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Best Elementary Schools
in Irvington Public School District

This page covers 8 elementary schools in Irvington Public School District. Rankings use a composite of neighborhood opportunity, class sizes, and per-student investment — signals available consistently from federal data across all US public schools. Schools in this district score below the national median on neighborhood opportunity. Use these rankings as a starting point; pair them with school visits and conversations with local parents before making any enrollment decision.

8
Schools Ranked
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Elementary Schools Rankings

Showing 8 of 8
1
rank
Thurgood Marshall Elementary School
Grades PK–05351 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (9.2:1) · above-average investment ($31,305/student)
64
/100
Student:Teacher
9.2:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
37/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$31,305
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
44%
Near nat'l 52.2%
2
rank
University Elementary School
Grades PK–05337 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (10.5:1) · above-average investment ($31,305/student)
62
/100
Student:Teacher
10.5:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
37/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$31,305
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
52%
Near nat'l 52.2%
3
rank
Berkeley Terrace Elementary School
Grades PK–05425 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (10.9:1) · above-average investment ($31,305/student)
62
/100
Student:Teacher
10.9:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
37/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$31,305
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
49%
Near nat'l 52.2%
4
rank
Grove Street Elementary School
Grades PK–05367 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (10.8:1) · above-average investment ($31,305/student)
60
/100
Student:Teacher
10.8:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
37/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$31,305
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
61%
Near nat'l 52.2%
5
rank
Mt. Vernon Avenue Elementary School
Grades PK–05503 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (12.6:1) · above-average investment ($31,305/student)
59
/100
Student:Teacher
12.6:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
37/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$31,305
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
60%
Near nat'l 52.2%
6
rank
Chancellor Avenue Elementary School
Grades KG–05476 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($31,305/student)
57
/100
Student:Teacher
14.9:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
37/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$31,305
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
52%
Near nat'l 52.2%
7
rank
Florence Avenue Elementary School
Grades KG–05639 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($31,305/student)
55
/100
Student:Teacher
17.8:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
37/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$31,305
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
47%
Near nat'l 52.2%
8
rank
Madison Avenue
Grades PK–05435 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($31,305/student)
53
/100
Student:Teacher
19.8:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
37/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$31,305
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
44%
Near nat'l 52.2%
How We Rank Elementary Schools

Each school receives a composite score (0–100) built from 4 federal data signals, weighted to reflect what matters most at the elementary school level. All signals are normalised against national benchmarks so a school's score reflects its standing across the entire US, not just within this district.

Neighborhood Opportunity
40%
Harvard Opportunity Atlas score for the school's neighbourhood. Higher means children from this area historically achieve stronger economic outcomes.
Student-Teacher Ratio
30%
Lower ratio = smaller classes = more individual attention per child. Normalised against national range.
Per-Pupil Expenditure
20%
Annual district spending per enrolled student from the NCES F-33 Finance Survey. Compared against national average.
Free Lunch Rate
10%
Percentage of students qualifying for free/reduced-price lunch. Used as a neighbourhood economic-context signal.
Test scores are excluded: they are not published as consistent open federal data across all states, making reliable cross-district comparison impossible with this signal alone.
District at a Glance
8
Elementary Schools
12
Total Schools
64
#1 Score
59
Avg Score
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About This Data

All figures on this page come directly from US federal open datasets: NCES Common Core of Data (enrollment, school characteristics, student-teacher ratios), NCES F-33 Finance Survey (per-pupil expenditure), Harvard Opportunity Atlas (neighbourhood opportunity scores). Federal data is published on an annual cycle and may not reflect the very latest school-year changes. Rankings reflect available data and should be used as a starting point — not a substitute for visiting schools or consulting district resources directly. What this ranking does not measure: teacher quality, classroom culture, extracurricular programmes, school safety, or parent and student satisfaction.