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Alexander Hamilton Preparatory Academy

PublicHighGrades 9–12

310 Cherry St, Elizabeth, NJ 07208 · (908) 436-6100 · Part of Elizabeth City School District

Elizabeth’s School Grade C better than 26% of New Jersey school districts

Directions
Students
1,015
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
81%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Alexander Hamilton Preparatory Academy

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 38% of New Jersey’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 7 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 5 pts below the state

On the path

Where Elizabeth kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–824 schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Alexander Hamilton Preparatory AcademyYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency18%
State average 25.4%
Reading / language arts42%
State average 47.3%

Its own letter, C+, places these results among New Jersey’s 2,144 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

310 Cherry St, Elizabeth

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9262
Grade 10271
Grade 11250
Grade 12232
Enrollment over time
1,000’20
961’21
996’22
1,022’23
1,015’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 81%Black 9%White 7%Asian 3%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Alexander Hamilton Preparatory Academy from Elizabeth families.

Other schools in Elizabeth City School District

The district →
Toussaint L'Ouverture-Marquis de Lafayette School No. 6
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Elizabeth
D
1,001 students12:1
Dr. Antonia Pantoja School No. 27
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Elizabeth
C−
934 students14:1
Juan Pablo Duarte - Jose Julian Marti School No 28
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Elizabeth
D
878 students12:1
Dr. Albert Einstein Academy School No. 29
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Elizabeth
C−
785 students13:1
Mabel G. Holmes School No. 5
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Elizabeth
D
767 students11:1
Joseph Battin School No 4
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Elizabeth
D
757 students11:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against New Jersey’s other public schools; Elizabeth’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.