📍 1 University Place, Irvington, Essex County, 07111
University Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Irvington, Essex County. The school has 337 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Irvington Public School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.5:1. 22% of students are proficient in reading. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
University Elementary School enrolls 337 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 32 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 91% Black or African American, 8.9% Hispanic or Latino and <1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 305 | 91% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 30 | 8.9% |
| Two or more races | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
174 of the school's 337 students (52%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 163 qualify for free lunch and 11 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
University Elementary School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NJ At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 28, state house district 28.
University Elementary School is one of 12 schools in Irvington Public School District, based in IRVINGTON, New Jersey. The district serves 8,265 students district-wide and employs 527 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 337 students, University Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 689 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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