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Christopher Columbus School No. 15

Public Grades K-8

1081^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 20% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Christopher Columbus School No. 15 is an elementary school serving students from kindergarten to 8th grade in Elizabeth, New Jersey, which is part of the Elizabeth Public Schools district.

Despite being part of the district, Christopher Columbus School No. 15 has consistently ranked in the bottom 20% of New Jersey elementary schools over the past 10 years and maintains a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating it is among the lowest-performing schools in the state. The school's performance is particularly low for female and male students, ranking in the bottom 20-25% of New Jersey elementary schools. However, the school performs better for Hispanic students, ranking in the top 50% of New Jersey elementary schools, and for English Language Learners and Special Education students, ranking in the top 40-50% of schools.

Interestingly, the nearby schools in the Elizabeth Public Schools district, such as Jerome Dunn Academy No. 9, George Washington Academy School No. 1, and John Marshal School No. 20, also perform poorly, with similar low rankings and 1-star ratings from SchoolDigger. These schools share similar demographic characteristics, suggesting that the challenges faced by Christopher Columbus School No. 15 are not unique and are likely systemic issues within the district.

672

Students ?

12.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,543

Per pupil spending ?

86.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

511 Third Ave
Elizabeth, NJ 07202-3907

(908) 436-5730

District: Elizabeth Public Schools

Students who attend Christopher Columbus School No. 15 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:

91.5%

African American:

5.2%

White:

2.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 16th percentile in 2015 → 20th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (25% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

!Algebra I scores 36 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

District avg32%

New Jersey avg45%

Elementary school

1,081^st of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 20%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

From bottom 16% (2015) to bottom 20% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

583^rd of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Bottom 22%▲ up 18 pts since 2015

From bottom 4% (2015) to bottom 22% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^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	21.0	1081 of 1347	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.2	1072 of 1338	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.4	1067 of 1342	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.6	1024 of 1345	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.7	1176 of 1317	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.4	1117 of 1360	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.8	1122 of 1353	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	26.1	1034 of 1352	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	26.9	1030 of 1346	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	18.1	1136 of 1357	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	20.2	1148 of 1363	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	21.1	1135 of 1367	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	29.3	1066 of 1363	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	58.1	717 of 1360	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	36.4	998 of 1354	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	38.3	977 of 1346	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	38.8	982 of 1338	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	55.8	785 of 1329	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	53.0	802 of 1314	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2005	29.9	1034 of 1303	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	24.9	1072 of 1298	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	56.4	645 of 1204	46.4%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	48.3	253 of 597	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.5	224 of 559	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.1	187 of 499	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.3	159 of 489	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.1	131 of 411	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.4	196 of 463	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.5	219 of 434	49.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	24.5	999 of 1326	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.6	1044 of 1317	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.3	1069 of 1318	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.5	1045 of 1326	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.8	1172 of 1290	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.3	1034 of 1331	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.8	1076 of 1333	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	37.9	619 of 1032	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.4	610 of 989	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.4	599 of 982	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.7	558 of 953	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.8	687 of 896	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.6	558 of 899	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.6	565 of 870	35.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	44.6	566 of 1023	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.3	456 of 939	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.0	422 of 910	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.3	391 of 863	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	30.0	622 of 839	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.0	512 of 948	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.4	566 of 942	39.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	20.3	1056 of 1318	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.0	1035 of 1313	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.8	931 of 1315	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.2	907 of 1324	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	15.8	1084 of 1297	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.2	1092 of 1335	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.4	1072 of 1334	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	42.8	503 of 1023	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.5	401 of 989	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.1	525 of 958	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.0	365 of 949	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	15.4	791 of 868	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.2	950 of 1007	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.4	861 of 1001	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	21.9	583 of 752	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.6	616 of 743	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.4	582 of 748	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.4	594 of 745	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.5	569 of 652	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.3	628 of 745	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.4	625 of 716	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	12.8	623 of 712	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	17.7	595 of 713	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	6.8	682 of 713	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	16.8	601 of 717	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	28.1	538 of 704	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	33.6	513 of 677	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	50.9	421 of 684	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	29.2	521 of 677	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	28.8	526 of 664	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	53.3	124 of 343	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.2	138 of 320	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.8	119 of 288	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.2	64 of 270	76.3%	★★★★☆
2021	58.9	42 of 197	78.7%	★★★★☆
2019	38.6	127 of 227	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.3	75 of 202	62.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	23.9	557 of 728	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.8	613 of 717	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.5	566 of 720	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.7	538 of 726	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.0	552 of 625	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.7	584 of 703	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.6	606 of 680	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	33.4	405 of 608	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.4	395 of 589	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.6	389 of 587	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.7	405 of 591	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.3	380 of 480	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.9	384 of 524	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.5	404 of 504	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	42.9	338 of 613	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.1	344 of 584	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.8	256 of 568	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.6	281 of 549	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.0	292 of 467	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.7	206 of 541	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.0	203 of 522	61.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	30.2	496 of 726	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.4	494 of 719	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.3	484 of 718	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.1	513 of 730	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.2	531 of 635	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.5	551 of 697	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.5	528 of 675	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	59.3	141 of 507	72.2%	★★★★☆
2023	54.2	174 of 505	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.3	220 of 535	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	22.1	336 of 401	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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

English Language Learner (2025)58th percentile+38 vs school

Special Education (2025)51st percentile+31 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)45th percentile+25 vs school

Hispanic (2025)40th percentile+20 vs school

Female (2025)25th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)20th percentile~ school

Middle school

Special Education (2025)72nd percentile+50 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)64th percentile+41 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)45th percentile+22 vs school

Hispanic (2025)33rd percentile+11 vs school

Male (2025)32nd percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)23rd percentile~ school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts35%-19 vs state

Mathematics26%-18 vs state

Science10%-14 vs state

Algebra I10%-36 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
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
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
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
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
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
Mabel G. Holmes School No. 5	Public	PK, KG-8	650 Bayway Avenue	Elizabeth	07202	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-6270	767	68	11.2	84.0%	31 (4.0%)	179 (23.3%)	547 (71.3%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11.5	1218^th of 1347 public elementary schools	9.6%		12.1	1204^th of 1338 public elementary schools	10.0%	14	10.6	11.5	13.8	30.0	29.6	32.3	46.7	41.4	22.7	16.9	12.3	7.4	23.4	21.0	21.0	$8,660	$221	$8,439
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
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 Christopher Columbus School No. 15

What schools do graduates of Christopher Columbus School No. 15 attend?

Students who attend Christopher Columbus School No. 15 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

Is Christopher Columbus School No. 15 a good school?

Christopher Columbus School No. 15 ranks in the bottom 19.7% of New Jersey elementary schools.

What district is Christopher Columbus School No. 15 in?

Elizabeth Public Schools

What is the racial makeup of Christopher Columbus School No. 15?

Students at Christopher Columbus School No. 15 are 92% Hispanic, 5% African American, 3% White.

How many students attend Christopher Columbus School No. 15?

In the 2024-25 school year, 672 students attended Christopher Columbus School No. 15.

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