Chancellor Avenue School

Regular School · NEWARK, NJ

Chancellor Avenue School is a regular school school in NEWARK, New Jersey, serving grades PK–08 with 607 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 13.5:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 08

Enrollment

607

Teachers (FTE)

45.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

13.5:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Black or African American	517	85%
Hispanic/Latino	78	13%
White	5	1%
Two or more races	5	1%
Asian	1	0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	1	0%
Total enrollment	607	306M / 301F

English Language Learners: 36 (6% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	<=1%	25.6%	330
Reading Proficiency	21.0% -25.8pp	46.8%	330
Science Proficiency	<=5%	—	105

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

-0.70 grade levels

Math

-0.07 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

None offered

Out-of-School Suspensions

2.3% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

244

40.2% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Comprehensive Support School (CSI)

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	607	100%

Contact & Location

321 CHANCELLOR AVE

NEWARK, NJ 07112

Phone: (973)705-3870

http://www.nps.k12.nj.us/CHA

District

Newark Public School District

Per-pupil expenditure: $44,682

District enrollment: 37,662

Other Schools in District

Abington Avenue School Elementary
Ann Street School Elementary
Avon Avenue School Elementary
Belmont Runyon Elementary School Elementary
Bruce Street School Elementary
Camden Street Elementary School Elementary
Dr. E. Alma Flagg School Elementary
Dr. William H. Horton Elementary School Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 07112) → CensusDepth.com
New Jersey population & income data → CensusDepth.com
New Jersey teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

341134002256

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD