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Sonia Sotomayor School No 25

Public Grades K-8

1126^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 16% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Sonia Sotomayor School No 25 is an elementary school in Elizabeth Public Schools district, serving 595 students in grades K-8. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom 15-20% of New Jersey elementary schools over the past decade, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating it is among the lowest-performing schools in the state.

Sonia Sotomayor School No 25 struggles academically, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science significantly below state and district averages. For example, in 2024-2025, only 24.1% of 3rd-graders were proficient in ELA, and 26.8% were proficient in Math, compared to state averages of 44.9% and 49.8%, respectively. The school also has high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 11.9% to 16.9% over the past few years, well above the state average.

While the school's challenges appear to be systemic, as evidenced by the poor performance of many nearby Elizabeth Public Schools like John Marshal School No. 20 and Jerome Dunn Academy No 9, some schools in the district, such as iPrep Academy School No 8, perform slightly better, suggesting there may be variation in the quality of education within the district. Additionally, the school's performance for English Language Learners and Special Education students is relatively better compared to other subgroups, indicating the school may be providing more targeted support for these populations.

591

Students ?

12.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,125

Per pupil spending ?

90.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

525 First Avenue
Elizabeth, NJ 07206

(908) 436-5930

District: Elizabeth Public Schools

Students who attend Sonia Sotomayor School No 25 usually attend:

High:	Admiral William F. Halsey Junior Health & Public Safety Academy
	Alexander Hamilton Preparatory Academy
	Elizabeth High School - Frank J Cicarell Academy
	John E. Dwyer Technology Academy
	More...
	Thomas A. Edison Career and Technical Academy
	Thomas Jefferson Arts Academy

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

90.5%

African American:

6.8%

White:

1.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 9th percentile in 2015 → 16th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (34% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!Algebra I scores 28 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school34%

District avg32%

New Jersey avg45%

Elementary school

1,126^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 16%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 9% (2015) to bottom 16% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

614^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Bottom 18%▲ up 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 9% (2015) to bottom 18% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

13^th of 24Elementary 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	18.3	1126 of 1347	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.8	1187 of 1338	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.1	1186 of 1342	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.6	1212 of 1345	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.4	1201 of 1317	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.8	1156 of 1360	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.5	1174 of 1353	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	11.7	1198 of 1352	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	9.4	1235 of 1346	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	10.2	1238 of 1357	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	12.6	1212 of 1363	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	12.1	1223 of 1367	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	26.0	1093 of 1363	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	17.1	1180 of 1360	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	17.1	1180 of 1354	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	18.9	1151 of 1346	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	42.6	939 of 1338	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	28.7	1080 of 1329	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	35.3	1006 of 1314	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	14.3	1159 of 1303	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	15.5	1133 of 1298	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	5.9	1099 of 1204	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	44.7	287 of 597	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	32.1	378 of 559	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.9	292 of 499	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.2	300 of 489	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.1	215 of 411	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.5	254 of 463	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.6	231 of 434	46.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	20.5	1049 of 1326	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.4	1147 of 1317	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.8	1128 of 1318	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.8	1195 of 1326	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.2	1166 of 1290	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.1	1173 of 1331	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.3	1164 of 1333	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	34.7	670 of 1032	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.0	746 of 989	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.8	743 of 982	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.9	775 of 953	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.7	748 of 896	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.7	603 of 899	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.4	631 of 870	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	35.7	713 of 1023	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.9	727 of 939	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.6	625 of 910	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.4	650 of 863	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.7	561 of 839	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.0	702 of 942	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	18.6	1090 of 1318	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.2	1115 of 1313	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.5	1141 of 1315	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.0	1121 of 1324	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.6	1155 of 1297	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.9	1037 of 1335	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.8	1104 of 1334	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	45.1	470 of 1023	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	14.2	910 of 989	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.7	699 of 958	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.7	721 of 868	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.2	561 of 1007	44.3%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	19.1	614 of 752	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.8	593 of 743	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.2	636 of 748	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.3	649 of 745	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.6	612 of 652	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.1	582 of 745	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.0	600 of 716	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	12.1	629 of 712	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	10.1	648 of 713	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	10.4	652 of 713	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	15.8	605 of 717	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	10.8	615 of 704	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	11.8	600 of 677	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	13.5	593 of 684	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	21.8	558 of 677	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	22.5	544 of 664	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	38.9	457 of 640	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	23.6	515 of 631	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	4.7	566 of 615	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	21.0	491 of 599	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	7.9	522 of 588	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	23.6	458 of 574	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	54.9	114 of 343	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.8	91 of 320	71.6%	★★★★☆
2023	44.6	141 of 288	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.9	133 of 270	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.6	102 of 197	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.1	92 of 227	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.2	73 of 202	63.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	34.6	454 of 728	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.2	521 of 717	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.0	601 of 720	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.9	657 of 726	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.1	595 of 625	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.0	568 of 703	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.4	523 of 680	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	43.0	325 of 608	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.7	330 of 589	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.2	431 of 587	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.9	472 of 591	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.8	410 of 480	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.5	323 of 524	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.2	334 of 504	33.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	40.8	353 of 613	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.1	258 of 584	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	33.7	375 of 568	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.5	350 of 549	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.8	357 of 467	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	72.7	89 of 541	83.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	19.6	596 of 726	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.7	527 of 719	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.4	557 of 718	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.7	531 of 730	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.0	566 of 635	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.7	474 of 697	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	20.3	553 of 675	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2023	33.9	319 of 505	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.6	313 of 401	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.5	215 of 492	56.3%	★★★☆☆

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

Special Education (2025)54th percentile+38 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)52nd percentile+36 vs school

Hispanic (2025)35th percentile+19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)30th percentile+14 vs school

Female (2025)21st percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)17th percentile~ school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2025)67th percentile+48 vs school

Hispanic (2025)47th percentile+28 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)42nd percentile+24 vs school

Female (2025)38th percentile+19 vs school

Special Education (2023)37th percentile+22 vs school

Male (2025)18th percentile~ school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Science76%+51 vs state

English Language Arts35%-19 vs state

Mathematics23%-21 vs state

Algebra I17%-28 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)		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 Algebra I 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Sonia Sotomayor School No 25	Public	K-8	525 First Avenue	Elizabeth	07206	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-5930	591	46	12.8	90.5%	10 (1.7%)	40 (6.8%)	535 (90.5%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18.3	1126^th of 1347 public elementary schools	16.4%		12.8	1187^th of 1338 public elementary schools	11.3%	61	9.0	1.4	24.1	24.2	31.9	43.9	49.2	35.4	26.8	26.1	27.9	19.0	12.5	17.1	17.1	$11,125	$317	$10,808
Christopher Columbus School No. 15	Public	K-8	511 Third Ave	Elizabeth	07202	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-5730	672	53	12.8	86.3%	19 (2.8%)	35 (5.2%)	615 (91.5%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21	1081^st of 1347 public elementary schools	19.7%		20.2	1072^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	19.9%	9	14.9	6.1	18.5	27.3	31.7	49.3	48.5	35.5	27.0	26.0	41.2	10.9	23.6	9.8	9.8	$9,543	$243	$9,300
Nicholas S. Lacorte-Peterstown School No. 3	Public	K-8	700 Second Ave	Elizabeth	07202	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-6230	765	60	12.8	89.7%	30 (3.9%)	58 (7.6%)	663 (86.7%)	11 (1.4%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	15	1176^th of 1347 public elementary schools	12.7%		18.3	1099^th of 1338 public elementary schools	17.9%	77	4.0	1.1	12.9	15.3	23.3	32.9	44.3	41.8	25.0	20.7	34.2	26.8	25.9	6.5	6.5	$10,474	$262	$10,212
John Marshal School No. 20	Public	K-8	521 Magnolia Ave	Elizabeth	07206	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-5800	452	34	13.2	87.6%	10 (2.2%)	109 (24.1%)	328 (72.6%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14.5	1184^th of 1347 public elementary schools	12.1%		17.4	1111^th of 1338 public elementary schools	17.0%	73	2.0	5.4	20.4	14.3	31.3	44.2	40.0	65.5	33.3	20.8	15.7	13.6	16.3	7.3	7.3	$12,585	$304	$12,281
Jerome Dunn Academy No 9	Public	K-8	125 Third Street	Elizabeth	07206	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-5580	856	60	14.3	92.2%	16 (1.9%)	105 (12.3%)	732 (85.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11.1	1232^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	8.5%		12.3	1201^st of 1338 public elementary schools	10.2%	31	3.7	1.1	12.6	23.2	17.7	35.5	30.3	29.6	18.5	12.9	14.6	23.7	22.9	10.5	10.5	$9,150	$287	$8,863
George Washington Academy School No. 1	Public	PK, KG-8	250 Broadway	Elizabeth	07206	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-5555	595	50	12.0	87.6%	18 (3.0%)	186 (31.3%)	382 (64.2%)	7 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18.5	1116^th of 1347 public elementary schools	17.1%		18.2	1104^th of 1338 public elementary schools	17.5%	12	2.0	2.6	13.6	30.5	38.8	48.6	45.9	64.9	17.8	36.1	18.4	24.3	5.3	5.4	5.4	$7,312	$196	$7,116
iPrep Academy School No 8	Public	K-8	221-227 Court Street	Elizabeth	07206	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 275-6900	397	34	11.8	90.2%	22 (5.5%)	101 (25.4%)	269 (67.8%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25	1020^th of 1347 public elementary schools	24.3%		25.8	1000^th of 1338 public elementary schools	25.3%	20	19.4	5.6	16.2	35.9	42.0	66.7	70.7	79.4	24.3	28.2	29.1	8.3	14.6	11.8	11.8	$9,452	$244	$9,208
Juan Pablo Duarte - Jose Julian Marti School No 28	Public	PK, KG-8	25 First Street	Elizabeth	07206	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-3950	878	73	12.0	90.0%	24 (2.7%)	94 (10.7%)	749 (85.3%)	8 (0.9%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14.6	1182^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	12.2%		19.7	1077^th of 1338 public elementary schools	19.5%	105	11.7	3.3	13.7	22.1	31.7	37.1	35.7	38.2	27.0	19.6	21.8	18.3	15.5	14.2	14.2	$9,410	$267	$9,143
Benjamin Franklin School No. 13	Public	K-8	248 Ripley Pl	Elizabeth	07206	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-5700	392	36	10.8	88.0%	19 (4.8%)	78 (19.9%)	295 (75.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6.8	1297^th of 1347 public elementary schools	3.7%		11.1	1220^th of 1338 public elementary schools	8.8%	77	0.0	0.0	0.0	16.7	7.7	28.3	28.1	35.9	2.2	21.6	7.5	13.0	5.7	2.6	2.6	$11,847	$259	$11,588
Winfield Scott School No. 2	Public	PK, KG-8	125 Madison Ave	Elizabeth	07201	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-6150	630	52	12.1	82.4%	24 (3.8%)	227 (36.0%)	365 (57.9%)	14 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11.1	1233^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	8.5%		10.1	1236^th of 1338 public elementary schools	7.6%	3	1.9	3.0	23.2	17.5	18.9	35.2	39.7	27.0	30.5	16.4	7.4	11.7	18.4	4.5	4.5	$9,616	$240	$9,376

Frequently Asked Questions about Sonia Sotomayor School No 25

Is Sonia Sotomayor School No 25 a good school?

Sonia Sotomayor School No 25 ranks in the bottom 16.4% of New Jersey elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Sonia Sotomayor School No 25?

Students at Sonia Sotomayor School No 25 are 91% Hispanic, 7% African American, 2% White.

What district is Sonia Sotomayor School No 25 in?

Elizabeth Public Schools

How many students attend Sonia Sotomayor School No 25?

In the 2024-25 school year, 591 students attended Sonia Sotomayor School No 25.

What schools do graduates of Sonia Sotomayor School No 25 attend?

Students who attend Sonia Sotomayor School No 25 usually go on to attend:

High : Admiral William F. Halsey Junior Health & Public Safety Academy
High : Alexander Hamilton Preparatory Academy
High : Elizabeth High School - Frank J Cicarell Academy
High : John E. Dwyer Technology Academy
High : Thomas A. Edison Career and Technical Academy
High : Thomas Jefferson Arts Academy

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