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John E. Dwyer Technology Academy

Public Grades 9-12

417^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 434 New Jersey High Schools

Better than 4% of New Jersey high schools

Summary

John E. Dwyer Technology Academy is a public high school serving grades 9-12 in Elizabeth, New Jersey, with a student population of 1,404. 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.

John E. Dwyer Technology Academy has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of New Jersey high schools over the past decade, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating very poor performance compared to other schools in the state. The school's academic achievement, as measured by proficiency rates on state assessments, lags significantly behind the district and state averages, often less than half the proficiency rates. Additionally, the school's four-year graduation rate is slightly below the district average, and its chronic absenteeism rates have been high, ranging from 14.9% to 22.7% over the past few years.

Interestingly, nearby schools within the Elizabeth Public Schools district, such as Thomas A. Edison Career and Technical Academy, Alexander Hamilton Preparatory Academy, and Elizabeth High School - Frank J Cicarell Academy, generally perform better than John E. Dwyer Technology Academy across various metrics. However, the district as a whole struggles, with all schools performing below the state average on most measures.

1,348

Students ?

14.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,732

Per pupil spending ?

82%

Free/discounted lunch ?

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: Holding steady — 1st percentile in 2015 → 4th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (17% vs 52% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school17%

District avg36%

New Jersey avg52%

417^th of 434

New Jersey public high schools ?

Bottom 4%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

From bottom 1% (2015) to bottom 4% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

6^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	9.5	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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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)

English Language Learner (2025)21st percentile+17 vs school

African American (2025)14th percentile+10 vs school

Special Education (2025)13th percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)7th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)7th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)6th percentile~ school

White (2025)1st percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)1st percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts43%-37 vs state

Mathematics19%-39 vs state

Algebra I11%-26 vs state

Geometry6%-50 vs state

Science2%-29 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 (2025)	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
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
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 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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