3.8% | 42 | 4.0% |
Kindergarten: | 61 | 5.9% | 93 | 8.9% | 100 | 9.2% | 108 | 9.4% | 133 | 11.0% | 144 | 12.1% | 111 | 10.5% |
Grade 1: | 110 | 10.6% | 110 | 10.5% | 120 | 11.1% | 127 | 11.1% | 133 | 11.0% | 117 | 9.8% | 131 | 12.4% |
Grade 2: | 116 | 11.2% | 125 | 11.9% | 139 | 12.8% | 127 | 11.1% | 117 | 9.7% | 146 | 12.2% | 122 | 11.5% |
Grade 3: | 132 | 12.8% | 131 | 12.5% | 118 | 10.9% | 110 | 9.6% | 141 | 11.7% | 136 | 11.4% | 116 | 11.0% |
Grade 4: | 125 | 12.1% | 104 | 9.9% | 104 | 9.6% | 129 | 11.3% | 130 | 10.8% | 124 | 10.4% | 99 | 9.3% |
Grade 5: | 117 | 11.3% | 106 | 10.1% | 116 | 10.7% | 129 | 11.3% | 126 | 10.4% | 112 | 9.4% | 115 | 10.9% |
Grade 6: | 103 | 10.0% | 112 | 10.7% | 117 | 10.8% | 115 | 10.1% | 116 | 9.6% | 115 | 9.6% | 109 | 10.3% |
Grade 7: | 114 | 11.0% | 98 | 9.3% | 105 | 9.7% | 108 | 9.4% | 117 | 9.7% | 116 | 9.7% | 100 | 9.4% |
Grade 8: | 101 | 9.8% | 105 | 10.0% | 104 | 9.6% | 116 | 10.1% | 114 | 9.5% | 96 | 8.0% | 86 | 8.1% |
Ungraded: | 25 | 2.4% | 24 | 2.3% | 22 | 2.0% | 33 | 2.9% | 39 | 3.2% | 44 | 3.7% | 28 | 2.6% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 521 | 50.4% | 534 | 50.9% | 568 | 52.5% | 603 | 52.8% | 628 | 52.1% | 629 | 52.6% | 549 | 51.8% |
Female: | 512 | 49.6% | 516 | 49.1% | 514 | 47.5% | 540 | 47.2% | 578 | 47.9% | 566 | 47.4% | 506 | 47.8% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 18 | 1.7% | 13 | 1.2% | 11 | 1.0% | 11 | 1.0% | 14 | 1.2% | 4 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% |
Asian: | 30 | 2.9% | 31 | 3.0% | 25 | 2.3% | 26 | 2.3% | 31 | 2.6% | 26 | 2.2% | 29 | 2.7% |
Hispanic: | 810 | 78.4% | 826 | 78.7% | 868 | 80.2% | 932 | 81.5% | 980 | 81.3% | 964 | 80.7% | 857 | 80.9% |
Black: | 129 | 12.5% | 139 | 13.2% | 144 | 13.3% | 143 | 12.5% | 148 | 12.3% | 159 | 13.3% | 136 | 12.8% |
White: | 37 | 3.6% | 38 | 3.6% | 33 | 3.0% | 31 | 2.7% | 33 | 2.7% | 42 | 3.5% | 36 | 3.4% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 9 | 0.9% | 3 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 817 | 79.1% | 772 | 73.5% | 767 | 70.9% | 868 | 75.9% | 869 | 72.1% | 851 | 71.2% | 612 | 57.8% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 76 | 7.4% | 133 | 12.7% | 115 | 10.6% | 145 | 12.7% | 173 | 14.3% | 193 | 16.2% | 146 | 13.8% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.76 | NA | NA | 18.40 | 21.17 | 20.44 | 19.60 | 17.70 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
ASK | ||||||
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 70.4% | 54.2% | 79.4% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 69.5% | 58.3% | 83.2% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 73.7% | 58.6% | 82.4% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 80.4% | 63.1% | 83.4% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 80.7% | 68.8% | 86.1% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 46.5% | 40.5% | 62.9% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 39.8% | 38.0% | 59.8% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 27.3% | 41.6% | 63.0% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 44.2% | 41.9% | 66.7% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 59.1% | 42.1% | 66.4% |
2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 62.5% | 50.4% | 76.6% |
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 57.1% | 62.9% | 82.5% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 76.4% | 68.7% | 86.8% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 83.1% | 69.8% | 87.3% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 74.4% | 69.4% | 86.8% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 71.4% | 52.3% | 75.4% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 63.0% | 56.0% | 78.3% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 49.6% | 57.9% | 78.9% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 58.3% | 53.0% | 78.4% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 73.4% | 50.4% | 77.7% |
2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 73.8% | 52.7% | 77.6% |
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 91.3% | 61.9% | 82.2% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 84.5% | 61.3% | 81.6% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 81.5% | 59.7% | 80.0% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 80.3% | 59.9% | 80.6% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 82.6% | 67.6% | 82.7% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 51.2% | 40.4% | 63.2% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 49.2% | 35.8% | 59.7% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 43.8% | 36.1% | 62.7% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 45.4% | 34.1% | 58.5% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 47.7% | 30.5% | 59.4% |
2003 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 65.1% | 42.9% | 68.0% |
2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 90.2% | 54.0% | 72.1% |
2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 81.1% | 59.6% | 80.2% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 76.6% | 63.7% | 82.3% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 80.9% | 69.2% | 84.7% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 84% | 74.2% | 84.9% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 68.6% | 54.4% | 73.1% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 63.5% | 54.7% | 77.2% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 56.9% | 54.9% | 79.3% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 67.3% | 52.2% | 77.4% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 70.6% | 49.0% | 78.3% |
2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 69.4% | 53.7% | 81.1% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 76.6% | 59.5% | 82.3% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 77.2% | 60.9% | 83.1% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 88.9% | 70.2% | 85.1% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 85.1% | 76.4% | 91.1% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 94.4% | 80.3% | 93.5% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 81.1% | 70.4% | 90.0% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 78.1% | 74.2% | 91.3% |
2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 87.2% | 69.2% | 89.5% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 77.8% | 66.0% | 88.8% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 47.0% | 32.3% | 60.0% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 62.4% | 39.6% | 66.2% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 60.7% | 38.6% | 63.3% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 46.7% | 30.0% | 60.9% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 48.0% | 30.3% | 62.1% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 57.9% | 30.5% | 61.3% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 72.3% | 61.2% | 84.1% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 69.2% | 53.1% | 76.6% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 77.8% | 59.0% | 77.6% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 63.4% | 55.9% | 79.0% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 75.2% | 55.9% | 80.6% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 65.4% | 58.2% | 83.3% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 68.4% | 52.4% | 79.9% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 63.9% | 47.2% | 75.8% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 38.9% | 28.2% | 57.3% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 54.8% | 42.3% | 70.1% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 52.3% | 34.6% | 65.5% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 60.0% | 39.9% | 66.7% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 47.1% | 35.0% | 66.2% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 72.6% | 55.1% | 79% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 53.0% | 44.8% | 72.2% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 58.0% | 42.3% | 71.2% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 64.0% | 48.9% | 72.1% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 80.8% | 55.4% | 77.4% |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 67.7% | 53.4% | 78.9% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 70.5% | 53.5% | 80.1% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 62.3% | 39.8% | 70.5% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 68.3% | 44.6% | 72.4% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 62.9% | 41.1% | 69.5% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 47.7% | 33.6% | 63.3% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 47.6% | 29.6% | 61.0% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 54.0% | 33.4% | 65.2% |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 55.1% | 39.2% | 66.3% |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 59.4% | 34.4% | 64.5% |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 52.8% | 39.7% | 66.8% |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 59.4% | 34.2% | 64.6% |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 59.4% | 40.4% | 65.7% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 61.0% | 34.1% | 63.2% |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 54.0% | 33.2% | 63.5% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 88.6% | 56.5% | 81.4% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 76% | 56.4% | 82.5% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 78.8% | 58.0% | 82.9% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 83.6% | 57.1% | 82.1% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 79.4% | 57.7% | 82.2% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 77.0% | 56.0% | 81.9% |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 56.8% | 37.2% | 67.7% |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 52.5% | 42.4% | 71.8% |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 47.5% | 41.0% | 69.0% |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 75.8% | 45.4% | 71.5% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 65.8% | 45.2% | 71.6% |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 65.1% | 42.4% | 69.3% |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 93.2% | 65.0% | 84.2% |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 83.7% | 62.5% | 84.6% |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 84.7% | 60.9% | 83.3% |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 82.8% | 56.3% | 81.2% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 77.6% | 57.8% | 81.9% |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 71.5% | 50.0% | 79.0% |
GEPA | ||||||
2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 67.9% | 43.3% | 73.8% |
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 54.4% | 44.5% | 71.8% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 79.7% | 47.1% | 72.3% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 74.7% | 44.9% | 74.2% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 64% | 49.9% | 73.7% |
2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 46.4% | 26.4% | 56.7% |
2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 57.7% | 35.5% | 61.7% |
2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 56.1% | 30.3% | 62.4% |
2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 48.5% | 31.2% | 64.5% |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 33.9% | 35.3% | 68.4% |
2003 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 61.8% | 33.1% | 72.9% |
2004 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 53.9% | 41.9% | 74.7% |
2005 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 73.5% | 43.3% | 76.8% |
2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 75.8% | 48.9% | 79.0% |
2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 66.1% | 48.0% | 78.9% |
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* First Avenue School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.