Enrollment
415
High
DISTRICT 1,006 · STATE 929
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ELIZABETH PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 340459003389
J. Christian Bollwage Finance Academy
447 Richmond Street, Elizabeth, NJ 07202 · (908) 436-6500 · Union County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL415 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 46% of New Jersey public high schools
- CTest 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
81%
336 students
DISTRICT 83% · STATE 41%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 102 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 104 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 106 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 103 | 25% |
Student demographics
38%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
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NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
54.9%
NJ avg 53.1% . -0.5pp since 2023
Math
7.6%
NJ avg 41.6% . -5.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 8 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are down about 6 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 54.9% | 7.6% |
| 2023-24 | 55.4% | 13.1% |
% 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
24.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
21.9%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 22% 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 J. Christian Bollwage Finance Academy
J. Christian Bollwage Finance Academy's state test result (24.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| J. Christian Bollwage Finance Academy this school | 415 | 81.0% | 24.5% |
| Newark School of Global Studies Newark | 377 | 83.6% | 12.8% |
| The Barack Obama Green Charter School Plainfield | 358 | 78.2% | 14.2% |
| Bound Brook High School Bound Brook | 579 | 83.6% | 19.9% |
| Technology High School NEWARK | 662 | 80.4% | 61.9% |
| International High School PATERSON | 650 | 76.6% | 21.1% |
Matched among New Jersey high 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 J. Christian Bollwage Finance Academy ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Union County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.5% | #295 of 397 | #22 of 31 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 7.6% | #349 of 400 ▼ 39 | #26 of 31 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.9% | #172 of 395 ▲ 59 | #15 of 31 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 415 | #342 of 442 | #25 of 39 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #308 of 388 | #16 of 31 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.5% | #314 of 389 | #23 of 31 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 81.0% | #25 of 405 | #5 of 31 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.8% | #123 of 173 | #16 of 24 |
Ranked against other public high 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
415
+51 (+14%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 13.0:1
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 | 415 | 30 | 13.8:1 | 81% (336) |
| 2023-24 | 418 | 28 | 14.9:1 | 83% (347) |
| 2022-23 | 342 | N/A | N/A | 84% (287) |
| 2020-21 | 364 | 28 | 13.0:1 | 71% (258) |
| 2017-18 | 396 | 23 | 17.2:1 | 81% (322) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for J. Christian Bollwage Finance Academy.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (396 to 415); teachers up 30% (23 to 30).
About J. Christian Bollwage Finance Academy
J. Christian Bollwage Finance Academy is the name of a low-enrollment high school in Elizabeth, New Jersey. School enrollment was 415 students in 2024-25, in grades 9 through 12. For comparison, high schools in New Jersey average about 929 students.
District-wide, Elizabeth Public Schools has 37 schools and 27,580 students.
J. Christian Bollwage Finance Academy is 77% Hispanic by enrollment. Other reported shares: 17% Black and 5% White. That compares with about 35% Hispanic among all Union County residents. The school's diversity index is 38%, meaning two students picked at random have a 38% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Federal data list 30 full-time-equivalent teachers at J. Christian Bollwage Finance Academy in 2024-25, for a ratio of 13.8:1. That is 1.1 students per teacher above the 12.7:1 average for high schools in New Jersey. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 81%. That is higher than the 52% average for public schools in Union County.
allk12 grades J. Christian Bollwage Finance Academy a B-. The grade compares the school only with New Jersey public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, J. Christian Bollwage Finance Academy falls in the middle 80% of New Jersey schools: 24.5% actual against 21.9% predicted.
Within Union County, the median household income is $103,202, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 39%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Besides J. Christian Bollwage Finance Academy, Union County has 179 other public schools.
The nearest public school is William F. Halloran School No.22, at less than a tenth of a mile. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, J. Christian Bollwage Finance Academy ranks 4th on proficiency.
In the federal locale system, J. Christian Bollwage Finance Academy is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over 4 years, J. Christian Bollwage Finance Academy's enrollment grew 14%, to 415.
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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
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Frequently asked questions
About J. Christian Bollwage Finance AcademyWhat is the total enrollment at J. Christian Bollwage Finance Academy?
J. Christian Bollwage Finance Academy enrolls approximately 415 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does J. Christian Bollwage Finance Academy serve?
J. Christian Bollwage Finance Academy serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does J. Christian Bollwage Finance Academy have?
J. Christian Bollwage Finance Academy employs 30 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.8:1.
What is the student diversity at J. Christian Bollwage Finance Academy?
Student demographics at J. Christian Bollwage Finance Academy are roughly 5% White, 77% Hispanic, 17% Black, 1% Asian.
Who oversees J. Christian Bollwage Finance Academy?
J. Christian Bollwage Finance Academy is overseen by Elizabeth Public Schools in Union County.
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