📍 307 Sussex Ave, Newark, Essex County, 07107
Sussex Avenue School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Newark, Essex County. The school has 513 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 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.0:1. 26% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Sussex Avenue School enrolls 513 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 32 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 65% Hispanic or Latino, 32% Black or African American and 2.9% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 332 | 65% |
| Black or African American | 162 | 32% |
| White | 15 | 2.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
397 of the school's 513 students (77%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 363 qualify for free lunch and 34 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.
Sussex Avenue 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 At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 29, state house district 29.
Sussex Avenue 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 513 students, Sussex Avenue School is smaller 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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