Peshine Ave School

433 Peshine Ave, Newark, NJ 07112 | (973) 705-3890

Grades: PK-8
Student Enrollment: 571

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4 out of 5 | 10 Reviews

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School Description

School Summary and Highlights

Enrolls 571 preschool and elementary school students from grades PK-8
Ranks 687th out of 708 middle schools in NJ.

Additional Contact Information

Principal or Admin: Wanda Brooks-Long

School Operational Details

Title I Eligible
All students of this school are eligible for participation in authorized programs.

School District Details

Newark City School District
Per-Pupil Spending: $25,201
Graduation Rate: 72.8%
Dropout Rate: 2.7%
Students Per Teacher: 15.4
Enrolled Students: 39,443

Faculty Details and Student Enrollment

Students and Faculty

Total Students Enrolled: 571
Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 44.0
Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 13.0

Students Gender Breakdown

Males: 294 (51.5%)
Females: 277 (48.5%)

Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown

Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 37 (6.5%)
Eligible for Free Lunch: 476 (83.4%)
Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 513 (89.8%)

Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity

Peshine Ave School Student Race Distribution

	Number	Percent
American Indian	-	-
Black	529	92.6%
Asian	2	0.4%
Hispanic	40	7.0%
White	-	-

Number of Students Per Grade

	Number	Percent
Pre-Kindergarten	39	6.8%
Kindergarten	59	10.3%
1st Grade	48	8.4%
2nd Grade	64	11.2%
3rd Grade	48	8.4%
4th Grade	55	9.6%
5th Grade	50	8.8%
6th Grade	61	10.7%
7th Grade	52	9.1%
8th Grade	50	8.8%
Ungraded	45	7.9%

Source: NJ Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010

School Ratings and Reviews

Overall Rating: 4

4 out of 5 | 10 Reviews

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10 reviews for Peshine Ave School

Reviewed by Former Student on August 10, 2010
Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
I know PeshineAve is one of the best schools because they have the best principal a kid can have I know this because she was the best teacher at Louise A Spencer shes amazing parents need to help out more 1 person cant do it alone participate more and the kids can learn more.

Reviewed by Former Student on May 30, 2010
Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
i graduated from this school..and i just have to say its was the best school ever ..if u ever get the chance to send your children her jump and at the opportunity..the teacher are very caring.. and there like another parent to u ..yup thats all i have to say bye!

Reviewed by Student on January 09, 2010
Rating: (4 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
I had the bestteachers at Peshine the one Iremember was Miss Heck my reading teacher she was the be3st thanks to her Istill love rea
d Iam now 70 yrsold

Reviewed by Student on October 28, 2009
Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
peshine aveune school is so the best because you can do lots of thing that you want to do....lol

Reviewed by Parent/Guardian on July 23, 2009
Rating: (1 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
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Reviewed by Community Member on July 18, 2009
Rating: (1 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
this is is horrible and the kids are bad ad poor. there's not enough toilet paper in the bathroom and one parent had to send her child with tissue to school.the school does not challenge the kids. they teach children in the 3rd grade on first grade level.What?How ridiculous!!

Reviewed by Student on May 08, 2009
Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
i say yall should not talk about peshine because first of all they do not have mice my lil sister andi go there we don't see rats yall live with rats if we were to talk about yall school yall will have a fit so dont talk about peshine.peshine is better than all yall school now what yall never been there don't belive roomer PESHINE GO HARD PERIOD

Reviewed by Parent/Guardian on November 13, 2008
Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
peshine aveune prep is the best school ever, when you first put your child in there yeah she or he will get into little fights but there are smart kids and good administrators.

Reviewed by Parent/Guardian on September 02, 2008
Rating: (2 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
Although the school was better last year than the year before, Many improvements are still needed. IF communication and personal relations improve, the school wouldn't be nearly as bad.

Reviewed by Former Student on June 14, 2007
Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
Peshine Avenue University Prep is the best school i ever graduated out of even though i almost got kicked out during my 8th grade year but thats okay i'm in VA right now but I'll be back to visit my school again i miss it

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