Florence M. Burd
Public · Grades Pre-K–4 · 288 students
Merriam Avenue School
81 Merriam Avenue, Newton, NJ 07860
Grades
Pre-K–4
Elementary
Students
483
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
10.5 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Newton Public School District
Sussex County
Schola Grade C · 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 Merriam Avenue School
Merriam Avenue School is a public elementary school in Newton, New Jersey, serving grades Pre-K–4. It is part of Newton Public School District. The school is located in a town on the edge of a metro area in Sussex County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 483 students were enrolled, with about 10.5 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is close to the typical New Jersey elementary school (10.9 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is C (average), compared with 1,304 New Jersey elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades Pre-K–4
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- Pre-K–4
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 483 students
- Students per teacher
- 10.5 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Town — Fringe
- School district
- Newton Public School District
- County
- Sussex County
- NCES school ID
- 341140005388
Schools near Merriam Avenue School
All 11 schools in Newton →
Fredon Township School
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Northwest Christian School
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Alpine Elementary School
Public · Grades Pre-K–2 · 759 students
Marian E. McKeown Elementary School
Public · Grades Pre-K–6 · 322 students
Pope John Xxiii Middle School
Private · Grades 5–7 · 211 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.