Lafayette Street Elementary School

Lafayette Street Elementary School

Public Pre-K, Elementary, Middle School | Grade Pre-K-8
205 Lafayette St,  Newark, NJ
South Ironbound Neighborhood
Newark Public School District
2.7
4.5
1,180 Students
C
Niche Grade

School Details

Head of School
Ms. Maria Merlo
Student Teacher Ratio
17:1
Math Proficiency
14%
Reading Proficiency
35%

Niche Grade

C
Academics
C+
Teachers
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Academics
Reading Proficiency
35%
Math Proficiency
14%
Teachers
Student Teacher Ratio
17:1
Teachers
71
Full Time Teachers
71
Teachers in First or Second Year
19.2%

GreatSchools Rating

4
Test Scores
5
Equity
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Teachers and Staff

Students Per Counselor
1,201:1

Student Diversity

Male
50.3%
Female
49.7%
Hispanic
81.4%
White
17.2%
Black
1%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
<1%
Native American
<1%
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Specialty School Programs

Free/Reduced Lunch Offered

This School’s Reviews

Niche Reviews
2.7 6 Reviews
1.0 Parent
4/3/2019
it was a pretty horrible experience at this school. There is no air conditioning in the summers and administration values students or some others
3.0 NicheUser
9/1/2016
There are different activities.just that not many participate.I mean not a variety of students,like bilingual students.
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4.5 9 Reviews
5.0 parent
6/26/2021
The teachers who taught my son are extremely good in the sense that they do not leave my child with doubts about anything and they are very clear in explaining.
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5.0 other
4/28/2014
I am a 7th grade student attending Lafayette street school i am very proud to be called a falcon . I believe that the school is very advanced and organized my only concern is that we are lacking a library and art teacher also that the school lunch is very unhealthy the food is never in good conditio...
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parent
11/1/2010
this school is a very good school academical . I'm impressed that with the teachers, and students performance even with the small resources they have they deserve this money so they can buy more computers for their students and help with the lunch the lunch unfortunately is very crappy ( words of th...
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5.0 other
10/10/2010
I love Lafayette St. School. I have had the privilege of attending this marvelous school for the past 10 years. I am an 8th grader and i have to say that I would never want to leave this wonderful school. We have great activities actually. We have boys & girls soccer, softball, volleyball (sometimes...
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