John Marshal School No. 20

John Marshal School No. 20 operates as a middle-of-the-pack primary school in ELIZABETH, New Jersey, operated by Elizabeth Public Schools. Current enrollment sits at 452 students spanning grades K through 8.

Elizabeth Public Schools comprises 37 schools with combined enrollment of 27,580 students; John Marshal School No. 20 is among them.

On the student-mix side, John Marshal School No. 20 reports that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 73% of enrollment; the rest breaks down as 24% Black, 2% White. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 35%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, John Marshal School No. 20 reports 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.4:1, putting John Marshal School No. 20 higher than the state norm the norm. Around 88% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is above Union County's rate of about 52%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, John Marshal School No. 20 performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 18.2%, the actual is 22.4%, a residual of +4.1 points.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Union County indicate median household earnings sit near $103,202, roughly 39% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Union County's 180 public schools (combined enrollment of about 99,046 students), John Marshal School No. 20 is one campus in the mix.

Jerome Dunn Academy No 9 is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts John Marshal School No. 20 at 4th of 8; the average score across the group is 28.1%.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 14%: 395 students in 2018 compared to 452 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment grew from 65% to 73% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 10.5:1 in 2018 to 13.3:1 today.

Inside the community feed, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.