Elementary Schools in Elizabeth Public Schools

Summary:

The Elizabeth Public Schools district in New Jersey contains 24 elementary schools serving grades pre-kindergarten through 8th grade, with student populations ranging from around 400 to over 1,000. While the district as a whole is ranked 500 out of 613 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger, a few standout schools within the system demonstrate higher performance.

Victor Mravlag School No. 21 is the highest-ranked elementary school in the district, ranking 628 out of 1,338 New Jersey elementary schools and earning a 3-star rating. It has strong performance across English Language Arts and Mathematics, with over 50% of students proficient or better in many grade levels. Dr. Albert Einstein Academy School No. 29 and Dr. Orlando Edreira Academy School No. 26 also stand out, with relatively high statewide rankings and over 50% proficiency in certain subject areas.

However, the district as a whole faces significant challenges, with high rates of chronic absenteeism, economic disadvantage, and underperformance on state assessments compared to state averages. There are large disparities in academic performance between the highest-performing and lowest-performing schools, suggesting a strong correlation between socioeconomic status and educational outcomes. While the presence of higher-performing schools indicates potential for improvement, the district must address these systemic issues to drive progress across all Elizabeth Public Schools.

District Detail

500 North Broad Street
Elizabeth, NJ 07208

(908) 436-5000

SchoolDigger Rank:
500^th of 613 New Jersey districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 27,563

Primary Schools: 27
Middle Schools: 2
High Schools: 8
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				NJSLA-S Science (2024)		NJSLA English Language Arts (2024)						NJSLA Mathematics (2024)					NJSLA Algebra I (2024)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NJSLA-S Science 5th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 8th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Mabel G. Holmes School No. 5	Public	PK, KG-8	650 Bayway Avenue	Elizabeth	07202	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-6270	802	73	10.9	82.0%	39 (4.9%)	172 (21.4%)	577 (71.9%)	10 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12.1	1204^th of 1338 public elementary schools	10.0%		9.9	1251^st of 1342 public elementary schools	6.8%	47	0.0	3.4	11.9	20.0	15.7	44.7	42.8	31.5	18.5	6.8	7.4	15.2	15.5	15.0	15.0	$8,660	$221	$8,439
Sonia Sotomayor School No 25	Public	K-8	525 First Avenue	Elizabeth	07206	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-5930	595	47	12.7	90.4%	9 (1.5%)	44 (7.4%)	535 (89.9%)	7 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12.8	1187^th of 1338 public elementary schools	11.3%		13.1	1186^th of 1342 public elementary schools	11.6%	1	5.7	4.0	7.4	30.7	23.0	34.6	42.9	40.5	23.3	11.3	17.4	10.3	23.1	18.7	18.7	$11,125	$317	$10,808
Dr. Orlando Edreira Academy School No. 26	Public	PK, KG-8	1014 South Elmora Avenue	Elizabeth	07202	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-5970	723	63	11.5	80.9%	39 (5.4%)	63 (8.7%)	613 (84.8%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	35.8	857^th of 1338 public elementary schools	35.9%		39.2	816^th of 1342 public elementary schools	39.2%	41	11.1	1.7	50.0	28.4	46.1	51.0	42.4	41.0	57.9	21.7	15.9	28.8	26.7	11.9	11.9	$9,454	$197	$9,257
Frances C. Smith Early Childhood Center No 50	Public	PK	1000 South Elmora Ave	Elizabeth	07202	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 436-6380	308	23	13.3	70.1%	19 (6.2%)	26 (8.4%)	261 (84.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Dr. Martin Luther King Junior Early Childhood Center No 52	Public	PK	130 Trumbull Street	Elizabeth	07206	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 436-6450	292	22	13.2	80.8%	18 (6.2%)	41 (14.0%)	232 (79.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Dr. Albert Einstein Academy School No. 29	Public	PK, KG-8	919 North Broad Street	Elizabeth	07208	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-6900	798	62	12.8	80.6%	77 (9.6%)	103 (12.9%)	603 (75.6%)	13 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	39.2	807^th of 1338 public elementary schools	39.7%		48.6	684^th of 1342 public elementary schools	49.0%	123	20.7	4.2	35.9	29.1	69.8	75.9	68.8	54.2	31.4	29.0	28.6	19.3	23.5	18.8	18.8	$8,512	$194	$8,318
Chessie Dentley Roberts Academy School No. 30	Public	PK, KG-8	730 Pennsylvania Ave	Elizabeth	07208	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-6950	780	52	15.0	87.3%	49 (6.3%)	92 (11.8%)	631 (80.9%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	40.3	792^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	40.8%		26.2	1001^st of 1342 public elementary schools	25.4%	209	17.7	0.0	47.7	38.9	58.0	49.2	78.3	57.9	47.7	20.9	40.3	21.3	35.0	35.7	35.7	$8,093	$227	$7,866
Juan Pablo Duarte - Jose Julian Marti School No 28	Public	PK, KG-8	25 First Street	Elizabeth	07206	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-3950	912	68	13.4	87.3%	30 (3.3%)	79 (8.7%)	794 (87.1%)	7 (0.8%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19.7	1077^th of 1338 public elementary schools	19.5%		15.2	1150^th of 1342 public elementary schools	14.3%	73	12.5	3.7	13.1	30.7	46.4	29.7	44.5	27.6	23.8	23.2	22.8	18.0	14.1	7.5	8.3	$9,410	$267	$9,143
Dr. Antonia Pantoja School No. 27	Public	PK, KG-8	505 -517 Morris Avenue	Elizabeth	07208	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-3900	894	65	13.8	82.0%	47 (5.3%)	149 (16.7%)	678 (75.8%)	19 (2.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23	1032^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	22.9%		19.3	1099^th of 1342 public elementary schools	18.1%	67	14.9	5.4	23.4	30.3	42.8	47.8	45.7	56.3	29.9	16.0	20.0	18.3	20.9	31.5	31.5	$8,896	$228	$8,668
iPrep Academy School No 8	Public	K-8	221-227 Court Street	Elizabeth	07206	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 275-6900	401	36	11.2	89.0%	30 (7.5%)	103 (25.7%)	261 (65.1%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25.8	1000^th of 1338 public elementary schools	25.3%		24	1021^st of 1342 public elementary schools	23.9%	21	4.7	0.0	22.0	41.1	40.9	56.1	67.5	50.0	22.0	35.9	11.4	22.5	20.9	4.3	4.3	$9,452	$244	$9,208
Jerome Dunn Academy No 9	Public	K-8	125 Third Street	Elizabeth	07206	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-5580	866	59	14.8	89.7%	19 (2.2%)	121 (14.0%)	720 (83.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12.3	1201^st of 1338 public elementary schools	10.2%		11.5	1214^th of 1342 public elementary schools	9.5%	13	4.3	1.0	11.0	24.2	22.0	25.4	31.5	31.4	15.9	23.3	12.9	18.1	19.7	9.6	9.6	$9,150	$287	$8,863
Joseph Battin School No 4	Public	PK, KG-8	501 Union Avenue	Elizabeth	07208	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-6300	772	67	11.5	81.1%	40 (5.2%)	96 (12.4%)	621 (80.4%)	10 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	26.4	989^th of 1338 public elementary schools	26.1%		21.3	1069^th of 1342 public elementary schools	20.3%	80	15.3	4.0	17.7	34.8	47.2	50.7	52.2	40.3	19.7	22.6	22.9	27.6	22.7	18.9	18.9	$10,619	$277	$10,342
George Washington Academy School No. 1	Public	PK, KG-8	250 Broadway	Elizabeth	07206	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-5555	531	46	11.6	86.3%	14 (2.6%)	172 (32.4%)	336 (63.3%)	6 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18.2	1104^th of 1338 public elementary schools	17.5%		15.4	1144^th of 1342 public elementary schools	14.8%	40	2.3	5.2	17.1	24.4	30.3	51.3	46.9	46.2	19.5	28.5	14.0	18.0	12.1	20.5	20.5	$7,312	$196	$7,116
Winfield Scott School No. 2	Public	PK, KG-8	125 Madison Ave	Elizabeth	07201	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-6150	620	52	11.9	84.2%	23 (3.7%)	203 (32.7%)	385 (62.1%)	9 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10.1	1236^th of 1338 public elementary schools	7.6%		15.4	1145^th of 1342 public elementary schools	14.7%	91	0.0	0.0	9.8	18.5	11.4	40.4	36.6	33.3	13.6	15.5	2.0	10.3	10.5	7.3	7.3	$9,616	$240	$9,376
Toussaint L'Ouverture-Marquis de Lafayette School No. 6	Public	PK, KG-8	1071 Julia St	Elizabeth	07201	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-5600	1,015	80	12.6	85.5%	78 (7.7%)	213 (21.0%)	700 (69.0%)	19 (1.9%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10.8	1225^th of 1338 public elementary schools	8.4%		14.3	1162^nd of 1342 public elementary schools	13.4%	63	9.7	2.8	15.1	8.4	21.2	29.8	31.7	34.7	22.6	11.2	11.7	7.3	13.7	17.6	17.6	$9,262	$234	$9,028
Elmora School No. 12	Public	PK, KG-8	638 Magie Ave	Elizabeth	07208	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-5650	637	46	14.0	80.5%	46 (7.2%)	63 (9.9%)	516 (81.0%)	9 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29.1	954^th of 1338 public elementary schools	28.7%		35.9	859^th of 1342 public elementary schools	36.0%	95	15.1	7.4	34.7	30.8	44.0	56.9	67.2	56.5	23.2	14.0	33.8	21.9	28.1	16.2	16.2	$9,954	$231	$9,723
Benjamin Franklin School No. 13	Public	K-8	248 Ripley Pl	Elizabeth	07206	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-5700	382	33	11.5	86.1%	24 (6.3%)	80 (20.9%)	277 (72.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11.1	1220^th of 1338 public elementary schools	8.8%		11.5	1215^th of 1342 public elementary schools	9.5%	5	4.2	0.0	18.6	2.8	28.9	34.3	23.8	35.7	19.6	5.3	14.2	5.7	4.4	3.4	3.4	$11,847	$259	$11,588
Abraham Lincoln School No. 14	Public	K-8	50 Grove Street	Elizabeth	07202	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-5828	786	69	11.4	83.8%	42 (5.3%)	72 (9.2%)	653 (83.1%)	16 (2.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	19.9	1074^th of 1338 public elementary schools	19.7%		29	961^st of 1342 public elementary schools	28.4%	113	3.5	3.1	23.2	38.5	29.5	48.1	59.2	29.2	27.2	22.7	12.9	14.4	29.7	13.4	13.4	$10,502	$228	$10,274
Christopher Columbus School No. 15	Public	K-8	511 Third Ave	Elizabeth	07202	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-5730	693	55	12.6	86.0%	26 (3.8%)	29 (4.2%)	634 (91.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20.2	1072^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	19.9%		21.4	1067^th of 1342 public elementary schools	20.5%	5	11.6	1.0	13.5	23.6	36.9	37.5	37.0	42.1	21.5	44.1	20.6	12.5	16.0	15.0	15.0	$9,543	$243	$9,300
Madison Monroe School No. 16	Public	PK, KG-8	1091 North Ave	Elizabeth	07201	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-5770	615	50	12.4	74.0%	108 (17.6%)	54 (8.8%)	440 (71.5%)	13 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18.7	1094^th of 1338 public elementary schools	18.2%		19.4	1098^th of 1342 public elementary schools	18.2%	4	6.1	7.5	34.6	28.2	15.6	42.6	46.9	50.0	32.8	15.1	16.3	11.5	27.3	24.5	24.5	$9,480	$213	$9,267
Robert Morris School No. 18	Public	K-8	860 Cross Ave	Elizabeth	07208	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-6000	508	43	11.8	84.8%	61 (12.0%)	71 (14.0%)	373 (73.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32.4	911^th of 1338 public elementary schools	31.9%		34.5	880^th of 1342 public elementary schools	34.4%	31	17.9	3.0	24.6	65.8	51.0	36.0	66.2	46.8	21.3	57.9	25.4	14.1	28.4	19.7	19.7	$9,936	$245	$9,691
Woodrow Wilson School No. 19	Public	PK, KG-8	529 Edgar Rd	Elizabeth	07202	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-6200	559	49	11.5	81.8%	44 (7.9%)	57 (10.2%)	445 (79.6%)	11 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28.3	963^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	28.0%		23.8	1026^th of 1342 public elementary schools	23.5%	63	9.4	6.8	24.5	39.5	42.2	58.9	38.9	38.2	36.2	34.0	13.2	16.1	18.2	11.9	11.9	$9,319	$232	$9,087
John Marshal School No. 20	Public	K-8	521 Magnolia Ave	Elizabeth	07206	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-5800	445	30	14.8	84.7%	6 (1.3%)	111 (24.9%)	323 (72.6%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17.4	1111^th of 1338 public elementary schools	17.0%		19.5	1097^th of 1342 public elementary schools	18.3%	14	2.2	1.9	10.0	12.8	44.2	47.7	59.6	47.1	25.5	12.7	10.9	22.0	13.5	7.7	7.7	$12,585	$304	$12,281
Victor Mravlag School No. 21	Public	PK, KG-8	132 Shelley Avenue	Elizabeth	07208	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-5850	665	52	12.9	48.1%	126 (18.9%)	51 (7.7%)	470 (70.7%)	17 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53.4	628^th of 1338 public elementary schools	53.1%		63.4	503^rd of 1342 public elementary schools	62.5%	125	33.4	27.9	50.0	55.7	54.7	59.3	80.4	75.3	49.0	36.4	48.1	23.7	55.8	43.0	43.0	$10,124		$10,124
Nicholas Murray Butler Academy School No. 23	Public	K-8	631-657 Westminster Avenue	Elizabeth	07208	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-5900	605	57	10.7	81.2%	38 (6.3%)	152 (25.1%)	388 (64.1%)	24 (4.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9.2	1250^th of 1338 public elementary schools	6.6%		9.7	1252^nd of 1342 public elementary schools	6.7%	2	1.5	1.3	10.6	19.6	11.7	26.9	30.6	40.5	17.5	12.3	9.1	11.9	9.8	15.8	15.8	$10,486	$230	$10,256
Nicholas S. Lacorte-Peterstown School No. 3	Public	K-8	700 Second Ave	Elizabeth	07202	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-6230	764	60	12.8	88.0%	27 (3.5%)	53 (6.9%)	675 (88.4%)	8 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18.3	1099^th of 1338 public elementary schools	17.9%		16.1	1135^th of 1342 public elementary schools	15.4%	36	11.2	1.0	16.9	18.3	28.9	32.9	44.4	34.5	24.7	11.3	32.5	22.1	22.3	8.1	8.1	$10,474	$262	$10,212
Donald Stewart Early Childhood Center No 51	Public	PK	544 Pennsylvania Avenue	Elizabeth	07207	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 436-6410	304	24	12.6	77.3%	21 (6.9%)	70 (23.0%)	210 (69.1%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Office Of Education Juvenile Justice Commission	1.12 mi	22
Union County Vocational-Technical School District	1.53 mi	8	24^th
Linden Public School District	2.14 mi	11	534^th
Roselle Public School District	2.79 mi	7	547^th
Hillside Public School District	2.85 mi	7	464^th

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