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Enrollment
563
Elementary
DISTRICT 639 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ELIZABETH PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 340459005518
Woodrow Wilson School No. 19
529 EDGAR RD, ELIZABETH, NJ 07202 · (908) 436-6200 · Union County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL563 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 43% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- C-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
12.7:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.5:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
494 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 | 40 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 86 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 69 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 53 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 56 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 52 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 44 | 8% |
| Grade 6 | 51 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 58 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 54 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (86) is 59% larger than its 8th grade class (54).
Student demographics
35%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
45.0%
NJ avg 53.1% . +4.5pp since 2023
Math
19.4%
NJ avg 41.6% . -1.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 19 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 45.0% | 19.4% |
| 2023-24 | 40.5% | 21.3% |
% 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
27.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
18.1%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 18% 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 Woodrow Wilson School No. 19
Woodrow Wilson School No. 19's state test result (27.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodrow Wilson School No. 19 this school | 563 | 87.7% | 27.8% |
| Lindenwold School Four LINDENWOLD | 657 | 88.9% | 13.8% |
| SALOME URENA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Newark | 516 | 87.0% | 20.1% |
| Spruce Street Elementary School LAKEWOOD | 554 | 92.6% | N/A |
| Oak Street Elem School LAKEWOOD | 513 | 91.4% | 24.1% |
| Indian Ave School BRIDGETON | 627 | 92.3% | 14.7% |
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 Woodrow Wilson School No. 19 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Union County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.8% | #1,008 of 1,290 | #60 of 92 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 19.4% | #1,156 of 1,319 ▼ 85 | #79 of 93 ▼ 16 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #832 of 1,319 ▲ 43 | #52 of 93 ▲ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 563 | #286 of 1,562 | #33 of 108 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.7:1 | #1,026 of 1,390 | #61 of 103 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 34.6% | #1,160 of 1,392 | #82 of 103 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 87.7% | #84 of 1,481 | #8 of 105 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.3% | #375 of 798 | #17 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
563
-70 (-11%) vs 2020
+32% since 1990-91, when it was 425
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 12.4:1
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 | 563 | 44.5 | 12.7:1 | 88% (494) |
| 2023-24 | 559 | 48.5 | 11.5:1 | 82% (457) |
| 2022-23 | 571 | 47 | 12.2:1 | 78% (448) |
| 2020-21 | 633 | 51 | 12.4:1 | 76% (479) |
| 2017-18 | 635 | 49.5 | 12.8:1 | 83% (528) |
| 2015-16 | 661 | 49 | 13.5:1 | 87% (575) |
| 2010-11 | 736 | 57 | 12.9:1 | 86% (636) |
| 2000-01 | 710 | 46 | 15.4:1 | 72% (511) |
| 1990-91 | 425 | 23 | 18.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Woodrow Wilson School No. 19.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (635 to 563); teachers down 10% (49.5 to 44.5).
About Woodrow Wilson School No. 19
Families in ELIZABETH, New Jersey, are served by Woodrow Wilson School No. 19, a medium-sized elementary school. The school's enrollment of 563 students covers pre-K through 8. Enrollment is 39% higher than the average for elementary schools in New Jersey, which is about 405.
Elizabeth Public Schools is responsible for 37 schools, Woodrow Wilson School No. 19 included, with 27,580 students in all.
At Woodrow Wilson School No. 19, Hispanic students make up 80% of the student body. The school is also 11% Black and 7% White. That is higher than the 35% Hispanic share among all Union County residents. The school's diversity index is 35%, meaning two students picked at random have a 35% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
At Woodrow Wilson School No. 19, 44.5 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 12.7:1. That is higher than the 11.4:1 average for elementary schools in New Jersey. Roughly 88% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 52% average for public schools in Union County, the school's rate is higher.
allk12 grades Woodrow Wilson School No. 19 a C+. The grade compares the school only with New Jersey public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Woodrow Wilson School No. 19 sits between the top and bottom 10% of New Jersey schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 27.8% and a predicted 18.1%.
In the county around the school, Union County, the median household income is $103,202, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 39% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Union County is home to 180 public schools and about 99,046 public school students.
Frances C. Smith Early Childhood Center No 50 is the closest public school, about 0.2 miles away in a straight line. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Woodrow Wilson School No. 19 comes in 3rd of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.
NCES assigns Woodrow Wilson School No. 19 the locale Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 70 fewer students in 2024-25.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Woodrow Wilson School No. 19 covering things like sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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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- Frances C. Smith Early Childhood Center No 500.2 mi · 306
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Frequently asked questions
About Woodrow Wilson School No. 19How many students attend Woodrow Wilson School No. 19?
Woodrow Wilson School No. 19 enrolls approximately 563 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Woodrow Wilson School No. 19 serve?
Woodrow Wilson School No. 19 serves grades PK-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Woodrow Wilson School No. 19?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Woodrow Wilson School No. 19 is approximately 12.7:1 (45 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Woodrow Wilson School No. 19?
Student demographics at Woodrow Wilson School No. 19 are roughly 7% White, 80% Hispanic, 11% Black, 2% Asian.
What district is Woodrow Wilson School No. 19 in?
Woodrow Wilson School No. 19 is part of Elizabeth Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.