iPrep Academy School No 8

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iPrep Academy School No 8 is an elementary school in Elizabeth, New Jersey, serving 416 students in grades K-8. The school is part of the Elizabeth Public Schools district, which is ranked 508 out of 615 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

iPrep Academy School No 8 has a significantly higher percentage of Hispanic students (62.26%) compared to nearby schools, which range from 58.56% to 91.44% Hispanic. The school also performs below the district and state averages on standardized tests, though it shows some brighter spots, such as stronger performance in 6th-8th grade English Language Arts. When looking at specific student subgroups, the school performs relatively better for Hispanic students and English Language Learners compared to other subgroups. However, the school has seen a sharp increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 3.6% in 2018-2019 to 16.6% in 2021-2022, which is higher than the surrounding schools.

The challenges facing iPrep Academy School No 8 are not unique - the surrounding Elizabeth Public Schools district exhibits similar patterns of low performance, high poverty rates, and chronic absenteeism issues. Addressing these systemic problems will likely require a comprehensive, district-wide approach, including targeted interventions for underperforming subgroups and strategies to improve attendance. While the school faces significant hurdles, addressing these key areas could help drive meaningful improvements for the students of iPrep Academy School No 8.


Detail:

Public K-8

 221-227 Court Street
       Elizabeth, NJ  07206


(908) 275-6900

District: Elizabeth Public Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
1021st of 1,342 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $9,452 Help


Student/teacher ratio:  14.1 Help
Number of students:  416

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
62.3%
African American:
27.4%
White:
9.1%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  84.1% Help


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Compare Details iPrep Academy School No 8 ranks worse than 76.1% of elementary schools in New Jersey. It also ranks 8th among 24 ranked elementary schools in the Elizabeth Public Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 23.99. (See more...)
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Compare Details iPrep Academy School No 8 ranks worse than 64.4% of middle schools in New Jersey. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 33.46. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details iPrep Academy School No 8 has the smallest elementary school student body size in the Elizabeth Public Schools District. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (62.3%), African American (27.4%), White (9.1%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 84.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at iPrep Academy School No 8 is 14.1. 22 elementary schools in the Elizabeth Public Schools District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare iPrep Academy School No 8 employs 29.5 full-time teachers.
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at iPrep Academy School No 8 is $9,452. 14 elementary schools in the Elizabeth Public Schools District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

iPrep Academy School No 8:

SchoolDigger ranks iPrep Academy School No 8 1021st of 1342 New Jersey public elementary schools. (See iPrep Academy School No 8 in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks iPrep Academy School No 8 482nd of 748 New Jersey public middle schools. (See iPrep Academy School No 8 in the ranking list.)

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Elizabeth Public Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Elizabeth Public Schools 508th of 615 New Jersey school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for iPrep Academy School No 8

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Rank History for all elementary school students at iPrep Academy School No 8

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2015 13.71 1192nd 1357 12.2%
2016 22.03 1088th 1346 19.2%
2017 22.56 1074th 1352 20.6%
2018 24.89 1064th 1353 21.4%
2019 22.34 1092nd 1360 19.7%
2021 11.06 1190th 1317 9.6%
2022 16.37 1125th 1345 16.4%
2023 23.99 1021st 1342 23.9%
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Rank History for elementary school English Language Learner students at iPrep Academy School No 8

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 52.47 175th 434 59.7%
2019 42.37 241st 463 47.9%
2021 57.86 99th 411 75.9%
2022 47.90 196th 489 59.9%
2023 46.36 210th 499 57.9%
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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at iPrep Academy School No 8

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 45.09 541st 942 42.6%
2021 36.77 537th 839 36.0%
2022 35.66 538th 863 37.7%
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Rank History for elementary school Female students at iPrep Academy School No 8

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 22.27 1066th 1333 20.0%
2019 20.84 1079th 1331 18.9%
2021 15.87 1112th 1290 13.8%
2022 17.64 1084th 1326 18.3%
2023 18.36 1067th 1318 19.0%
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Rank History for elementary school Male students at iPrep Academy School No 8

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 29.65 980th 1334 26.5%
2019 27.26 998th 1335 25.2%
2021 11.54 1158th 1297 10.7%
2022 15.64 1109th 1324 16.2%
2023 29.69 915th 1315 30.4%
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Rank History for elementary school African American students at iPrep Academy School No 8

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 19.20 464th 522 11.1%
2021 43.61 244th 456 46.5%
2022 25.62 392nd 494 20.6%
2023 37.48 292nd 463 36.9%
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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at iPrep Academy School No 8

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 50.98 384th 870 55.9%
2019 47.45 453rd 899 49.6%
2021 25.54 734th 896 18.1%
2022 30.02 663rd 953 30.4%
2023 48.22 466th 982 52.5%
See the entire list of Best New Jersey Elementary Schools for Hispanic Students!

Data source: test scores: New Jersey Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for iPrep Academy School No 8

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Rank History for all middle school students at iPrep Academy School No 8

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2015 27.79 524th 713 26.5%
2016 30.85 511th 713 28.3%
2017 28.88 511th 712 28.2%
2018 43.11 427th 716 40.4%
2019 47.60 394th 745 47.1%
2021 14.28 559th 652 14.3%
2022 22.85 576th 745 22.7%
2023 33.46 482nd 748 35.6%
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Rank History for middle school English Language Learner students at iPrep Academy School No 8

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 48.88 61st 197 69.0%
2022 52.33 92nd 270 65.9%
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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at iPrep Academy School No 8

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 61.31 153rd 522 70.7%
2019 72.42 90th 541 83.4%
2021 28.44 343rd 467 26.6%
2022 43.54 272nd 549 50.5%
2023 50.89 226th 568 60.2%
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Rank History for middle school Female students at iPrep Academy School No 8

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 46.53 391st 680 42.5%
2019 50.58 362nd 703 48.5%
2021 18.34 519th 625 17.0%
2022 27.76 517th 726 28.8%
2023 32.14 469th 720 34.9%
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Rank History for middle school Male students at iPrep Academy School No 8

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 55.83 289th 675 57.2%
2019 62.47 255th 697 63.4%
2021 12.95 567th 635 10.7%
2022 26.76 523rd 730 28.4%
2023 44.14 364th 718 49.3%
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Rank History for middle school African American students at iPrep Academy School No 8

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 21.43 264th 291 9.3%
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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at iPrep Academy School No 8

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 63.53 147th 504 70.8%
2019 74.42 89th 524 83.0%
2021 28.49 364th 480 24.2%
2022 40.25 339th 591 42.6%
2023 55.77 208th 587 64.6%
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Data source: test scores: New Jersey Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

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iPrep Academy School No 8 Test Scores
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Enrollment information for iPrep Academy School No 8

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
2014 37 85 3 258 0 0 0 0 383
2015 37 99 5 264 0 1 0 0 406
2016 43 97 5 258 0 2 0 0 405
2017 45 109 5 268 0 1 0 0 428
2018 41 112 8 268 0 0 0 0 429
2019 45 112 5 268 0 1 0 0 431
2020 37 116 4 267 0 1 2 0 427
2021 38 112 4 255 0 1 3 0 413
2022 41 112 3 255 0 1 3 0 415
2023 38 114 2 259 1 1 0 1 416

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at iPrep Academy School No 8

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2014 383 29.0 13.2 88.3
2015 406 33.0 12.3 83
2016 405 32.0 12.6 84.7
2017 428 33.0 12.9 84.6
2018 429 32.0 13.4 82.1
2019 431 31.0 13.9 81
2020 427 29.0 14.7 81.3
2021 413 32.0 12.9 82.1
2022 415 33.0 12.5 75.2
2023 416 29.5 14.1 84.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio iPrep Academy School No 8

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2014 383 29.0 13.2 88.3
2015 406 33.0 12.3 83
2016 405 32.0 12.6 84.7
2017 428 33.0 12.9 84.6
2018 429 32.0 13.4 82.1
2019 431 31.0 13.9 81
2020 427 29.0 14.7 81.3
2021 413 32.0 12.9 82.1
2022 415 33.0 12.5 75.2
2023 416 29.5 14.1 84.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for iPrep Academy School No 8

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $244 (2.6%) $9,208 (97.4%) $9,452

Data source: New Jersey Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on iPrep Academy School No 8

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1092nd of 1360 Elementary schoolsRanks 1021st of 1342 Elementary schools
 4.2%
Ranks 394th of 745 Middle schoolsRanks 482nd of 748 Middle schools
 11.6%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (iPrep Academy School No 8)1927.3
 8.3%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Elizabeth Public Schools)38.727
 11.7%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)50.242
 8.2%
3rd Grade Mathematics (iPrep Academy School No 8)1935.3
 16.3%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Elizabeth Public Schools)4133.4
 7.6%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)55.145.9
 9.2%
4th Grade English Language Arts (iPrep Academy School No 8)4033.3
 6.7%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Elizabeth Public Schools)49.936.6
 13.3%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)57.451.3
 6.1%
4th Grade Mathematics (iPrep Academy School No 8)26.719.4
 7.3%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Elizabeth Public Schools)35.627.4
 8.2%
   4th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)5144.3
 6.7%
5th Grade English Language Arts (iPrep Academy School No 8)36.626.2
 10.4%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Elizabeth Public Schools)53.244.4
 8.8%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)57.953.2
 4.7%
5th Grade Mathematics (iPrep Academy School No 8)29.214.3
 14.9%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Elizabeth Public Schools)35.229.2
 6%
   5th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)46.840.1
 6.7%
6th Grade English Language Arts (iPrep Academy School No 8)65.262.9
 2.3%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Elizabeth Public Schools)51.443.7
 7.7%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)56.149
 7.1%
6th Grade Mathematics (iPrep Academy School No 8)23.914.3
 9.6%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Elizabeth Public Schools)22.220.6
 1.6%
   6th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)40.634.3
 6.3%
7th Grade English Language Arts (iPrep Academy School No 8)86.659.6
 27%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Elizabeth Public Schools)61.853.8
 8%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)62.855.7
 7.1%
7th Grade Mathematics (iPrep Academy School No 8)202.4
 17.6%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Elizabeth Public Schools)19.616.5
 3.1%
   7th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)42.133.8
 8.3%
8th Grade English Language Arts (iPrep Academy School No 8)84.555.3
 29.2%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Elizabeth Public Schools)60.352
 8.3%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)62.955.3
 7.6%
8th Grade Algebra I (iPrep Academy School No 8)15.62.6
 13%
   8th Grade Algebra I (Elizabeth Public Schools)20.514.5
 6%
   8th Grade Algebra I (New Jersey)75.166
 9.1%
End of Course Algebra I (iPrep Academy School No 8)15.62.6
 13%
   End of Course Algebra I (Elizabeth Public Schools)25.918.7
 7.2%
   End of Course Algebra I (New Jersey)43.335.1
 8.2%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students431416
 3.5%
African American112114
 1.8%
American Indian01
Asian52
 60%
Hispanic268259
 3.4%
Pacific Islander11
White4538
 15.6%
Two or More Races00
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients81%84.1%
 3.2%


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iPrep Academy School No 8 ranks in the bottom 23.9% of New Jersey elementary schools.

In the 2022-23 school year, 416 students attended iPrep Academy School No 8.

Students at iPrep Academy School No 8 are 62% Hispanic, 27% African American, 9% White.


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