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Admiral William F. Halsey Junior Health & Public Safety Academy

Public Grades 9-12

420^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 434 New Jersey High Schools

Better than 3% of New Jersey high schools

Summary

Admiral William F. Halsey Junior Health & Public Safety Academy is a public high school in Elizabeth, New Jersey, serving 1,291 students in grades 9-12. 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.

Academically, the school consistently ranks in the bottom 10-15% of New Jersey high schools, with significantly lower performance on standardized tests compared to state and district averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 28.7% of 9th graders were proficient or better in NJSLA/English Language Arts, compared to 49.9% statewide and 54.6% in the Elizabeth Public Schools district. The school's four-year graduation rate is around 90%, slightly lower than the state and district averages, and it has a higher chronic absenteeism rate of 15-24%.

While the school's overall performance is low, there are some bright spots, such as its higher ranking for African American students compared to its overall ranking. Additionally, the school's student-teacher ratio of 14-16 students per teacher may contribute to the academic challenges. Nearby Elizabeth High School - Frank J Cicarell Academy consistently ranks in the top 30-40% of New Jersey high schools, providing a potential benchmark for improvement at Admiral William F. Halsey Junior Health & Public Safety Academy.

1,272

Students ?

14.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,135

Per pupil spending ?

81.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

641 South Street
Elizabeth, NJ 07202

(908) 436-6600

District: Elizabeth Public Schools

Feeder schools for Admiral William F. Halsey Junior Health & Public Safety Academy:

Elementary:	Abraham Lincoln School No. 14
	Benjamin Franklin School No. 13
	Christopher Columbus School No. 15
	Dr. Antonia Pantoja School No. 27
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	Elmora School No. 12
	George Washington Academy School No. 1
	John Marshal School No. 20
	Joseph Battin School No 4
	Juan Pablo Duarte - Jose Julian Marti School No 28
	Mabel G. Holmes School No. 5
	Madison Monroe School No. 16
	Nicholas Murray Butler Academy School No. 23
	Nicholas S. Lacorte-Peterstown School No. 3
	Robert Morris School No. 18
	Sonia Sotomayor School No 25
	Toussaint L'Ouverture-Marquis de Lafayette School No. 6
	Victor Mravlag School No. 21
	Winfield Scott School No. 2
	Woodrow Wilson School No. 19

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

77.1%

African American:

15.9%

White:

5.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 2nd percentile in 2015 → 3rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (21% vs 49% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

!Graduation rate below the New Jersey average (76% vs 89%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school21%

District avg35%

New Jersey avg49%

420^th of 434

New Jersey public high schools ?

Bottom 3%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 7High 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	9.3	420 of 434	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.9	416 of 429	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.0	399 of 422	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.4	394 of 415	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.3	373 of 405	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.7	390 of 416	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.0	390 of 415	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	12.9	380 of 411	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	15.5	383 of 409	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	14.5	396 of 406	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	14.3	364 of 411	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	2.5	379 of 396	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	4.2	368 of 388	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	1.4	366 of 378	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	37.3	180 of 283	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	16.0	255 of 282	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	26.1	189 of 250	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.3	213 of 256	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.7	155 of 247	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	19.3	226 of 254	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.2	220 of 266	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	29.1	157 of 215	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.6	147 of 191	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.4	119 of 161	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.2	62 of 137	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	30.3	72 of 101	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.0	88 of 138	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.6	109 of 146	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	10.2	401 of 426	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.3	406 of 420	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.7	392 of 416	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.0	380 of 414	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.9	376 of 402	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.7	356 of 408	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.7	381 of 403	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	11.2	387 of 406	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.2	386 of 403	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.8	344 of 385	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.5	321 of 382	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.8	336 of 374	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.3	298 of 364	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.2	339 of 368	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	16.3	340 of 377	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.7	337 of 358	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.4	307 of 344	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.1	250 of 324	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.1	295 of 326	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.1	271 of 347	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.7	300 of 345	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	5.7	416 of 426	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.9	402 of 419	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.7	373 of 414	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.7	381 of 410	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.2	378 of 402	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.4	358 of 407	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.1	385 of 405	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	15.3	346 of 359	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.0	324 of 361	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.4	232 of 339	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.4	183 of 344	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.7	255 of 333	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.6	195 of 349	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.9	259 of 355	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	25.5	281 of 347	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	4.2	332 of 345	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.7	313 of 335	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.9	333 of 336	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.0	308 of 339	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.4	327 of 340	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)36th percentile+33 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)27th percentile+24 vs school

White (2025)19th percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)10th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)6th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)5th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)4th percentile~ school

Male (2025)2nd percentile~ school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts44%-36 vs state

Mathematics29%-29 vs state

Algebra I13%-18 vs state

Science7%-25 vs state

Geometry4%-52 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJGPA English Language Arts (2025)	NJGPA Mathematics (2025)	NJSLA-S Science (2025)	NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)	NJSLA Algebra I (2025)			NJSLA Geometry (2025)		NJSLA Algebra II (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	NJGPA English Language Arts 11th Grade	NJGPA Mathematics 11th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 11th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 10th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	NJSLA Geometry 9th Grade	NJSLA Geometry End of Course	NJSLA Algebra II 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra II End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Admiral William F. Halsey Junior Health & Public Safety Academy	Public	9-12	641 South Street	Elizabeth	07202	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-6600	1,272	87	14.6	81.4%	71 (5.6%)	202 (15.9%)	981 (77.1%)	13 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9.3	420^th of 434 public high schools	3.2%		7.9	416^th of 429 public high schools	3.0%	4	44.2	29.1	6.7	28.7	0.0	17.2	12.8	4.1	4.4			$11,135	$272	$10,863
John E. Dwyer Technology Academy	Public	9-12	123 Pearl St	Elizabeth	07202	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-6565	1,348	94	14.4	82.0%	50 (3.7%)	235 (17.4%)	1,053 (78.1%)	8 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9.5	417^th of 434 public high schools	3.9%		11.4	403^rd of 429 public high schools	6.1%	14	43.4	18.9	2.3	24.9		11.1	10.6	5.7	5.7			$10,732	$231	$10,501
Thomas Jefferson Arts Academy	Public	9-12	27 Martin Luther King Jr Plaza	Elizabeth	07201	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-6767	1,144	79	14.4	80.5%	80 (7.0%)	190 (16.6%)	865 (75.6%)	6 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	28.9	317^th of 434 public high schools	27.0%		30.2	308^th of 429 public high schools	28.2%	9	76.2	46.0	11.4	53.0	0.0	17.6	11.1	10.5	10.5	8.7	11.5	$11,734	$255	$11,479
K. Johnson D. Vaughan and M. Jackson STEM Academy	Public	9-12	237 South Broad Street	Elizabeth	07202	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 436-5023	740	43	17.2	77.8%	36 (4.9%)	124 (16.8%)	573 (77.4%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	30.3	311^th of 434 public high schools	28.3%		36.1	274^th of 429 public high schools	36.1%	37	82.7	44.0	22.3	50.0		0.0	0.0	3.7	3.7	30.0	27.3
Elizabeth High School - Frank J Cicarell Academy	Public	9-12	40 Morrell Street	Elizabeth	07202	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-5870	1,268	70	18.1	76.8%	134 (10.6%)	106 (8.4%)	971 (76.6%)	53 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	60.7	144^th of 434 public high schools	66.8%		66	119^th of 429 public high schools	72.3%	25			32.3	96.4				59.4	59.4	72.3	71.8	$7,448	$210	$7,238
Thomas A. Edison Career and Technical Academy	Public	9-12	625 Summer St	Elizabeth	07202	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-6800	842	59	14.2	86.9%	29 (3.4%)	155 (18.4%)	654 (77.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12.8	401^st of 434 public high schools	7.6%		11.5	402^nd of 429 public high schools	6.3%	1	63.8	34.9	3.8	29.4				11.4	11.2			$10,744	$249	$10,495
Alexander Hamilton Preparatory Academy	Public	9-12	310 Cherry St	Elizabeth	07208	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-6100	1,015	63	16.1	81.3%	68 (6.7%)	91 (9.0%)	826 (81.4%)	28 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	45.5	231^st of 434 public high schools	46.8%		40.6	255^th of 429 public high schools	40.6%	24		67.5	24.9	79.9				29.8	29.8	15.4	15.4	$9,044	$249	$8,795
J. Christian Bollwage Finance Academy	Public	9-12	447 Richmond Street	Elizabeth	07202	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-6500	415	30	13.8	81.0%	21 (5.1%)	69 (16.6%)	320 (77.1%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28	321^st of 434 public high schools	26.0%		33.8	286^th of 429 public high schools	33.3%	35	77.7	45.2	4.0	54.9				6.8	7.6			$9,149		$9,149
Simon Youth Academy	Public	9-12	651 Kapkowski Road	Elizabeth	07201	Union County	Union County Vocational-Technical School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 889-2900	4	1	12.0		0 (0.0%)	2 (50.0%)	2 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26.7	328^th of 434 public high schools	24.4%					(n/a)	75.0	16.7										$24,606	$44	$24,562
Hillside High School	Public	9-12	1085 Liberty Ave	Hillside	07205	Union County	Hillside Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 352-7664	911	67	13.5	66.5%	67 (7.4%)	499 (54.8%)	329 (36.1%)	6 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	7 (0.8%)	22.2	347^th of 434 public high schools	20.0%		29.9	311^th of 429 public high schools	27.5%	36	74.8	32.3	11.7	27.9	9.5		9.5					$7,219		$7,219

Frequently Asked Questions about Admiral William F. Halsey Junior Health & Public Safety Academy

Admiral William F. Halsey Junior Health & Public Safety Academy is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Abraham Lincoln School No. 14
Elementary : Benjamin Franklin School No. 13
Elementary : Christopher Columbus School No. 15
Elementary : Dr. Antonia Pantoja School No. 27
Elementary : Elmora School No. 12
Elementary : George Washington Academy School No. 1
Elementary : John Marshal School No. 20
Elementary : Joseph Battin School No 4
Elementary : Juan Pablo Duarte - Jose Julian Marti School No 28
Elementary : Mabel G. Holmes School No. 5
Elementary : Madison Monroe School No. 16
Elementary : Nicholas Murray Butler Academy School No. 23
Elementary : Nicholas S. Lacorte-Peterstown School No. 3
Elementary : Robert Morris School No. 18
Elementary : Sonia Sotomayor School No 25
Elementary : Toussaint L'Ouverture-Marquis de Lafayette School No. 6
Elementary : Victor Mravlag School No. 21
Elementary : Winfield Scott School No. 2
Elementary : Woodrow Wilson School No. 19

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