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iPrep Academy School No 8

Public Grades K-8

1020^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 24% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

iPrep Academy School No 8 is an elementary school located in Elizabeth, New Jersey, serving grades K-8 with a total enrollment of 401 students. The school is part of the Elizabeth Public Schools district, which is ranked 494 out of 609 districts in New Jersey and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

iPrep Academy School No 8 has consistently ranked in the bottom 25% of New Jersey elementary schools over the past 10 years, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most years. The school's academic performance is particularly low in Mathematics and Science, with only 8-29% and 0-19% of students meeting or exceeding expectations, respectively, compared to the district and state averages. The school also experiences high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 7.1% to 16.9% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

Interestingly, the performance of different student subgroups at iPrep Academy School No 8 varies significantly. Male students, Hispanic students, and English Language Learners tend to perform better than female students and African American students. This suggests the school may need to implement targeted interventions to address the needs of its underperforming student subgroups. The school's performance is comparable to many of the nearby Sonia Sotomayor School No 25, Christopher Columbus School No. 15, and Nicholas S. Lacorte-Peterstown School No. 3, indicating systemic challenges within the Elizabeth Public Schools district that may need to be addressed.

397

Students ?

11.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,452

Per pupil spending ?

90.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

221-227 Court Street
Elizabeth, NJ 07206

(908) 275-6900

District: Elizabeth Public Schools

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

67.8%

African American:

25.4%

White:

5.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 12th percentile in 2015 → 24th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (32% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg32%

New Jersey avg45%

Elementary school

1,020^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 24%▲ up 12 pts since 2015

From bottom 12% (2015) to bottom 24% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

395^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Bottom 47%▲ up 21 pts since 2015

From bottom 27% (2015) to bottom 47% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 24Elementary 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	25.0	1020 of 1347	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.8	1000 of 1338	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.0	1021 of 1342	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.4	1125 of 1345	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.1	1190 of 1317	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.3	1092 of 1360	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.9	1064 of 1353	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	22.6	1074 of 1352	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	22.0	1088 of 1346	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	13.7	1192 of 1357	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	12.3	444 of 469	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	37.5	292 of 463	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.6	392 of 494	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	43.6	244 of 456	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	19.2	464 of 522	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	71.5	134 of 597	77.6%	★★★★☆
2024	62.8	133 of 559	76.2%	★★★★☆
2023	46.4	210 of 499	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.9	196 of 489	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.9	99 of 411	75.9%	★★★★☆
2019	42.4	241 of 463	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.5	175 of 434	59.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	24.4	1002 of 1326	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.6	913 of 1317	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	18.4	1067 of 1318	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.6	1084 of 1326	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.9	1112 of 1290	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.8	1079 of 1331	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.3	1066 of 1333	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	44.3	520 of 1032	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.9	369 of 989	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.2	466 of 982	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	30.0	663 of 953	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.5	734 of 896	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.4	453 of 899	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.0	384 of 870	55.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	48.4	502 of 1023	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.7	538 of 863	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.8	537 of 839	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.1	541 of 942	42.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	31.9	885 of 1318	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.1	994 of 1313	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.7	915 of 1315	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	15.6	1109 of 1324	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.5	1158 of 1297	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.3	998 of 1335	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.6	980 of 1334	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	45.9	395 of 752	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.7	469 of 743	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.5	482 of 748	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.9	576 of 745	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.3	559 of 652	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.6	394 of 745	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.1	427 of 716	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	28.9	511 of 712	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	30.9	511 of 713	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	27.8	524 of 713	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	40.9	191 of 359	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.4	264 of 291	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	72.6	50 of 343	85.4%	★★★★☆
2024	71.1	49 of 320	84.7%	★★★★☆
2022	52.3	92 of 270	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.9	61 of 197	69.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	43.8	391 of 728	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.6	421 of 717	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.1	469 of 720	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.8	517 of 726	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.3	519 of 625	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	50.6	362 of 703	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.5	391 of 680	42.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	58.1	212 of 608	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.3	207 of 589	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.8	208 of 587	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.2	339 of 591	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.5	364 of 480	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	74.4	89 of 524	83.0%	★★★★☆
2018	63.5	147 of 504	70.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	61.0	182 of 613	70.3%	★★★★☆
2024	44.2	308 of 584	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.9	226 of 568	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.5	272 of 549	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	28.4	343 of 467	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	72.4	90 of 541	83.4%	★★★★☆
2018	61.3	153 of 522	70.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	48.3	346 of 726	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.4	364 of 719	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.1	364 of 718	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.8	523 of 730	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.9	567 of 635	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	62.5	255 of 697	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.8	289 of 675	57.2%	★★★☆☆

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)

Elementary school

English Language Learner (2025)78th percentile+53 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)51st percentile+27 vs school

Hispanic (2025)50th percentile+25 vs school

Male (2025)33rd percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)24th percentile~ school

African American (2024)5th percentile-20 vs school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2025)85th percentile+38 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)70th percentile+23 vs school

Hispanic (2025)65th percentile+18 vs school

Male (2025)52nd percentile+5 vs school

African American (2025)47th percentile~ school

Female (2025)46th percentile~ school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts52%~ state avg

Mathematics21%-23 vs state

Science12%-12 vs state

Algebra I12%-34 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJSLA-S Science (2025)		NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)						NJSLA Mathematics (2025)					NJSLA Algebra I (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	NJSLA-S Science 5th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 8th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
iPrep Academy School No 8	Public	K-8	221-227 Court Street	Elizabeth	07206	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 275-6900	397	34	11.8	90.2%	22 (5.5%)	101 (25.4%)	269 (67.8%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25	1020^th of 1347 public elementary schools	24.3%		25.8	1000^th of 1338 public elementary schools	25.3%	20	19.4	5.6	16.2	35.9	42.0	66.7	70.7	79.4	24.3	28.2	29.1	8.3	14.6	11.8	11.8	$9,452	$244	$9,208
Jerome Dunn Academy No 9	Public	K-8	125 Third Street	Elizabeth	07206	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-5580	856	60	14.3	92.2%	16 (1.9%)	105 (12.3%)	732 (85.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11.1	1232^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	8.5%		12.3	1201^st of 1338 public elementary schools	10.2%	31	3.7	1.1	12.6	23.2	17.7	35.5	30.3	29.6	18.5	12.9	14.6	23.7	22.9	10.5	10.5	$9,150	$287	$8,863
George Washington Academy School No. 1	Public	PK, KG-8	250 Broadway	Elizabeth	07206	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-5555	595	50	12.0	87.6%	18 (3.0%)	186 (31.3%)	382 (64.2%)	7 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18.5	1116^th of 1347 public elementary schools	17.1%		18.2	1104^th of 1338 public elementary schools	17.5%	12	2.0	2.6	13.6	30.5	38.8	48.6	45.9	64.9	17.8	36.1	18.4	24.3	5.3	5.4	5.4	$7,312	$196	$7,116
Benjamin Franklin School No. 13	Public	K-8	248 Ripley Pl	Elizabeth	07206	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-5700	392	36	10.8	88.0%	19 (4.8%)	78 (19.9%)	295 (75.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6.8	1297^th of 1347 public elementary schools	3.7%		11.1	1220^th of 1338 public elementary schools	8.8%	77	0.0	0.0	0.0	16.7	7.7	28.3	28.1	35.9	2.2	21.6	7.5	13.0	5.7	2.6	2.6	$11,847	$259	$11,588
Juan Pablo Duarte - Jose Julian Marti School No 28	Public	PK, KG-8	25 First Street	Elizabeth	07206	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-3950	878	73	12.0	90.0%	24 (2.7%)	94 (10.7%)	749 (85.3%)	8 (0.9%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14.6	1182^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	12.2%		19.7	1077^th of 1338 public elementary schools	19.5%	105	11.7	3.3	13.7	22.1	31.7	37.1	35.7	38.2	27.0	19.6	21.8	18.3	15.5	14.2	14.2	$9,410	$267	$9,143
John Marshal School No. 20	Public	K-8	521 Magnolia Ave	Elizabeth	07206	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-5800	452	34	13.2	87.6%	10 (2.2%)	109 (24.1%)	328 (72.6%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14.5	1184^th of 1347 public elementary schools	12.1%		17.4	1111^th of 1338 public elementary schools	17.0%	73	2.0	5.4	20.4	14.3	31.3	44.2	40.0	65.5	33.3	20.8	15.7	13.6	16.3	7.3	7.3	$12,585	$304	$12,281
Sonia Sotomayor School No 25	Public	K-8	525 First Avenue	Elizabeth	07206	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-5930	591	46	12.8	90.5%	10 (1.7%)	40 (6.8%)	535 (90.5%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18.3	1126^th of 1347 public elementary schools	16.4%		12.8	1187^th of 1338 public elementary schools	11.3%	61	9.0	1.4	24.1	24.2	31.9	43.9	49.2	35.4	26.8	26.1	27.9	19.0	12.5	17.1	17.1	$11,125	$317	$10,808
Christopher Columbus School No. 15	Public	K-8	511 Third Ave	Elizabeth	07202	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-5730	672	53	12.8	86.3%	19 (2.8%)	35 (5.2%)	615 (91.5%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21	1081^st of 1347 public elementary schools	19.7%		20.2	1072^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	19.9%	9	14.9	6.1	18.5	27.3	31.7	49.3	48.5	35.5	27.0	26.0	41.2	10.9	23.6	9.8	9.8	$9,543	$243	$9,300
Nicholas S. Lacorte-Peterstown School No. 3	Public	K-8	700 Second Ave	Elizabeth	07202	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-6230	765	60	12.8	89.7%	30 (3.9%)	58 (7.6%)	663 (86.7%)	11 (1.4%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	15	1176^th of 1347 public elementary schools	12.7%		18.3	1099^th of 1338 public elementary schools	17.9%	77	4.0	1.1	12.9	15.3	23.3	32.9	44.3	41.8	25.0	20.7	34.2	26.8	25.9	6.5	6.5	$10,474	$262	$10,212
Winfield Scott School No. 2	Public	PK, KG-8	125 Madison Ave	Elizabeth	07201	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-6150	630	52	12.1	82.4%	24 (3.8%)	227 (36.0%)	365 (57.9%)	14 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11.1	1233^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	8.5%		10.1	1236^th of 1338 public elementary schools	7.6%	3	1.9	3.0	23.2	17.5	18.9	35.2	39.7	27.0	30.5	16.4	7.4	11.7	18.4	4.5	4.5	$9,616	$240	$9,376

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