📍 81 Merriam Avenue, Newton, Sussex County, 07860
Merriam Avenue School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Newton, Sussex County. The school has 458 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Newton Public School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–4 in a small-town setting. The school employs 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.2:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Merriam Avenue School enrolls 458 students across grades Pre-K–4. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 45 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 49% White, 36% Hispanic or Latino and 8.7% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 225 | 49% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 165 | 36% |
| Black or African American | 40 | 8.7% |
| Two or more races | 16 | 3.5% |
| Asian | 9 | 2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
179 of the school's 458 students (39%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 160 qualify for free lunch and 19 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.
Merriam Avenue School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Fringe). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NJ-50, state senate district 24, state house district 24.
Merriam Avenue School is one of 3 schools in Newton Public School District, based in Newton, New Jersey. The district serves 1,527 students district-wide and employs 142 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 458 students, Merriam Avenue School is close to the district average of about 509 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Fringe
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