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Nicholas Murray Butler Academy School No. 23

Public Grades K-8
1268th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools
Better than 6% of New Jersey elementary schools
Summary

Nicholas Murray Butler Academy School No. 23 is an elementary school located in Elizabeth, New Jersey, serving grades K-8 with a total enrollment of 605 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.

Nicholas Murray Butler Academy School No. 23 has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of New Jersey elementary schools, with a ranking between 1190 and 1292 out of around 1,350 schools over the past 10 years. The school has received a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger for the majority of the years, indicating very poor performance compared to other schools in the state. The school's performance is particularly low for female, male, and Hispanic students, with these subgroups ranking in the bottom 25% of New Jersey elementary schools. However, African American students and English Language Learners perform slightly better, ranking in the bottom 35-40% of schools. Special education students and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds also perform poorly, ranking in the bottom 25-35% of schools.

The school's proficiency rates on the NJSLA (New Jersey Student Learning Assessments) are significantly below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's 3rd-grade English Language Arts proficiency rate is 6.4%, compared to the state average of 44.9% and the district average of 29.7%. The school's math proficiency rates are also very low, ranging from 6.7% to 25.6% across the different grade levels, compared to state averages of 39.8% to 72.7%. Additionally, the school has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.5% to 16.9% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state and district averages. The school has a very high percentage of students from low-income families, with 71.33% to 84% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch over the past few years.

667
Students ?
12.0
Student/teacher ratio ?
$10,486
Per pupil spending ?
84.1%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 631-657 Westminster Avenue
       Elizabeth, NJ  07208-2126

(908) 436-5900

District: Elizabeth Public Schools

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
61.8%
African American:
27.9%
White:
6.6%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 12th percentile in 2015 → 6th in 2025
Strengths
Small classes — about 12 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the New Jersey average (18% vs 45% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)
!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2015
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school18%
District avg32%
New Jersey avg45%
Elementary school
1,268th of 1,347
New Jersey public elementary schools ?
Bottom 6%▼ down 6 pts since 2015
From bottom 12% (2015) to bottom 6% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
655th of 752
New Jersey public middle schools ?
Bottom 13%▼ down 1 pts since 2015
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SchoolDigger rating ?
23rd 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
20259.21268 of 13475.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20249.21250 of 13386.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20239.71252 of 13426.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20229.31259 of 13456.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20216.11292 of 13171.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20198.41260 of 13607.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20185.81301 of 13533.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20176.11290 of 13524.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20165.91281 of 13464.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201513.71190 of 135712.3%★☆☆☆☆
201414.71192 of 136312.5%★☆☆☆☆
20139.81237 of 13679.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201210.51237 of 13639.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201116.71185 of 136012.9%★☆☆☆☆
201015.81189 of 135412.2%★☆☆☆☆
200915.21179 of 134612.4%★☆☆☆☆
200827.41100 of 133817.8%★☆☆☆☆
200717.71157 of 132912.9%★☆☆☆☆
200632.01032 of 131421.5%★☆☆☆☆
200538.2963 of 130326.1%★☆☆☆☆
200428.71040 of 129819.9%★☆☆☆☆
200324.2948 of 120421.3%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202516.6383 of 46317.3%★☆☆☆☆
202422.8383 of 46918.3%★☆☆☆☆
202319.7408 of 46311.9%★☆☆☆☆
202224.7401 of 49418.8%★☆☆☆☆
202115.5446 of 4562.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201922.1451 of 52213.6%★☆☆☆☆
201821.0409 of 51720.9%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202527.7450 of 59724.6%★☆☆☆☆
202426.3439 of 55921.5%★☆☆☆☆
202328.9365 of 49926.9%★☆☆☆☆
202229.0346 of 48929.2%★☆☆☆☆
202124.5341 of 41117.0%★☆☆☆☆
201929.6325 of 46329.8%★★☆☆☆
201829.7313 of 43427.9%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202513.11158 of 132612.7%★☆☆☆☆
20249.41203 of 13178.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20238.21228 of 13186.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20228.71234 of 13266.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20215.41286 of 12900.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20199.11217 of 13318.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20185.51273 of 13334.5%☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202520.6843 of 103218.3%★☆☆☆☆
202419.9825 of 98916.6%★☆☆☆☆
202319.1825 of 98216.0%★☆☆☆☆
202217.2820 of 95314.0%★☆☆☆☆
202115.3859 of 8964.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201924.3682 of 89924.1%★☆☆☆☆
201815.6749 of 87013.9%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202519.9919 of 102310.2%★☆☆☆☆
202418.7770 of 93918.0%★☆☆☆☆
202320.1738 of 91018.9%★☆☆☆☆
202220.3705 of 86318.3%★☆☆☆☆
20217.9767 of 8398.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201918.0767 of 94819.1%★☆☆☆☆
201815.6874 of 9427.2%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
20258.21238 of 13186.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202411.61173 of 131310.7%★☆☆☆☆
202315.01120 of 131514.8%★☆☆☆☆
202212.01178 of 132411.0%★☆☆☆☆
20217.21241 of 12974.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20199.21221 of 13358.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20188.11234 of 13347.5%☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202517.7890 of 102313.0%★☆☆☆☆
202422.9746 of 98924.6%★☆☆☆☆
202319.3774 of 95819.2%★☆☆☆☆
202111.7845 of 8682.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201929.2676 of 100732.9%★★☆☆☆
201821.2764 of 100123.7%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
20211.4963 of 9640.1%☆☆☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202515.3655 of 75212.9%★☆☆☆☆
202414.8660 of 74311.2%★☆☆☆☆
202316.3634 of 74815.2%★☆☆☆☆
202213.0671 of 7459.9%★☆☆☆☆
202110.4614 of 6525.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20199.6675 of 7459.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201815.3612 of 71614.5%★☆☆☆☆
20177.9666 of 7126.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20169.4654 of 7138.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201514.6617 of 71313.5%★☆☆☆☆
20149.6635 of 71711.4%★☆☆☆☆
201310.2618 of 70412.2%★☆☆☆☆
201214.8583 of 67713.9%★☆☆☆☆
201111.0606 of 68411.4%★☆☆☆☆
201018.0574 of 67715.2%★☆☆☆☆
200913.3572 of 66413.9%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202536.1218 of 35939.3%★★☆☆☆
202432.8238 of 35232.4%★★☆☆☆
202332.5251 of 36130.5%★★☆☆☆
202234.6238 of 35633.1%★★☆☆☆
202122.2261 of 29110.3%★☆☆☆☆
201927.4257 of 32621.2%★☆☆☆☆
201837.7203 of 32637.7%★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202551.9132 of 34361.5%★★★☆☆
202438.5179 of 32044.1%★★☆☆☆
202348.9118 of 28859.0%★★★☆☆
202240.6145 of 27046.3%★★☆☆☆
202140.6101 of 19748.7%★★☆☆☆
201928.8162 of 22728.6%★☆☆☆☆
201840.4108 of 20246.5%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202519.5592 of 72818.7%★☆☆☆☆
202415.5629 of 71712.3%★☆☆☆☆
202315.5624 of 72013.3%★☆☆☆☆
202216.1628 of 72613.5%★☆☆☆☆
202110.8591 of 6255.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201910.1632 of 70310.1%★☆☆☆☆
201816.2580 of 68014.7%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202529.2441 of 60827.5%★☆☆☆☆
202426.0468 of 58920.5%★☆☆☆☆
202327.8446 of 58724.0%★☆☆☆☆
202219.6510 of 59113.7%★☆☆☆☆
202120.5426 of 48011.3%★☆☆☆☆
201928.1390 of 52425.6%★☆☆☆☆
201829.3377 of 50425.2%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202531.5449 of 61326.8%★☆☆☆☆
202430.2425 of 58427.2%★☆☆☆☆
202334.7366 of 56835.6%★★☆☆☆
202228.7394 of 54928.2%★☆☆☆☆
202120.9373 of 46720.1%★☆☆☆☆
201924.0417 of 54122.9%★☆☆☆☆
201835.5347 of 52233.5%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202518.9606 of 72616.5%★☆☆☆☆
202421.0582 of 71919.1%★☆☆☆☆
202326.2521 of 71827.4%★☆☆☆☆
202215.0631 of 73013.6%★☆☆☆☆
202112.9568 of 63510.6%★☆☆☆☆
201914.2606 of 69713.1%★☆☆☆☆
201822.3532 of 67521.2%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202513.1504 of 5070.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201942.0256 of 49248.0%★★☆☆☆
201848.9202 of 47157.1%★★★☆☆
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)25th percentile+19 vs school
Hispanic (2025)18th percentile+12 vs school
African American (2025)17th percentile+11 vs school
Special Education (2025)13th percentile+7 vs school
Female (2025)13th percentile+7 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)10th percentile+4 vs school
Male (2025)6th percentile~ school
White (2021)<1st percentile~ school
Middle school
English Language Learner (2025)62nd percentile+49 vs school
African American (2025)39th percentile+26 vs school
Hispanic (2025)27th percentile+15 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)27th percentile+14 vs school
Female (2025)19th percentile+6 vs school
Male (2025)17th percentile+4 vs school
Special Education (2025)1st percentile-12 vs school
By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts24%-30 vs state
Mathematics16%-28 vs state
Algebra I15%-30 vs state
Science7%-18 vs state

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Students at Nicholas Murray Butler Academy School No. 23 are 62% Hispanic, 28% African American, 7% White, 4% Asian.

In the 2024-25 school year, 667 students attended Nicholas Murray Butler Academy School No. 23.

Nicholas Murray Butler Academy School No. 23 ranks in the bottom 5.9% of New Jersey elementary schools.


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