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Nicholas S. Lacorte-Peterstown School No. 3

PublicElementaryGrades K–8

700 Second Ave, Elizabeth, NJ 07202 · (908) 436-6230 · Part of Elizabeth City School District

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

Directions
Students
765
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
90%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–8
The gist

What stands out about Nicholas S. Lacorte-Peterstown School No. 3

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of New Jersey’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 20 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 26 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Elizabeth kids: 8 high schools

On the path

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

K–8Nicholas S. Lacorte-Peterstown School No. 3You are here
9–128 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency5%
State average 25.4%
Reading / language arts21%
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).

Location

Directions ↗

700 Second Ave, Elizabeth

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten78
Grade 193
Grade 281
Grade 389
Grade 494
Grade 589
Grade 682
Grade 780
Grade 879
Enrollment over time
787’20
798’21
807’22
764’23
765’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 87%Black 8%White 4%Asian 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Nicholas S. Lacorte-Peterstown School No. 3 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.