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Sonia Sotomayor School No 25

Serves grades KG - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
525 First Avenue
Elizabeth, NJ 07206
Phone
(908) 436-5930
District
Elizabeth Public Schools
County
UNION COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
604
Classroom Teachers
45

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to New Jersey

2

(10 is best)

Better than 13.9% of all NJ schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

3

(10 is best)

Better than 26.0% of all U.S. schools.


Sonia Sotomayor School No 25 Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

50 40 30 20 10 0
19%
43%
12%
41%
26%
45%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
15%
47%
19%
50%
11%
43%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
23%
45%
31%
52%
15%
39%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 6

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
16%
40%
20%
47%
12%
33%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
22%
44%
37%
54%
7%
33%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
13
13
12
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Kindergarten 74 12.3%
Grade 1 69 11.4%
Grade 2 75 12.4%
Grade 3 55 9.1%
Grade 4 71 11.8%
Grade 5 55 9.1%
Grade 6 59 9.8%
Grade 7 69 11.4%
Grade 8 77 12.7%
Total 604 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 2.0% 7.0% 40.1%
Black 7.5% 15.7% 15.1%
Hispanic 89.2% 75.5% 33.8%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.3% 1.6% 10.6%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.2% 0.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 88.1% 79.6% 35.1%
Free lunch eligible 80.5% 67.2% 29.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 7.6% 12.5% 5.3%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 135,665 9,261,699
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 11,012.9 1,255
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 7.4% 5.7%
5-19 YEARS OLD 20.9% 18.6%
20-44 YEARS OLD 35.6% 32.1%
45-64 YEARS OLD 24.7% 27.1%
65 OR OLDER 11.4% 16.6%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 45,488 3,438,162
Single Parent Households With Children 17.5% 7.7%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 74.3% 90.6%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 14.1% 42.3%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 12.1% 30.8%
$100,000 - $149,999 12.4% 18.0%
$75,000 - $99,999 14.6% 11.6%
$50,000 - $74,999 18.0% 13.2%
$30,000 - $49,999 20.1% 11.0%
$15,000 - $29,999 13.2% 8.3%
$15,000 or less 9.7% 7.1%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,602 $356,213,000 56.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,507 $70,873,000 11.2%
Staff $531 $15,015,000 2.4%
General Administration $253 $7,160,000 1.1%
School Administration $835 $23,611,000 3.7%
Operation $2,626 $74,229,000 11.7%
Transportation $264 $7,467,000 1.2%
Other $717 $20,253,000 3.2%
Total Support $7,734 $218,608,000 34.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,082 $58,840,000 9.3%
Total Expenditures $22,418 $633,661,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,952 $17,923,333,000 51.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,555 $3,534,923,000 10.1%
Staff $804 $1,112,297,000 3.2%
General Administration $463 $640,692,000 1.8%
School Administration $1,140 $1,578,024,000 4.5%
Operation $2,061 $2,851,992,000 8.1%
Transportation $687 $951,282,000 2.7%
Other $633 $875,349,000 2.5%
Total Support $8,343 $11,544,559,000 32.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,100 $5,673,661,000 16.1%
Total Expenditures $25,395 $35,141,553,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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