Elizabeth Avenue School

Elizabeth Avenue School is a mid-sized primary school in Somerset, New Jersey, operated by Franklin Township Public School District. The school hosts 541 students in grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, New Jersey's public schools average about 405 students each, so Elizabeth Avenue School sits 34% bigger than that benchmark.

Across the 10 schools in Franklin Township Public School District (6,950 students total), Elizabeth Avenue School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Elizabeth Avenue School records that the most-represented group is Hispanic (41%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 26% Black, 14% Asian, 13% White, 5% multiracial. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 18%.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Elizabeth Avenue School has 54 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.4:1, putting Elizabeth Avenue School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 53% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is above Somerset County's rate of about 28%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Elizabeth Avenue School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 37.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 38.3%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Somerset County indicate median household income runs about $140,374, roughly 58% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. In all, Somerset County runs 84 public schools (combined enrollment of about 51,276 students), of which Elizabeth Avenue School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Robert Morris School, around 0.8 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Elizabeth Avenue School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Elizabeth Avenue School at 3rd of 8; the average score across the group is 34.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count showed little movement: 544 students in 2018 compared to 541 in 2025. Asian enrollment moved from 7% to 14% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 12.1:1 in 2018 to 10.0:1 in 2025.

On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.