Merriam Avenue School, NJ

location_on  81 Merriam Avenue, Newton, NJ 07860 • workspace_premium  2.8 star
Public Regular Elementary Other Pre-K

Membership

Enrollment and Staffing

Students 475
Low-Income Students 100%
Teachers 41
Student-Teacher Ratio 12
Enrollment by Gender School State US
Female 		46% 49% 49%
Male 		54% 51% 51%
Enrollment by Grade School State US
Pre-Kindergarten 		11% 13% 11%
Kindergarten 		17% 14% 15%
Grade 1 		16% 15% 14%
Grade 2 		15% 14% 14%
Grade 3 		16% 15% 15%
Grade 4 		19% 15% 15%
Ungraded 		6% 5% 4%
Enrollment by Ethnicity School State US
Asian 		4% 11% 6%
Black 		8% 15% 15%
Caucasian 		56% 46% 49%
Hispanic or Latino 		30% 28% 27%
Native American 		0% 0% 1%
Pacific Islander 		0% 0% 1%
Other 		2% 3% 4%

Academics

Math and Reading Proficiency

Math Proficiency 47%
Reading Proficiency 52%
Average Proficiency 50%
Test Participation 95%
Proficiency by Gender School State US
Female 		50% 53% 51%
Male 		54% 45% 47%
Proficiency by Grade School State US
Grade 3 		47% 51% 50%
Grade 4 		57% 51% 49%
Proficiency by Ethnicity School State US
Asian 		50% 66% 61%
Black 		50% 35% 39%
Caucasian 		54% 54% 57%
Proficiency by Disadvantaged Group School State US
Low-Income 		37% 35% 40%
With Disabilities 		15% 21% 26%

Outcomes

Graduation Rates

Overall Rate N/A
Low-Income N/A
Limited English N/A
With Disabilities N/A

Nearby Public Schools

Newton High School
<1 miles, N • 2.8 star
Halsted Middle School
<1 miles, NE • 1.9 star
Florence M Burd
3 miles, SE • 3.2 star
Long Pond School
3 miles, SE • 2.8 star

Nearby Private Schools

Lakeland-Andover School
5 miles, E • 1 star
Willowglen Academy
5 miles, E • 1 star