Dr. Orlando Edreira Academy School No. 26

As a roomy elementary campus in ELIZABETH, New Jersey, Dr. Orlando Edreira Academy School No. 26 teaches 718 students from grades pre-K through 8, run under Elizabeth Public Schools. That puts it 77% bigger than the typical public school in New Jersey, which averages around 405 students.

Across the 37 schools in Elizabeth Public Schools (27,580 students total), Dr. Orlando Edreira Academy School No. 26 accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Dr. Orlando Edreira Academy School No. 26 records that 86% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. Beyond that, the school shows 8% Black, 5% White. The wider county runs roughly 35% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Dr. Orlando Edreira Academy School No. 26 lists 62 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.6:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 83% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Union County runs at roughly 52%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Dr. Orlando Edreira Academy School No. 26 sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 20.7%; this one delivers 34.9%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Union County) reports that median household income runs about $103,202, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Union County's 180 public schools (combined enrollment of about 99,046 students), Dr. Orlando Edreira Academy School No. 26 is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Frances C. Smith Early Childhood Center No 50, around 0.0 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Dr. Orlando Edreira Academy School No. 26 ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 22.1%.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 10%: 652 students in 2018 compared to 718 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment increased from 77% to 86% over that span.

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