Newark Schools Ranked On New U.S. News List: 'Best K-8'

Newark NJ

13 October, 2021

11:58 AM

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NEWARK, NJ — Several elementary and middle schools in Newark have been ranked among the best in New Jersey, according to a new list released Tuesday by U.S. News & World Report. For the inaugural list, U.S. News published rankings and data on more than 80,000 public elementary and middle schools across the United States. Schools are ranked at the state and district levels. The best charter schools and best magnet schools ranked as stand-alone categories. To determine the rankings, U.S. News used data from the U.S. Department of Education to analyze two areas at each school: Math and reading proficiency — or how well students perform on state assessmentsMath and reading performance — or how well they perform compared with expectations The state assessment data used in the rankings is from the 2018-19 school year and, therefore, predates any effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on test-taking. Here's a look at how some of the highest-ranking Newark schools rated compared to the other New Jersey schools that made the list: ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS Oliver Street School - 319Branch Brook School - 362First Avenue School - 422Ann Street School - 560Park Elementary School - 594Abington Avenue School - 685Lafayette Street School - 706Roberto Clemente Elementary School - 755Ridge Street School - 806Mt Vernon Place School - 837Salome Ure?A Elementary School - 853South Street Elementary School - 904Wilson Avenue School - 975 MIDDLE SCHOOLS Science Park High School - 10First Avenue School - 150Park Elementary School - 166Ann Street School - 180Mt Vernon Place School - 197Lafayette Street School - 234Wilson Avenue School - 279Oliver Street School - 283Ridge Street School - 301Abington Avenue School - 317Camden Street Elementary School - 350Arts High School - 411 Nationally, California has 5,534 ranked elementary schools — the most of any state — followed by Texas at 4,446; New York at 2,211; Florida at 2,128; and Illinois at 2,038 schools. California also has the most ranked middle schools with 2,319, followed by Texas at 1,942; Illinois at 1,243; New York at 1,219; and Florida at 997. See the complete list of 2021's Best K-8 Schools. This article contains reporting by the Patch national desk Send local news tips and correction requests to [email protected]. Sign up for Patch email newsletters. Learn more about posting announcements or events to your local Patch site.