Terence C. Reilly School No 7

Terence C. Reilly School No 7, a large intermediate school in ELIZABETH, New Jersey, one of the schools within Elizabeth Public Schools, educates 1,130 students, covering grades 2 through 8. By comparison, New Jersey's public schools average about 578 students each, so Terence C. Reilly School No 7 sits 96% above that benchmark.

Terence C. Reilly School No 7 is one of 37 schools operated by Elizabeth Public Schools, a district that enrolls 27,580 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Terence C. Reilly School No 7 logs that 74% of the student body identifies as Hispanic; the rest looks like 14% Black, 7% White, 4% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 35% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 80 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.1:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 10.9:1, putting Terence C. Reilly School No 7 higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 78% of students at Terence C. Reilly School No 7 qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Union County runs at roughly 52%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Terence C. Reilly School No 7 is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 23.2%; this one delivers 69.5%, a residual of +46.3 points.

Across the wider county, census data for Union County shows median household income runs about $103,202, about 39% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Terence C. Reilly School No 7 is one of 180 public schools in Union County (combined enrollment of about 99,046 students).

Sonia Sotomayor School No 25 is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Terence C. Reilly School No 7 at 1st of 9; the average score across the group is 22.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Over the past 7-year window. Terence C. Reilly School No 7's enrollment has increased 5% since 2018, when it stood at 1,077 (now 1,130).

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