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Enrollment
1,015
High
DISTRICT 1,006 · STATE 929
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ELIZABETH PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 340459003043
Alexander Hamilton Preparatory Academy
310 Cherry St, Elizabeth, NJ 07208 · (908) 436-6100 · Union County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,015 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 75% of New Jersey public high schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New Jersey public high schools
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
63 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
81%
825 students
DISTRICT 83% · STATE 41%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 262 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 271 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 250 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 232 | 23% |
Student demographics
32%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 38% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
79.9%
NJ avg 53.1% . +12.1pp since 2023
Math
27.6%
NJ avg 41.6% . +3.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 80 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are up about 12 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 79.9% | 27.6% |
| 2023-24 | 67.8% | 24.4% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: NJSLA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of NJ schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
40.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
21.7%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+18.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 22% typical for New Jersey schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 18 points, placing it in New Jersey's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Alexander Hamilton Preparatory Academy
Alexander Hamilton Preparatory Academy's state test result (40.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Hamilton Preparatory Academy this school | 1,015 | 81.3% | 40.0% |
| Elizabeth High School - Frank J Cicarell Academy ELIZABETH | 1,268 | 76.8% | 62.6% |
| Admiral William F. Halsey Jr. Health & Public Safety Academy Elizabeth | 1,272 | 81.4% | 12.2% |
| Thomas Jefferson Arts Academy Elizabeth | 1,144 | 80.5% | 25.9% |
| John E. Dwyer Technology Academy Elizabeth | 1,348 | 82.0% | 12.6% |
| Technology High School NEWARK | 662 | 80.4% | 61.9% |
Matched among New Jersey high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Alexander Hamilton Preparatory Academy ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Union County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #172 of 397 | #14 of 31 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.6% | #204 of 400 ▲ 23 | #15 of 31 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 79.9% | #41 of 395 ▲ 102 | #7 of 31 ▲ 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,015 | #175 of 442 | #13 of 39 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #369 of 388 | #25 of 31 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.3% | #347 of 389 | #30 of 31 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 81.3% | #23 of 405 | #4 of 31 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.4% | #159 of 173 | #22 of 24 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,015
+15 (+2%) vs 2020
+44% since 2010-11, when it was 707
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
was 15.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,015 | 63 | 16.1:1 | 81% (825) |
| 2023-24 | 1,022 | 60.5 | 16.9:1 | 79% (812) |
| 2022-23 | 996 | 60.5 | 16.5:1 | 80% (795) |
| 2020-21 | 1,000 | 64 | 15.6:1 | 73% (730) |
| 2017-18 | 1,001 | 62.5 | 16.0:1 | 82% (825) |
| 2015-16 | 989 | 72 | 13.7:1 | 84% (834) |
| 2010-11 | 707 | 43 | 16.4:1 | 88% (619) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Alexander Hamilton Preparatory Academy.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (1,001 to 1,015); teachers up 1% (62.5 to 63).
About Alexander Hamilton Preparatory Academy
Alexander Hamilton Preparatory Academy is a mid-sized high school in New Jersey, with an address in Elizabeth. Its grade span covers grades 9 through 12, with 1,015 students on the rolls.
Elizabeth Public Schools is responsible for 37 schools, Alexander Hamilton Preparatory Academy included, with 27,580 students in all.
Roughly 81% of students at Alexander Hamilton Preparatory Academy are Hispanic. Other groups include 9% Black, 7% White, and 3% Asian. The county population is about 35% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Alexander Hamilton Preparatory Academy scores 32%.
Its staff includes 63 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 16.1 students per teacher. Across high schools in New Jersey, the average ratio is 12.7:1. Alexander Hamilton Preparatory Academy has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 81%. Compared with the 52% average for public schools in Union County, the school's rate is higher.
Alexander Hamilton Preparatory Academy holds an A- allk12 Grade, placing it above 75% of New Jersey public high schools.
The BeatsExpectations model predicts 21.7% for Alexander Hamilton Preparatory Academy, given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The actual figure is 40.0%. The 18.4-point gap ranks in the top 10% of New Jersey schools.
The school is in Union County, where the median household earns about $103,202 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 39% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Alexander Hamilton Preparatory Academy shares Union County with 179 other public schools.
Among nearby public schools, Dr. Antonia Pantoja School No. 27 is closest at about 0.4 miles. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The school's 40.0% average proficiency ranks 2nd among 8 nearby schools.
Alexander Hamilton Preparatory Academy is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 1,000 to 1,015.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about open houses, carpools, and field trips at Alexander Hamilton Preparatory Academy. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Union County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
579,290
Census ACS
Median income
$103,202
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
180
99,046 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Elizabeth Public Schools
- John E. Dwyer Technology AcademyHigh · 1,348 students
- Admiral William F. Halsey Jr. Health & Public Safety AcademyHigh · 1,272 students
- Elizabeth High School - Frank J Cicarell AcademyHigh · 1,268 students
- Thomas Jefferson Arts AcademyHigh · 1,144 students
- William F. Halloran School No.22Middle · 1,140 students
- Terence C. Reilly School No 7Middle · 1,130 students
Other schools in Elizabeth
- John E. Dwyer Technology AcademyHigh · 1,348 students
- Admiral William F. Halsey Jr. Health & Public Safety AcademyHigh · 1,272 students
- Elizabeth High School - Frank J Cicarell AcademyHigh · 1,268 students
- Thomas Jefferson Arts AcademyHigh · 1,144 students
- William F. Halloran School No.22Middle · 1,140 students
- Terence C. Reilly School No 7Middle · 1,130 students
Nearby schools
- Dr. Antonia Pantoja School No. 270.4 mi · 934
- Joseph Battin School No 40.6 mi · 757
- Winfield Scott School No. 20.6 mi · 630
- Abraham Lincoln School No. 140.6 mi · 793
- Elmora School No. 120.7 mi · 658
- Donald Stewart Early Childhood Center No 510.7 mi · 310
Frequently asked questions
About Alexander Hamilton Preparatory AcademyHow many students attend Alexander Hamilton Preparatory Academy?
Alexander Hamilton Preparatory Academy enrolls approximately 1,015 students in grades 09-12.
Is Alexander Hamilton Preparatory Academy an elementary, middle, or high school?
Alexander Hamilton Preparatory Academy is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Alexander Hamilton Preparatory Academy have?
Alexander Hamilton Preparatory Academy employs 63 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.1:1.
How diverse is Alexander Hamilton Preparatory Academy?
Alexander Hamilton Preparatory Academy reports a student body of 7% White, 81% Hispanic, 9% Black, 3% Asian.
What district is Alexander Hamilton Preparatory Academy in?
Alexander Hamilton Preparatory Academy is part of Elizabeth Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.