Total enrollment
27,580
+423 (+2%) vs SY 2020-21
37 schools in Elizabeth Public Schools
New Jersey · 27,580 students · 2 cities
Elizabeth Public Schools in New Jersey operates 37 K-12 public schools, enrolling about 27,580 students (around 745 per school).
4-year change in Elizabeth Public Schools
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
37
+1 (+3%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Elizabeth Public Schools ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In New Jersey | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.2% | #182 of 243 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 27,580 | #2 of 372 | #254 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 37 | #4 of 372 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #349 of 370 | #3,469 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 83.0% | #9 of 369 | #1,048 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.9% | #253 of 298 | #4,165 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Elizabeth Public Schools
State test results across the district's 34 scored schools run from Terence C. Reilly School No 7 at 69.5% proficient to Admiral William F. Halsey Jr. Health & Public Safety Academy at 12.2%, a gap of 57.3 points. That is the 6th widest gap among 186 New Jersey districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 36 district schools that reported both years went from 27,212 to 26,840 students (down 1%) and from 2,009 to 2,025 full-time teachers (up 1%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
About Elizabeth Public Schools
Elizabeth Public Schools is a mid-sized public-school district in New Jersey. The district maintains 37 schools and hosts approximately 27,580 students.
Looking at the level breakdown, Elizabeth Public Schools comprises 27 elementary, 2 middle, and 8 high schools.
Per-school enrollment averages around 745 in this district, higher than the New Jersey typical of 540.
Over the past 4-year window. Combined enrollment now sits at 27,580 students, stayed largely flat from the 27,157 reported in SY 2020-21. Elizabeth Public Schools now counts 37 public schools, up from 36 in SY 2020-21.
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