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Kearny, NJ
Public School Ratings




Kearny Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Kearny School District details

Kearny School District
172 174 Midland Avenue
Kearny, NJ 07032

5,438 Students enrolled in District

7 Schools in District

12 Students Per Classroom (State average is 12)

Kearny School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to New Jersey

2

(10 is best)

Better than 18.2% of all NJ school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

4

(10 is best)

Better than 37.0% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
30%
44%
39%
50%
20%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Garfield Elementary School
360 Belgrove Dr
Kearny, NJ, 07032
PK-06
Kearny High School
336 Devon St
Kearny, NJ, 07032
09-12
Lincoln Middle School
121 Beech St
Kearny, NJ, 07032
07-08
Roosevelt Elementary School
733 Kearny Ave
Kearny, NJ, 07032
PK-06
Schuyler Elementary School
644 Forest St
Kearny, NJ, 07032
PK-06
Washington Elementary School
80 Belgrove Dr
Kearny, NJ, 07032
PK-06
`franklin Elementary School
100 Davis Ave
Kearny, NJ, 07032
PK-06

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 26.8% 40.1%
Black 2.2% 15.1%
Hispanic 67.6% 33.8%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 3.0% 10.6%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.4% 0.4%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 56.8% 35.1%
Free lunch eligible 46.1% 29.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 10.7% 5.3%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,647 $68,774,000 57.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,550 $8,429,000 7.1%
Staff $276 $1,499,000 1.3%
General Administration $339 $1,845,000 1.5%
School Administration $1,650 $8,972,000 7.5%
Operation $1,928 $10,485,000 8.8%
Transportation $360 $1,958,000 1.6%
Other $410 $2,232,000 1.9%
Total Support $6,513 $35,420,000 29.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,734 $14,866,000 12.5%
Total Expenditures $21,894 $119,060,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,952 $17,923,333,000 51.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,555 $3,534,923,000 10.1%
Staff $804 $1,112,297,000 3.2%
General Administration $463 $640,692,000 1.8%
School Administration $1,140 $1,578,024,000 4.5%
Operation $2,061 $2,851,992,000 8.1%
Transportation $687 $951,282,000 2.7%
Other $633 $875,349,000 2.5%
Total Support $8,343 $11,544,559,000 32.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,100 $5,673,661,000 16.1%
Total Expenditures $25,395 $35,141,553,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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