Elizabeth Avenue School

Summary:

Elizabeth Avenue School is an elementary school in Somerset, New Jersey, serving 554 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Franklin Township Public School District, which is ranked 448 out of 615 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Elizabeth Avenue School stands out for its diverse student population, with a racial makeup of 14.62% White, 24.73% African American, 38.45% Hispanic, 15.52% Asian, and 5.96% two or more races. However, the school's academic performance has consistently ranked in the bottom third of New Jersey elementary schools, with proficiency rates ranging from 23.4% to 46.6% in English Language Arts and 23.4% to 36.9% in Mathematics. The school also experiences higher rates of chronic absenteeism compared to the state and district averages, and a relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch.

Compared to nearby schools like Hazelwood Elementary, Watchung Elementary, and Woodland Intermediate, Elizabeth Avenue School generally has lower academic performance and higher rates of chronic absenteeism. These nearby schools also have lower percentages of students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds. However, Elizabeth Avenue School's diverse student population and relatively low student-teacher ratio may present opportunities for targeted interventions and support to improve student outcomes.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 363 Elizabeth Avenue
       Somerset, NJ  08873-1105


(732) 356-0113

District: Franklin Township Public School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
903rd of 1,342 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $11,092 Help


Students who attend Elizabeth Avenue School usually attend:

Middle:    Franklin Middle School at Sampson G. Smith Campus
High:    Franklin High School

Student/teacher ratio:  9.6 Help
Number of students:  554

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
38.4%
African American:
24.7%
Asian:
15.5%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  46% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Elizabeth Avenue School ranks worse than 67.3% of elementary schools in New Jersey. It also ranks 6th among 7 ranked elementary schools in the Franklin Township Public School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 33.03. (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 Student population at Elizabeth Avenue School is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (38.4%), African American (24.7%), Asian (15.5%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 46% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Elizabeth Avenue School is 9.6. 4 elementary schools in the Franklin Township Public School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Elizabeth Avenue School is $11,092. 3 elementary schools in the Franklin Township Public School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Elizabeth Avenue School:

SchoolDigger ranks Elizabeth Avenue School 903rd of 1342 New Jersey public elementary schools. (See Elizabeth Avenue School in the ranking list.)

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Franklin Township Public School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Franklin Township Public School District 448th of 615 New Jersey school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Elizabeth Avenue School

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Rank History for all students at Elizabeth Avenue School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 28.25 927th 1204 23.0%
2004 34.59 990th 1298 23.7%
2005 34.71 992nd 1303 23.9%
2006 41.57 933rd 1314 29.0%
2007 38.68 998th 1329 24.9%
2008 19.83 1151st 1338 14.0%
2009 36.89 996th 1346 26.0%
2010 40.06 959th 1354 29.2%
2011 24.30 1117th 1360 17.9%
2012 23.72 1115th 1363 18.2%
2013 22.99 1119th 1367 18.1%
2014 21.03 1138th 1363 16.5%
2015 23.53 1059th 1357 22.0%
2016 20.11 1113th 1346 17.3%
2017 17.84 1129th 1352 16.5%
2018 15.00 1166th 1353 13.8%
2019 26.75 1028th 1360 24.4%
2021 25.71 929th 1317 29.5%
2022 43.39 754th 1345 43.9%
2023 33.03 903rd 1342 32.7%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Elizabeth Avenue School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 17.52 381st 434 12.2%
2019 35.37 287th 463 38.0%
2021 26.61 324th 411 21.2%
2022 57.34 145th 489 70.3%
2023 47.29 207th 499 58.5%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Elizabeth Avenue School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 34.93 593rd 1001 40.8%
2019 39.84 534th 1007 47.0%
2021 28.36 598th 868 31.1%
2022 46.87 423rd 949 55.4%
2023 30.52 611th 958 36.2%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Elizabeth Avenue School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 20.46 831st 942 11.8%
2019 33.41 630th 948 33.5%
2021 27.32 653rd 839 22.2%
2022 46.02 423rd 863 51.0%
2023 44.55 468th 910 48.6%
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Rank History for Female students at Elizabeth Avenue School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 17.35 1131st 1333 15.2%
2019 29.23 983rd 1331 26.1%
2021 29.35 873rd 1290 32.3%
2022 44.01 728th 1326 45.1%
2023 37.67 798th 1318 39.5%
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Rank History for Male students at Elizabeth Avenue School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 13.84 1156th 1334 13.3%
2019 28.11 987th 1335 26.1%
2021 25.49 908th 1297 30.0%
2022 43.39 727th 1324 45.1%
2023 30.81 902nd 1315 31.4%
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Rank History for Asian students at Elizabeth Avenue School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 25.10 273rd 370 26.2%
2021 29.64 267th 339 21.2%
2023 24.45 276th 346 20.2%
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Rank History for African American students at Elizabeth Avenue School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 39.60 291st 517 43.7%
2019 56.15 211th 522 59.6%
2021 47.32 214th 456 53.1%
2022 59.81 162nd 494 67.2%
2023 54.80 190th 463 59.0%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Elizabeth Avenue School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 28.22 632nd 870 27.4%
2019 33.90 594th 899 33.9%
2021 29.79 675th 896 24.7%
2022 54.92 357th 953 62.5%
2023 34.16 637th 982 35.1%
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Rank History for White students at Elizabeth Avenue School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 8.88 952nd 1022 6.8%
2019 29.26 771st 1023 24.6%
2021 32.98 691st 964 28.3%
2022 57.51 405th 976 58.5%
2023 59.09 391st 975 59.9%
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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.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: New Jersey Department of Education

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by a teacher
Wednesday, January 23, 2019

Open Quote I Love EAS. The kids are a joy to work with and the teachers are committed to excellent instruction and creating a child centered learning environment. I love how our schools is moving towards a 1 to 1 student computer ratio and that our school is getting our students ready for a future that could be very different from how things are today. I love EAS and wouldn't want to be anywhere else! Close Quote



Enrollment information for Elizabeth Avenue School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 183 112 13 11 0 n/a n/a 0 319
1989 160 122 9 7 0 n/a n/a 0 298
1990 158 120 9 9 0 n/a n/a 0 296
1991 146 114 16 8 0 n/a n/a 0 284
1992 195 135 39 8 0 n/a n/a 0 377
1993 198 120 55 11 0 n/a n/a 0 384
1994 201 108 58 11 0 n/a n/a 0 378
1995 220 127 62 16 1 n/a n/a 0 426
1996 220 127 62 16 1 n/a n/a 0 426
1998 218 148 47 24 1 n/a n/a 0 438
1999 213 189 53 41 1 n/a n/a 0 497
2000 228 217 44 41 2 n/a n/a 0 532
2001 241 252 51 54 1 n/a n/a 0 599
2002 212 238 81 80 2 n/a n/a 0 613
2003 212 238 81 80 2 n/a n/a 0 613
2004 205 283 82 78 1 n/a n/a 0 649
2005 178 297 98 85 1 n/a n/a 0 659
2006 132 170 49 163 1 n/a n/a 0 515
2007 126 159 51 187 0 n/a n/a 0 523
2008 128 170 49 191 0 n/a n/a 0 538
2009 123 147 60 167 1 0 2 0 500
2010 122 135 59 155 3 0 4 0 478
2011 115 225 85 180 1 3 8 0 617
2012 107 218 94 193 1 2 9 0 624
2013 93 220 74 225 2 3 13 0 630
2014 94 218 72 250 2 3 14 0 653
2015 83 232 62 263 2 3 14 0 659
2016 65 219 59 257 1 4 19 0 624
2017 54 218 43 246 1 3 16 0 581
2018 58 178 40 247 1 3 17 0 544
2019 66 96 60 236 5 4 26 0 493
2020 80 98 75 221 4 4 18 0 500
2021 80 109 95 209 3 3 22 0 521
2022 87 123 92 227 4 1 26 0 560
2023 81 137 86 213 4 0 33 0 554

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

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

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 Elizabeth Avenue School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 319 22.0 14.5 n/a
1989 298 19.0 15.6 n/a
1990 296 20.0 14.8 16.2
1991 284 20.0 14.2 22.5
1992 377 21.0 17.9 20.2
1993 384 21.0 18.3 16.4
1994 378 21.0 18.0 13.5
1995 426 23.0 18.5 12.2
1996 426 23.0 18.5 12.2
1998 438 22.5 19.5 12.3
1999 497 26.5 18.8 19.5
2000 532 32.5 16.4 25.4
2001 599 32.8 18.3 24.9
2002 613 36.0 17.0 21.4
2003 613 36.0 17.0 21.4
2004 649 39.0 16.6 21.7
2005 659 43.0 15.3 n/a
2006 515 36.5 14.1 35.1
2007 523 36.0 14.5 39.2
2008 538 34.0 15.8 40.9
2009 500 45.0 9.5 45.2
2010 478 33.0 14.4 44.8
2011 617 28.0 22.0 49.3
2012 624 40.9 15.2 53.4
2013 630 44.0 14.3 59.5
2014 653 47.8 13.6 62.2
2015 659 47.0 14.0 51.1
2016 624 49.0 12.7 62.2
2017 581 46.1 12.6 66.1
2018 544 44.9 12.1 64.5
2019 493 50.3 9.8 53.5
2020 500 48.6 10.2 54
2021 521 50.3 10.3 43.2
2022 560 53.0 10.5 38.2
2023 554 57.3 9.6 46

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 Elizabeth Avenue School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 319 22.0 14.5 n/a
1989 298 19.0 15.6 n/a
1990 296 20.0 14.8 16.2
1991 284 20.0 14.2 22.5
1992 377 21.0 17.9 20.2
1993 384 21.0 18.3 16.4
1994 378 21.0 18.0 13.5
1995 426 23.0 18.5 12.2
1996 426 23.0 18.5 12.2
1998 438 22.5 19.5 12.3
1999 497 26.5 18.8 19.5
2000 532 32.5 16.4 25.4
2001 599 32.8 18.3 24.9
2002 613 36.0 17.0 21.4
2003 613 36.0 17.0 21.4
2004 649 39.0 16.6 21.7
2005 659 43.0 15.3 n/a
2006 515 36.5 14.1 35.1
2007 523 36.0 14.5 39.2
2008 538 34.0 15.8 40.9
2009 500 45.0 9.5 45.2
2010 478 33.0 14.4 44.8
2011 617 28.0 22.0 49.3
2012 624 40.9 15.2 53.4
2013 630 44.0 14.3 59.5
2014 653 47.8 13.6 62.2
2015 659 47.0 14.0 51.1
2016 624 49.0 12.7 62.2
2017 581 46.1 12.6 66.1
2018 544 44.9 12.1 64.5
2019 493 50.3 9.8 53.5
2020 500 48.6 10.2 54
2021 521 50.3 10.3 43.2
2022 560 53.0 10.5 38.2
2023 554 57.3 9.6 46

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 Elizabeth Avenue School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $239 (2.2%) $10,853 (97.8%) $11,092

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Elizabeth Avenue School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1028th of 1360 Elementary schoolsRanks 903rd of 1342 Elementary schools
 8.3%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Elizabeth Avenue School)26.937.8
 10.9%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Franklin Township Public School District)3739.3
 2.3%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)50.242
 8.2%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Elizabeth Avenue School)42.336.9
 5.4%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Franklin Township Public School District)47.741.9
 5.8%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)55.145.9
 9.2%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Elizabeth Avenue School)45.242.3
 2.9%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Franklin Township Public School District)46.441.3
 5.1%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)57.451.3
 6.1%
4th Grade Mathematics (Elizabeth Avenue School)48.732
 16.7%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Franklin Township Public School District)50.137.3
 12.8%
   4th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)5144.3
 6.7%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Elizabeth Avenue School)38.646.6
 8%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Franklin Township Public School District)50.349.7
 0.6%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)57.953.2
 4.7%
5th Grade Mathematics (Elizabeth Avenue School)35.823.4
 12.4%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Franklin Township Public School District)39.930.2
 9.7%
   5th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)46.840.1
 6.7%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students493554
 12.4%
African American96137
 42.7%
American Indian54
 20%
Asian6086
 43.3%
Hispanic236213
 9.7%
Pacific Islander40
 100%
White6681
 22.7%
Two or More Races2633
 26.9%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients53.5%46%
 7.5%


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Students at Elizabeth Avenue School are 38% Hispanic, 25% African American, 16% Asian, 15% White, 6% Two or more races.

In the 2022-23 school year, 554 students attended Elizabeth Avenue School.

Elizabeth Avenue School ranks 903rd of 1342 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.


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