John E. Dwyer Technology Academy

John E. Dwyer Technology Academy is a reasonably sized senior high in Elizabeth, New Jersey, overseen by Elizabeth Public Schools. The school serves 1,348 students in grades 9 through 12. By comparison, New Jersey's public schools average about 929 students each, so John E. Dwyer Technology Academy sits 45% larger than that benchmark.

Elizabeth Public Schools runs 37 schools in total, collectively educating 27,580 students. John E. Dwyer Technology Academy is one of those campuses.

Demographically, John E. Dwyer Technology Academy logs that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 78% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school shows 17% Black, 4% White. The wider county runs roughly 35% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 94 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.7:1, putting John E. Dwyer Technology Academy higher than the state norm the norm. Around 82% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Union County runs at roughly 52%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, John E. Dwyer Technology Academy sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 21.3%; this one delivers 12.6%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Union County put median household earnings sit near $103,202, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. John E. Dwyer Technology Academy is one of 180 public schools in Union County (combined enrollment of about 99,046 students).

Admiral William F. Halsey Jr. Health & Public Safety Academy is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), John E. Dwyer Technology Academy ranks 8th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 25.6%.

The school occupies a residential site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at John E. Dwyer Technology Academy has climbed 10%, going from 1,221 students in 2018 to 1,348 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 70% to 78% across the same window. Class-load math has loosened: from 12.0:1 in 2018 to 14.4:1 in 2025.

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