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Joseph Battin School No 4

Public Grades PK, KG-8
1114th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,331 New Jersey Elementary Schools
Better than 16% of New Jersey elementary schools
Summary

Joseph Battin School No 4 is a public school serving prekindergarten through eighth grade in Elizabeth, New Jersey, with 757 students in Elizabeth Public Schools. Its clearest concern is English language arts (ELA): the average across grades 3–8 was 27% in 2025–26, down from 40% the year before, and the gap with the state widened from 14 to 24 percentage points.

Results are strongest in Algebra I compared with nearby schools, but ELA is a weak spot. Algebra I End-of-Course proficiency was 30%, versus 19% at nearby schools on average and 22% in the district, though it remained below the state’s 40%. Mathematics across grades 3–7 averaged 28%, slightly above the nearby average of 26% but below the district’s 31% and the state’s 44%. Grade-level results vary: fifth-grade ELA was 36%, higher than all nine nearby schools, while third-grade ELA was 10%, the lowest in that group.

SchoolDigger ranks Battin in the 16th statewide percentile and gives it one star; locally, it ranks fifth among 10 comparable schools. Its student-teacher ratio was 11.2 in 2024–25, the lowest among nearby schools, while 85% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year. Chronic absenteeism improved to 13% in 2024–25 from 22% in 2022–23, below the district and state rates of about 14%. SchoolDigger’s measure of how well the school serves special education students relative to the same group statewide fell from the 59th percentile in 2023–24 to the 1st in 2025–26. Its English language learner ranking was higher than the school’s overall rank, at the 46th percentile, but had declined from the 75th percentile over the same period.

757
Students ?
11.2
Student/teacher ratio ?
$34,435
Per pupil spending ?
85.2%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
 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: Holding steady — 15th percentile in 2016 → 16th in 2026
Strengths
✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the New Jersey average (25% vs 44% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school25%
District avg29%
New Jersey avg44%
Elementary school
1,114th of 1,331
New Jersey public elementary schools ?
Bottom 16%▲ up 2 pts since 2016
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
580th of 743
New Jersey public middle schools ?
Bottom 22%▲ up 3 pts since 2016
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
10th of 24Elementary Schools in the Elizabeth Public Schools
538th of 607Elizabeth 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
202617.31114 of 133116.3%★☆☆☆☆
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
202639.8311 of 58146.5%★★☆☆☆
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
202621.21052 of 131119.8%★☆☆☆☆
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
202627.9778 of 99121.5%★☆☆☆☆
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
202630.8768 of 100223.4%★☆☆☆☆
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
202616.91114 of 130614.7%★☆☆☆☆
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
202610.8959 of 9701.1%☆☆☆☆☆
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
202622.1580 of 74321.9%★☆☆☆☆
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
202655.6111 of 33667.0%★★★☆☆
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
202624.5544 of 71624.0%★☆☆☆☆
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
202640.4342 of 58941.9%★★☆☆☆
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
202643.9329 of 59044.2%★★☆☆☆
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
202629.1504 of 71429.4%★☆☆☆☆
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 (2026)46th percentile+30 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)23rd percentile+7 vs school
African American (2024)23rd percentile-3 vs school
Hispanic (2026)21st percentile+5 vs school
Female (2026)20th percentile+3 vs school
Male (2026)15th percentile~ school
Special Education (2026)1st percentile-15 vs school
Middle school
English Language Learner (2026)67th percentile+45 vs school
Special Education (2025)60th percentile+26 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)44th percentile+22 vs school
Hispanic (2026)42nd percentile+20 vs school
Male (2026)29th percentile+7 vs school
African American (2022)29th percentile~ school
Female (2026)24th percentile~ school
By subject vs New Jersey (2025-2026) ?
Algebra I30%-18 vs state
Mathematics28%-16 vs state
English Language Arts27%-24 vs state
Science7%-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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Joseph Battin School No 4 ranks in the bottom 16.3% of New Jersey elementary schools.

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

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

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