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John Marshal School No. 20

Public Grades K-8
1184th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools
Better than 12% of New Jersey elementary schools
Summary

John Marshal School No. 20 is an elementary school located in Elizabeth, New Jersey, serving grades K-8 with a total enrollment of 445 students. The school is part of the Elizabeth Public Schools district, which is ranked 494 out of 609 districts in New Jersey and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

John Marshal School No. 20 has consistently ranked in the bottom 15% of New Jersey elementary schools over the past 10 years, with a ranking between 1097-1321 out of around 1,350 schools. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as Female Students, Male Students, and Special Education Students. Additionally, the school's test scores are significantly below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics at just 20.4% and 33.3% for 3rd grade, compared to the state averages of 44.9% and 49.8%, respectively. The school also has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.9% to 18.0% over the past few years, which is higher than the state average.

Interestingly, the nearby schools in the Elizabeth Public Schools district, such as Sonia Sotomayor School No 25, Nicholas S. Lacorte-Peterstown School No. 3, and Christopher Columbus School No. 15, also perform poorly compared to the state averages, but generally outperform John Marshal School No. 20 in terms of test scores, student group performance, and other key metrics. Despite the school's consistent low performance and high percentage of students from low-income backgrounds, it has not shown significant improvement over the past decade, suggesting a need for more targeted and effective strategies to address the underlying challenges facing the school and its students.

452
Students ?
13.2
Student/teacher ratio ?
$12,585
Per pupil spending ?
87.6%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 521 Magnolia Ave
       Elizabeth, NJ  07206-1406

(908) 436-5800

District: Elizabeth Public Schools

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
72.6%
African American:
24.1%
White:
2.2%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Improving — 3rd percentile in 2015 → 12th in 2025
Strengths
Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2015
Worth a look
!Test scores below the New Jersey average (22% vs 45% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)
!Algebra I scores 38 pts below the New Jersey average
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school22%
District avg32%
New Jersey avg45%
Elementary school
1,184th of 1,347
New Jersey public elementary schools ?
Bottom 12%▲ up 9 pts since 2015
From bottom 3% (2015) to bottom 12% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of New Jersey Elementary Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
555th of 752
New Jersey public middle schools ?
Bottom 26%▲ up 19 pts since 2015
From bottom 7% (2015) to bottom 26% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of New Jersey Middle Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
18th 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
202514.51184 of 134712.1%★☆☆☆☆
202417.41111 of 133817.0%★☆☆☆☆
202319.51097 of 134218.3%★☆☆☆☆
202215.11156 of 134514.1%★☆☆☆☆
202112.91157 of 131712.1%★☆☆☆☆
201920.41118 of 136017.8%★☆☆☆☆
201811.51204 of 135311.0%★☆☆☆☆
20177.91263 of 13526.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20165.11294 of 13463.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20154.71321 of 13572.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20144.31298 of 13634.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20135.91281 of 13676.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20122.31329 of 13632.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201117.41171 of 136013.9%★☆☆☆☆
201028.61084 of 135419.9%★☆☆☆☆
200920.81139 of 134615.4%★☆☆☆☆
200829.51076 of 133819.6%★☆☆☆☆
200731.91058 of 132920.4%★☆☆☆☆
200614.81156 of 131412.0%★☆☆☆☆
200530.81028 of 130321.1%★☆☆☆☆
200450.1813 of 129837.4%★★☆☆☆
200342.9796 of 120433.9%★★☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202538.1271 of 46341.5%★★☆☆☆
202444.7252 of 46946.3%★★☆☆☆
202343.1252 of 46345.6%★★☆☆☆
202238.8305 of 49438.3%★★☆☆☆
202136.6296 of 45635.1%★★☆☆☆
201949.3258 of 52250.6%★★★☆☆
201832.9344 of 51733.5%★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202536.6357 of 59740.2%★★☆☆☆
202435.7337 of 55939.7%★★☆☆☆
202334.4309 of 49938.1%★★☆☆☆
202234.9295 of 48939.7%★★☆☆☆
202140.6200 of 41151.3%★★★☆☆
201948.1202 of 46356.4%★★★☆☆
201831.6296 of 43431.8%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202516.41110 of 132616.3%★☆☆☆☆
202419.31054 of 131720.0%★☆☆☆☆
202323.8996 of 131824.4%★☆☆☆☆
202218.71075 of 132618.9%★☆☆☆☆
202122.7990 of 129023.3%★☆☆☆☆
201927.71003 of 133124.6%★☆☆☆☆
201816.91138 of 133314.6%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202524.5800 of 103222.5%★☆☆☆☆
202428.5720 of 98927.2%★☆☆☆☆
202336.1616 of 98237.3%★★☆☆☆
202227.9692 of 95327.4%★☆☆☆☆
202126.9714 of 89620.3%★☆☆☆☆
201933.9596 of 89933.7%★★☆☆☆
201817.4729 of 87016.2%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202533.8747 of 102327.0%★☆☆☆☆
202428.1697 of 93925.8%★☆☆☆☆
202361.0268 of 91070.5%★★★★☆
202226.7648 of 86324.9%★☆☆☆☆
202127.3654 of 83922.1%★☆☆☆☆
201913.2796 of 94816.0%★☆☆☆☆
201825.7778 of 94217.4%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202515.11141 of 131813.4%★☆☆☆☆
202417.41078 of 131317.9%★☆☆☆☆
202316.91088 of 131517.3%★☆☆☆☆
202212.91170 of 132411.6%★☆☆☆☆
20218.81216 of 12976.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201915.71139 of 133514.7%★☆☆☆☆
201812.81169 of 133412.4%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202520.5851 of 102316.8%★☆☆☆☆
202415.8880 of 98911.0%★☆☆☆☆
202216.1839 of 94911.6%★☆☆☆☆
201810.9947 of 10015.4%☆☆☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202525.6555 of 75226.2%★☆☆☆☆
202428.8518 of 74330.3%★★☆☆☆
202322.4575 of 74823.1%★☆☆☆☆
202227.3528 of 74529.1%★☆☆☆☆
202119.5517 of 65220.7%★☆☆☆☆
201918.9602 of 74519.2%★☆☆☆☆
201812.2636 of 71611.2%★☆☆☆☆
201713.3621 of 71212.8%★☆☆☆☆
20167.8671 of 7135.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20159.5661 of 7137.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20145.4660 of 7177.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201310.0621 of 70411.8%★☆☆☆☆
201232.4519 of 67723.3%★☆☆☆☆
201124.3550 of 68419.6%★☆☆☆☆
201042.7461 of 67731.9%★★☆☆☆
200933.7505 of 66423.9%★☆☆☆☆
200847.1419 of 64034.5%★★☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202571.368 of 35981.1%★★★★☆
202467.875 of 35278.7%★★★★☆
202361.696 of 36173.4%★★★★☆
202258.9102 of 35671.3%★★★★☆
202146.1131 of 29155.0%★★★☆☆
201960.5102 of 32668.7%★★★☆☆
201843.1170 of 32647.9%★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202554.1115 of 34366.5%★★★☆☆
202455.0101 of 32068.4%★★★☆☆
202345.0137 of 28852.4%★★★☆☆
202239.9148 of 27045.2%★★☆☆☆
202139.1112 of 19743.1%★★☆☆☆
201941.2119 of 22747.6%★★☆☆☆
201828.3145 of 20228.2%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202530.8486 of 72833.2%★★☆☆☆
202440.3411 of 71742.7%★★☆☆☆
202328.5505 of 72029.9%★☆☆☆☆
202240.2417 of 72642.6%★★☆☆☆
202128.1432 of 62530.9%★★☆☆☆
201914.1601 of 70314.5%★☆☆☆☆
201813.6593 of 68012.8%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202541.8335 of 60844.9%★★☆☆☆
202451.4246 of 58958.2%★★★☆☆
202342.2315 of 58746.3%★★☆☆☆
202244.7291 of 59150.8%★★★☆☆
202125.7384 of 48020.0%★☆☆☆☆
201935.6347 of 52433.8%★★☆☆☆
201822.1414 of 50417.9%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202547.9301 of 61350.9%★★★☆☆
202452.4230 of 58460.6%★★★☆☆
202326.2431 of 56824.1%★☆☆☆☆
202245.9254 of 54953.7%★★★☆☆
202138.4280 of 46740.0%★★☆☆☆
201933.8353 of 54134.8%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202531.8485 of 72633.2%★★☆☆☆
202428.8499 of 71930.6%★★☆☆☆
202325.1529 of 71826.3%★☆☆☆☆
202225.8528 of 73027.7%★☆☆☆☆
202115.9535 of 63515.7%★☆☆☆☆
201933.8473 of 69732.1%★★☆☆☆
201818.1567 of 67516.0%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202572.084 of 50783.4%★★★★☆
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
African American (2025)41st percentile+29 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)40th percentile+28 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)27th percentile+15 vs school
Hispanic (2025)22nd percentile+10 vs school
Special Education (2025)17th percentile+5 vs school
Female (2025)16th percentile+4 vs school
Male (2025)13th percentile~ school
Middle school
Special Education (2025)83rd percentile+57 vs school
African American (2025)81st percentile+55 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)66th percentile+40 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)51st percentile+25 vs school
Hispanic (2025)45th percentile+19 vs school
Female (2025)33rd percentile+7 vs school
Male (2025)33rd percentile+7 vs school
By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts36%-18 vs state
Mathematics20%-23 vs state
Algebra I7%-38 vs state
Science4%-21 vs state

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