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J. Christian Bollwage Finance Academy

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J. Christian Bollwage Finance Academy ranks 321 st of 434 New Jersey high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

321^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 434 New Jersey High Schools

Better than 26% of New Jersey high schools

Summary

J. Christian Bollwage Finance Academy is a public high school in Elizabeth, New Jersey, serving 418 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 and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The school has consistently ranked in the bottom half of New Jersey high schools, with proficiency rates on state assessments generally below the district and state averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates were 54.9% in 9th-grade English Language Arts, 7.6% in Geometry, and 4% in 11th-grade Science, compared to district and state averages. However, the school's performance on English Language Arts and Mathematics assessments for 11th-grade students is comparable to or better than some nearby schools, such as Alexander Hamilton Preparatory Academy, K. Johnson D. Vaughan and M. Jackson STEM Academy, and John E. Dwyer Technology Academy.

J. Christian Bollwage Finance Academy has a high percentage of students (around 80%) who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population. This socioeconomic factor may contribute to the school's lower performance on academic measures compared to more affluent schools in the region. To improve the school's performance, the district and school administration could consider implementing targeted academic interventions, developing strategies to improve student attendance and engagement, and exploring partnerships with local financial institutions to enhance the school's finance-focused curriculum and provide students with real-world learning experiences.

415

Students ?

13.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,149

Per pupil spending ?

81%

Free/discounted lunch ?

447 Richmond Street
Elizabeth, NJ 07202

(908) 436-6500

District: Elizabeth Public Schools

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

77.1%

African American:

16.6%

White:

5.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 33rd percentile in 2024 → 26th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (32% vs 55% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped from its 33rd-percentile peak (2024) to 26th (2025)

!Geometry scores 49 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg39%

New Jersey avg55%

321^st of 434

New Jersey public high schools ?

Bottom 26%▲ up 20 pts since 2019

From bottom 6% (2019) to bottom 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^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	28.0	321 of 434	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.8	286 of 429	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	17.8	346 of 422	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.9	288 of 415	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	14.4	361 of 405	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.7	389 of 416	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	37.7	178 of 283	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.8	123 of 282	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.5	128 of 250	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.0	218 of 247	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.9	219 of 254	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.0	241 of 266	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	51.8	72 of 215	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.5	30 of 191	84.3%	★★★★☆
2023	51.6	46 of 161	71.4%	★★★★☆
2022	63.9	17 of 137	87.6%	★★★★☆
2019	22.7	130 of 138	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	35.8	90 of 146	38.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	28.7	323 of 426	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.4	389 of 420	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.6	366 of 416	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.7	252 of 414	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	14.5	358 of 402	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.1	361 of 408	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.1	364 of 403	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	43.3	220 of 406	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.5	189 of 403	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	33.9	225 of 385	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.8	175 of 382	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	23.1	327 of 374	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.2	305 of 364	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.0	279 of 368	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	38.3	236 of 377	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	59.5	99 of 358	72.3%	★★★★☆
2023	47.0	115 of 344	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.7	97 of 324	70.1%	★★★★☆
2021	24.4	283 of 326	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.2	285 of 347	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.0	283 of 345	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	44.7	214 of 426	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.9	251 of 419	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	10.2	384 of 414	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	48.7	148 of 410	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	15.2	360 of 402	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.1	342 of 407	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.8	329 of 405	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2021	26.5	247 of 333	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)67th percentile+40 vs school

Male (2025)50th percentile+24 vs school

Hispanic (2025)46th percentile+20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)37th percentile+11 vs school

African American (2025)37th percentile+11 vs school

Special Education (2021)26th percentile+15 vs school

Female (2025)24th percentile~ school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts78%-3 vs state

Mathematics45%-13 vs state

Geometry7%-49 vs state

Science4%-27 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Friday, February 1, 2019

Brillant teachers. They help my son be financially literate. He’s now has his own business Close Quote

by a student
Friday, February 1, 2019

Best education I’ve ever gotten Close Quote

Schools Near J. Christian Bollwage Finance Academy

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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
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
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
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 J. Christian Bollwage Finance Academy

What district is J. Christian Bollwage Finance Academy in?

Elizabeth Public Schools

How many students attend J. Christian Bollwage Finance Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 415 students attended J. Christian Bollwage Finance Academy.

What is the racial makeup of J. Christian Bollwage Finance Academy?

Students at J. Christian Bollwage Finance Academy are 77% Hispanic, 17% African American, 5% White.

Is J. Christian Bollwage Finance Academy a good school?

J. Christian Bollwage Finance Academy ranks 321^st of 434 New Jersey high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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