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K. Johnson D. Vaughan and M. Jackson STEM Academy

Public Grades 9-12

311^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 434 New Jersey High Schools

Better than 28% of New Jersey high schools

Summary

K. Johnson D. Vaughan and M. Jackson STEM Academy is a public high school in Elizabeth, New Jersey, serving 601 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.

While the school consistently ranks in the bottom half of New Jersey high schools, it appears to be effectively serving specific student populations. African American, Hispanic, English Language Learner, Special Education, and low socioeconomic status students at K. Johnson D. Vaughan and M. Jackson STEM Academy perform relatively well, ranking in the top 3 or 4 stars out of 5 for their respective subgroups. The school's graduation rate is also generally on par with or slightly below the district and state averages. However, the school's overall academic performance, as measured by state assessments, is significantly below the district and state, particularly in mathematics.

When compared to other high schools in the Elizabeth Public Schools district, K. Johnson D. Vaughan and M. Jackson STEM Academy generally performs worse on academic measures, with lower proficiency rates and rankings. Nevertheless, the school's performance is still better than some of the lowest-performing schools in the district, such as Thomas A. Edison Career and Technical Academy and Admiral William F. Halsey Junior Health & Public Safety Academy.

740

Students ?

17.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

77.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

237 South Broad Street
Elizabeth, NJ 07202

(908) 436-5023

District: Elizabeth Public Schools

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

77.4%

African American:

16.8%

White:

4.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 27th percentile in 2022 → 28th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (33% vs 53% meeting standards)

!Algebra II scores 54 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

District avg36%

New Jersey avg53%

311^th of 434

New Jersey public high schools ?

Bottom 28%▲ up 1 pts since 2022

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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	30.3	311 of 434	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.1	274 of 429	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.4	286 of 422	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.6	303 of 415	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	48.3	131 of 283	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.9	96 of 282	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.7	122 of 250	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.3	84 of 256	67.2%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	60.1	50 of 215	76.7%	★★★★☆
2024	62.4	42 of 191	78.0%	★★★★☆
2023	49.5	51 of 161	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.3	42 of 137	69.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	32.5	306 of 426	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.2	246 of 420	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	19.3	325 of 416	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.5	213 of 414	48.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	50.4	175 of 406	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.5	169 of 403	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.4	146 of 385	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.2	143 of 382	62.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	59.1	109 of 377	71.1%	★★★★☆
2024	57.1	112 of 358	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.1	77 of 344	77.6%	★★★★☆
2022	55.6	88 of 324	72.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	41.6	229 of 426	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.0	262 of 419	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.3	211 of 414	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.5	202 of 410	50.7%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	31.4	243 of 359	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	76.2	41 of 361	88.6%	★★★★☆
2022	71.4	45 of 344	86.9%	★★★★☆

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)77th percentile+48 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)71st percentile+43 vs school

Hispanic (2025)57th percentile+29 vs school

African American (2025)54th percentile+25 vs school

Male (2025)46th percentile+18 vs school

Special Education (2025)32nd percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)28th percentile~ school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts50%~ state avg

Mathematics44%-14 vs state

Algebra II27%-54 vs state

Science22%-9 vs state

Geometry4%-52 vs state

Algebra I0%-37 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
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
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
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
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
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
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

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