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What's one thing Robert Morris School No. 18 gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
471
Elementary
DISTRICT 639 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ELIZABETH PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 340459005516
Robert Morris School No. 18
860 CROSS AVE, ELIZABETH, NJ 07208 · (908) 436-6000 · Union County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL471 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 56% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.5:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
87%
411 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 | 64 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 56 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 40 | 8% |
| Grade 3 | 43 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 55 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 39 | 8% |
| Grade 6 | 51 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 53 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 70 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (64) is 9% smaller than its 8th grade class (70).
Student demographics
44%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
49.0%
NJ avg 53.1% . +1.1pp since 2023
Math
29.6%
NJ avg 41.6% . +3.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 49.0% | 29.6% |
| 2023-24 | 47.9% | 25.7% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of NJ schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
33.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
18.4%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 18% typical for New Jersey schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 15 points, placing it in New Jersey's top 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 Robert Morris School No. 18
Robert Morris School No. 18's state test result (33.7% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Morris School No. 18 this school | 471 | 87.3% | 33.7% |
| Gregory Elementary School LONG BRANCH | 573 | 84.8% | 12.4% |
| Woodrow Wilson School No. 19 ELIZABETH | 563 | 87.7% | 27.8% |
| School 25 PATERSON | 526 | 88.2% | 18.7% |
| George E. Wilson Elementary School HAMILTON | 545 | 83.7% | 16.0% |
| Park Avenue Elementary School Freehold | 463 | 83.2% | 31.4% |
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 Robert Morris School No. 18 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Union County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.7% | #889 of 1,290 | #47 of 92 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.6% | #981 of 1,319 ▲ 21 | #52 of 93 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #732 of 1,319 ▼ 8 | #43 of 93 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 471 | #483 of 1,562 | #41 of 108 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.8:1 | #823 of 1,390 | #38 of 103 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.9% | #961 of 1,392 | #70 of 103 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 87.3% | #95 of 1,481 | #14 of 105 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.9% | #185 of 798 | #5 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
471
-161 (-25%) vs 2020
+27% since 1990-91, when it was 371
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 12.6:1
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 | 471 | 40 | 11.8:1 | 87% (411) |
| 2023-24 | 508 | 43 | 11.8:1 | 85% (431) |
| 2022-23 | 506 | 46.5 | 10.9:1 | 78% (395) |
| 2020-21 | 632 | 50 | 12.6:1 | 69% (437) |
| 2017-18 | 581 | 43 | 13.5:1 | 81% (470) |
| 2015-16 | 559 | 41 | 13.6:1 | 84% (467) |
| 2010-11 | 573 | 40 | 14.3:1 | 87% (499) |
| 2000-01 | 499 | 37 | 13.5:1 | 67% (333) |
| 1990-91 | 371 | 17 | 21.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Robert Morris School No. 18.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (581 to 471); teachers down 7% (43 to 40).
About Robert Morris School No. 18
Robert Morris School No. 18 runs as a mid-sized elementary school in ELIZABETH, New Jersey. It enrolls 471 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are kindergarten through 8.
Robert Morris School No. 18 is run by Elizabeth Public Schools, whose 37 schools enroll 27,580 students.
At Robert Morris School No. 18, 72% of students are Hispanic. The remaining students are 14% Black and 13% White. Census figures show Union County is about 35% Hispanic. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 44%.
For every teacher at Robert Morris School No. 18, there are about 11.8 students; the school has 40 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 11.4:1 average for elementary schools in New Jersey is close to this figure. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 87%. Public schools in Union County average 52%.
Among New Jersey public elementary schools, Robert Morris School No. 18 outscored 56%, which works out to a B on the allk12 Grade.
Compared with New Jersey schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Robert Morris School No. 18 does better than predicted by 15.3 points. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 33.7%; the prediction is 18.4%.
American Community Survey estimates for Union County show that median household income comes to about $103,202, roughly 39% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. The county's public schools total 180, with about 99,046 students.
Dr. Albert Einstein Academy School No. 29 is about 0.2 miles from Robert Morris School No. 18, the shortest distance to any other public school. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The nearest schools with test data average 32.0%, lower than Robert Morris School No. 18's 33.7%.
Federal data place Robert Morris School No. 18 in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 632 students in 2020-21, enrollment decreased to 471 by 2024-25.
This page collects posts and questions about Robert Morris School No. 18, such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
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Other schools in ELIZABETH
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- Thomas Jefferson Arts AcademyHigh · 1,144 students
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- Terence C. Reilly School No 7Middle · 1,130 students
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- Dr. Albert Einstein Academy School No. 290.2 mi · 785
- Chessie Dentley Roberts Academy School No. 300.3 mi · 729
- Nicholas Murray Butler Academy School No. 230.5 mi · 667
- Madison Monroe School No. 160.6 mi · 644
- Donald Stewart Early Childhood Center No 510.7 mi · 310
- Joseph Battin School No 40.7 mi · 757
Frequently asked questions
About Robert Morris School No. 18How large is Robert Morris School No. 18?
Robert Morris School No. 18 enrolls approximately 471 students in grades KG-08.
Is Robert Morris School No. 18 an elementary, middle, or high school?
Robert Morris School No. 18 is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Robert Morris School No. 18?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Robert Morris School No. 18 is approximately 11.8:1 (40 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Robert Morris School No. 18?
At Robert Morris School No. 18, the student body is approximately 13% White, 72% Hispanic, 14% Black, 1% Asian.
Is Robert Morris School No. 18 public or private?
Robert Morris School No. 18 is a public K-12 school, overseen by Elizabeth Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.