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Wilson Avenue School

Regular School · NEWARK, NJ

Wilson Avenue School is a regular school school in NEWARK, New Jersey, serving grades KG–08 with 1,006 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 16.2:1.

Level
Elementary
Grades
KG – 08
Enrollment
1,006
Teachers (FTE)
62.0
Student–Teacher Ratio
16.2:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
Hispanic/Latino 631 63%
White 357 35%
Black or African American 18 2%
Total enrollment 1,006 512M / 494F

English Language Learners: 469 (47% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 14.0% -11.6pp 25.6% 714
Reading Proficiency 29.0% -17.8pp 46.8% 699
Science Proficiency 12.0% 231

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)
+0.06 grade levels
Math
+0.16 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
None offered
Out-of-School Suspensions
5
0.5% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
18
1.8% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

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

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 1,006 100%

Contact & Location

19 WILSON AVE

NEWARK, NJ 07108

Phone: (973)465-4910

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

District

Newark Public School District

Per-pupil expenditure: $44,682

District enrollment: 37,662

NCES ID

341134002368

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