Toussaint L'Ouverture-Marquis de Lafayette School No. 6

As a well-populated elementary-level community in ELIZABETH, New Jersey, Toussaint L'Ouverture-Marquis de Lafayette School No. 6 caters to 1,001 students from grades pre-K through 8, overseen by Elizabeth Public Schools. Enrollment runs roughly 147% above the state mean of about 405.

Within Elizabeth Public Schools, which oversees 37 schools and 27,580 students, Toussaint L'Ouverture-Marquis de Lafayette School No. 6 is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Toussaint L'Ouverture-Marquis de Lafayette School No. 6 logs that Hispanic students make up the majority at 73%. Beyond that, the school logs 19% Black, 6% White. By comparison, Union County as a whole is about 35% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Toussaint L'Ouverture-Marquis de Lafayette School No. 6 has 81 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.4:1. The state averages around 11.4:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 87% of students at Toussaint L'Ouverture-Marquis de Lafayette School No. 6 qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Union County (around 52%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

With demographic context factored in, Toussaint L'Ouverture-Marquis de Lafayette School No. 6 sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 18.4%; this one delivers 17.6%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Union County put median household income runs about $103,202, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Union County runs 180 public schools (combined enrollment of about 99,046 students), of which Toussaint L'Ouverture-Marquis de Lafayette School No. 6 is one.

The closest other public school is Donald Stewart Early Childhood Center No 51, roughly 0.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Toussaint L'Ouverture-Marquis de Lafayette School No. 6 ranks 6th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 30.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Toussaint L'Ouverture-Marquis de Lafayette School No. 6 has contracted 3%, going from 1,030 students in 2018 to 1,001 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 29% to 19% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 13.4:1 in 2018 to 12.4:1 today.

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