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John E. Dwyer Technology Academy

Public Grades 9-12

424^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 434 New Jersey High Schools

Better than 2% of New Jersey high schools

Summary

John E. Dwyer Technology Academy is a 9–12 high school in Elizabeth, New Jersey, serving 1,348 students as part of Elizabeth Public Schools. SchoolDigger ranks it 424th of 434 New Jersey high schools for 2025–2026, in the 2nd percentile with 0 stars. The most important finding for families is that proficiency is very low across many subjects, and Dwyer is generally behind both the state and nearby high schools.

The clearest relative bright spot is 10th-grade Algebra I: 10% of students were proficient, close to the district’s 11%, though below the state’s 20%. Results were much weaker in other measures: grade 9 English Language Arts was 10%, versus 46% districtwide and 51% statewide; Geometry end-of-course proficiency was 3%, compared with 17% and 52%. Algebra II end-of-course proficiency was 0%, versus 14% in the district and 52% statewide. Dwyer’s NJGPA grade 11 math result, 23%, was also below the district’s 48% and state’s 61%, and was the lowest among nearby schools with reported results. In grade 9 English, all nine nearby schools with reported results scored higher, ranging from 23% to 87%.

Some results have improved slightly from earlier years, but progress is uneven: grade 10 Algebra I rose from 10% in 2022–2023 to 10% in 2025–2026, while grade 9 English Language Arts fell from 16% to 10%; grade 11 NJGPA English Language Arts also declined, from 53% in 2023–2024 to 39% in 2025–2026. SchoolDigger’s overall percentile fell from 6 to 2 over the past three years. Context includes a 14.4:1 student-teacher ratio in 2024–2025, below the nearby-school average of 15.2:1, and 82% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year. SchoolDigger’s statewide measure of how well the school serves English learner students places it at the 21st percentile, compared with the school’s overall 2nd percentile. Its percentile for White students rose sharply from 1 in 2024–2025 to 21 in 2025–2026, a change to view cautiously rather than as a lasting trend.

1,348

Students ?

14.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,817

Per pupil spending ?

82.0%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

123 Pearl St
Elizabeth, NJ 07202

(908) 436-6565

District: Elizabeth Public Schools

Feeder schools for John E. Dwyer Technology 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:

78.1%

African American:

17.4%

White:

3.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 10th percentile in 2016 → 2nd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (14% vs 48% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

!Graduation rate below the New Jersey average (82% vs 89%)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school14%

District avg31%

New Jersey avg48%

424^th of 434

New Jersey public high schools ?

Bottom 2%▼ down 7 pts since 2016

From bottom 10% (2016) to bottom 2% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 8High Schools in the Elizabeth Public Schools

538^th 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	6.7	424 of 434	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.5	417 of 434	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.4	403 of 429	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.6	394 of 422	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.2	409 of 415	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.5	388 of 405	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.7	373 of 416	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.5	379 of 415	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	13.9	376 of 411	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	17.7	370 of 409	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	11.0	403 of 406	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	4.0	383 of 411	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	0.3	388 of 396	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	1.5	376 of 388	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	1.2	369 of 378	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	21.9	233 of 272	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.8	243 of 283	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.1	238 of 282	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.0	237 of 250	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.0	232 of 256	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.5	241 of 247	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.7	191 of 254	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.7	210 of 266	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	25.6	163 of 207	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.1	169 of 215	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.4	134 of 191	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.4	123 of 161	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.1	86 of 137	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.0	90 of 101	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.3	75 of 138	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.8	98 of 146	32.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	5.1	419 of 428	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	1.3	422 of 426	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.7	404 of 420	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.8	407 of 416	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.1	390 of 414	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.4	392 of 402	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.8	364 of 408	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.3	386 of 403	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	8.4	388 of 399	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	12.6	379 of 406	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.9	377 of 403	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.6	360 of 385	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.7	356 of 382	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.3	352 of 374	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.8	311 of 364	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.1	333 of 368	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	9.1	359 of 371	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	13.4	352 of 377	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.2	321 of 358	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.8	316 of 344	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.0	299 of 324	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.6	292 of 326	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.6	276 of 347	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.0	296 of 345	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	5.9	416 of 426	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.8	401 of 426	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.4	387 of 419	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.9	387 of 414	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.9	389 of 410	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.9	362 of 402	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.6	344 of 407	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.3	362 of 405	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	25.3	279 of 358	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.8	313 of 359	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.0	293 of 361	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.8	260 of 339	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.9	222 of 344	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.8	242 of 333	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.8	222 of 349	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.4	298 of 355	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	29.3	269 of 341	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	0.1	343 of 347	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.0	331 of 345	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.6	324 of 335	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.2	310 of 335	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.1	325 of 336	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.6	310 of 339	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.3	335 of 340	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2026)22nd percentile+20 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)21st percentile+19 vs school

White (2026)21st percentile+19 vs school

African American (2026)14th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)3rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)3rd percentile~ school

Male (2026)2nd percentile~ school

Female (2026)2nd percentile~ school

By subject vs New Jersey (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts39%-36 vs state

Mathematics23%-38 vs state

Algebra I10%-23 vs state

Science4%-25 vs state

Geometry3%-46 vs state

Algebra II0%-51 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				NJGPA English Language Arts (2026)	NJGPA Mathematics (2026)	NJSLA-S Science (2026)	NJSLA English Language Arts (2026)	NJSLA Algebra I (2026)			NJSLA Geometry (2026)			NJSLA Algebra II (2026)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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 10th Grade	NJSLA Geometry End of Course	NJSLA Algebra II 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra II 10th Grade	NJSLA Algebra II End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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%)	6.7	424^th of 434 public high schools	2.3%		9.5	417^th of 434 public high schools	3.9%	7	39.4	23.0	3.8	10.0		10.4	9.7	2.7		3.2			0.0	$21,817	$1,087	$20,730
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%)	8.4	417^th of 434 public high schools	3.9%		9.3	420^th of 434 public high schools	3.2%	3	37.5	32.5	5.8	22.7		22.2	21.7	6.7		6.6				$22,018	$1,098	$20,920
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%)	26.3	327^th of 434 public high schools	24.7%		28.9	317^th of 434 public high schools	27.0%	10	67.6	50.4	14.8	46.5		6.7	5.6	10.7		10.7	16.6		15.4	$22,387	$1,048	$21,339
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%)	22.7	351^st of 434 public high schools	19.1%		30.3	311^th of 434 public high schools	28.3%	40	63.2	46.5	5.7	50.8		11.8	11.1	12.8		12.8	5.4		5.2	$19,958	$890	$19,068
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%)	61.6	145^th of 434 public high schools	66.6%		60.7	144^th of 434 public high schools	66.8%	1		89.3	39.1	86.7				37.2		37.2	25.0		25.0	$20,349	$1,149	$19,200
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%)	10.2	404^th of 434 public high schools	6.9%		12.8	401^st of 434 public high schools	7.6%	3	40.1	25.3	4.6	38.2				11.9		11.9	6.7		6.3	$23,458	$1,104	$22,354
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%)	33	293^rd of 434 public high schools	32.5%		45.5	231^st of 434 public high schools	46.8%	62	72.9	58.5	13.3	53.6				14.8		14.8	0.0		0.0	$21,164	$1,090	$20,074
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%)	24.8	336^th of 434 public high schools	22.6%		28	321^st of 434 public high schools	26.0%	15	70.9	51.1	8.9	43.5				5.2		5.2			14.3	$23,558	$1,026	$22,532
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%)	8.5	416^th of 434 public high schools	4.1%		26.7	328^th of 434 public high schools	24.4%	88	36.4		6.7											$78,672		$78,672
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%)	15.6	380^th of 434 public high schools	12.4%		22.2	347^th of 434 public high schools	20.0%	33	61.1	35.5	9.3	28.0	4.1		4.1	0.0		0.0				$18,844	$353	$18,491

Frequently Asked Questions about John E. Dwyer Technology Academy

What schools feed into John E. Dwyer Technology Academy?

John E. Dwyer Technology 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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