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Thomas A. Edison Career and Technical Academy

Public Grades 9-12

401^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 434 New Jersey High Schools

Better than 8% of New Jersey high schools

Summary

Thomas A. Edison Career and Technical Academy is a public high school serving grades 9-12 in Elizabeth, New Jersey, with an enrollment of 816 students. 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.

Thomas A. Edison Career and Technical Academy has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of New Jersey high schools over the past 10 years, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating it is among the lowest-performing high schools in the state. The school's performance is particularly low for female, male, African American, and Hispanic students, ranking in the bottom 15-25% of New Jersey high schools. However, the school's performance for English Language Learner (ELL) students is relatively stronger, ranking in the bottom 50% of New Jersey high schools.

Compared to nearby schools within the Elizabeth Public Schools district, such as Elizabeth High School - Frank J Cicarell Academy, which ranks in the top 35% of New Jersey high schools, Thomas A. Edison Career and Technical Academy significantly underperforms on key metrics like test scores, graduation rates, and chronic absenteeism. This suggests the need for targeted interventions and support to improve student outcomes at the school.

842

Students ?

14.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,744

Per pupil spending ?

86.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

625 Summer St
Elizabeth, NJ 07202

(908) 436-6800

District: Elizabeth Public Schools

Feeder schools for Thomas A. Edison Career and Technical 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:

77.7%

African American:

18.4%

White:

3.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 1st percentile in 2015 → 8th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (26% vs 55% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (24% vs 14% New Jersey)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg39%

New Jersey avg55%

401^st of 434

New Jersey public high schools ?

Bottom 8%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 1% (2015) to bottom 8% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^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	12.8	401 of 434	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.5	402 of 429	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.3	395 of 422	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.1	403 of 415	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.9	381 of 405	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.9	387 of 416	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.2	388 of 415	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	11.8	391 of 411	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	12.8	394 of 409	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	13.4	400 of 406	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	10.6	369 of 411	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	8.7	360 of 396	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	7.3	357 of 388	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	1.0	370 of 378	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	24.6	234 of 283	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.0	216 of 282	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.4	226 of 250	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	26.6	200 of 256	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.9	207 of 247	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.9	209 of 254	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.0	218 of 266	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	44.2	96 of 215	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	32.3	123 of 191	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.1	87 of 161	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.7	82 of 137	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.9	94 of 101	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	47.2	51 of 138	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	25.7	124 of 146	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	18.2	369 of 426	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.7	371 of 420	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.1	359 of 416	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.7	370 of 414	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.9	375 of 402	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.5	358 of 408	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.4	379 of 403	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	25.1	329 of 406	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.6	355 of 403	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.4	311 of 385	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.1	311 of 382	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.5	360 of 374	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.5	303 of 364	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.2	332 of 368	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	27.8	286 of 377	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.2	302 of 358	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.8	247 of 344	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.9	244 of 324	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.7	297 of 326	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.0	286 of 347	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.1	302 of 345	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	14.7	370 of 426	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.7	383 of 419	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.5	359 of 414	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.1	362 of 410	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.6	384 of 402	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.2	354 of 407	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.8	367 of 405	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	29.6	261 of 359	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.1	260 of 361	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.6	222 of 339	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.7	225 of 344	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.2	273 of 333	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.6	271 of 349	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.4	319 of 355	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2019	4.1	330 of 339	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)55th percentile+48 vs school

Special Education (2025)27th percentile+20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)24th percentile+17 vs school

Hispanic (2025)19th percentile+11 vs school

African American (2025)17th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)13th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)13th percentile+6 vs school

White (2019)3rd percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics35%-23 vs state

English Language Arts29%-21 vs state

Geometry11%-45 vs state

Science4%-27 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Abraham Clark High School	Public	9-12	122 East 6th Ave	Roselle	07203	Union County	Roselle Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 298-2000	926	61	15.1	75.4%	21 (2.3%)	427 (46.1%)	465 (50.2%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.6%)	17.1	375^th of 434 public high schools	13.6%		19.8	359^th of 429 public high schools	16.3%	16	76.4	17.6	6.6	19.7	1.1		1.0	7.1	7.1			$13,218	$651	$12,567

Frequently Asked Questions about Thomas A. Edison Career and Technical Academy

Thomas A. Edison Career and Technical 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

Is Thomas A. Edison Career and Technical Academy a good school?

Thomas A. Edison Career and Technical Academy ranks in the bottom 7.6% of New Jersey high schools.

What district is Thomas A. Edison Career and Technical Academy in?

Elizabeth Public Schools

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