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Nicholas Murray Butler Academy School No. 23

PublicElementaryGrades K–8

631-657 Westminster Avenue, Elizabeth, NJ 07208 · (908) 436-5900 · Part of Elizabeth City School District

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

Students
667
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
84%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–8
The gist

What stands out about Nicholas Murray Butler Academy School No. 23

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of New Jersey’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 22 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 27 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 11.1% 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 →

K–8Nicholas Murray Butler Academy School No. 23You are here
9–128 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency3%
State average 25.4%
Reading / language arts20%
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).

631-657 Westminster Avenue, Elizabeth

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten93
Grade 183
Grade 282
Grade 379
Grade 466
Grade 563
Grade 665
Grade 762
Grade 874
Enrollment over time
750’20
736’21
600’22
605’23
667’24

Down 11.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 62%Black 28%White 7%Asian 4%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Nicholas Murray Butler Academy School No. 23 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.