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Enrollment
634
Elementary
DISTRICT 639 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ELIZABETH PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 340459005522
Victor Mravlag School No. 21
132 Shelley Avenue, ELIZABETH, NJ 07208 · (908) 436-5850 · Union County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL634 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 68% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
53 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.5:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
326 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 45 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 49 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 81 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 76 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 67 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 64 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 65 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 53 | 8% |
| Grade 7 | 71 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 63 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (49) is 22% smaller than its 8th grade class (63).
Student demographics
45%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
62.7%
NJ avg 53.1% . -0.8pp since 2023
Math
44.7%
NJ avg 41.6% . +2.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 62.7% | 44.7% |
| 2023-24 | 63.5% | 42.3% |
% 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
48.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.0%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 Victor Mravlag School No. 21
Victor Mravlag School No. 21's state test result (48.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Victor Mravlag School No. 21 this school | 634 | 51.4% | 48.0% |
| John P. Faber Elementary School DUNELLEN | 621 | 55.4% | 30.1% |
| Fairmount HACKENSACK | 621 | 56.4% | 31.8% |
| Marie V. Duffy Elementary School Wharton | 434 | 54.8% | 38.2% |
| Pauline J. Petway Elementary School VINELAND | 486 | 48.1% | 33.0% |
| Robert Morris School South Bound Brook | 445 | 60.4% | 42.0% |
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 Victor Mravlag School No. 21 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Union County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #573 of 1,290 | #32 of 92 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.7% | #697 of 1,319 ▲ 8 | #31 of 93 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.7% | #432 of 1,319 ▼ 62 | #28 of 93 ▼ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 634 | #176 of 1,562 | #23 of 108 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.1:1 | #901 of 1,390 | #50 of 103 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.1% | #935 of 1,392 | #68 of 103 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.4% | #568 of 1,481 | #58 of 105 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.6% | #421 of 545 | #31 of 42 |
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
634
+32 (+5%) vs 2020
+122% since 1990-91, when it was 285
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
was 11.8:1
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 | 634 | 52.5 | 12.1:1 | 51% (326) |
| 2023-24 | 665 | 51.5 | 12.9:1 | 48% (320) |
| 2022-23 | 623 | 49.5 | 12.6:1 | 47% (290) |
| 2020-21 | 602 | 51 | 11.8:1 | 37% (221) |
| 2017-18 | 612 | 50 | 12.2:1 | 41% (251) |
| 2015-16 | 597 | 45 | 13.3:1 | 52% (310) |
| 2010-11 | 169 | 15 | 11.3:1 | 57% (97) |
| 2000-01 | 336 | 28 | 12.0:1 | 35% (118) |
| 1990-91 | 285 | 20 | 14.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Victor Mravlag School No. 21.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (612 to 634); teachers up 5% (50 to 52.5).
About Victor Mravlag School No. 21
As a large elementary school, Victor Mravlag School No. 21 serves students in ELIZABETH, New Jersey. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 634 students in pre-K through 8. Against the 405-student average for elementary schools in New Jersey, enrollment here is 57% higher.
Victor Mravlag School No. 21 is one of the 37 schools that make up Elizabeth Public Schools (27,580 students in total).
Hispanic students account for 71% of enrollment at Victor Mravlag School No. 21. Other groups include 18% White, 8% Black, and 2% Asian. The county population is about 35% Hispanic. Victor Mravlag School No. 21 has a diversity index of 45%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teachers at Victor Mravlag School No. 21 total 52.5 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 12.1:1. Across elementary schools in New Jersey, the average ratio is about 11.4:1. The school counts 326 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 51%. That is close to the 52% average for public schools in Union County.
The allk12 Grade for Victor Mravlag School No. 21 is B+. Compared with New Jersey public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 68% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Test results at Victor Mravlag School No. 21 are 9.9 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (48.0% actual, 38.0% predicted).
In Union County (population about 579,290), median household income is about $103,202, roughly 39% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Victor Mravlag School No. 21 is one of 180 public schools in Union County, which together enroll about 99,046 students.
Of nearby public schools, Sherman Elementary School is the closest, at about 0.5 miles. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Victor Mravlag School No. 21 is 3rd of 7 on proficiency.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
The student count in 2024-25 was 634, 5% above the 602 of 2020-21.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Victor Mravlag School No. 21 covering things like school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 Public Schools
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- 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
Other schools in ELIZABETH
- John E. Dwyer Technology AcademyHigh · 1,348 students
- 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
Nearby schools
- Sherman Elementary School0.5 mi · 364
- Elmora School No. 120.7 mi · 658
- Harrison Elementary School0.8 mi · 325
- Roselle Park Middle School1.1 mi · 438
- Raymond J. Lesniak Experience Strength & Hope Recovery HS1.1 mi · 10
- Robert Gordon Elementary School1.1 mi · 325
Frequently asked questions
About Victor Mravlag School No. 21How large is Victor Mravlag School No. 21?
Victor Mravlag School No. 21 enrolls approximately 634 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Victor Mravlag School No. 21 serve?
Victor Mravlag School No. 21 serves grades PK-08.
How many teachers does Victor Mravlag School No. 21 have?
Victor Mravlag School No. 21 employs 53 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.1:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Victor Mravlag School No. 21?
At Victor Mravlag School No. 21, the student body is approximately 18% White, 71% Hispanic, 8% Black, 2% Asian.
What district is Victor Mravlag School No. 21 in?
Victor Mravlag School No. 21 is part of Elizabeth Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.