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Best Elementary Schools
in Elizabeth Public Schools

This page covers 24 elementary schools in Elizabeth Public Schools. Rankings use a composite of neighborhood opportunity, class sizes, and per-student investment — signals available consistently from federal data across all US public schools. Schools in this district score near the national median on neighborhood opportunity. Use these rankings as a starting point; pair them with school visits and conversations with local parents before making any enrollment decision.

24
Schools Ranked
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Elementary Schools Rankings

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1
rank
Winfield Scott School No. 2
Grades PK–08637 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (11.7:1) · above-average investment ($27,821/student)
68
/100
Student:Teacher
11.7:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$27,821
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
81%
High economic need
2
rank
Madison Monroe School No. 16
Grades PK–08637 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (12.9:1) · above-average investment ($27,821/student)
68
/100
Student:Teacher
12.9:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$27,821
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
71%
High economic need
3
rank
George Washington Academy School No. 1
Grades PK–08554 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (12.7:1) · above-average investment ($27,821/student)
66
/100
Student:Teacher
12.7:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$27,821
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
81%
High economic need
4
rank
Toussaint Louverture-Marquis de Lafayette School No. 6
Grades PK–081,042 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (12.9:1) · above-average investment ($27,821/student)
66
/100
Student:Teacher
12.9:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$27,821
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
81%
High economic need
5
rank
Juan Pablo Duarte - Jose Julian Marti School No 28
Grades PK–08915 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (13.2:1) · above-average investment ($27,821/student)
65
/100
Student:Teacher
13.2:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$27,821
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
86%
High economic need
6
rank
Benjamin Franklin School No. 13
Grades KG–08434 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (13.2:1) · above-average investment ($27,821/student)
64
/100
Student:Teacher
13.2:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$27,821
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
88%
High economic need
7
rank
Sonia Sotomayor School No 25
Grades KG–08604 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($27,821/student)
64
/100
Student:Teacher
13.4:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$27,821
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
88%
High economic need
8
rank
iPrep Academy School No 8
Grades KG–08416 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($27,821/student)
63
/100
Student:Teacher
14.1:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$27,821
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
84%
High economic need
9
rank
John Marshal School No. 20
Grades KG–08454 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($27,821/student)
63
/100
Student:Teacher
13.8:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$27,821
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
89%
High economic need
10
rank
Victor Mravlag School No. 21
Grades PK–08623 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (12.6:1) · above-average investment ($27,821/student)
61
/100
Student:Teacher
12.6:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
44/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$27,821
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
47%
Near nat'l 52.2%
14 more elementary schools in Elizabeth Public Schools not shown here.
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How We Rank Elementary Schools

Each school receives a composite score (0–100) built from 4 federal data signals, weighted to reflect what matters most at the elementary school level. All signals are normalised against national benchmarks so a school's score reflects its standing across the entire US, not just within this district.

Neighborhood Opportunity
40%
Harvard Opportunity Atlas score for the school's neighbourhood. Higher means children from this area historically achieve stronger economic outcomes.
Student-Teacher Ratio
30%
Lower ratio = smaller classes = more individual attention per child. Normalised against national range.
Per-Pupil Expenditure
20%
Annual district spending per enrolled student from the NCES F-33 Finance Survey. Compared against national average.
Free Lunch Rate
10%
Percentage of students qualifying for free/reduced-price lunch. Used as a neighbourhood economic-context signal.
Test scores are excluded: they are not published as consistent open federal data across all states, making reliable cross-district comparison impossible with this signal alone.
District at a Glance
24
Elementary Schools
37
Total Schools
68
#1 Score
60
Avg Score
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About This Data

All figures on this page come directly from US federal open datasets: NCES Common Core of Data (enrollment, school characteristics, student-teacher ratios), NCES F-33 Finance Survey (per-pupil expenditure), Harvard Opportunity Atlas (neighbourhood opportunity scores). Federal data is published on an annual cycle and may not reflect the very latest school-year changes. Rankings reflect available data and should be used as a starting point — not a substitute for visiting schools or consulting district resources directly. What this ranking does not measure: teacher quality, classroom culture, extracurricular programmes, school safety, or parent and student satisfaction.