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Dr. Antonia Pantoja School No. 27

Public Grades PK, KG-8
1153rd
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,331 New Jersey Elementary Schools
Better than 13% of New Jersey elementary schools
Summary

Dr. Antonia Pantoja School No. 27 is a PK–8 school in Elizabeth, New Jersey, serving 934 students. Its latest SchoolDigger rating was 1 star, at the 13th statewide percentile. The most important concern is the sharp drop in ELA: the school’s grades 3–8 average fell from 42% in 2024–25 to 27% in 2025–26.

Math is the school’s strongest subject relative to nearby schools, the district and the state, though results remain low overall: its grades 3–7 average was 26%, compared with 31% in Elizabeth Public Schools, 44% statewide and 26% at nearby schools. Algebra I is the clearest weakness, at 11%, versus 22% for the district, 40% statewide and 20% nearby. ELA averaged 27%, below the district’s 35%, the state’s 51% and nearby schools’ 29%; science averaged 4%, compared with 11%, 23% and 7%, respectively. Results also vary by grade: grade 7 ELA was 41%, above the nearby average of 39%, while grade 6 ELA was 18%, well below the nearby 32%.

The recent ELA slide was broad, with grades 4–8 declining while grade 3 improved. Algebra I also fell from 35% in 2022–23 to 11% in 2025–26, while the math average rose from 20% to 26%. SchoolDigger’s overall percentile was 23 in each of the two prior years before falling to 13; the school is still above some nearby schools, but below six. SchoolDigger’s measure for English Language Learner students was at the 40th percentile in 2025–26, above the school’s overall 13th percentile, but down from the group’s 64th percentile in 2023–24. As context, the student-teacher ratio was 14.4 in the 2024–25 school year, and 83% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year.

934
Students ?
14.4
Student/teacher ratio ?
$23,066
Per pupil spending ?
82.8%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
 505 -517 Morris Avenue
       Elizabeth, NJ  07208

(908) 436-3900

District: Elizabeth Public Schools

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
78.1%
African American:
16.3%
White:
4.1%
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At a glance
▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 16th percentile in 2016 → 13th in 2026
Worth a look
!Test scores below the New Jersey average (21% vs 44% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)
!Algebra I scores 37 pts below the New Jersey average
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school21%
District avg29%
New Jersey avg44%
Elementary school
1,153rd of 1,331
New Jersey public elementary schools ?
Bottom 13%▼ down 3 pts since 2016
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
632nd of 743
New Jersey public middle schools ?
Bottom 15%▼ down 8 pts since 2016
From bottom 23% (2016) to bottom 15% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
12th of 24Elementary Schools in the Elizabeth Public Schools
538th of 607Elizabeth 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
202614.91153 of 133113.4%★☆☆☆☆
202523.51041 of 134722.7%★☆☆☆☆
202423.01032 of 133822.9%★☆☆☆☆
202319.31099 of 134218.1%★☆☆☆☆
202219.61082 of 134519.6%★☆☆☆☆
202111.91172 of 131711.0%★☆☆☆☆
201921.81103 of 136018.9%★☆☆☆☆
201816.51152 of 135314.9%★☆☆☆☆
201714.41168 of 135213.6%★☆☆☆☆
201618.21132 of 134615.9%★☆☆☆☆
201524.41045 of 135723.0%★☆☆☆☆
201427.41077 of 136321.0%★☆☆☆☆
201327.41075 of 136721.4%★☆☆☆☆
201224.21109 of 136318.6%★☆☆☆☆
201133.11031 of 136024.2%★☆☆☆☆
201023.51134 of 135416.2%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202624.1358 of 43417.5%★☆☆☆☆
202448.3225 of 46952.0%★★★☆☆
202360.1160 of 46365.4%★★★☆☆
202250.2233 of 49452.8%★★★☆☆
202163.2109 of 45676.1%★★★★☆
201935.4365 of 52230.1%★★☆☆☆
201837.3314 of 51739.3%★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202635.7350 of 58139.8%★★☆☆☆
202546.1270 of 59754.8%★★★☆☆
202450.0199 of 55964.4%★★★☆☆
202342.1243 of 49951.3%★★★☆☆
202247.9195 of 48960.1%★★★☆☆
202130.9300 of 41127.0%★☆☆☆☆
201946.2211 of 46354.4%★★★☆☆
201848.6199 of 43454.1%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202616.91117 of 131114.8%★☆☆☆☆
202520.81045 of 132621.2%★☆☆☆☆
202423.6977 of 131725.8%★☆☆☆☆
202320.21041 of 131821.0%★☆☆☆☆
202219.01070 of 132619.3%★☆☆☆☆
202110.61198 of 12907.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201924.51043 of 133121.6%★☆☆☆☆
201819.81099 of 133317.6%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202626.9792 of 99120.1%★☆☆☆☆
202539.1600 of 103241.9%★★☆☆☆
202439.1589 of 98940.4%★★☆☆☆
202333.5639 of 98234.9%★★☆☆☆
202232.6633 of 95333.6%★★☆☆☆
202123.1770 of 89614.1%★☆☆☆☆
201936.8565 of 89937.2%★★☆☆☆
201832.0601 of 87030.9%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202630.8767 of 100223.5%★☆☆☆☆
202544.8562 of 102345.1%★★☆☆☆
202451.1402 of 93957.2%★★★☆☆
202344.5469 of 91048.5%★★☆☆☆
202243.5456 of 86347.2%★★☆☆☆
202131.9599 of 83928.6%★☆☆☆☆
201943.5502 of 94847.0%★★☆☆☆
201833.1699 of 94225.8%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202616.31121 of 130614.2%★☆☆☆☆
202528.5939 of 131828.8%★☆☆☆☆
202425.2966 of 131326.4%★☆☆☆☆
202321.41026 of 131522.0%★☆☆☆☆
202221.91015 of 132423.3%★☆☆☆☆
202116.11076 of 129717.0%★☆☆☆☆
201920.71070 of 133519.9%★☆☆☆☆
201815.51137 of 133414.8%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202629.7656 of 97032.4%★★☆☆☆
202534.9607 of 102340.7%★★☆☆☆
202444.2475 of 98952.0%★★★☆☆
202353.4358 of 95862.6%★★★☆☆
202235.0552 of 94941.8%★★☆☆☆
202117.2759 of 86812.6%★☆☆☆☆
201931.9623 of 100738.1%★★☆☆☆
201834.1601 of 100140.0%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
201938.5669 of 102334.6%★★☆☆☆
201825.1809 of 102220.8%★☆☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202616.6632 of 74314.9%★☆☆☆☆
202532.2491 of 75234.7%★★☆☆☆
202429.9511 of 74331.2%★★☆☆☆
202329.9517 of 74830.9%★★☆☆☆
202231.8497 of 74533.3%★★☆☆☆
202116.8537 of 65217.6%★☆☆☆☆
201932.5512 of 74531.3%★★☆☆☆
201828.9531 of 71625.8%★☆☆☆☆
201725.5530 of 71225.6%★☆☆☆☆
201625.0549 of 71323.0%★☆☆☆☆
201516.0606 of 71315.0%★☆☆☆☆
201429.5532 of 71725.8%★☆☆☆☆
201328.5536 of 70423.9%★☆☆☆☆
201235.3503 of 67725.7%★☆☆☆☆
201139.0484 of 68429.2%★☆☆☆☆
201026.7532 of 67721.4%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202654.4125 of 33162.2%★★★☆☆
202551.6136 of 35962.1%★★★☆☆
202362.095 of 36173.7%★★★★☆
202270.861 of 35682.9%★★★★☆
202178.632 of 29189.0%★★★★☆
201938.3200 of 32638.7%★★☆☆☆
201858.6111 of 32666.0%★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202651.9127 of 33662.2%★★★☆☆
202572.651 of 34385.1%★★★★☆
202461.675 of 32076.6%★★★★☆
202362.063 of 28878.1%★★★★☆
202268.743 of 27084.1%★★★★☆
202139.9107 of 19745.7%★★☆☆☆
201953.081 of 22764.3%★★★☆☆
201863.646 of 20277.2%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202613.0651 of 7169.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202530.4489 of 72832.8%★★☆☆☆
202430.3485 of 71732.4%★★☆☆☆
202330.8480 of 72033.3%★★☆☆☆
202241.3403 of 72644.5%★★☆☆☆
202123.1469 of 62525.0%★☆☆☆☆
201934.3485 of 70331.0%★★☆☆☆
201839.2434 of 68036.2%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202625.9459 of 58922.1%★☆☆☆☆
202548.9282 of 60853.6%★★★☆☆
202450.6254 of 58956.9%★★★☆☆
202347.1270 of 58754.0%★★★☆☆
202251.3234 of 59160.4%★★★☆☆
202125.9381 of 48020.6%★☆☆☆☆
201951.2245 of 52453.2%★★★☆☆
201851.0225 of 50455.4%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202636.6385 of 59034.7%★★☆☆☆
202562.4168 of 61372.6%★★★★☆
202459.9163 of 58472.1%★★★★☆
202356.0172 of 56869.7%★★★☆☆
202263.7100 of 54981.8%★★★★☆
202133.7313 of 46733.0%★★☆☆☆
201953.7205 of 54162.1%★★★☆☆
201857.8176 of 52266.3%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202627.7517 of 71427.6%★☆☆☆☆
202546.3360 of 72650.4%★★★☆☆
202440.5397 of 71944.8%★★☆☆☆
202338.5412 of 71842.6%★★☆☆☆
202235.5455 of 73037.7%★★☆☆☆
202115.3539 of 63515.1%★☆☆☆☆
201938.5439 of 69737.0%★★☆☆☆
201831.3480 of 67528.9%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
201950.3200 of 49259.3%★★★☆☆
201837.5276 of 47141.4%★★☆☆☆
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
English Language Learner (2026)40th percentile+26 vs school
White (2019)35th percentile+16 vs school
Special Education (2026)32nd percentile+19 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)23rd percentile+10 vs school
Hispanic (2026)20th percentile+7 vs school
African American (2026)18th percentile+4 vs school
Female (2026)15th percentile~ school
Male (2026)14th percentile~ school
Middle school
African American (2026)62nd percentile+47 vs school
English Language Learner (2026)62nd percentile+47 vs school
Special Education (2019)59th percentile+28 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)35th percentile+20 vs school
Male (2026)28th percentile+13 vs school
Hispanic (2026)22nd percentile+7 vs school
Female (2026)9th percentile-6 vs school
By subject vs New Jersey (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts27%-24 vs state
Mathematics26%-18 vs state
Algebra I11%-37 vs state
Science4%-19 vs state

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In the 2024-25 school year, 934 students attended Dr. Antonia Pantoja School No. 27.

Students at Dr. Antonia Pantoja School No. 27 are 78% Hispanic, 16% African American, 4% White, 1% Asian.

Dr. Antonia Pantoja School No. 27 ranks in the bottom 13.4% of New Jersey elementary schools.

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