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Enrollment
1,348
High
DISTRICT 1,006 · STATE 929
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ELIZABETH PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 340459003071
John E. Dwyer Technology Academy
123 Pearl St, Elizabeth, NJ 07202 · (908) 436-6565 · Union County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,348 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 20% of New Jersey public high schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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
14.4:1
94 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
82%
1,105 students
DISTRICT 83% · STATE 41%
Community
1
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 | 364 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 382 | 28% |
| Grade 11 | 286 | 21% |
| Grade 12 | 316 | 23% |
Student demographics
36%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
24.9%
NJ avg 53.1% . -6.4pp since 2023
Math
7.6%
NJ avg 41.6% . -0.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 25 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 are down about 6 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 24.9% | 7.6% |
| 2023-24 | 31.3% | 7.8% |
% 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
12.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
21.3%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 13% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 21% 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 John E. Dwyer Technology Academy
John E. Dwyer Technology Academy's state test result (12.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| John E. Dwyer Technology Academy this school | 1,348 | 82.0% | 12.6% |
| Admiral William F. Halsey Jr. Health & Public Safety Academy Elizabeth | 1,272 | 81.4% | 12.2% |
| Thomas Jefferson Arts Academy Elizabeth | 1,144 | 80.5% | 25.9% |
| North Plainfield High School North Plainfield | 1,141 | 75.7% | 24.2% |
| Alexander Hamilton Preparatory Academy Elizabeth | 1,015 | 81.3% | 40.0% |
| Thomas A. Edison Career and Technical Academy Elizabeth | 842 | 86.9% | 13.5% |
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 John E. Dwyer Technology Academy ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Union County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 12.6% | #363 of 397 | #29 of 31 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 7.6% | #348 of 400 ▼ 2 | #25 of 31 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 24.9% | #328 of 395 ▲ 14 | #28 of 31 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,348 | #97 of 442 | #6 of 39 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #334 of 388 | #19 of 31 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 35.7% | #330 of 389 | #29 of 31 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 82.0% | #21 of 405 | #2 of 31 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +10.4% | #83 of 173 | #8 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
1,348
-82 (-6%) vs 2020
+44% since 2010-11, when it was 936
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 14.6:1
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 | 1,348 | 93.5 | 14.4:1 | 82% (1,105) |
| 2023-24 | 1,404 | 101.5 | 13.8:1 | 80% (1,121) |
| 2022-23 | 1,443 | 98.5 | 14.7:1 | 79% (1,142) |
| 2020-21 | 1,430 | 98 | 14.6:1 | 73% (1,050) |
| 2017-18 | 1,221 | 102 | 12.0:1 | 80% (976) |
| 2015-16 | 1,237 | 99 | 12.5:1 | 86% (1,066) |
| 2010-11 | 936 | 90 | 10.4:1 | 89% (832) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for John E. Dwyer Technology Academy.
Since 2017-18: students up 10% (1,221 to 1,348); teachers down 8% (102 to 93.5).
About John E. Dwyer Technology Academy
In Elizabeth, New Jersey, John E. Dwyer Technology Academy is a mid-sized high school. Federal data show 1,348 students enrolled in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25. That compares with an average of about 929 students for high schools in New Jersey.
John E. Dwyer Technology Academy is one of 37 schools in Elizabeth Public Schools, which enrolls 27,580 students in total.
Federal enrollment data show John E. Dwyer Technology Academy is 78% Hispanic. Other groups include 17% Black and 4% White. The county population is about 35% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 36, compared with 70 nationally.
Based on 93.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, John E. Dwyer Technology Academy has a ratio of 14.4:1. Across high schools in New Jersey, the average ratio is 12.7:1. Income data for the school show 82% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 52% average for public schools in Union County, the school's rate is higher.
Among New Jersey public high schools, John E. Dwyer Technology Academy outscored 20%, which works out to a C- on the allk12 Grade.
In New Jersey, John E. Dwyer Technology Academy is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 12.6% actual against a predicted 21.3%.
The school is in Union County, where the median household earns about $103,202 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 39% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. John E. Dwyer Technology Academy shares Union County with 179 other public schools.
Admiral William F. Halsey Jr. Health & Public Safety Academy is less than a tenth of a mile from John E. Dwyer Technology Academy, the shortest distance to any other public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On state test proficiency, John E. Dwyer Technology Academy ranks 8th in a group of 9 nearby schools.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased 6%.
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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
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Elizabeth Public Schools
- 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
- Alexander Hamilton Preparatory AcademyHigh · 1,015 students
Other schools in Elizabeth
- 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
- Alexander Hamilton Preparatory AcademyHigh · 1,015 students
Nearby schools
- Admiral William F. Halsey Jr. Health & Public Safety Academy0.0 mi · 1,272
- Thomas Jefferson Arts Academy0.2 mi · 1,144
- K. Johnson D. Vaughan and M. Jackson STEM Academy0.3 mi · 740
- Elizabeth High School - Frank J Cicarell Academy0.3 mi · 1,268
- Nicholas S. Lacorte-Peterstown School No. 30.4 mi · 765
- Winfield Scott School No. 20.4 mi · 630
Frequently asked questions
About John E. Dwyer Technology AcademyHow large is John E. Dwyer Technology Academy?
John E. Dwyer Technology Academy enrolls approximately 1,348 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does John E. Dwyer Technology Academy serve?
John E. Dwyer Technology Academy serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at John E. Dwyer Technology Academy?
Approximately 14.4:1 students per teacher at John E. Dwyer Technology Academy.
How diverse is John E. Dwyer Technology Academy?
John E. Dwyer Technology Academy reports a student body of 4% White, 78% Hispanic, 17% Black, 1% Asian.
What district is John E. Dwyer Technology Academy in?
John E. Dwyer Technology Academy is part of Elizabeth Public Schools.
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