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Schools in Elizabeth · Elizabeth City School District

Elizabeth’s public schools score below 74% of New Jersey districts on tests and graduation

19% of students in Elizabeth’s public schools are proficient in math, below the New Jersey average (36%). The grade covers the public school district serving Elizabeth, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within New Jersey, not nationally.

#361of 465 New Jersey townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From New Jersey state tests taken in spring 2022, when 98% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency

42%

▼ 7 pts vs NJ 49%

2021–22

Math proficiency

19%

▼ 16 pts vs NJ 36%

2021–22

Graduate on time

88%

▼ 2 pts vs NJ 90%

class of 2023

Spent per student

$27.6K

▼ 3% vs NJ $28.4K

FY2024

Students per teacher

13.3

NJ 11.6 · larger classes

Schools in town

27,580 students on the public path

In brief

Elizabeth’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 159 New Jersey towns with household incomes within a quarter of Elizabeth’s, its schools beat 55%, higher than their 26% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 42% of tested students were proficient in reading and 19% in math, against 49% and 36% statewide; 98% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

88% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90% across New Jersey. Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $27,592 per student, against $28,441 across New Jersey (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

24 elementary schools, then eight high schools

Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓

Choice beyond the district

Jewish Educational Center Lower School (private), Bruriah High School for Girls (private), Rav Teitz Mesivta Academy (Jec High School) (private) and Harmony Christian Academy (private) are in town. Every school ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Elizabeth’s grade

C Test scoresC Graduation

C: better than 26% of New Jersey school districts, #361 of 465 New Jersey towns. Both inputs trail the New Jersey average; graduation is the closer of the two to typical.

New Jersey school districts we grade (651)Better than 26%

Lower resultsHigher results

New Jersey towns with similar household incomes (159)Better than 55%

C⁻CA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 13,516 test results and a graduating class of 1,853 could put Elizabeth anywhere from C− to C. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Elizabeth’s students in the tested grades sat them (13,924 in math, 13,108 in reading).

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Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Elizabeth, with each school’s own grade.

24 schools teach K in Elizabeth’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from D− to C+, so check the specific school.

Town	Schools	Main districts
Elizabeth	C	Elizabeth City
Union	C⁺	Union Township
Newark	D	Newark City
Bayonne	C	Bayonne City
Linden	C⁻	Linden City
Hillside	C⁻	Hillside Township
Roselle Park	B⁻	Roselle Park Borough
Roselle	D	Roselle Borough

Elizabeth’s public schools score below 74% of New Jersey districts on tests and graduation

Elizabeth’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Results trail the state

Graduation

Spending and class size

24 elementary schools, then eight high schools

Choice beyond the district

What’s behind Elizabeth’s grade

Where will my kid go?

The district

Well below the state in reading

Elizabeth vs. its neighbors

Every school in Elizabeth

Questions about Elizabeth’s schools

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