Overview of Lafayette Street School: Lafayette Street School is a public school situated in Newark, NJ, which is in a large city environment. The learner population of Lafayette Street School is 1,126, and the school has PK-8.At Lafayette Street School, 42% of learners scored above or at the proficient level for math, and 56% scored above or at that level for reading.

The school’s minority learner enrollment is 78%. The learner-teacher ratio is 16:1, which is worse than that of the district.

The learner population is made up of 46% female learners and 54% male learners. The school enrolls 78% low-income learners. There are 71 equivalent full-time teachers and 1 full-time school counselor.

Test Scores at Lafayette Street School: At Lafayette Street School, 42% of learners scored above or at the proficient level for math, and 56% scored above or at that level for reading.

Juxtaposed with the district, the school performed better in math and better in reading, according to this measure. In Newark Public School District, 34% of learners tested above or at the proficient level for reading, and 25% tested above or at that level for math.

Lafayette Street School did worse in math and worse in reading in this measure juxtaposed with learners across the state. In New Jersey, 58% of learners tested above or at the proficient level for reading, and 49% tested above or at that level for math.