Bruce Street School vs First Avenue School

How do these schools compare?

Metric Bruce Street School First Avenue School
Location NEWARK, NJ NEWARK, NJ
School Type special-ed regular
Grade Level other other
Enrollment 34 1,084
Student:Teacher Ratio 5.1:1 14.4:1
Free/Reduced Lunch 70.7% 75.4%
Charter School No No
Magnet School No No
Title I No No

Funding

Per-pupil expenditure reflects district-level spending. Source: NCES Finance Survey.

Metric Bruce Street School First Avenue School
District Per-Pupil Expenditure $36,862 $36,862
District Newark Public School District Newark Public School District

Demographics

Source: CCD Membership 2024-25 CCD Membership 2024-25

Group Bruce Street School First Avenue School
White 2.9% 1.8%
African American 29.4% 5.4%
Hispanic or Latino 67.6% 89.3%
Asian 0.0% 1.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.0% 0.6%
Pacific Islander 0.0% 1.3%
Multiracial 0.0% 0.3%

Academic Resources & Climate

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22

Metric Bruce Street School First Avenue School
AP Courses Offered
Gifted Program No No
Counselor Ratio 542:1
Chronic Absenteeism 15.5%
IDEA Students
In-School Suspensions 0 42
Data Sources: NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2023-24 for enrollment and school characteristics. Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22 for AP courses, counselors, absenteeism, and discipline. NCES Finance Survey for per-pupil expenditure. Some fields may be unavailable for all schools.

Source: U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data + F-33 finance + Civil Rights Data Collection Compiled and formatted by PlainSchools Editorial.