Abington Avenue School
209 Abington Ave Newark NJ, 07107, Essex County Phone: 973-268-5230 Ranking: (1,224 out of 1,847, bottom 34%)* 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: | 56 | 57 | 47 | 47 | 50 | 58 | 62 | |||||||
Total Students: | 698 | 746 | 692 | 639 | 743 | 942 | 921 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 7 | 1.0% | NA | NA | 11 | 1.6% | 4 | 0.6% | 15 | 2.0% | 15 | 1.6% | 15 | 1.6% |
Kindergarten: | 35 | 5.0% | 84 | 11.3% | 72 | 10.4% | 53 | 8.3% | 81 | 10.9% | 102 | 10.8% | 100 | 10.9% |
Grade 1: | 74 | 10.6% | 89 | 11.9% | 70 | 10.1% | 74 | 11.6% | 71 | 9.6% | 104 | 11.0% | 110 | 11.9% |
Grade 2: | 78 | 11.2% | 72 | 9.7% | 86 | 12.4% | 69 | 10.8% | 72 | 9.7% | 114 | 12.1% | 99 | 10.7% |
Grade 3: | 75 | 10.7% | 88 | 11.8% | 68 | 9.8% | 74 | 11.6% | 92 | 12.4% | 99 | 10.5% | 90 | 9.8% |
Grade 4: | 78 | 11.2% | 83 | 11.1% | 71 | 10.3% | 84 | 13.1% | 70 | 9.4% | 88 | 9.3% | 98 | 10.6% |
Grade 5: | 81 | 11.6% | 82 | 11.0% | 85 | 12.3% | 63 | 9.9% | 60 | 8.1% | 102 | 10.8% | 88 | 9.6% |
Grade 6: | 82 | 11.7% | 81 | 10.9% | 67 | 9.7% | 61 | 9.5% | 81 | 10.9% | 94 | 10.0% | 106 | 11.5% |
Grade 7: | 76 | 10.9% | 85 | 11.4% | 65 | 9.4% | 71 | 11.1% | 73 | 9.8% | 109 | 11.6% | 82 | 8.9% |
Grade 8: | 83 | 11.9% | 63 | 8.4% | 78 | 11.3% | 65 | 10.2% | 103 | 13.9% | 77 | 8.2% | 92 | 10.0% |
Ungraded: | 29 | 4.2% | 19 | 2.5% | 19 | 2.7% | 21 | 3.3% | 25 | 3.4% | 38 | 4.0% | 41 | 4.5% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 369 | 52.9% | 396 | 53.1% | 376 | 54.3% | 341 | 53.4% | 388 | 52.2% | 484 | 51.4% | 476 | 51.7% |
Female: | 329 | 47.1% | 350 | 46.9% | 316 | 45.7% | 298 | 46.6% | 355 | 47.8% | 458 | 48.6% | 441 | 47.9% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 16 | 2.3% | 16 | 2.1% | 17 | 2.5% | 18 | 2.8% | 21 | 2.8% | 27 | 2.9% | 30 | 3.3% |
Hispanic: | 578 | 82.8% | 613 | 82.2% | 566 | 81.8% | 517 | 80.9% | 572 | 77.0% | 722 | 76.6% | 694 | 75.4% |
Black: | 72 | 10.3% | 77 | 10.3% | 72 | 10.4% | 63 | 9.9% | 86 | 11.6% | 132 | 14.0% | 122 | 13.2% |
White: | 31 | 4.4% | 39 | 5.2% | 36 | 5.2% | 40 | 6.3% | 64 | 8.6% | 61 | 6.5% | 75 | 8.1% |
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: | 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: | 608 | 87.1% | 635 | 85.1% | 596 | 86.1% | 546 | 85.4% | 621 | 83.6% | 665 | 70.6% | 578 | 62.8% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 22 | 3.2% | 38 | 5.1% | 38 | 5.5% | 40 | 6.3% | 64 | 8.6% | 135 | 14.3% | 131 | 14.2% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.46 | 13.09 | 14.85 | 13.60 | 14.86 | 16.20 | 14.90 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
ASK | ||||||
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 78.4% | 54.2% | 79.4% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 88.8% | 58.3% | 83.2% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 91.7% | 58.6% | 82.4% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 88.4% | 63.1% | 83.4% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 93.4% | 68.8% | 86.1% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 71.2% | 40.5% | 62.9% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 56.5% | 38.0% | 59.8% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 36.9% | 41.6% | 63.0% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 53.2% | 41.9% | 66.7% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 48.8% | 42.1% | 66.4% |
2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 76.1% | 50.4% | 76.6% |
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 82.8% | 62.9% | 82.5% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 87.3% | 68.7% | 86.8% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 94.3% | 69.8% | 87.3% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 99.0% | 69.4% | 86.8% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 94.2% | 52.3% | 75.4% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 83.7% | 56.0% | 78.3% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 56.6% | 57.9% | 78.9% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 63.7% | 53.0% | 78.4% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 53.6% | 50.4% | 77.7% |
2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 77.7% | 52.7% | 77.6% |
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 82.3% | 61.9% | 82.2% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 83.8% | 61.3% | 81.6% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 87.5% | 59.7% | 80.0% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 69.1% | 59.9% | 80.6% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 92.0% | 67.6% | 82.7% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 74.5% | 40.4% | 63.2% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 71.0% | 35.8% | 59.7% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 39.6% | 36.1% | 62.7% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 26.9% | 34.1% | 58.5% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 35.3% | 30.5% | 59.4% |
2003 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 87.9% | 42.9% | 68.0% |
2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 91.3% | 54.0% | 72.1% |
2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 82.8% | 59.6% | 80.2% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 84.3% | 63.7% | 82.3% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 84.6% | 69.2% | 84.7% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 98.1% | 74.2% | 84.9% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 85.3% | 54.4% | 73.1% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 92.1% | 54.7% | 77.2% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 67.1% | 54.9% | 79.3% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 56.4% | 52.2% | 77.4% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 63.6% | 49.0% | 78.3% |
2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 65.5% | 53.7% | 81.1% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 75.9% | 59.5% | 82.3% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 78.4% | 60.9% | 83.1% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 90.1% | 70.2% | 85.1% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 86.2% | 76.4% | 91.1% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 96.1% | 80.3% | 93.5% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 78.9% | 70.4% | 90.0% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 79.4% | 74.2% | 91.3% |
2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 81.2% | 69.2% | 89.5% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 79.4% | 66.0% | 88.8% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 60.8% | 32.3% | 60.0% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 73.6% | 39.6% | 66.2% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 60.3% | 38.6% | 63.3% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 55.3% | 30.0% | 60.9% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 26.9% | 30.3% | 62.1% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 35.9% | 30.5% | 61.3% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 78.0% | 61.2% | 84.1% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 78.6% | 53.1% | 76.6% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 84.2% | 59.0% | 77.6% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 76.8% | 55.9% | 79.0% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 75.4% | 55.9% | 80.6% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 61.8% | 58.2% | 83.3% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 73.1% | 52.4% | 79.9% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 51.7% | 47.2% | 75.8% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 63.1% | 28.2% | 57.3% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 82.8% | 42.3% | 70.1% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 63.6% | 34.6% | 65.5% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 46.9% | 39.9% | 66.7% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 41.5% | 35.0% | 66.2% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 71.6% | 55.1% | 79% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 80.3% | 44.8% | 72.2% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 88.9% | 42.3% | 71.2% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 89.4% | 48.9% | 72.1% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 75.0% | 55.4% | 77.4% |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 53.7% | 53.4% | 78.9% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 58.8% | 53.5% | 80.1% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 77.4% | 39.8% | 70.5% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 86.8% | 44.6% | 72.4% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 77.7% | 41.1% | 69.5% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 51.4% | 33.6% | 63.3% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 30.8% | 29.6% | 61.0% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 44.8% | 33.4% | 65.2% |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 47.5% | 39.2% | 66.3% |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 73.8% | 34.4% | 64.5% |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 80.4% | 39.7% | 66.8% |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 69.4% | 34.2% | 64.6% |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 44.3% | 40.4% | 65.7% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 23.1% | 34.1% | 63.2% |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 32.1% | 33.2% | 63.5% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 82.5% | 56.5% | 81.4% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 83.5% | 56.4% | 82.5% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 95.7% | 58.0% | 82.9% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 69.3% | 57.1% | 82.1% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 58.3% | 57.7% | 82.2% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 59.7% | 56.0% | 81.9% |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 72.8% | 37.2% | 67.7% |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 80.2% | 42.4% | 71.8% |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 86.2% | 41.0% | 69.0% |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 56.9% | 45.4% | 71.5% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 51.4% | 45.2% | 71.6% |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 46.2% | 42.4% | 69.3% |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 75.8% | 65.0% | 84.2% |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 89.3% | 62.5% | 84.6% |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 79.3% | 60.9% | 83.3% |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 67.6% | 56.3% | 81.2% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 69.4% | 57.8% | 81.9% |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 53.8% | 50.0% | 79.0% |
GEPA | ||||||
2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 84.6% | 43.3% | 73.8% |
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 79.0% | 44.5% | 71.8% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 79.4% | 47.1% | 72.3% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 68.3% | 44.9% | 74.2% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 66.1% | 49.9% | 73.7% |
2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 71.8% | 26.4% | 56.7% |
2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 87.6% | 35.5% | 61.7% |
2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 78.8% | 30.3% | 62.4% |
2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 54.9% | 31.2% | 64.5% |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 68.5% | 35.3% | 68.4% |
2003 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 94.9% | 33.1% | 72.9% |
2004 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 90.5% | 41.9% | 74.7% |
2005 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 88.3% | 43.3% | 76.8% |
2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 89.2% | 48.9% | 79.0% |
2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 73% | 48.0% | 78.9% |
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* Abington Avenue School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.