Dr. E. Alma Flagg School
Public · Grades Pre-K–8 · 570 students
Sussex Avenue School
307 Sussex Ave, Newark, NJ 07107
Grades
Pre-K–8
Elementary
Students
545
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
15.6 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Newark Public School District
Essex County
Schola Grade F · Far below average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 1,304 New Jersey elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other New Jersey elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Sussex Avenue School
Sussex Avenue School is a public elementary school in Newark, New Jersey, serving grades Pre-K–8. It is part of Newark Public School District. The school is located in a large city in Essex County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 545 students were enrolled, with about 15.6 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical New Jersey elementary school (10.9 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is F (far below average), compared with 1,304 New Jersey elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades Pre-K–8
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- Pre-K–8
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 545 students
- Students per teacher
- 15.6 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- City — Large
- School district
- Newark Public School District
- County
- Essex County
- NCES school ID
- 341134002360
Schools near Sussex Avenue School
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McKinley Elementary School
Public · Grades Pre-K–8 · 917 students
Dr. William H. Horton Elementary School
Public · Grades Pre-K–8 · 690 students
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.