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Terence C. Reilly School No 7

Q: Is Terence C. Reilly School No 7 a good school?

Terence C. Reilly School No 7 ranks 224 th of 752 New Jersey middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 2-8

224^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 752 New Jersey Middle Schools

Better than 70% of New Jersey middle schools

Summary

Terence C. Reilly School No 7 is a public middle school located in Elizabeth, New Jersey, serving grades 2-8 with a total enrollment of 1,147 students. The school consistently ranks among the top 30% of middle schools in New Jersey, with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Terence C. Reilly School No 7 excels in academic performance, with students significantly outperforming the district and state averages across various NJSLA assessments, particularly in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics. The school also stands out for its exceptional performance in serving specific student subgroups, such as African American, Hispanic, and English Language Learner students, as well as students from low socioeconomic backgrounds. This suggests the school has effective strategies and practices in place to support the academic success of these traditionally underserved populations.

While the school's chronic absenteeism rate has fluctuated in recent years, it is generally higher than the state average but comparable to the nearby schools within the Elizabeth Public Schools district. Additionally, a significant portion of the school's student population, around 75%, qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage. Despite these challenges, Terence C. Reilly School No 7 consistently outperforms its peers, particularly within the Elizabeth Public Schools district, highlighting the school's ability to provide a high-quality education to its diverse student population.

1,130

Students ?

14.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,777

Per pupil spending ?

78.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

436 First Avenue
Elizabeth, NJ 07206

(908) 436-6030

District: Elizabeth Public Schools

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

74.2%

African American:

14.2%

White:

7.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 71st percentile in 2015 → 70th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (67% vs 46% meeting standards)

✓Above the New Jersey median (70th percentile)

Worth a look

!Geometry scores 23 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school67%

District avg33%

New Jersey avg46%

Elementary school

130^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 10%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From top 2% (2015) to top 10% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

224^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Top 30%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

See the entire ranking list of New Jersey Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Middle Schools in the Elizabeth Public Schools

494^th of 609Elizabeth Public Schools among New Jersey districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	89.5	130 of 1347	90.3%	★★★★★
2024	89.1	131 of 1338	90.2%	★★★★★
2023	88.0	156 of 1342	88.4%	★★★★☆
2022	86.2	184 of 1345	86.3%	★★★★☆
2021	76.3	277 of 1317	79.0%	★★★★☆
2019	93.6	33 of 1360	97.6%	★★★★★
2018	95.8	9 of 1353	99.3%	★★★★★
2017	96.2	4 of 1352	99.7%	★★★★★
2016	96.4	9 of 1346	99.3%	★★★★★
2015	95.2	24 of 1357	98.2%	★★★★★
2014	89.5	11 of 1363	99.2%	★★★★★
2013	90.3	6 of 1367	99.6%	★★★★★
2012	90.3	4 of 1363	99.7%	★★★★★
2011	88.8	12 of 1360	99.1%	★★★★★
2010	88.5	14 of 1354	99.0%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	99.5	5 of 463	98.9%	★★★★★
2024	99.6	5 of 469	98.9%	★★★★★
2023	99.6	1 of 463	99.8%	★★★★★
2022	96.3	13 of 494	97.4%	★★★★★
2021	96.2	7 of 456	98.5%	★★★★★
2019	99.5	6 of 522	98.9%	★★★★★
2018	99.8	2 of 517	99.6%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	97.0	25 of 597	95.8%	★★★★★
2024	98.7	15 of 559	97.3%	★★★★★
2023	98.7	15 of 499	97.0%	★★★★★
2022	98.6	18 of 489	96.3%	★★★★★
2021	95.1	27 of 411	93.4%	★★★★★
2019	99.4	6 of 463	98.7%	★★★★★
2018	99.7	3 of 434	99.3%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	82.3	225 of 1326	83.0%	★★★★☆
2024	85.0	184 of 1317	86.0%	★★★★☆
2023	85.5	169 of 1318	87.2%	★★★★☆
2022	83.0	221 of 1326	83.3%	★★★★☆
2021	77.9	225 of 1290	82.6%	★★★★☆
2019	91.8	49 of 1331	96.3%	★★★★★
2018	94.1	15 of 1333	98.9%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	97.7	24 of 1032	97.7%	★★★★★
2024	98.1	15 of 989	98.5%	★★★★★
2023	98.3	13 of 982	98.7%	★★★★★
2022	98.5	12 of 953	98.7%	★★★★★
2021	95.5	39 of 896	95.6%	★★★★★
2019	99.2	4 of 899	99.6%	★★★★★
2018	99.5	6 of 870	99.3%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	99.3	9 of 1023	99.1%	★★★★★
2024	99.5	3 of 939	99.7%	★★★★★
2023	99.5	4 of 910	99.6%	★★★★★
2022	99.6	6 of 863	99.3%	★★★★★
2021	99.2	4 of 839	99.5%	★★★★★
2019	99.7	6 of 948	99.4%	★★★★★
2018	99.8	3 of 942	99.7%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	94.1	33 of 1318	97.5%	★★★★★
2024	91.5	73 of 1313	94.4%	★★★★★
2023	89.2	119 of 1315	91.0%	★★★★★
2022	88.6	139 of 1324	89.5%	★★★★☆
2021	72.7	300 of 1297	76.9%	★★★★☆
2019	93.5	35 of 1335	97.4%	★★★★★
2018	95.4	21 of 1334	98.4%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	96.4	2 of 970	99.8%	★★★★★
2024	85.9	81 of 963	91.6%	★★★★★
2023	83.3	113 of 975	88.4%	★★★★☆
2022	79.2	170 of 976	82.6%	★★★★☆
2021	77.3	157 of 964	83.7%	★★★★☆
2019	80.4	139 of 1023	86.4%	★★★★☆
2018	90.9	35 of 1022	96.6%	★★★★★

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	66.7	224 of 752	70.2%	★★★★☆
2024	67.7	207 of 743	72.1%	★★★★☆
2023	66.7	214 of 748	71.4%	★★★★☆
2022	67.6	202 of 745	72.9%	★★★★☆
2021	83.9	88 of 652	86.5%	★★★★☆
2019	68.2	224 of 745	69.9%	★★★★☆
2018	68.1	215 of 716	70.0%	★★★★☆
2017	65.0	243 of 712	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	65.3	222 of 713	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	66.7	204 of 713	71.4%	★★★★☆
2014	91.6	1 of 717	99.9%	★★★★★
2013	91.4	5 of 704	99.3%	★★★★★
2012	90.6	8 of 677	98.8%	★★★★★
2011	91.2	3 of 684	99.6%	★★★★★
2010	91.1	3 of 677	99.6%	★★★★★
2009	76.8	152 of 664	77.1%	★★★★☆
2008	78.4	128 of 640	80.0%	★★★★☆
2007	84.3	44 of 631	93.0%	★★★★★
2006	81.0	113 of 615	81.6%	★★★★☆
2005	79.6	125 of 599	79.1%	★★★★☆
2004	78.2	146 of 588	75.2%	★★★★☆
2003	71.2	200 of 574	65.2%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	97.3	5 of 359	98.6%	★★★★★
2024	99.7	2 of 352	99.4%	★★★★★
2023	99.7	1 of 361	99.7%	★★★★★
2022	99.3	3 of 356	99.2%	★★★★★
2021	94.4	8 of 291	97.3%	★★★★★
2019	99.7	2 of 326	99.4%	★★★★★
2018	99.8	1 of 326	99.7%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	99.5	3 of 343	99.1%	★★★★★
2024	91.8	14 of 320	95.6%	★★★★★
2023	99.1	6 of 288	97.9%	★★★★★
2022	100.0	1 of 270	99.6%	★★★★★
2021	99.7	1 of 197	99.5%	★★★★★
2019	99.9	1 of 227	99.6%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	88.4	61 of 728	91.6%	★★★★★
2024	91.7	33 of 717	95.4%	★★★★★
2023	89.9	48 of 720	93.3%	★★★★★
2022	91.0	42 of 726	94.2%	★★★★★
2021	87.5	56 of 625	91.0%	★★★★★
2019	92.8	15 of 703	97.9%	★★★★★
2018	93.1	11 of 680	98.4%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	98.9	7 of 608	98.8%	★★★★★
2024	99.4	3 of 589	99.5%	★★★★★
2023	99.0	7 of 587	98.8%	★★★★★
2022	99.5	4 of 591	99.3%	★★★★★
2021	97.9	6 of 480	98.8%	★★★★★
2019	99.4	3 of 524	99.4%	★★★★★
2018	99.5	1 of 504	99.8%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	99.8	5 of 613	99.2%	★★★★★
2024	99.8	4 of 584	99.3%	★★★★★
2023	99.9	4 of 568	99.3%	★★★★★
2022	99.7	4 of 549	99.3%	★★★★★
2021	99.1	5 of 467	98.9%	★★★★★
2019	99.8	4 of 541	99.3%	★★★★★
2018	99.8	3 of 522	99.4%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	95.5	21 of 726	97.1%	★★★★★
2024	95.5	20 of 719	97.2%	★★★★★
2023	94.0	23 of 718	96.8%	★★★★★
2022	94.4	28 of 730	96.2%	★★★★★
2021	76.1	124 of 635	80.5%	★★★★☆
2019	98.3	4 of 697	99.4%	★★★★★
2018	98.2	2 of 675	99.7%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	92.8	15 of 502	97.0%	★★★★★
2024	75.8	89 of 510	82.5%	★★★★☆
2023	88.9	25 of 509	95.1%	★★★★★
2022	84.6	48 of 512	90.6%	★★★★★
2021	56.6	155 of 435	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	96.2	5 of 504	99.0%	★★★★★
2018	96.0	4 of 497	99.2%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

White (2025)100th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)99th percentile+9 vs school

African American (2025)99th percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)98th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)97th percentile+7 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)96th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)83rd percentile-7 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)99th percentile+29 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)99th percentile+29 vs school

Hispanic (2025)99th percentile+29 vs school

African American (2025)99th percentile+28 vs school

Male (2025)97th percentile+27 vs school

White (2025)97th percentile+27 vs school

Female (2025)92nd percentile+21 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts87%+34 vs state

Mathematics70%+25 vs state

Algebra I52%+11 vs state

Science44%+19 vs state

Geometry37%-23 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJSLA-S Science (2025)		NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)						NJSLA Mathematics (2025)						NJSLA Algebra I (2025)			NJSLA Geometry (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NJSLA-S Science 5th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 8th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 7th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	NJSLA Geometry 8th Grade	NJSLA Geometry End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Terence C. Reilly School No 7	Public	2-8	436 First Avenue	Elizabeth	07206	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-6030	1,130	80	14.1	78.5%	81 (7.2%)	161 (14.2%)	838 (74.2%)	45 (4.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	66.7	224^th of 752 public middle schools	70.2%		67.7	207^th of 743 public middle schools	72.1%	17	50.7	35.9	71.0	86.6	83.5	93.0	95.8	93.1	78.7	67.6	70.3	65.3			52.1		52.1	37.4	37.4	$7,777	$199	$7,578
William F. Halloran School No.22	Public	2-8	612 Pulaski Street	Elizabeth	07202	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-4860	1,140	80	14.3	78.1%	125 (11.0%)	156 (13.7%)	826 (72.5%)	30 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	63.3	249^th of 752 public middle schools	66.9%		75.9	153^rd of 743 public middle schools	79.4%	96	42.2	27.1	80.8	76.2	80.0	85.7	92.4	88.4	89.9	82.0	68.9	64.6			41.3		40.7	50.4	50.4	$6,924	$188	$6,736
Hillside Innovation Academy	Public	7-8	195 Virginia St-1100 Woodruff	Hillside	07205	Union County	Hillside Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(908) 352-7664	97	6	16.1	67.0%	8 (8.2%)	60 (61.9%)	25 (25.8%)	2 (2.1%)	1 (1.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56.3	299^th of 752 public middle schools	60.2%		71.6	184^th of 743 public middle schools	75.2%	115		7.8					90.9	90.2					21.7	12.5	42.9	56.3	48.6
Joseph E. Soehl Middle School	Public	6-8	300 East Henry St.	Linden	07036	Union County	Linden Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 486-0550	710	61	11.7	75.2%	75 (10.6%)	241 (33.9%)	347 (48.9%)	10 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (4.9%)	21.1	590^th of 752 public middle schools	21.5%		18.1	619^th of 743 public middle schools	16.7%	29		8.7				39.6	35.3	37.9				13.9	13.2	12.4		46.8	46.8			$9,465	$1,450	$8,015
Leonard V Moore Middle School	Public	5-6	720 Locust St	Roselle	07203	Union County	Roselle Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 298-2047	485	41	11.8	74.6%	10 (2.1%)	204 (42.1%)	258 (53.2%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)								(n/a)	8.7				23.5	26.1					15.6	7.0								$12,760	$419	$12,341
Walter O. Krumbiegel Middle School	Public	7-8	145 Hillside Ave	Hillside	07205	Union County	Hillside Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 352-7664	323	30	10.7	73.1%	15 (4.6%)	178 (55.1%)	128 (39.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16.3	649^th of 752 public middle schools	13.7%		13.8	669^th of 743 public middle schools	10.0%	20		0.7					39.3	28.2					10.8	6.5		75.0	69.2			$8,834		$8,834
Grace Wilday Junior High School	Public	7-8	400 Brooklawn Ave	Roselle	07203	Union County	Roselle Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 298-2066	482	40	12.0	73.4%	10 (2.1%)	225 (46.7%)	239 (49.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.0%)	16.7	643^rd of 752 public middle schools	14.5%		14.3	663^rd of 743 public middle schools	10.8%	20		2.8					35.0	31.2					12.5	3.9		75.0	75.0			$12,239	$424	$11,815
Roselle Park Middle School	Public	6-8	57 W Grant Ave	Roselle Park	07204	Union County	Roselle Park Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 245-1634	438	41	10.8	54.3%	109 (24.9%)	57 (13.0%)	242 (55.3%)	20 (4.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	7 (1.6%)	33.8	479^th of 752 public middle schools	36.3%		37.3	441^st of 743 public middle schools	40.6%	38		5.2				52.1	51.4	47.4				36.2	16.8	10.9	87.8	54.2	73.7	75.7	75.7	$7,441		$7,441
Kawameeh Middle School	Public	5-8	490 David Terrace	Union	07083	Union County	Township of Union School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 851-6570	729	57	12.7	43.2%	138 (18.9%)	251 (34.4%)	257 (35.3%)	57 (7.8%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	23 (3.2%)	56	301^st of 752 public middle schools	60.0%		51.5	331^st of 743 public middle schools	55.5%	30		19.9				71.8	56.7	71.1				36.4	35.8	11.3		75.0	75.0			$9,597		$9,597
Myles J. McManus MIddle School	Public	6-8	300 Edgewood Road	Linden	07036	Union County	Linden Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 486-7751	711	60	11.9	67.5%	106 (14.9%)	197 (27.7%)	349 (49.1%)	18 (2.5%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	36 (5.1%)	19.9	606^th of 752 public middle schools	19.4%		19.9	599^th of 743 public middle schools	19.4%	7		8.7				33.1	33.3	43.5				16.7	12.0	5.6		51.3	51.3			$9,022	$194	$8,828

Frequently Asked Questions about Terence C. Reilly School No 7

How many students attend Terence C. Reilly School No 7?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,130 students attended Terence C. Reilly School No 7.

What is the racial makeup of Terence C. Reilly School No 7?

Students at Terence C. Reilly School No 7 are 74% Hispanic, 14% African American, 7% White, 4% Asian.

Is Terence C. Reilly School No 7 a good school?

Terence C. Reilly School No 7 ranks 224^th of 752 New Jersey middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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