Mt. Vernon Avenue School
54 Mt Vernon Ave
Irvington NJ, 07111, Essex County
Phone: 973-399-6874
Ranking: (1,724 out of 1,847, bottom 7%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Irvington Township 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: | 41 | 40 | 47 | 44 | 50 | 42 | 37 | |||||||
Total Students: | 544 | 544 | 732 | 666 | 1,330 | 437 | 457 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 56 | 10.3% | NA | NA | 116 | 15.8% | 20 | 3.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Kindergarten: | 81 | 14.9% | 100 | 18.4% | 169 | 23.1% | 109 | 16.4% | 254 | 19.1% | 72 | 16.5% | 79 | 17.3% |
Grade 1: | 90 | 16.5% | 100 | 18.4% | 124 | 16.9% | 129 | 19.4% | 240 | 18.0% | 79 | 18.1% | 88 | 19.3% |
Grade 2: | 92 | 16.9% | 96 | 17.6% | 108 | 14.8% | 110 | 16.5% | 244 | 18.3% | 83 | 19.0% | 71 | 15.5% |
Grade 3: | 80 | 14.7% | 81 | 14.9% | 99 | 13.5% | 119 | 17.9% | 212 | 15.9% | 64 | 14.6% | 72 | 15.8% |
Grade 4: | 73 | 13.4% | 81 | 14.9% | 98 | 13.4% | 98 | 14.7% | 178 | 13.4% | 72 | 16.5% | 67 | 14.7% |
Grade 5: | 68 | 12.5% | 85 | 15.6% | 15 | 2.0% | 81 | 12.2% | 202 | 15.2% | 67 | 15.3% | 80 | 17.5% |
Ungraded: | 4 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 273 | 50.2% | 269 | 49.4% | 387 | 52.9% | 345 | 51.8% | 694 | 52.2% | 215 | 49.2% | 209 | 45.7% |
Female: | 271 | 49.8% | 275 | 50.6% | 345 | 47.1% | 321 | 48.2% | 636 | 47.8% | 222 | 50.8% | 244 | 53.4% |
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: | 3 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Hispanic: | 46 | 8.5% | 42 | 7.7% | 64 | 8.7% | 50 | 7.5% | 92 | 6.9% | 23 | 5.3% | 43 | 9.4% |
Black: | 493 | 90.6% | 500 | 91.9% | 661 | 90.3% | 605 | 90.8% | 1,238 | 93.1% | 413 | 94.5% | 413 | 90.4% |
White: | 2 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 4 | 0.5% | 8 | 1.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 371 | 68.2% | 358 | 65.8% | 371 | 50.7% | 333 | 50.0% | 510 | 38.3% | 231 | 52.9% | 316 | 69.1% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 37 | 6.8% | 54 | 9.9% | 34 | 4.6% | 50 | 7.5% | 131 | 9.8% | 49 | 11.2% | 60 | 13.1% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.27 | 13.66 | 15.57 | 15.14 | 26.60 | 8.70 | 12.40 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
ASK | ||||||
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 35.4% | 41.3% | 62.9% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 37% | 33.7% | 59.8% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 26.8% | 33.2% | 63.0% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 40.2% | 41.8% | 66.7% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 35.1% | 38.6% | 66.4% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 34.4% | 49.4% | 75.4% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 55.6% | 52.0% | 78.3% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 45.1% | 49.4% | 78.9% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 63.9% | 54.6% | 78.4% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 52.0% | 52.6% | 77.7% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 44.4% | 44.5% | 63.2% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 21.7% | 31.2% | 59.7% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 42.7% | 33.9% | 62.7% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 25.8% | 32.6% | 58.5% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 21.0% | 28.6% | 59.4% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 59.5% | 55.7% | 73.1% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 39.3% | 52.1% | 77.2% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 57.8% | 56.6% | 79.3% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 45.7% | 50.3% | 77.4% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 46.9% | 52.4% | 78.3% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 70.3% | 74.9% | 91.1% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 73.8% | 79.1% | 93.5% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 77.5% | 75.4% | 90.0% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 83% | 77.4% | 91.3% |
2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 77.8% | 74.9% | 89.5% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 44.9% | 47.4% | 66.2% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 49.5% | 40.1% | 63.3% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 43.5% | 37.2% | 60.9% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 36.1% | 35.6% | 62.1% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 22.6% | 28.7% | 61.3% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 42.0% | 49.8% | 77.6% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 61.9% | 57.2% | 79.0% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 54.1% | 60.6% | 80.6% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 72.2% | 67.8% | 83.3% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 43.2% | 48.1% | 79.9% |
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* Mt. Vernon Avenue School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.