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What's the most underrated thing about iPrep Academy School No 8 that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
397
Elementary
DISTRICT 639 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ELIZABETH PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 340459003197
iPrep Academy School No 8
221-227 Court Street, Elizabeth, NJ 07206 · (908) 275-6900 · Union County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL397 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 49% 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.
- A-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
11.8:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.5:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
358 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 39 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 48 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 48 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 52 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 46 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 39 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 41 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 45 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 39 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (39) is about the same size as its 8th grade class (39).
Student demographics
47%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
51.8%
NJ avg 53.1% . +5.3pp since 2023
Math
19.3%
NJ avg 41.6% . +0.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 19 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 51.8% | 19.3% |
| 2023-24 | 46.5% | 19.0% |
% 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
29.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
16.8%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 17% 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 iPrep Academy School No 8
iPrep Academy School No 8's state test result (29.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| iPrep Academy School No 8 this school | 397 | 90.2% | 29.5% |
| John Marshal School No. 20 ELIZABETH | 452 | 87.6% | 22.4% |
| Central Elementary School Orange | 369 | 86.7% | N/A |
| Benjamin Franklin School No. 13 ELIZABETH | 392 | 88.0% | 12.8% |
| Hope Academy Charter School ASBURY PARK | 309 | 91.9% | 22.0% |
| West Avenue School BRIDGETON | 528 | 93.2% | 11.5% |
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 iPrep Academy School No 8 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Union County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.5% | #969 of 1,290 | #53 of 92 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 19.3% | #1,158 of 1,319 ▼ 46 | #81 of 93 ▼ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.8% | #659 of 1,319 ▲ 92 | #40 of 93 ▲ 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 397 | #708 of 1,562 | #58 of 108 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.8:1 | #837 of 1,390 | #40 of 103 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.3% | #887 of 1,392 | #64 of 103 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 90.2% | #57 of 1,481 | #3 of 105 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.5% | #515 of 798 | #31 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
397
-16 (-4%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 12.9:1
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 | 397 | 33.5 | 11.8:1 | 90% (358) |
| 2023-24 | 401 | 35.5 | 11.3:1 | 89% (357) |
| 2022-23 | 416 | 29.5 | 14.1:1 | 84% (350) |
| 2020-21 | 413 | 32 | 12.9:1 | 82% (339) |
| 2017-18 | 429 | 32 | 13.4:1 | 82% (352) |
| 2015-16 | 405 | 32 | 12.7:1 | 85% (343) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for iPrep Academy School No 8.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (429 to 397); teachers up 5% (32 to 33.5).
About iPrep Academy School No 8
In Elizabeth, New Jersey, part of Union County, iPrep Academy School No 8 is an elementary school. School enrollment was 397 students in 2024-25, in kindergarten through 8.
Elizabeth Public Schools includes 37 schools. Together they enroll 27,580 students.
iPrep Academy School No 8's enrollment is 68% Hispanic. The remaining shares are 25% Black and 6% White. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Union County's population at about 35%. iPrep Academy School No 8 has a diversity index of 47%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school reported 33.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 11.8:1. Across elementary schools in New Jersey, the average ratio is about 11.4:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 90%. Compared with the 52% average for public schools in Union County, the school's rate is higher.
allk12 grades iPrep Academy School No 8 a B-. The grade compares the school only with New Jersey public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 16.8% for iPrep Academy School No 8. The school posts 29.5%, 12.7 points above the prediction.
According to the American Community Survey, in Union County, median household income is about $103,202, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 180 public schools operate in Union County, serving about 99,046 students.
Of nearby public schools, George Washington Academy School No. 1 is the closest, at about 0.2 miles. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Of 8 schools in the immediate area with test results, iPrep Academy School No 8 ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
NCES describes the area around iPrep Academy School No 8 as Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, iPrep Academy School No 8 went from 413 students to 397. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 12.9:1 to 11.8:1.
Parents and students can post about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs at iPrep Academy School No 8. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
- George Washington Academy School No. 10.2 mi · 595
- Jerome Dunn Academy No 90.2 mi · 856
- Benjamin Franklin School No. 130.3 mi · 392
- Juan Pablo Duarte - Jose Julian Marti School No 280.4 mi · 878
- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Early Childhood Center No 520.5 mi · 301
- John Marshal School No. 200.5 mi · 452
Frequently asked questions
About iPrep Academy School No 8What is the total enrollment at iPrep Academy School No 8?
iPrep Academy School No 8 enrolls approximately 397 students in grades KG-08.
Is iPrep Academy School No 8 an elementary, middle, or high school?
iPrep Academy School No 8 is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
How many teachers does iPrep Academy School No 8 have?
iPrep Academy School No 8 employs 34 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.8:1.
What is the student diversity at iPrep Academy School No 8?
Student demographics at iPrep Academy School No 8 are roughly 6% White, 68% Hispanic, 25% Black, 1% Asian.
What district is iPrep Academy School No 8 in?
iPrep Academy School No 8 is part of Elizabeth Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.