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Madison Monroe School No. 16

Public Grades PK, KG-8

1147^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 15% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Madison Monroe School No. 16 is an elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Elizabeth, New Jersey, part of the Elizabeth Public Schools district. With 615 students, the school has consistently ranked in the bottom 20% of New Jersey elementary schools over the past 10 years, placing it in the bottom tier statewide.

Madison Monroe School No. 16 struggles across a range of key metrics. Its proficiency rates on state assessments are significantly below state and district averages, with only 33.3% of 3rd graders proficient in ELA and 29.1% proficient in math, compared to state averages of 44.9% and 49.8% respectively. The school also has higher chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.8% to 16.9% in recent years, above district and state levels. Additionally, the school has a very high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, ranging from 60.56% to 73.98% over the past few years.

When comparing Madison Monroe School No. 16 to other nearby schools in the Elizabeth Public Schools district, it generally performs worse on key metrics. For example, Chessie Dentley Roberts Academy School No. 30 and Robert Morris School No. 18 both have significantly higher proficiency rates and lower chronic absenteeism than Madison Monroe. The school's persistent challenges suggest a need for comprehensive strategies to address the educational and socioeconomic needs of its student population.

644

Students ?

12.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,480

Per pupil spending ?

78.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1091 North Ave
Elizabeth, NJ 07201-1612

(908) 436-5770

District: Elizabeth Public Schools

Students who attend Madison Monroe School No. 16 usually attend:

High:	Admiral William F. Halsey Junior Health & Public Safety Academy
	Alexander Hamilton Preparatory Academy
	Elizabeth High School - Frank J Cicarell Academy
	John E. Dwyer Technology Academy
	More...
	Thomas A. Edison Career and Technical Academy
	Thomas Jefferson Arts Academy

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

68.8%

White:

16.8%

African American:

11.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 20th percentile in 2015 → 15th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (24% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

District avg32%

New Jersey avg45%

Elementary school

1,147^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 15%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 20% (2015) to bottom 15% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

577^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Bottom 23%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

15^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	17.0	1147 of 1347	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.7	1094 of 1338	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.4	1098 of 1342	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.1	1092 of 1345	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.9	1144 of 1317	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.0	1026 of 1360	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.5	987 of 1353	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	27.7	1016 of 1352	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	25.4	1053 of 1346	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	21.8	1083 of 1357	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	25.9	1093 of 1363	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	22.0	1131 of 1367	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	17.1	1171 of 1363	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	26.2	1102 of 1360	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	41.3	944 of 1354	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	37.9	980 of 1346	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	45.2	915 of 1338	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	23.3	1117 of 1329	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	36.3	989 of 1314	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	35.7	983 of 1303	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	37.2	960 of 1298	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	38.9	845 of 1204	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	22.2	508 of 597	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.8	352 of 559	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.1	290 of 499	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.2	321 of 489	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.5	181 of 411	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.8	164 of 463	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.8	124 of 434	71.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	20.0	1056 of 1326	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.8	1019 of 1317	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.0	1019 of 1318	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.1	1036 of 1326	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.0	1093 of 1290	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.1	1049 of 1331	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.0	1086 of 1333	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	28.1	756 of 1032	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.6	740 of 989	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.5	691 of 982	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.9	691 of 953	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.4	709 of 896	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.5	466 of 899	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.0	383 of 870	56.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	38.1	676 of 1023	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.0	597 of 939	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.1	510 of 910	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.2	496 of 863	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.8	628 of 839	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.6	488 of 948	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.7	385 of 942	59.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	19.4	1075 of 1318	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.7	1052 of 1313	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.9	1042 of 1315	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.0	1054 of 1324	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.6	1124 of 1297	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.1	923 of 1335	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.0	757 of 1334	43.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2019	11.7	956 of 1007	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	7.1	916 of 970	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.3	848 of 963	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.0	848 of 975	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.8	823 of 976	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	3.2	957 of 964	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.3	838 of 1023	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	22.2	577 of 752	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.4	521 of 743	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.4	537 of 748	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.9	532 of 745	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.2	510 of 652	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.7	524 of 745	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.0	587 of 716	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	28.2	514 of 712	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	34.3	500 of 713	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	21.4	564 of 713	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	23.0	567 of 717	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	25.9	545 of 704	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	32.9	517 of 677	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	35.0	502 of 684	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	55.9	385 of 677	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	42.4	465 of 664	30.0%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	42.5	176 of 343	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.5	94 of 320	70.6%	★★★★☆
2023	54.3	89 of 288	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.0	106 of 270	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.9	50 of 197	74.6%	★★★★☆
2019	69.1	40 of 227	82.4%	★★★★☆
2018	30.9	137 of 202	32.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	30.8	485 of 728	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.4	471 of 717	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.7	517 of 720	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.9	534 of 726	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.5	474 of 625	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.3	493 of 703	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.6	530 of 680	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	35.6	388 of 608	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.9	341 of 589	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.0	341 of 587	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.7	376 of 591	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.7	352 of 480	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	50.6	251 of 524	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	35.7	338 of 504	32.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	45.6	316 of 613	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.1	198 of 584	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.5	271 of 568	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.3	304 of 549	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.0	258 of 467	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.5	177 of 541	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.6	297 of 522	43.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	24.9	544 of 726	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.3	450 of 719	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.0	441 of 718	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.5	440 of 730	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.8	451 of 635	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.6	423 of 697	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.8	500 of 675	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	52.9	222 of 510	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	33.8	359 of 504	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)34th percentile+19 vs school

Hispanic (2025)27th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2025)20th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)18th percentile+4 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)15th percentile~ school

White (2025)6th percentile-9 vs school

Special Education (2019)5th percentile-19 vs school

Middle school

White (2024)56th percentile+27 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)49th percentile+25 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)48th percentile+25 vs school

Hispanic (2025)36th percentile+13 vs school

Female (2025)33rd percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)25th percentile~ school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts36%-17 vs state

Mathematics21%-23 vs state

Algebra I19%-27 vs state

Science3%-22 vs state

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Schools Near Madison Monroe School No. 16

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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
Madison Monroe School No. 16	Public	PK, KG-8	1091 North Ave	Elizabeth	07201	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-5770	644	54	12.0	78.9%	108 (16.8%)	75 (11.6%)	443 (68.8%)	14 (2.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17	1147^th of 1347 public elementary schools	14.8%		18.7	1094^th of 1338 public elementary schools	18.2%	53	1.8	3.4	33.3	33.3	19.6	45.4	47.0	42.8	29.1	24.6	12.1	20.5	20.4	18.7	18.7	$9,480	$213	$9,267
Chessie Dentley Roberts Academy School No. 30	Public	PK, KG-8	730 Pennsylvania Ave	Elizabeth	07208	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-6950	729	54	13.5	87.9%	49 (6.7%)	88 (12.1%)	584 (80.1%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	38.1	843^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	37.4%		40.3	792^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	40.8%	51	11.5	5.2	43.5	50.0	36.5	60.0	66.0	72.5	38.8	41.4	36.6	32.7	24.5	55.2	55.2	$8,093	$227	$7,866
Toussaint L'Ouverture-Marquis de Lafayette School No. 6	Public	PK, KG-8	1071 Julia St	Elizabeth	07201	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-5600	1,001	81	12.3	87.3%	64 (6.4%)	194 (19.4%)	727 (72.6%)	12 (1.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12.8	1204^th of 1347 public elementary schools	10.6%		10.8	1225^th of 1338 public elementary schools	8.4%	21	3.1	5.8	12.8	16.8	18.7	33.3	30.4	28.4	28.9	28.7	22.7	14.0	11.4	13.0	13.7	$9,262	$234	$9,028
Robert Morris School No. 18	Public	K-8	860 Cross Ave	Elizabeth	07208	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-6000	471	40	11.7	87.3%	61 (13.0%)	66 (14.0%)	341 (72.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33	910^th of 1347 public elementary schools	32.4%		32.4	911^th of 1338 public elementary schools	31.9%	1	18.2	7.0	36.6	32.8	42.5	59.6	49.1	65.6	36.3	38.6	37.2	23.6	14.1	32.4	32.4	$9,936	$245	$9,691
Dr. Albert Einstein Academy School No. 29	Public	PK, KG-8	919 North Broad Street	Elizabeth	07208	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-6900	785	61	12.8	84.5%	77 (9.8%)	100 (12.7%)	594 (75.7%)	12 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	39.6	818^th of 1347 public elementary schools	39.3%		39.2	807^th of 1338 public elementary schools	39.7%	11	17.5	11.7	34.7	23.3	69.1	88.1	78.2	82.8	37.5	28.3	45.5	23.7	18.1	31.0	31.0	$8,512	$194	$8,318
Nicholas Murray Butler Academy School No. 23	Public	K-8	631-657 Westminster Avenue	Elizabeth	07208	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-5900	667	56	12.0	84.1%	44 (6.6%)	186 (27.9%)	412 (61.8%)	25 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9.2	1268^th of 1347 public elementary schools	5.9%		9.2	1250^th of 1338 public elementary schools	6.6%	18	9.7	3.7	6.4	23.0	22.8	28.9	22.5	39.2	21.4	6.7	12.0	13.5	25.6	15.2	15.2	$10,486	$230	$10,256
Joseph Battin School No 4	Public	PK, KG-8	501 Union Avenue	Elizabeth	07208	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-6300	757	68	11.2	85.2%	47 (6.2%)	81 (10.7%)	607 (80.2%)	12 (1.6%)	2 (0.3%)	7 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	23.7	1038^th of 1347 public elementary schools	22.9%		26.4	989^th of 1338 public elementary schools	26.1%	49	10.7	4.2	11.3	31.8	43.2	44.0	58.5	50.7	28.1	30.1	36.0	25.9	32.9	16.4	16.4	$10,619	$277	$10,342
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
Dr. Antonia Pantoja School No. 27	Public	PK, KG-8	505 -517 Morris Avenue	Elizabeth	07208	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-3900	934	65	14.4	82.8%	38 (4.1%)	152 (16.3%)	729 (78.1%)	11 (1.2%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	23.5	1041^st of 1347 public elementary schools	22.7%		23	1032^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	22.9%	9	12.3	6.7	11.5	42.2	35.3	55.6	52.1	56.2	16.0	28.9	29.7	26.3	23.8	23.3	23.3	$8,896	$228	$8,668
Abram P. Morris Early Childhood Center	Public	PK, KG-1	143 Coe Ave	Hillside	07205	Union County	Hillside Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 352-7664	625	49	12.7	69.3%	77 (12.3%)	287 (45.9%)	243 (38.9%)	9 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.3%)								(n/a)																$7,179		$7,179

Frequently Asked Questions about Madison Monroe School No. 16

Is Madison Monroe School No. 16 a good school?

Madison Monroe School No. 16 ranks in the bottom 14.8% of New Jersey elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Madison Monroe School No. 16?

Students at Madison Monroe School No. 16 are 69% Hispanic, 17% White, 12% African American, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Madison Monroe School No. 16?

In the 2024-25 school year, 644 students attended Madison Monroe School No. 16.

What schools do graduates of Madison Monroe School No. 16 attend?

Students who attend Madison Monroe School No. 16 usually go on to attend:

High : Admiral William F. Halsey Junior Health & Public Safety Academy
High : Alexander Hamilton Preparatory Academy
High : Elizabeth High School - Frank J Cicarell Academy
High : John E. Dwyer Technology Academy
High : Thomas A. Edison Career and Technical Academy
High : Thomas Jefferson Arts Academy

What district is Madison Monroe School No. 16 in?

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