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Juan Pablo Duarte - Jose Julian Marti School No 28

Public Grades PK, KG-8
1182nd
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools
Better than 12% of New Jersey elementary schools
Summary

Juan Pablo Duarte - Jose Julian Marti School No 28 is an elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Elizabeth, New Jersey, with 912 students. This 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.

Juan Pablo Duarte - Jose Julian Marti School No 28 consistently ranks in the bottom 15% of New Jersey elementary schools, with significantly below-average performance on NJSLA tests across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 13.7% to 38.2% in English Language Arts and 14.2% to 27% in Mathematics, compared to state averages of 44.9% to 57.1% in ELA and 38.2% to 49.8% in Math. The school also has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.9% to 18.3% over the past few years, which are significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, the school has a very high percentage of students (over 85%) eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high-poverty student population.

Interestingly, the nearby schools in the Elizabeth Public Schools district, such as Benjamin Franklin School No. 13, Sonia Sotomayor School No 25, and Christopher Columbus School No. 15, also perform poorly on academic measures, with similar low proficiency rates and rankings in the bottom 15-20% of New Jersey elementary schools. However, some of these nearby schools, such as Sonia Sotomayor School No 25 and Christopher Columbus School No. 15, have slightly higher academic performance and lower chronic absenteeism rates compared to Juan Pablo Duarte - Jose Julian Marti School No 28.

878
Students ?
12.0
Student/teacher ratio ?
$9,410
Per pupil spending ?
90%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 25 First Street
       Elizabeth, NJ  07206

(908) 436-3950

District: Elizabeth Public Schools

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
85.3%
African American:
10.7%
White:
2.7%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Holding steady — 10th percentile in 2015 → 12th in 2025
Strengths
Small classes — about 12 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the New Jersey average (22% vs 45% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)
!Algebra I scores 31 pts below the New Jersey average
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school22%
District avg32%
New Jersey avg45%
Elementary school
1,182nd of 1,347
New Jersey public elementary schools ?
Bottom 12%▲ up 2 pts since 2015
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SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
644th of 752
New Jersey public middle schools ?
Bottom 14%▲ up 2 pts since 2015
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SchoolDigger rating ?
17th 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
202514.61182 of 134712.2%★☆☆☆☆
202419.71077 of 133819.5%★☆☆☆☆
202315.21150 of 134214.3%★☆☆☆☆
202215.31149 of 134514.6%★☆☆☆☆
202110.11209 of 13178.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201913.71190 of 136012.5%★☆☆☆☆
201810.81213 of 135310.3%★☆☆☆☆
20179.61227 of 13529.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20166.71268 of 13465.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201511.91219 of 135710.2%★☆☆☆☆
201412.11214 of 136310.9%★☆☆☆☆
201314.71200 of 136712.2%★☆☆☆☆
201217.01173 of 136313.9%★☆☆☆☆
201114.01207 of 136011.3%★☆☆☆☆
20104.81287 of 13544.9%☆☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202523.0341 of 46326.3%★☆☆☆☆
202127.6363 of 45620.4%★☆☆☆☆
201934.1375 of 52228.2%★☆☆☆☆
201829.8363 of 51729.8%★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202538.2338 of 59743.4%★★☆☆☆
202441.9270 of 55951.7%★★★☆☆
202334.8305 of 49938.9%★★☆☆☆
202235.0294 of 48939.9%★★☆☆☆
202133.8272 of 41133.8%★★☆☆☆
201943.8227 of 46351.0%★★★☆☆
201844.2226 of 43447.9%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202513.71149 of 132613.3%★☆☆☆☆
202424.4966 of 131726.7%★☆☆☆☆
202316.61095 of 131816.9%★☆☆☆☆
202214.91130 of 132614.8%★☆☆☆☆
20218.01249 of 12903.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201911.91183 of 133111.1%★☆☆☆☆
201811.11194 of 133310.4%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202528.1755 of 103226.8%★☆☆☆☆
202434.9638 of 98935.5%★★☆☆☆
202327.6713 of 98227.4%★☆☆☆☆
202227.6695 of 95327.1%★☆☆☆☆
202122.6773 of 89613.7%★☆☆☆☆
201929.0645 of 89928.3%★☆☆☆☆
201823.8669 of 87023.1%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202531.2783 of 102323.5%★☆☆☆☆
202446.9441 of 93953.0%★★★☆☆
202334.9588 of 91035.4%★★☆☆☆
202233.7569 of 86334.1%★★☆☆☆
202125.8663 of 83921.0%★☆☆☆☆
201930.2667 of 94829.6%★☆☆☆☆
201825.7777 of 94217.5%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202517.81104 of 131816.2%★☆☆☆☆
202417.61073 of 131318.3%★☆☆☆☆
202314.81125 of 131514.4%★☆☆☆☆
202218.31061 of 132419.9%★☆☆☆☆
202111.41160 of 129710.6%★☆☆☆☆
201918.01108 of 133517.0%★☆☆☆☆
201812.61176 of 133411.8%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202517.7887 of 102313.3%★☆☆☆☆
202421.6761 of 98923.1%★☆☆☆☆
202328.9634 of 95833.8%★★☆☆☆
202229.7618 of 94934.9%★★☆☆☆
202116.1771 of 86811.2%★☆☆☆☆
201915.1887 of 100711.9%★☆☆☆☆
201815.7871 of 100113.0%★☆☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202516.7644 of 75214.4%★☆☆☆☆
202417.4627 of 74315.6%★☆☆☆☆
202315.2649 of 74813.2%★☆☆☆☆
202217.4625 of 74516.1%★☆☆☆☆
202114.2560 of 65214.1%★☆☆☆☆
20197.9696 of 7456.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20187.5672 of 7166.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20178.6661 of 7127.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20167.6675 of 7135.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201513.9622 of 71312.8%★☆☆☆☆
20149.4637 of 71711.2%★☆☆☆☆
20137.8634 of 7049.9%★☆☆☆☆
20125.8632 of 6776.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20112.1666 of 6842.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20109.1615 of 6779.2%☆☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202533.9235 of 35934.5%★★☆☆☆
202235.2232 of 35634.8%★★☆☆☆
201926.4260 of 32620.2%★☆☆☆☆
201817.3275 of 32615.6%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202541.7180 of 34347.5%★★☆☆☆
202434.2211 of 32034.1%★★☆☆☆
202337.9168 of 28841.7%★★☆☆☆
202245.1123 of 27054.4%★★★☆☆
202147.369 of 19765.0%★★★☆☆
201935.4138 of 22739.2%★★☆☆☆
201826.5151 of 20225.2%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202519.6588 of 72819.2%★☆☆☆☆
202423.4548 of 71723.6%★☆☆☆☆
202320.4577 of 72019.9%★☆☆☆☆
202220.8581 of 72620.0%★☆☆☆☆
202118.5516 of 62517.4%★☆☆☆☆
201912.2617 of 70312.2%★☆☆☆☆
201810.5618 of 6809.1%☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202529.1443 of 60827.1%★☆☆☆☆
202430.2422 of 58928.4%★☆☆☆☆
202328.9434 of 58726.1%★☆☆☆☆
202230.1422 of 59128.6%★☆☆☆☆
202128.2369 of 48023.1%★☆☆☆☆
201916.0461 of 52412.0%★☆☆☆☆
201815.7450 of 50410.7%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202537.9383 of 61337.5%★★☆☆☆
202442.0325 of 58444.3%★★☆☆☆
202335.8358 of 56837.0%★★☆☆☆
202237.3335 of 54939.0%★★☆☆☆
202135.3301 of 46735.5%★★☆☆☆
201919.1443 of 54118.1%★☆☆☆☆
201824.2403 of 52222.8%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202520.9576 of 72620.7%★☆☆☆☆
202419.8593 of 71917.5%★☆☆☆☆
202316.4618 of 71813.9%★☆☆☆☆
202221.4570 of 73021.9%★☆☆☆☆
202113.7554 of 63512.8%★☆☆☆☆
20198.9655 of 6976.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20188.6637 of 6755.6%☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202525.5402 of 50720.7%★☆☆☆☆
202438.2285 of 51044.1%★★☆☆☆
202338.3275 of 50545.5%★★☆☆☆
202228.0403 of 53524.7%★☆☆☆☆
202116.2376 of 4016.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201920.3434 of 49211.8%★☆☆☆☆
201815.8447 of 4715.1%☆☆☆☆☆
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)43rd percentile+31 vs school
Hispanic (2025)27th percentile+15 vs school
African American (2025)26th percentile+14 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)23rd percentile+11 vs school
Male (2025)16th percentile+4 vs school
Female (2025)13th percentile~ school
Special Education (2025)13th percentile~ school
Middle school
English Language Learner (2025)48th percentile+33 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)38th percentile+23 vs school
African American (2025)35th percentile+20 vs school
Hispanic (2025)27th percentile+13 vs school
Special Education (2025)21st percentile+6 vs school
Male (2025)21st percentile+6 vs school
Female (2025)19th percentile+5 vs school
By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts30%-24 vs state
Mathematics20%-24 vs state
Algebra I14%-31 vs state
Science7%-17 vs state

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In the 2024-25 school year, 878 students attended Juan Pablo Duarte - Jose Julian Marti School No 28.

Students at Juan Pablo Duarte - Jose Julian Marti School No 28 are 85% Hispanic, 11% African American, 3% White.

Juan Pablo Duarte - Jose Julian Marti School No 28 ranks in the bottom 12.2% of New Jersey elementary schools.


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