South Seventeenth Street School
619 South Seventeenth St Newark NJ, 07103, Essex County Phone: 973-374-2570 Ranking: (1,736 out of 1,847, bottom 6%)* Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 8 School District: Newark City School District Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA Magnet: NA Charter: NA Shared-Time School: NA |
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 38 | 39 | 32 | 25 | 29 | 31 | 31 | |||||||
Total Students: | 437 | 471 | 488 | 357 | 453 | 494 | 538 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 18 | 4.1% | 38 | 8.1% | 28 | 5.7% | 7 | 2.0% | 35 | 7.7% | 40 | 8.1% | 42 | 7.8% |
Grade 1: | 40 | 9.2% | 46 | 9.8% | 60 | 12.3% | 29 | 8.1% | 44 | 9.7% | 36 | 7.3% | 62 | 11.5% |
Grade 2: | 46 | 10.5% | 57 | 12.1% | 61 | 12.5% | 40 | 11.2% | 48 | 10.6% | 65 | 13.2% | 51 | 9.5% |
Grade 3: | 59 | 13.5% | 48 | 10.2% | 56 | 11.5% | 46 | 12.9% | 58 | 12.8% | 59 | 11.9% | 62 | 11.5% |
Grade 4: | 44 | 10.1% | 45 | 9.6% | 48 | 9.8% | 36 | 10.1% | 42 | 9.3% | 50 | 10.1% | 37 | 6.9% |
Grade 5: | 33 | 7.6% | 32 | 6.8% | 46 | 9.4% | 27 | 7.6% | 40 | 8.8% | 41 | 8.3% | 49 | 9.1% |
Grade 6: | 28 | 6.4% | 43 | 9.1% | 42 | 8.6% | 42 | 11.8% | 48 | 10.6% | 52 | 10.5% | 47 | 8.7% |
Grade 7: | 45 | 10.3% | 39 | 8.3% | 52 | 10.7% | 44 | 12.3% | 43 | 9.5% | 41 | 8.3% | 44 | 8.2% |
Grade 8: | 38 | 8.7% | 45 | 9.6% | 49 | 10.0% | 40 | 11.2% | 34 | 7.5% | 40 | 8.1% | 55 | 10.2% |
Ungraded: | 86 | 19.7% | 78 | 16.6% | 46 | 9.4% | 46 | 12.9% | 61 | 13.5% | 70 | 14.2% | 79 | 14.7% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 228 | 52.2% | 244 | 51.8% | 243 | 49.8% | 189 | 52.9% | 241 | 53.2% | 253 | 51.2% | 284 | 52.8% |
Female: | 209 | 47.8% | 227 | 48.2% | 245 | 50.2% | 168 | 47.1% | 212 | 46.8% | 241 | 48.8% | 250 | 46.5% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% |
Hispanic: | 46 | 10.5% | 49 | 10.4% | 66 | 13.5% | 44 | 12.3% | 51 | 11.3% | 48 | 9.7% | 42 | 7.8% |
Black: | 389 | 89.0% | 418 | 88.7% | 422 | 86.5% | 313 | 87.7% | 402 | 88.7% | 444 | 89.9% | 494 | 91.8% |
White: | 2 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 400 | 91.5% | 440 | 93.4% | 446 | 91.4% | 325 | 91.0% | 401 | 88.5% | 407 | 82.4% | 293 | 54.5% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 22 | 5.0% | 27 | 5.7% | 23 | 4.7% | 25 | 7.0% | 31 | 6.8% | 59 | 11.9% | 43 | 8.0% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 11.50 | 12.08 | 15.16 | 14.28 | 15.62 | 15.90 | 17.40 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
ASK | ||||||
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 35.2% | 54.2% | 79.4% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 38.2% | 58.3% | 83.2% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 41.4% | 58.6% | 82.4% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 50% | 63.1% | 83.4% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 60% | 68.8% | 86.1% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 24.5% | 40.5% | 62.9% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 32.1% | 38.0% | 59.8% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 56.8% | 41.6% | 63.0% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 49.1% | 41.9% | 66.7% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 43.8% | 42.1% | 66.4% |
2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 35.9% | 50.4% | 76.6% |
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 47.0% | 62.9% | 82.5% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 61% | 68.7% | 86.8% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 63.3% | 69.8% | 87.3% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 56.9% | 69.4% | 86.8% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 20.8% | 52.3% | 75.4% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 45.3% | 56.0% | 78.3% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 65.9% | 57.9% | 78.9% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 58.2% | 53.0% | 78.4% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 56.3% | 50.4% | 77.7% |
2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 61.2% | 52.7% | 77.6% |
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 67.9% | 61.9% | 82.2% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 67.4% | 61.3% | 81.6% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 67.3% | 59.7% | 80.0% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 47.1% | 59.9% | 80.6% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 77.8% | 67.6% | 82.7% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 35.1% | 40.4% | 63.2% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 23.1% | 35.8% | 59.7% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 40.9% | 36.1% | 62.7% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 38.7% | 34.1% | 58.5% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 23.6% | 30.5% | 59.4% |
2003 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 53.7% | 42.9% | 68.0% |
2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 70.3% | 54.0% | 72.1% |
2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 52.1% | 59.6% | 80.2% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 74.6% | 63.7% | 82.3% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 66.1% | 69.2% | 84.7% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 80.5% | 74.2% | 84.9% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 46.4% | 54.4% | 73.1% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 40.4% | 54.7% | 77.2% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 63.7% | 54.9% | 79.3% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 48.9% | 52.2% | 77.4% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 56.3% | 49.0% | 78.3% |
2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 48.9% | 53.7% | 81.1% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 61.8% | 59.5% | 82.3% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 47.8% | 60.9% | 83.1% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 75.0% | 70.2% | 85.1% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 59.3% | 76.4% | 91.1% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 59.6% | 80.3% | 93.5% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 70.5% | 70.4% | 90.0% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 51.1% | 74.2% | 91.3% |
2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 63.7% | 69.2% | 89.5% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 48.1% | 66.0% | 88.8% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 19% | 32.3% | 60.0% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 16.3% | 39.6% | 66.2% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 32.4% | 38.6% | 63.3% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 16.2% | 30.0% | 60.9% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 20.3% | 30.3% | 62.1% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 23.3% | 30.5% | 61.3% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 46.3% | 61.2% | 84.1% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 28.6% | 53.1% | 76.6% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 38.8% | 59.0% | 77.6% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 36.8% | 55.9% | 79.0% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 29.7% | 55.9% | 80.6% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 50.9% | 58.2% | 83.3% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 34.9% | 52.4% | 79.9% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 40.4% | 47.2% | 75.8% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 40% | 42.3% | 70.1% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 23.1% | 34.6% | 65.5% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 54.3% | 39.9% | 66.7% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 17.6% | 35.0% | 66.2% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 46.8% | 55.1% | 79% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 20.6% | 44.8% | 72.2% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 42% | 42.3% | 71.2% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 28.3% | 48.9% | 72.1% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 47.9% | 55.4% | 77.4% |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 25.5% | 53.4% | 78.9% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 52.2% | 53.5% | 80.1% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 39.1% | 39.8% | 70.5% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 11.1% | 44.6% | 72.4% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 40.4% | 41.1% | 69.5% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 32.6% | 33.6% | 63.3% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 25.5% | 29.6% | 61.0% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 15.8% | 33.4% | 65.2% |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 28.9% | 39.2% | 66.3% |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 30.2% | 34.4% | 64.5% |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 19% | 39.7% | 66.8% |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 29.8% | 34.2% | 64.6% |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 52.2% | 40.4% | 65.7% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 21.9% | 34.1% | 63.2% |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 14.0% | 33.2% | 63.5% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 41.0% | 56.5% | 81.4% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 53.4% | 56.4% | 82.5% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 48.9% | 58.0% | 82.9% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 58.3% | 57.1% | 82.1% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 48.2% | 57.7% | 82.2% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 55.7% | 56.0% | 81.9% |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 39.5% | 37.2% | 67.7% |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 50.0% | 42.4% | 71.8% |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 49.0% | 41.0% | 69.0% |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 70.9% | 45.4% | 71.5% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 50.0% | 45.2% | 71.6% |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 44.2% | 42.4% | 69.3% |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 54.2% | 65.0% | 84.2% |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 56.9% | 62.5% | 84.6% |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 55.4% | 60.9% | 83.3% |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 66.7% | 56.3% | 81.2% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 51.9% | 57.8% | 81.9% |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 59.6% | 50.0% | 79.0% |
GEPA | ||||||
2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 32.7% | 43.3% | 73.8% |
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 20% | 44.5% | 71.8% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 34.6% | 47.1% | 72.3% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 30.3% | 44.9% | 74.2% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 34% | 49.9% | 73.7% |
2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 29.1% | 26.4% | 56.7% |
2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 25.5% | 35.5% | 61.7% |
2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 12.3% | 30.3% | 62.4% |
2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 31.8% | 31.2% | 64.5% |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 32.1% | 35.3% | 68.4% |
2003 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 12.7% | 33.1% | 72.9% |
2004 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 23.6% | 41.9% | 74.7% |
2005 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 41.3% | 43.3% | 76.8% |
2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 42.6% | 48.9% | 79.0% |
2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 37% | 48.0% | 78.9% |
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* South Seventeenth Street School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.