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Elizabeth Avenue School

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Elizabeth Avenue School ranks 738 th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

738^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 45% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Elizabeth Avenue School is an elementary school located in Somerset, New Jersey, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 561 students. It is part of the Franklin Township Public School District, which is ranked 432 out of 609 districts in New Jersey and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Elizabeth Avenue School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of New Jersey elementary schools, ranging from 738th to 1166th out of over 1,300 schools in recent years, and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating it is performing below average compared to other schools in the state. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics are generally below the state and district averages, with some exceptions. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's 5th-grade ELA proficiency rate of 50% was on par with the district average, but still below the state average of 52.7%. The school's 5th-grade Science proficiency rate of 27% in 2024-2025 was also below the state average of 30.1%. Additionally, Elizabeth Avenue School has consistently had a high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 14.9% to 19.6% in recent years, which is above the state average.

Interestingly, the nearby schools in the Middlesex Borough School District and Piscataway Township School District generally outperform Elizabeth Avenue School in terms of statewide rankings, academic achievement, and student group performance. For example, Watchung Elementary School and Knollwood Elementary School have higher rankings and better test scores than Elizabeth Avenue School. However, the relatively strong performance of Elizabeth Avenue School's Asian and African American student subgroups suggests that the school may be able to apply successful strategies used with these groups to improve outcomes for other subgroups.

541

Students ?

10.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,092

Per pupil spending ?

52.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

363 Elizabeth Avenue
Somerset, NJ 08873-1105

(732) 356-0113

District: Franklin Township Public School District

Students who attend Elizabeth Avenue School usually attend:

Middle:	Franklin Middle School at Sampson G. Smith Campus
High:	Franklin High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

40.9%

African American:

25.9%

Asian:

14.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 22nd percentile in 2015 → 45th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 23 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school44%

District avg42%

New Jersey avg46%

738^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 45%▲ up 23 pts since 2015

From bottom 22% (2015) to bottom 45% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 7Elementary Schools in the Franklin Township Public School District

432^nd of 609Franklin Township Public School District 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	45.2	738 of 1347	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.1	867 of 1338	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.0	903 of 1342	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.4	754 of 1345	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.7	929 of 1317	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.7	1028 of 1360	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.0	1166 of 1353	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	17.8	1129 of 1352	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	20.1	1113 of 1346	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	23.5	1059 of 1357	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	21.0	1138 of 1363	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	23.0	1119 of 1367	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	23.7	1115 of 1363	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	24.3	1117 of 1360	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	40.1	959 of 1354	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	36.9	996 of 1346	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	19.8	1151 of 1338	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	38.7	998 of 1329	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	41.6	933 of 1314	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	34.7	992 of 1303	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	34.6	990 of 1298	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	28.3	927 of 1204	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	74.8	74 of 463	84.0%	★★★★☆
2024	57.1	175 of 469	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.8	190 of 463	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.8	162 of 494	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.3	214 of 456	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.1	211 of 522	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.6	291 of 517	43.7%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	75.8	69 of 330	79.1%	★★★★☆
2024	46.6	195 of 340	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.5	276 of 346	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.6	267 of 339	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.1	273 of 370	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	55.0	210 of 597	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.2	233 of 559	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.3	207 of 499	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.3	145 of 489	70.3%	★★★★☆
2021	26.6	324 of 411	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.4	287 of 463	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	17.5	381 of 434	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	48.4	681 of 1326	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.8	794 of 1317	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.7	798 of 1318	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.0	728 of 1326	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.3	873 of 1290	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.2	983 of 1331	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.3	1131 of 1333	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	46.7	501 of 1032	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.7	541 of 989	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.2	637 of 982	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.9	357 of 953	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	29.8	675 of 896	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.9	594 of 899	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.2	632 of 870	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	54.0	418 of 1023	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.5	485 of 939	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.6	468 of 910	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.0	423 of 863	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	27.3	653 of 839	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.4	630 of 948	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	20.5	831 of 942	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	42.3	751 of 1318	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.3	862 of 1313	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.8	902 of 1315	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.4	727 of 1324	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.5	908 of 1297	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.1	987 of 1335	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.8	1156 of 1334	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	47.8	442 of 1023	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	32.8	602 of 989	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.5	611 of 958	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.9	423 of 949	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	28.4	598 of 868	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.8	534 of 1007	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.9	593 of 1001	40.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	57.7	425 of 970	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.8	328 of 963	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.1	391 of 975	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.5	405 of 976	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	33.0	691 of 964	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.3	771 of 1023	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.9	952 of 1022	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)84th percentile+39 vs school

Asian (2025)79th percentile+34 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)65th percentile+20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)59th percentile+14 vs school

Special Education (2025)57th percentile+12 vs school

White (2025)56th percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2025)51st percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)49th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)43rd percentile~ school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts47%-3 vs state

Mathematics45%~ state avg

Science27%-3 vs state

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by a teacher
Wednesday, January 23, 2019

I Love EAS. The kids are a joy to work with and the teachers are committed to excellent instruction and creating a child centered learning environment. I love how our schools is moving towards a 1 to 1 student computer ratio and that our school is getting our students ready for a future that could be very different from how things are today. I love EAS and wouldn't want to be anywhere else! Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJSLA-S Science (2025)		NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)						NJSLA Mathematics (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 Mathematics 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Elizabeth Avenue School	Public	PK, KG-5	363 Elizabeth Avenue	Somerset	08873	Somerset County	Franklin Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 356-0113	541	54	10.0	52.7%	73 (13.5%)	140 (25.9%)	221 (40.9%)	77 (14.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.4%)	45.2	738^th of 1347 public elementary schools	45.2%		35.1	867^th of 1338 public elementary schools	35.2%	129	27.0		44.1	48.1	50.0				47.3	45.2	42.6				$11,092	$239	$10,853
Robert Morris School	Public	PK, KG-8	122 Elizabeth Street	South Bound Brook	08880	Somerset County	South Bound Brook Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 356-3018	445	40	11.1	60.4%	97 (21.8%)	47 (10.6%)	272 (61.1%)	19 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.2%)	47.9	709^th of 1347 public elementary schools	47.4%		50.7	656^th of 1338 public elementary schools	51.0%	53	24.0	18.6	58.2	45.7	46.0	44.4	47.9	50.0	46.5	45.7	50.0	45.6	29.2	51.1	$13,506	$373	$13,133
LaMonte-Annex Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-1	330 West Second Street	Bound Brook	08805	Somerset County	Bound Brook School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 652-7934	374	33	11.3	69.8%	62 (16.6%)	31 (8.3%)	256 (68.4%)	12 (3.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.2%)								(n/a)															$10,395	$1,991	$8,404
Lafayette Elementary School	Public	2-3	60 West High Street	Bound Brook	08805	Somerset County	Bound Brook School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 652-7933	249	33	7.5	88.0%	25 (10.0%)	24 (9.6%)	192 (77.1%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	10.3	1248^th of 1347 public elementary schools	7.3%					(n/a)			20.0						20.0						$10,471	$990	$9,481
Knollwood Elementary School	Public	K-3	333 Willow Avenue	Piscataway	08854	Middlesex County	Piscataway Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 885-1528	460	34	13.4	33.3%	65 (14.1%)	74 (16.1%)	91 (19.8%)	193 (42.0%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (7.2%)	74.2	362^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	73.1%		83.1	235^th of 1338 public elementary schools	82.4%	127			60.7						62.6						$5,790		$5,790
Hazelwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	800 Hazelwood Avenue	Middlesex	08846	Middlesex County	Middlesex Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 317-6000	198	19	10.3	28.3%	116 (58.6%)	21 (10.6%)	41 (20.7%)	15 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.5%)	12.9	1200^th of 1347 public elementary schools	10.9%		58.4	562^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	58.0%	638			15.4						29.2						$12,216	$137	$12,079
Watchung Elementary School	Public	K-3	Fisher Avenue	Middlesex	08846	Middlesex County	Middlesex Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 317-6000	221	19	11.6	41.6%	81 (36.7%)	16 (7.2%)	80 (36.2%)	30 (13.6%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	12 (5.4%)	53.8	629^th of 1347 public elementary schools	53.3%		80.7	271^st of 1338 public elementary schools	79.7%	358			40.3						59.6						$7,418	$39	$7,379
Woodland Intermediate School	Public	4-5	Fisher Avenue	Middlesex	08846	Middlesex County	Middlesex Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 317-6000	317	24	13.0	43.5%	124 (39.1%)	16 (5.0%)	136 (42.9%)	28 (8.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.5%)								(n/a)	23.4			39.0	45.1					41.0	40.1
Somerset Elementary Academy	Public	K-8	7 Finderne Ave	Bridgewater	08807	Somerset County	Somerset County Educational Services Commission School Distr	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 707-0070	54	11	4.9	37.0%	8 (14.8%)	20 (37.0%)	24 (44.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.9%)								(n/a)															$34,120		$34,120
Martin Luther King Elementary School	Public	4-5	5205 Ludlow Street	Piscataway	08854	Middlesex County	Piscataway Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 699-1563	488	38	13.0	38.9%	70 (14.3%)	96 (19.7%)	87 (17.8%)	203 (41.6%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	26 (5.3%)								(n/a)	36.8			69.7	70.6					64.1	54.1				$6,636		$6,636

Frequently Asked Questions about Elizabeth Avenue School

How many students attend Elizabeth Avenue School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 541 students attended Elizabeth Avenue School.

What district is Elizabeth Avenue School in?

Franklin Township Public School District

What schools do graduates of Elizabeth Avenue School attend?

Students who attend Elizabeth Avenue School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Franklin Middle School at Sampson G. Smith Campus
High : Franklin High School

Is Elizabeth Avenue School a good school?

Elizabeth Avenue School ranks 738^th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Elizabeth Avenue School?

Students at Elizabeth Avenue School are 41% Hispanic, 26% African American, 14% Asian, 13% White, 5% Two or more races.

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