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Elmora School No. 12

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Elmora School No. 12 ranks 932 nd of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

932^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 31% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Elmora School No. 12 is an elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Elizabeth, New Jersey, with 637 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.

Elmora School No. 12 generally performs below the state and district averages on NJSLA assessments, with only 40% of 3rd graders proficient or better in ELA compared to 44.9% statewide, and 49.3% proficient or better in Math compared to 49.8% statewide. The school also has high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.9% to 20.5% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average. However, the school's African American students and English Language Learners perform relatively well compared to their peers in the state, ranking in the top half of New Jersey elementary schools in those categories.

Elmora School No. 12 serves a high-need population, with 80.53% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024. The school's performance is generally worse than nearby schools in the Elizabeth Public Schools district, such as Dr. Antonia Pantoja School No. 27, Victor Mravlag School No. 21, and Abraham Lincoln School No. 14, which have higher test scores and lower chronic absenteeism. Addressing the challenges at Elmora School No. 12 will likely require a comprehensive approach, including targeted interventions and a focus on improving attendance and academic achievement.

658

Students ?

13.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,954

Per pupil spending ?

81.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

638 Magie Ave
Elizabeth, NJ 07208-1505

(908) 436-5650

District: Elizabeth Public Schools

Students who attend Elmora School No. 12 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:

80.4%

African American:

10.9%

White:

6.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 39th percentile in 2022 → 31st in 2025

Strengths

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Elizabeth Public Schools

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (33% vs 45% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped from its 39th-percentile peak (2022) to 31st (2025)

!Algebra I scores 29 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

District avg32%

New Jersey avg45%

Elementary school

932^nd of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 31%▲ up 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 21% (2015) to bottom 31% (2025)

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★★★★★

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Middle school

458^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Bottom 39%▲ up 23 pts since 2015

From bottom 16% (2015) to bottom 39% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^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	31.7	932 of 1347	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.1	954 of 1338	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.9	859 of 1342	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.1	823 of 1345	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	18.4	1054 of 1317	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.4	995 of 1360	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.6	1027 of 1353	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	23.1	1063 of 1352	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	34.2	919 of 1346	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	22.4	1075 of 1357	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	28.4	1067 of 1363	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	33.8	1020 of 1367	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	38.1	978 of 1363	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	32.4	1037 of 1360	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	48.9	841 of 1354	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	51.6	788 of 1346	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	48.0	870 of 1338	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	60.4	702 of 1329	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	54.8	780 of 1314	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2005	39.8	951 of 1303	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	53.9	759 of 1298	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2003	48.1	743 of 1204	38.3%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2019	69.8	125 of 522	76.1%	★★★★☆
2018	37.7	308 of 517	40.4%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	56.3	201 of 597	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.0	240 of 559	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.1	118 of 499	76.4%	★★★★☆
2022	71.6	96 of 489	80.4%	★★★★☆
2021	51.3	129 of 411	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.4	100 of 463	78.4%	★★★★☆
2018	61.7	132 of 434	69.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	33.1	888 of 1326	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.1	938 of 1317	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.1	817 of 1318	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.4	881 of 1326	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.1	982 of 1290	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.9	944 of 1331	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.9	996 of 1333	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	44.1	522 of 1032	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.0	505 of 989	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	58.7	339 of 982	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.3	278 of 953	70.8%	★★★★☆
2021	38.1	548 of 896	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.0	383 of 899	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.4	395 of 870	54.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	52.3	446 of 1023	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.0	325 of 939	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.3	198 of 910	78.2%	★★★★☆
2022	74.3	148 of 863	82.9%	★★★★☆
2021	43.4	446 of 839	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.8	354 of 948	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.7	384 of 942	59.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	32.5	875 of 1318	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.1	867 of 1313	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.9	814 of 1315	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.2	748 of 1324	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	17.4	1054 of 1297	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.4	952 of 1335	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.3	995 of 1334	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	20.8	838 of 1023	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.0	851 of 989	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.8	878 of 958	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	30.2	653 of 1007	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	20.8	769 of 1001	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	20.1	810 of 963	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.9	764 of 975	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	37.1	458 of 752	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.6	423 of 743	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.5	412 of 748	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.9	433 of 745	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.2	471 of 652	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.8	567 of 745	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.1	548 of 716	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	26.7	525 of 712	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	14.2	618 of 713	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	17.0	599 of 713	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	27.1	543 of 717	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	21.5	565 of 704	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	24.4	550 of 677	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	31.0	525 of 684	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	29.5	516 of 677	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	34.1	502 of 664	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	68.9	65 of 343	81.0%	★★★★☆
2024	61.9	72 of 320	77.5%	★★★★☆
2023	69.6	44 of 288	84.7%	★★★★☆
2022	79.9	21 of 270	92.2%	★★★★★
2021	69.0	25 of 197	87.3%	★★★★☆
2019	56.4	68 of 227	70.0%	★★★★☆
2018	43.5	101 of 202	50.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	43.7	392 of 728	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.8	348 of 717	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.6	394 of 720	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.7	393 of 726	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.0	416 of 625	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.0	494 of 703	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.4	535 of 680	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	53.4	248 of 608	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.4	164 of 589	72.2%	★★★★☆
2023	71.0	116 of 587	80.2%	★★★★☆
2022	62.1	164 of 591	72.3%	★★★★☆
2021	42.7	248 of 480	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.4	294 of 524	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.2	266 of 504	47.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	66.2	132 of 613	78.5%	★★★★☆
2024	74.3	67 of 584	88.5%	★★★★☆
2023	74.9	65 of 568	88.6%	★★★★☆
2022	70.6	74 of 549	86.5%	★★★★☆
2021	43.1	238 of 467	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.5	238 of 541	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.7	241 of 522	53.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	43.5	393 of 726	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.9	317 of 719	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.8	267 of 718	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.4	326 of 730	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	23.7	457 of 635	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.9	517 of 697	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.9	437 of 675	35.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2019	44.3	234 of 492	52.4%	★★★☆☆

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

African American (2019)76th percentile+49 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)66th percentile+36 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)56th percentile+26 vs school

Hispanic (2025)49th percentile+19 vs school

Male (2025)34th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)33rd percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)18th percentile-13 vs school

White (2024)16th percentile-13 vs school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2025)81st percentile+42 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)78th percentile+39 vs school

Hispanic (2025)59th percentile+20 vs school

Special Education (2019)52nd percentile+29 vs school

Female (2025)46th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)46th percentile+7 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts45%-8 vs state

Mathematics33%-11 vs state

Algebra I17%-29 vs state

Science7%-18 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
Elmora School No. 12	Public	PK, KG-8	638 Magie Ave	Elizabeth	07208	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-5650	658	48	13.8	81.3%	42 (6.4%)	72 (10.9%)	529 (80.4%)	13 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31.7	932^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	30.8%		29.1	954^th of 1338 public elementary schools	28.7%	22	11.1	2.9	40.0	26.9	31.6	56.3	56.0	63.5	49.3	26.3	29.2	35.8	21.5	16.9	16.9	$9,954	$231	$9,723
Dr. Antonia Pantoja School No. 27	Public	PK, KG-8	505 -517 Morris Avenue	Elizabeth	07208	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-3900	934	65	14.4	82.8%	38 (4.1%)	152 (16.3%)	729 (78.1%)	11 (1.2%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	23.5	1041^st of 1347 public elementary schools	22.7%		23	1032^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	22.9%	9	12.3	6.7	11.5	42.2	35.3	55.6	52.1	56.2	16.0	28.9	29.7	26.3	23.8	23.3	23.3	$8,896	$228	$8,668
Victor Mravlag School No. 21	Public	PK, KG-8	132 Shelley Avenue	Elizabeth	07208	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-5850	634	53	12.0	51.4%	117 (18.5%)	49 (7.7%)	452 (71.3%)	14 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	49	692^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	48.6%		53.4	628^th of 1338 public elementary schools	53.1%	64	17.9	15.8	42.2	60.4	46.4	71.4	81.7	76.8	61.5	36.8	41.1	35.3	40.4	50.0	50.0	$10,124		$10,124
Abraham Lincoln School No. 14	Public	K-8	50 Grove Street	Elizabeth	07202	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-5828	793	66	12.1	84.5%	44 (5.5%)	81 (10.2%)	648 (81.7%)	18 (2.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	18.1	1127^th of 1347 public elementary schools	16.3%		19.9	1074^th of 1338 public elementary schools	19.7%	53	12.0	11.1	26.6	26.7	35.9	35.2	48.1	44.3	36.1	15.8	28.8	12.0	20.5	23.6	23.1	$10,502	$228	$10,274
Joseph Battin School No 4	Public	PK, KG-8	501 Union Avenue	Elizabeth	07208	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-6300	757	68	11.2	85.2%	47 (6.2%)	81 (10.7%)	607 (80.2%)	12 (1.6%)	2 (0.3%)	7 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	23.7	1038^th of 1347 public elementary schools	22.9%		26.4	989^th of 1338 public elementary schools	26.1%	49	10.7	4.2	11.3	31.8	43.2	44.0	58.5	50.7	28.1	30.1	36.0	25.9	32.9	16.4	16.4	$10,619	$277	$10,342
Nicholas Murray Butler Academy School No. 23	Public	K-8	631-657 Westminster Avenue	Elizabeth	07208	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-5900	667	56	12.0	84.1%	44 (6.6%)	186 (27.9%)	412 (61.8%)	25 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9.2	1268^th of 1347 public elementary schools	5.9%		9.2	1250^th of 1338 public elementary schools	6.6%	18	9.7	3.7	6.4	23.0	22.8	28.9	22.5	39.2	21.4	6.7	12.0	13.5	25.6	15.2	15.2	$10,486	$230	$10,256
Sherman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	375 E Grant Ave	Roselle Park	07204	Union County	Roselle Park Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 245-1886	364	35	10.5	39.6%	106 (29.1%)	40 (11.0%)	194 (53.3%)	13 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.0%)	53.2	640^th of 1347 public elementary schools	52.5%		63.1	503^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	62.4%	137	28.8		58.8	56.9	70.2				51.0	38.4	35.0					$7,881		$7,881
Dr. Orlando Edreira Academy School No. 26	Public	PK, KG-8	1014 South Elmora Avenue	Elizabeth	07202	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-5970	718	62	11.5	83.0%	38 (5.3%)	55 (7.7%)	621 (86.5%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41.9	790^th of 1347 public elementary schools	41.4%		35.8	857^th of 1338 public elementary schools	35.9%	67	12.9	8.9	54.9	49.2	48.3	53.2	70.5	71.1	53.2	49.2	35.5	12.9	27.2	24.4	24.4	$9,454	$197	$9,257
Harrison Elementary School	Public	1-4	310 Harrison Ave	Roselle	07203	Union County	Roselle Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 298-2052	325	31	10.4	79.4%	11 (3.4%)	80 (24.6%)	224 (68.9%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.2%)	43.1	769^th of 1347 public elementary schools	42.9%		45.1	732^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	45.3%	37			42.5	54.4					46.3	36.7						$15,698	$554	$15,144
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 Elmora School No. 12

How many students attend Elmora School No. 12?

In the 2024-25 school year, 658 students attended Elmora School No. 12.

What schools do graduates of Elmora School No. 12 attend?

Students who attend Elmora School No. 12 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

What district is Elmora School No. 12 in?

Elizabeth Public Schools

Is Elmora School No. 12 a good school?

Elmora School No. 12 ranks 932^nd of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Elmora School No. 12?

Students at Elmora School No. 12 are 80% Hispanic, 11% African American, 6% White, 2% Asian.

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