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Alumni: what's one memory from Dr. Antonia Pantoja School No. 27 that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
934
Elementary
DISTRICT 639 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ELIZABETH PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 340459002997
Dr. Antonia Pantoja School No. 27
505 -517 MORRIS AVENUE, ELIZABETH, NJ 07208 · (908) 436-3900 · Union County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL934 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 41% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
65 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.5:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
83%
773 students
DISTRICT 83% · STATE 41%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 102 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 106 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 115 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 87 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 81 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 90 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 85 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 87 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 96 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 85 | 9% |
This year's kindergarten class (106) is 25% larger than its 8th grade class (85).
Student demographics
36%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
43.0%
NJ avg 53.1% . +1.7pp since 2023
Math
24.6%
NJ avg 41.6% . +1.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 43.0% | 24.6% |
| 2023-24 | 41.3% | 23.2% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
28.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
20.9%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 21% typical for New Jersey schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New Jersey's top nor bottom 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 Dr. Antonia Pantoja School No. 27
Dr. Antonia Pantoja School No. 27's state test result (28.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. Antonia Pantoja School No. 27 this school | 934 | 82.8% | 28.6% |
| LUIS MUNOZ MARIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Newark | 818 | 86.7% | 19.6% |
| Toussaint L'Ouverture-Marquis de Lafayette School No. 6 ELIZABETH | 1,001 | 87.3% | 17.6% |
| Dr. Albert Einstein Academy School No. 29 ELIZABETH | 785 | 84.5% | 38.2% |
| Abraham Lincoln School No. 14 ELIZABETH | 793 | 84.5% | 25.4% |
| John P. Holland Charter School Woodland | 787 | 86.0% | 34.9% |
Matched among New Jersey elementary 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 Dr. Antonia Pantoja School No. 27 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Union County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.6% | #987 of 1,290 | #58 of 92 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.6% | #1,073 of 1,319 ▼ 28 | #64 of 93 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #870 of 1,319 ▼ 11 | #54 of 93 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 934 | #23 of 1,562 | #2 of 108 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.5:1 | #1,278 of 1,390 | #96 of 103 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 36.3% | #1,135 of 1,392 | #81 of 103 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 82.8% | #176 of 1,481 | #28 of 105 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.2% | #523 of 798 | #33 of 58 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
934
+28 (+3%) vs 2020
-8% since 2010-11, when it was 1,011
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 13.1:1
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 | 934 | 64.5 | 14.5:1 | 83% (773) |
| 2023-24 | 894 | 64.5 | 13.9:1 | 82% (733) |
| 2022-23 | 885 | 69 | 12.8:1 | 80% (708) |
| 2020-21 | 906 | 69 | 13.1:1 | 69% (622) |
| 2017-18 | 1,006 | 70 | 14.4:1 | 79% (792) |
| 2015-16 | 1,020 | 65 | 15.7:1 | 86% (876) |
| 2010-11 | 1,011 | 69 | 14.7:1 | 89% (895) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dr. Antonia Pantoja School No. 27.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (1,006 to 934); teachers down 8% (70 to 64.5).
About Dr. Antonia Pantoja School No. 27
Dr. Antonia Pantoja School No. 27 is a high-enrollment elementary school with its address in ELIZABETH, New Jersey. Enrollment totals 934 students across pre-K through 8. The school is 131% above the average for elementary schools in New Jersey.
Elizabeth Public Schools enrolls 27,580 students, and its 37 schools include Dr. Antonia Pantoja School No. 27.
The largest group at Dr. Antonia Pantoja School No. 27 is Hispanic students, at 78%. Other students are 16% Black and 4% White. By comparison, Union County residents are about 35% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Dr. Antonia Pantoja School No. 27 scores 36%.
Its ratio of 14.5:1 is based on 64.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, elementary schools in New Jersey average 11.4:1. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 83%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Union County is 52%.
Dr. Antonia Pantoja School No. 27 earns a C+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 41% of New Jersey public elementary schools.
Compared with New Jersey schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Dr. Antonia Pantoja School No. 27's results are 7.8 points above predicted: 28.6% against 20.9%.
For the population of Union County, median household income comes to about $103,202, roughly 39% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Union County's 180 public schools enroll about 99,046 students and include Dr. Antonia Pantoja School No. 27.
Joseph Battin School No 4 is the nearest public school to Dr. Antonia Pantoja School No. 27, about 0.4 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Among 8 nearby schools that report test results, Dr. Antonia Pantoja School No. 27 ranks 4th on proficiency.
Federal data place Dr. Antonia Pantoja School No. 27 in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
A 3% increase took enrollment from 906 in 2020-21 to 934 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 13.1:1 to 14.5:1.
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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
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- Thomas Jefferson Arts AcademyHigh · 1,144 students
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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
- Joseph Battin School No 40.4 mi · 757
- Alexander Hamilton Preparatory Academy0.4 mi · 1,015
- Nicholas Murray Butler Academy School No. 230.5 mi · 667
- Donald Stewart Early Childhood Center No 510.6 mi · 310
- Elmora School No. 120.6 mi · 658
- Winfield Scott School No. 20.9 mi · 630
Frequently asked questions
About Dr. Antonia Pantoja School No. 27How large is Dr. Antonia Pantoja School No. 27?
Dr. Antonia Pantoja School No. 27 enrolls approximately 934 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Dr. Antonia Pantoja School No. 27 serve?
Dr. Antonia Pantoja School No. 27 serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Dr. Antonia Pantoja School No. 27?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Dr. Antonia Pantoja School No. 27 is approximately 14.5:1 (65 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Dr. Antonia Pantoja School No. 27?
At Dr. Antonia Pantoja School No. 27, the student body is approximately 4% White, 78% Hispanic, 16% Black, 1% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees Dr. Antonia Pantoja School No. 27?
Dr. Antonia Pantoja School No. 27 is overseen by Elizabeth Public Schools in Union County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.