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Black student results at Michelle Obama Elementary School

Newark Public School District, New Jersey

79.5%
of Black students meet proficient

At Michelle Obama Elementary School, 79.5% of Black students meet proficient — 3.2 points above the 76.3% recorded for all students at the same school, and 59.8 points above the 19.7% average for Black students across Newark Public School District.

Among the 30 schools in Newark Public School District with reportable Black student results, this one ranks 2nd. Across New Jersey, the average for Black students is 24.9%.

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Every group at this school

76.3%
All students
79.5%
Black

Share of students meeting proficient at Michelle Obama Elementary School. A group is omitted when too few students were tested to report safely.

How it compares inside Newark Public School District

The schools ranked immediately above and below this one for Black student results, so the number above has something to sit against.

SchoolAllBlackHispanicWhiteAsian
Science Park High School Magnet 88.9% 81.8% 91.2% 10.7%
Michelle Obama Elementary School This school 76.3% 79.5%
Park Elementary School 47.2% 47.7% 47.7%
Mt Vernon Place School 31.1% 32.5% 22.9% 47.7%
Ivy Hill Elementary School 37.4% 28.9%
Speedway Avenue School 24.7% 24.4% 9.1%
Mckinley Elementary School 18.9% 22.9% 17.7%

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How to read this. New Jersey suppresses results for groups with too few students tested. Schools without a reportable Black student result are excluded rather than shown as zero — 756 of New Jersey's schools have reportable data. Coverage is grades 3–8; high schools are not included. Because every state sets its own proficiency standard, New Jersey figures should not be compared against another state's.