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Joseph Battin School No 4

PublicElementaryGrades PK–8

501 Union Avenue, Elizabeth, NJ 07208 · (908) 436-6300 · Part of Elizabeth City School District

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

Students
757
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
85%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–8
The gist

What stands out about Joseph Battin School No 4

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of New Jersey’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 16 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 20 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 8.5% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Elizabeth kids: 8 high schools

On the path

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

PK–8Joseph Battin School No 4You are here
9–128 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency9%
State average 25.4%
Reading / language arts27%
State average 47.3%

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

501 Union Avenue, Elizabeth

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K79
Kindergarten81
Grade 195
Grade 281
Grade 372
Grade 463
Grade 572
Grade 671
Grade 776
Grade 867
Enrollment over time
827’20
766’21
783’22
772’23
757’24

Down 8.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 80%Black 11%White 6%Asian 2%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Joseph Battin School No 4 from Elizabeth families.

Other schools in Elizabeth City School District

The district →

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.