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Mabel G. Holmes School No. 5

Public Grades PK, KG-8
1218th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools
Better than 10% of New Jersey elementary schools
Summary

Mabel G. Holmes School No. 5 is an elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Elizabeth, New Jersey, with 802 students. The school is part of the Elizabeth Public Schools district, which is ranked 494 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Mabel G. Holmes School No. 5 consistently ranks in the bottom 10-15% of New Jersey elementary schools based on the statewide SchoolDigger rankings. Its performance on NJSLA standardized tests is significantly below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in 2024-2025, only 13.8% of 3rd graders were proficient in ELA compared to 44.9% statewide, and only 22.7% of 3rd graders were proficient in Math compared to 49.8% statewide. The school also has high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.9% to 26.4% over the past few years, which is well above the state average.

Compared to nearby Dr. Orlando Edreira Academy School No. 26, Christopher Columbus School No. 15, and Woodrow Wilson School No. 19, Mabel G. Holmes School No. 5 is one of the lower-performing schools in the Elizabeth Public Schools district, with its performance remaining stagnant or declining over the past 10 years. The school's lower per-student spending compared to other Elizabeth schools may be a contributing factor to its underperformance, and addressing the unique needs of its diverse student population will be crucial for improving outcomes.

767
Students ?
11.2
Student/teacher ratio ?
$8,660
Per pupil spending ?
84%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 650 Bayway Avenue
       Elizabeth, NJ  07202

(908) 436-6270

District: Elizabeth Public Schools

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
71.3%
African American:
23.3%
White:
4.0%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Holding steady — 12th percentile in 2015 → 10th in 2025
Strengths
Small classes — about 11 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the New Jersey average (23% vs 45% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)
!High chronic absenteeism (26% vs 14% New Jersey)
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school23%
District avg32%
New Jersey avg45%
Elementary school
1,218th of 1,347
New Jersey public elementary schools ?
Bottom 10%▼ down 3 pts since 2015
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SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
592nd of 752
New Jersey public middle schools ?
Bottom 21%▲ up 4 pts since 2015
From bottom 17% (2015) to bottom 21% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
20th of 24Elementary Schools in the Elizabeth Public Schools
494th 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202511.51218 of 13479.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202412.11204 of 133810.0%★☆☆☆☆
20239.91251 of 13426.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202216.11132 of 134515.8%★☆☆☆☆
20218.31246 of 13175.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201918.61135 of 136016.5%★☆☆☆☆
201814.81170 of 135313.5%★☆☆☆☆
201710.91211 of 135210.4%★☆☆☆☆
201610.01223 of 13469.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201513.51193 of 135712.1%★☆☆☆☆
201413.41205 of 136311.6%★☆☆☆☆
201320.11146 of 136716.2%★☆☆☆☆
201217.21169 of 136314.2%★☆☆☆☆
201120.21157 of 136014.9%★☆☆☆☆
201011.41223 of 13549.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20096.51265 of 13466.0%☆☆☆☆☆
200814.11190 of 133811.1%★☆☆☆☆
20077.11238 of 13296.8%☆☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202521.2352 of 46324.0%★☆☆☆☆
202418.0416 of 46911.3%★☆☆☆☆
202320.4404 of 46312.7%★☆☆☆☆
202217.5445 of 4949.9%★☆☆☆☆
202115.7445 of 4562.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201938.6339 of 52235.1%★★☆☆☆
201840.1287 of 51744.5%★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202542.2304 of 59749.1%★★☆☆☆
202441.1281 of 55949.7%★★☆☆☆
202329.9355 of 49928.9%★☆☆☆☆
202252.0171 of 48965.0%★★★☆☆
202136.4239 of 41141.8%★★☆☆☆
201945.7217 of 46353.1%★★★☆☆
201855.7157 of 43463.8%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202512.41170 of 132611.8%★☆☆☆☆
202412.51157 of 131712.1%★☆☆☆☆
20239.91208 of 13188.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202215.41117 of 132615.8%★☆☆☆☆
202110.51203 of 12906.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201921.81068 of 133119.8%★☆☆☆☆
201820.41093 of 133318.0%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202525.7786 of 103223.8%★☆☆☆☆
202424.6762 of 98923.0%★☆☆☆☆
202319.1827 of 98215.8%★☆☆☆☆
202234.4606 of 95336.4%★★☆☆☆
202121.2793 of 89611.5%★☆☆☆☆
201939.0547 of 89939.2%★★☆☆☆
201835.2572 of 87034.3%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202522.0893 of 102312.7%★☆☆☆☆
202422.4748 of 93920.3%★☆☆☆☆
202319.4743 of 91018.4%★☆☆☆☆
202232.3587 of 86332.0%★★☆☆☆
202121.8697 of 83916.9%★☆☆☆☆
201938.1576 of 94839.2%★★☆☆☆
201831.2721 of 94223.5%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202512.01182 of 131810.3%★☆☆☆☆
20248.61226 of 13136.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202312.21164 of 131511.5%★☆☆☆☆
202219.71049 of 132420.8%★☆☆☆☆
20219.51203 of 12977.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201918.11103 of 133517.4%★☆☆☆☆
201812.61174 of 133412.0%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202511.9981 of 10234.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202413.3931 of 9895.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202314.1872 of 9589.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202111.7845 of 8682.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201933.6605 of 100739.9%★★☆☆☆
201831.8625 of 100137.6%★★☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202521.0592 of 75221.3%★☆☆☆☆
202421.0591 of 74320.5%★☆☆☆☆
202314.8656 of 74812.3%★☆☆☆☆
202216.6632 of 74515.2%★☆☆☆☆
20219.3622 of 6524.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201922.7580 of 74522.1%★☆☆☆☆
201814.9617 of 71613.8%★☆☆☆☆
201710.3643 of 7129.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201615.7611 of 71314.3%★☆☆☆☆
201518.0593 of 71316.8%★☆☆☆☆
201412.5618 of 71713.8%★☆☆☆☆
201319.1575 of 70418.3%★☆☆☆☆
201217.9573 of 67715.4%★☆☆☆☆
201122.8560 of 68418.1%★☆☆☆☆
201023.2553 of 67718.3%★☆☆☆☆
200913.2574 of 66413.6%★☆☆☆☆
20087.9582 of 6409.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20073.5600 of 6314.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20060.5612 of 6150.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20050.9593 of 5991.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20042.2561 of 5884.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20031.1564 of 5741.7%☆☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202580.232 of 35991.1%★★★★★
202457.3113 of 35267.9%★★★☆☆
202330.8265 of 36126.6%★☆☆☆☆
202223.9303 of 35614.9%★☆☆☆☆
202115.5284 of 2912.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201951.7134 of 32658.9%★★★☆☆
201831.6228 of 32630.1%★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202552.7127 of 34363.0%★★★☆☆
202449.6116 of 32063.8%★★★☆☆
202326.4234 of 28818.8%★☆☆☆☆
202249.7103 of 27061.9%★★★☆☆
202142.495 of 19751.8%★★★☆☆
201954.273 of 22767.8%★★★☆☆
201850.380 of 20260.4%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202525.1544 of 72825.3%★☆☆☆☆
202419.9589 of 71717.9%★☆☆☆☆
202315.1631 of 72012.4%★☆☆☆☆
202218.5607 of 72616.4%★☆☆☆☆
202111.8579 of 6257.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201928.6517 of 70326.5%★☆☆☆☆
201817.5570 of 68016.2%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202539.4352 of 60842.1%★★☆☆☆
202440.0348 of 58940.9%★★☆☆☆
202324.4476 of 58718.9%★☆☆☆☆
202234.5389 of 59134.2%★★☆☆☆
202122.3402 of 48016.3%★☆☆☆☆
201939.6315 of 52439.9%★★☆☆☆
201834.4345 of 50431.5%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202545.2319 of 61348.0%★★☆☆☆
202436.4371 of 58436.5%★★☆☆☆
202326.7428 of 56824.6%★☆☆☆☆
202237.2337 of 54938.6%★★☆☆☆
202120.0378 of 46719.1%★☆☆☆☆
201933.5357 of 54134.0%★★☆☆☆
201810.8463 of 52211.3%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202519.9586 of 72619.3%★☆☆☆☆
202431.2484 of 71932.7%★★☆☆☆
202320.7567 of 71821.0%★☆☆☆☆
202223.0553 of 73024.2%★☆☆☆☆
202110.3602 of 6355.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201927.6519 of 69725.5%★☆☆☆☆
201820.7546 of 67519.1%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202326.6401 of 50520.6%★☆☆☆☆
201933.7316 of 49235.8%★★☆☆☆
201839.8265 of 47143.7%★★☆☆☆
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
English Language Learner (2025)49th percentile+40 vs school
African American (2025)24th percentile+14 vs school
Hispanic (2025)24th percentile+14 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)13th percentile+3 vs school
Female (2025)12th percentile~ school
Male (2025)10th percentile~ school
Special Education (2025)4th percentile-5 vs school
Middle school
African American (2025)91st percentile+70 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)63rd percentile+42 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)48th percentile+27 vs school
Hispanic (2025)42nd percentile+21 vs school
Female (2025)25th percentile+4 vs school
Special Education (2023)21st percentile+8 vs school
Male (2025)19th percentile~ school
By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts32%-22 vs state
Algebra I21%-25 vs state
Mathematics17%-27 vs state
Science11%-13 vs state

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