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Alexander Hamilton Preparatory Academy

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Alexander Hamilton Preparatory Academy ranks 231 st of 434 New Jersey high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

231^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 434 New Jersey High Schools

Better than 47% of New Jersey high schools

Summary

Alexander Hamilton Preparatory Academy is a public high school in Elizabeth, New Jersey, serving 1,022 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.

Alexander Hamilton Preparatory Academy consistently outperforms the district and state averages on standardized tests, with 79.9% of 9th-grade students proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 54.6% for the district and 49.9% for the state. The school also excels in serving specific student subgroups, ranking in the top 32 out of 283 New Jersey high schools for African American students and the top 19 out of 215 high schools for English Language Learner students. Additionally, the school maintains a high four-year graduation rate, ranging from 87.9% to 98.5% in recent years, which is generally higher than the district and state averages.

While Alexander Hamilton Preparatory Academy outperforms other high schools within the Elizabeth Public Schools district, its performance is more mixed when compared to high schools in neighboring districts, such as Hillside High School and Abraham Clark High School. Additionally, the school has relatively high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 9.7% to 16.9% in recent years, which may impact student learning and outcomes. However, the school effectively serves a disadvantaged student population, with 79.45% to 79.82% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in recent years.

1,015

Students ?

16.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,044

Per pupil spending ?

81.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

310 Cherry St
Elizabeth, NJ 07208

(908) 436-6100

District: Elizabeth Public Schools

Feeder schools for Alexander Hamilton Preparatory 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:

81.4%

African American:

9.0%

White:

6.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 54th percentile in 2015 → 47th in 2025

Strengths

✓98% graduate in 4 years — above the New Jersey average (89%)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2015

!Algebra II scores 66 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school45%

District avg33%

New Jersey avg49%

231^st of 434

New Jersey public high schools ?

Bottom 47%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From top 46% (2015) to bottom 47% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	45.5	231 of 434	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.6	255 of 429	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.1	241 of 422	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.6	216 of 415	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.1	273 of 405	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.0	237 of 416	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.7	175 of 415	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	52.5	153 of 411	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	50.5	156 of 409	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	41.9	185 of 406	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2014	61.3	210 of 411	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	61.6	201 of 396	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	63.6	180 of 388	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	41.0	272 of 378	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	80.4	32 of 283	88.7%	★★★★☆
2024	70.7	51 of 282	81.9%	★★★★☆
2023	67.7	32 of 250	87.2%	★★★★☆
2022	51.7	78 of 256	69.5%	★★★★☆
2021	62.2	52 of 247	78.9%	★★★★☆
2019	63.5	57 of 254	77.6%	★★★★☆
2018	77.0	33 of 266	87.6%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	83.0	19 of 215	91.2%	★★★★★
2024	80.8	17 of 191	91.1%	★★★★★
2023	68.8	21 of 161	87.0%	★★★★☆
2022	83.8	11 of 137	92.0%	★★★★★
2021	53.1	30 of 101	70.3%	★★★★☆
2019	69.4	31 of 138	77.5%	★★★★☆
2018	89.2	9 of 146	93.8%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	51.6	200 of 426	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.9	256 of 420	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.3	253 of 416	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.9	234 of 414	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.9	322 of 402	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.0	201 of 408	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.9	147 of 403	63.5%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	67.5	93 of 406	77.1%	★★★★☆
2024	60.6	142 of 403	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.9	99 of 385	74.3%	★★★★☆
2022	68.0	64 of 382	83.2%	★★★★☆
2021	49.6	153 of 374	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.6	87 of 364	76.1%	★★★★☆
2018	77.0	44 of 368	88.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	76.7	39 of 377	89.7%	★★★★☆
2024	71.2	55 of 358	84.6%	★★★★☆
2023	62.9	55 of 344	84.0%	★★★★☆
2022	73.0	29 of 324	91.0%	★★★★★
2021	54.8	90 of 326	72.4%	★★★★☆
2019	68.4	59 of 347	83.0%	★★★★☆
2018	82.0	27 of 345	92.2%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	61.2	128 of 426	70.0%	★★★★☆
2024	54.6	159 of 419	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.4	161 of 414	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.0	122 of 410	70.2%	★★★★☆
2021	38.7	213 of 402	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.1	137 of 407	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.0	89 of 405	78.0%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2022	83.7	20 of 344	94.2%	★★★★★
2021	93.3	5 of 333	98.5%	★★★★★
2019	63.3	87 of 349	75.1%	★★★★☆
2018	67.3	66 of 355	81.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	49.0	171 of 347	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.6	117 of 345	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	18.5	296 of 336	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	58.1	94 of 339	72.3%	★★★★☆
2018	53.6	117 of 340	65.6%	★★★☆☆

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)

Special Education (2022)94th percentile+46 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)91st percentile+44 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)90th percentile+43 vs school

African American (2025)89th percentile+42 vs school

Hispanic (2025)77th percentile+30 vs school

Male (2025)70th percentile+23 vs school

Female (2025)53rd percentile+6 vs school

White (2025)51st percentile+4 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts80%+30 vs state

Mathematics68%+10 vs state

Geometry30%-26 vs state

Science25%-6 vs state

Algebra II15%-66 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
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
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
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
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
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 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
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
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
Work Readiness Academy	Public	12	971 Suburban Road	Union	07083	Union County	Union County Educational Services Commission	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 633-2704	23	8	3.0	17.4%	7 (30.4%)	7 (30.4%)	8 (34.8%)	1 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)												$37,772		$37,772

Frequently Asked Questions about Alexander Hamilton Preparatory Academy

Alexander Hamilton Preparatory 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

How many students attend Alexander Hamilton Preparatory Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,015 students attended Alexander Hamilton Preparatory Academy.

What is the racial makeup of Alexander Hamilton Preparatory Academy?

Students at Alexander Hamilton Preparatory Academy are 81% Hispanic, 9% African American, 7% White, 3% Asian.

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