📍 86 Oliver St, Newark, Essex County, 07105
Oliver Street School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Newark, Essex County. The school has 1,045 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Newark Public School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 73 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.3:1. 34% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Oliver Street School enrolls 1,045 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 73 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 73% Hispanic or Latino, 24% White and 2.5% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 763 | 73% |
| White | 249 | 24% |
| Black or African American | 26 | 2.5% |
| Asian | 4 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
875 of the school's 1,045 students (84%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 719 qualify for free lunch and 156 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.
Oliver Street School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, 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-80, state senate district 29, state house district 29.
Oliver Street School is one of 63 schools in Newark Public School District, based in Newark, New Jersey. The district serves 44,199 students district-wide and employs 2,849 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,045 students, Oliver Street School is larger than the district average of about 702 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large
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