Spring Garden School
59 South Spring Garden Ave
Nutley NJ, 07110, Essex County
Phone: 973-661-8896
Ranking: 
(394 out of 1,847, top 21%)*
(394 out of 1,847, top 21%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 6
School District: Nutley Town School District
Title I Eligible School: No
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: | 27 | 30 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 28 | 23 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 352 | 373 | 367 | 367 | 379 | 387 | 381 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Kindergarten: | 41 | 11.6% | 53 | 14.2% | 40 | 10.9% | 45 | 12.3% | 48 | 12.7% | 51 | 13.2% | 51 | 13.4% |
| Grade 1: | 54 | 15.3% | 39 | 10.5% | 43 | 11.7% | 50 | 13.6% | 55 | 14.5% | 54 | 14.0% | 53 | 13.9% |
| Grade 2: | 41 | 11.6% | 44 | 11.8% | 51 | 13.9% | 55 | 15.0% | 56 | 14.8% | 58 | 15.0% | 49 | 12.9% |
| Grade 3: | 43 | 12.2% | 49 | 13.1% | 55 | 15.0% | 56 | 15.3% | 56 | 14.8% | 50 | 12.9% | 54 | 14.2% |
| Grade 4: | 49 | 13.9% | 55 | 14.7% | 56 | 15.3% | 57 | 15.5% | 49 | 12.9% | 57 | 14.7% | 54 | 14.2% |
| Grade 5: | 55 | 15.6% | 56 | 15.0% | 57 | 15.5% | 48 | 13.1% | 58 | 15.3% | 54 | 14.0% | 56 | 14.7% |
| Grade 6: | 57 | 16.2% | 59 | 15.8% | 46 | 12.5% | 56 | 15.3% | 57 | 15.0% | 57 | 14.7% | 64 | 16.8% |
| Ungraded: | 12 | 3.4% | 18 | 4.8% | 19 | 5.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | 6 | 1.6% | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 183 | 52.0% | 195 | 52.3% | 186 | 50.7% | 185 | 50.4% | 196 | 51.7% | 205 | 53.0% | 186 | 48.8% |
| Female: | 169 | 48.0% | 178 | 47.7% | 181 | 49.3% | 182 | 49.6% | 183 | 48.3% | 182 | 47.0% | 191 | 50.1% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 33 | 9.4% | 33 | 8.8% | 28 | 7.6% | 23 | 6.3% | 19 | 5.0% | 20 | 5.2% | 17 | 4.5% |
| Hispanic: | 37 | 10.5% | 30 | 8.0% | 25 | 6.8% | 24 | 6.5% | 22 | 5.8% | 21 | 5.4% | 21 | 5.5% |
| Black: | 2 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% |
| White: | 279 | 79.3% | 309 | 82.8% | 314 | 85.6% | 319 | 86.9% | 337 | 88.9% | 345 | 89.1% | 342 | 89.8% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 9 | 2.6% | 11 | 2.9% | 6 | 1.6% | 10 | 2.7% | 5 | 1.3% | 6 | 1.6% | 7 | 1.8% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 4 | 1.1% | 4 | 1.1% | 4 | 1.1% | 5 | 1.4% | 7 | 1.8% | 7 | 1.8% | 5 | 1.3% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.28 | 12.64 | 13.44 | 15.29 | 16.48 | 12.50 | 16.60 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ASK | ||||||
| 2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 89.5% | 90.8% | 79.4% |
| 2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 93.3% | 93.9% | 83.2% |
| 2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 93.0% | 93.1% | 82.4% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 89.1% | 91.3% | 83.4% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 96.3% | 94.4% | 86.1% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 88% | 69.4% | 62.9% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 75.0% | 75.6% | 59.8% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 85.5% | 77.6% | 63.0% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 83.7% | 79.6% | 66.7% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 74.5% | 73.8% | 66.4% |
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 96.5% | 91.7% | 76.6% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 85.0% | 92.0% | 82.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 100.0% | 97.3% | 86.8% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 90.9% | 94.1% | 87.3% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 96.2% | 94.5% | 86.8% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 96% | 89.2% | 75.4% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 89.3% | 87.4% | 78.3% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 94.5% | 88.0% | 78.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 89.1% | 88.2% | 78.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 73.1% | 85.1% | 77.7% |
| 2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 91.1% | 89.1% | 77.6% |
| 2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 96% | 90.9% | 82.2% |
| 2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 96.4% | 93.4% | 81.6% |
| 2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 87.7% | 86.6% | 80.0% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 80.4% | 85.8% | 80.6% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 96.3% | 92.9% | 82.7% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 84.3% | 73.2% | 63.2% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 91.8% | 62.7% | 59.7% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 69.7% | 74.6% | 62.7% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 71.5% | 69.6% | 58.5% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 76.3% | 70.9% | 59.4% |
| 2003 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 80.8% | 76.2% | 68.0% |
| 2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 78% | 77.4% | 72.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 96.4% | 91.0% | 80.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 87.7% | 91.5% | 82.3% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 95.1% | 90.3% | 84.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 96.2% | 94% | 84.9% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 82.4% | 80.4% | 73.1% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 95.9% | 83.3% | 77.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 87.7% | 86.0% | 79.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 84.0% | 85.7% | 77.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 86.4% | 86.2% | 78.3% |
| 2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 96.3% | 92.4% | 81.1% |
| 2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 89.2% | 91.8% | 82.3% |
| 2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 95.1% | 92.3% | 83.1% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 100.0% | 97.9% | 85.1% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 100.0% | 96.5% | 91.1% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 100.0% | 98.3% | 93.5% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 96.5% | 96.8% | 90.0% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 96.4% | 95.5% | 91.3% |
| 2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 94.9% | 95.8% | 89.5% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 92.5% | 94.7% | 88.8% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 82.2% | 70.4% | 60.0% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 87.1% | 83.4% | 66.2% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 82.5% | 72.0% | 63.3% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 89.6% | 68.3% | 60.9% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 72.4% | 75.6% | 62.1% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 72.4% | 74.1% | 61.3% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 91.0% | 89.4% | 84.1% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 94.8% | 85.4% | 76.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 81.5% | 86.6% | 77.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 89.4% | 87.8% | 79.0% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 98.0% | 85.6% | 80.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 87.9% | 90.1% | 83.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 84.5% | 86.4% | 79.9% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 91.2% | 90.9% | 75.8% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 81.5% | 67.1% | 57.3% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 91.1% | 89.6% | 70.1% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 86.0% | 85.0% | 65.5% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 86.0% | 82.0% | 66.7% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 78.3% | 82.2% | 66.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 98.3% | 96.2% | 79% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 87.7% | 88.2% | 72.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 94.7% | 88.3% | 71.2% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 89.5% | 89.7% | 72.1% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 94.7% | 90.9% | 77.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 83.6% | 84.8% | 78.9% |
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* Spring Garden School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.