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Joseph Battin School No 4

Public Grades PK, KG-8
1038th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools
Better than 23% of New Jersey elementary schools
Summary

Joseph Battin School No 4 is an elementary school in Elizabeth Public Schools district, serving 772 students in grades PK-8. The school faces significant academic challenges, consistently ranking in the bottom 25% of New Jersey elementary schools over the past decade.

Joseph Battin School No 4's performance on state assessments is well below state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 11.3% to 58.5% in English Language Arts and 16.4% to 36% in Mathematics, compared to the state averages of 44.9% to 57.1% in ELA and 38.2% to 49.8% in Math. The school also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.9% to 18.6% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average.

However, the school's relatively low student-teacher ratio and higher per-student spending suggest that there may be opportunities to leverage additional resources and support to improve academic outcomes, particularly for underperforming student subgroups. Nearby Chessie Dentley Roberts Academy School No. 30, Robert Morris School No. 18, and Dr. Albert Einstein Academy School No. 29 generally perform better on academic measures, suggesting that targeted interventions and support could potentially help address the challenges faced by Joseph Battin School No 4.

757
Students ?
11.2
Student/teacher ratio ?
$10,619
Per pupil spending ?
85.2%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 501 Union Avenue
       Elizabeth, NJ  07208

(908) 436-6300

District: Elizabeth Public Schools

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
80.2%
African American:
10.7%
White:
6.2%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Improving — 9th percentile in 2015 → 23rd in 2025
Strengths
Ranking is trending up — up 14 percentile points since 2015
Small classes — about 11 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the New Jersey average (30% vs 45% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)
!Algebra I scores 29 pts below the New Jersey average
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school30%
District avg32%
New Jersey avg45%
Elementary school
1,038th of 1,347
New Jersey public elementary schools ?
Bottom 23%▲ up 14 pts since 2015
From bottom 9% (2015) to bottom 23% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
497th of 752
New Jersey public middle schools ?
Bottom 34%▲ up 15 pts since 2015
From bottom 19% (2015) to bottom 34% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of New Jersey Middle Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
9th of 24Elementary Schools in the Elizabeth Public Schools
494th 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202523.71038 of 134722.9%★☆☆☆☆
202426.4989 of 133826.1%★☆☆☆☆
202321.31069 of 134220.3%★☆☆☆☆
202226.4991 of 134526.3%★☆☆☆☆
202115.31113 of 131715.5%★☆☆☆☆
201923.71071 of 136021.3%★☆☆☆☆
201822.81090 of 135319.4%★☆☆☆☆
201718.81115 of 135217.5%★☆☆☆☆
201616.61148 of 134614.7%★☆☆☆☆
201510.91232 of 13579.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201410.41230 of 13639.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201316.41182 of 136713.5%★☆☆☆☆
20129.31247 of 13638.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201111.51233 of 13609.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201017.91173 of 135413.4%★☆☆☆☆
200922.31132 of 134615.9%★☆☆☆☆
20089.31232 of 13387.9%☆☆☆☆☆
200717.01164 of 132912.4%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202427.6362 of 46922.8%★☆☆☆☆
202228.4376 of 49423.9%★☆☆☆☆
202118.1425 of 4566.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201958.2188 of 52264.0%★★★☆☆
201832.4346 of 51733.1%★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202555.2208 of 59765.2%★★★☆☆
202461.0140 of 55975.0%★★★★☆
202348.0198 of 49960.3%★★★☆☆
202257.6142 of 48971.0%★★★★☆
202151.1130 of 41168.4%★★★☆☆
201951.3191 of 46358.7%★★★☆☆
201858.5146 of 43466.4%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202521.41034 of 132622.0%★☆☆☆☆
202431.1900 of 131731.7%★★☆☆☆
202322.11018 of 131822.8%★☆☆☆☆
202230.6906 of 132631.7%★★☆☆☆
202119.01055 of 129018.2%★☆☆☆☆
201923.71052 of 133121.0%★☆☆☆☆
201823.91053 of 133321.0%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202540.0585 of 103243.3%★★☆☆☆
202443.4530 of 98946.4%★★☆☆☆
202335.7620 of 98236.9%★★☆☆☆
202243.3501 of 95347.4%★★☆☆☆
202137.1565 of 89636.9%★★☆☆☆
201939.6543 of 89939.6%★★☆☆☆
201840.5511 of 87041.3%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202544.5568 of 102344.5%★★☆☆☆
202456.0339 of 93963.9%★★★☆☆
202343.2482 of 91047.0%★★☆☆☆
202248.7388 of 86355.0%★★★☆☆
202140.7481 of 83942.7%★★☆☆☆
201947.4454 of 94852.1%★★★☆☆
201844.4558 of 94240.8%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202530.7903 of 131831.5%★★☆☆☆
202422.9997 of 131324.1%★☆☆☆☆
202322.31014 of 131522.9%★☆☆☆☆
202223.2997 of 132424.7%★☆☆☆☆
202115.61089 of 129716.0%★☆☆☆☆
201925.91019 of 133523.7%★☆☆☆☆
201824.01045 of 133421.7%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202531.8646 of 102336.9%★★☆☆☆
202450.1405 of 98959.0%★★★☆☆
202339.1504 of 95847.4%★★☆☆☆
202235.2546 of 94942.5%★★☆☆☆
202140.9455 of 86847.6%★★☆☆☆
201921.8774 of 100723.1%★☆☆☆☆
201829.6652 of 100134.9%★★☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202531.7497 of 75233.9%★★☆☆☆
202430.4506 of 74331.9%★★☆☆☆
202328.9525 of 74829.8%★★☆☆☆
202227.0531 of 74528.7%★☆☆☆☆
202118.2525 of 65219.5%★☆☆☆☆
201920.9590 of 74520.8%★☆☆☆☆
201825.4557 of 71622.2%★☆☆☆☆
201719.2576 of 71219.1%★☆☆☆☆
201621.0575 of 71319.4%★☆☆☆☆
201519.6578 of 71318.9%★☆☆☆☆
201432.3519 of 71727.6%★☆☆☆☆
201328.7535 of 70424.0%★☆☆☆☆
201218.6570 of 67715.8%★☆☆☆☆
201117.4581 of 68415.1%★☆☆☆☆
201028.0526 of 67722.3%★☆☆☆☆
200929.2523 of 66421.2%★☆☆☆☆
20086.2591 of 6407.7%☆☆☆☆☆
200711.5552 of 63112.5%★☆☆☆☆
200610.0548 of 61510.9%★☆☆☆☆
20057.6539 of 59910.0%★☆☆☆☆
20046.9529 of 58810.0%★☆☆☆☆
20036.4516 of 57410.1%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202232.0254 of 35628.7%★☆☆☆☆
202137.7179 of 29138.5%★★☆☆☆
201848.0150 of 32654.0%★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202565.775 of 34378.1%★★★★☆
202468.157 of 32082.2%★★★★☆
202358.374 of 28874.3%★★★★☆
202256.675 of 27072.2%★★★★☆
202147.866 of 19766.5%★★★☆☆
201959.957 of 22774.9%★★★★☆
201866.739 of 20280.7%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202539.0429 of 72841.1%★★☆☆☆
202438.1427 of 71740.4%★★☆☆☆
202337.9415 of 72042.4%★★☆☆☆
202231.3482 of 72633.6%★★☆☆☆
202121.0488 of 62521.9%★☆☆☆☆
201923.2547 of 70322.2%★☆☆☆☆
201826.0533 of 68021.6%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202553.8244 of 60859.9%★★★☆☆
202453.3224 of 58962.0%★★★☆☆
202350.0250 of 58757.4%★★★☆☆
202248.9256 of 59156.7%★★★☆☆
202134.2316 of 48034.2%★★☆☆☆
201938.0328 of 52437.4%★★☆☆☆
201848.0246 of 50451.2%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202560.1191 of 61368.8%★★★☆☆
202464.3128 of 58478.1%★★★★☆
202355.9173 of 56869.5%★★★☆☆
202257.5149 of 54972.9%★★★★☆
202140.6262 of 46743.9%★★☆☆☆
201945.9281 of 54148.1%★★☆☆☆
201854.5198 of 52262.1%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202535.7453 of 72637.6%★★☆☆☆
202434.0453 of 71937.0%★★☆☆☆
202332.2475 of 71833.8%★★☆☆☆
202231.3481 of 73034.1%★★☆☆☆
202118.0507 of 63520.2%★☆☆☆☆
201928.5509 of 69727.0%★☆☆☆☆
201834.5457 of 67532.3%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202549.1205 of 50759.6%★★★☆☆
202476.359 of 51088.4%★★★★☆
202113.7391 of 4012.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201937.7284 of 49242.3%★★☆☆☆
201828.6350 of 47125.7%★☆☆☆☆
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)65th percentile+42 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)44th percentile+22 vs school
Hispanic (2025)43rd percentile+20 vs school
Special Education (2025)37th percentile+14 vs school
Male (2025)31st percentile+9 vs school
African American (2024)23rd percentile-3 vs school
Female (2025)22nd percentile~ school
Middle school
English Language Learner (2025)78th percentile+44 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)69th percentile+35 vs school
Hispanic (2025)60th percentile+26 vs school
Special Education (2025)60th percentile+26 vs school
Female (2025)41st percentile+7 vs school
Male (2025)38th percentile+4 vs school
African American (2022)29th percentile~ school
By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts41%-13 vs state
Mathematics31%-13 vs state
Algebra I16%-29 vs state
Science8%-17 vs state

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by a parent
Saturday, November 5, 2022

Open Quote School 4 is a very hostile environment. Not a good place for kids. facility and students are mean and very disrespectful. Close Quote


by a parent
Tuesday, February 4, 2020

Open Quote The teachers suck, one teacher thought it was appropriate to call my daughter a retard three times in a row. Close Quote





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In the 2024-25 school year, 757 students attended Joseph Battin School No 4.

Students at Joseph Battin School No 4 are 80% Hispanic, 11% African American, 6% White, 2% Asian.

Joseph Battin School No 4 ranks in the bottom 22.9% of New Jersey elementary schools.


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