Oliver Street School

86 Oliver St, Newark NJ, 7105 | Newark City School District | 973-465-4870
  • grades PK-8
  • students 1042
  • type Elementary
PROFICIENCY 53% 2% higher than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 109 in Newark
  • Ranked #0 of 3440 in New Jersey
Proficiency Averages
33%Newark
52%New Jersey

Oliver Street School is a school servicing grades PK to 8 and is located in the district of "Newark City School District" in Newark, NJ. There are a total of 1,042 students and 67 teachers at Oliver Street School, for a student to teacher ratio of 16 to 1.

Oliver Street School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 53.0%, which is 2% higher than the New Jersey average.

Oliver Street School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students1042
Teachers67
Student/Teacher ratio16:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollmentn/a
Taking some coursesn/a
Taking some courses (not tests)n/a
Passing some coursesn/a
Passing no coursesn/a

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At Oliver Street School, there are a total of n/a students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with n/a taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All43%
380-84%
465-69%
540-44%
630-34%
730-34%
825-29%
High Schooln/a

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All63%
350-54%
465-69%
555-59%
665-69%
775-79%
855-59%
High Schooln/a

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

Oliver Street School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictNew JerseyNational
White n/a 0.7% 50.4% 51.1%
Black n/a 77.2% 15.0% 15.9%
Asian n/a 0.8% 9.7% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino n/a 20.3% 22.9% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan n/a 0.1% 0.2% 1.2%
Hawaiian n/a 0.0% 0.3% 0.4%
Multiracial n/a 0.8% 1.5% 3.1%

Newark demographics profile

StatisticNewarkNew JerseyNational
Population281,9178,882,190328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)11,6771,21591
Median age34.539.537.7
Male/Female ratio1.0:11.0:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)37%56%55%
Speak English50%69%79%
Speak Spanish32%16%13%

Education level achieved in Newark

IndexNewarkNew JerseyNational
Completed 8th grade72.2%87.5%84.3%
Completed high school69.3%86.3%83.0%
Completed some college37.5%60.7%59.4%
Completed associate degree18.6%43.9%38.5%
Completed bachelors13.7%37.5%30.3%
Completed masters4.0%14.4%11.5%
Completed professional degree1.1%4.0%3.3%
Completed doctorate0.5%1.5%1.3%
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Source: The Oliver Street School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.