Other / mixed grade configuration · Elizabeth, NJ

Juan Pablo Duarte - Jose Julian Marti School No 28

Federal NCES profile for Juan Pablo Duarte - Jose Julian Marti School No 28, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 30/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 340459002983
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👥 S:T ratio
49
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
12
📋 Attendance
28
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Juan Pablo Duarte - Jose Julian Marti School No 28 earns 30/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 70% of New Jersey schools. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most New Jersey schools.

#15 of 17
schools in Elizabeth · Resource Index
30
Resource Index · Lower
12.7:1
large classes for New Jersey
75.5%
free-lunch eligible

Juan Pablo Duarte - Jose Julian Marti School No 28 has class sizes larger than 70% of New Jersey schools. Computed live against every New Jersey school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Juan Pablo Duarte - Jose Julian Marti School No 28 ranks #15 of 17 schools in Elizabeth, NJ.

School address

Elizabeth, NJ 07206
District: Elizabeth Public Schools · New Jersey

NCES ID 340459002983 Verify on NCES CCD record →

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

-3 students YoY

Juan Pablo Duarte - Jose Julian Marti School No 28 held near 912 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-3 headcount).

Teacher FTE lost 69.5 → 68.0 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Steady CCD campus

-3 students YoY 340459002983 · Elizabeth, NJ Other · MID · TRAD

878 enr · 12.7:1 · 75.5% lunch · RII 30

Nearest enrollment peer: John E. Dwyer Technology Academy (1,348 students)

Juan Pablo Duarte - Jose Julian Marti School No 28 held near 912 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-3 headcount). Teacher FTE lost 69.5 → 68.0 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · New Jersey schools → · Find another →

Juan Pablo Duarte - Jose Julian Marti School No 28 in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Juan Pablo Duarte - Jose Julian Marti School No 28 reports 878 students on the CCD universe file.

Source U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data (Public School Universe) As of 2024-25

How Juan Pablo Duarte - Jose Julian Marti School No 28 compares

Juan Pablo Duarte - Jose Julian Marti School No 28 held steady on CCD headcount: ratios and free-lunch share vs New Jersey and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs New Jersey New Jersey avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 12.7:1 ▲ 8% 11.8:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 75.5% ▲ 155% 29.6% 51.7%
Enrollment 878 top 13% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

12.7:1
Leaner classes than 69% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
878
Bigger than 88% of US schools by enrollment, a large campus nationally.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
75.5%
free-lunch eligible - 155% above the New Jersey average of 29.6%
Well above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold, among the highest-need profiles in the state; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
12.7:1
students per teacher - 8% above state mean
Top 70% in New Jersey - lower ratio than 30% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
29.0%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$24,903
per pupil, district-wide - below New Jersey avg of $26,225
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors2.0 FTE
Per 439 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 78 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 8.9 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection. Includes 1 expulsion.

Student demographics

Hispanic or Latino 85.3%
African American 10.7%
White 2.7%
Asian 0.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.3%

Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 85.3% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 26.0/100

Simpson diversity index - at 26.0, Juan Pablo Duarte - Jose Julian Marti School No 28 is less mixed than the New Jersey school average of 51.2.

Programs

District finance for Elizabeth Public Schools reports $24,903 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Juan Pablo Duarte - Jose Julian Marti School No 28 Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
John E. Dwyer Technology Academy Larger Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio
Admiral William F. Halsey Jr. Health & Public Safety Academy Larger Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
Elizabeth High School - Frank J Cicarell Academy Larger Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio
Thomas Jefferson Arts Academy Larger Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio
William F. Halloran School No.22 Larger Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Juan Pablo Duarte - Jose Julian Marti School No 28's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Elizabeth Public Schools · 5 sibling schools

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Nationwide other schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Similar enrollment (~878 students)

Similar student-teacher ratio (~12.7:1)

Frequently asked questions about Juan Pablo Duarte - Jose Julian Marti School No 28

How many students attend Juan Pablo Duarte - Jose Julian Marti School No 28?

Juan Pablo Duarte - Jose Julian Marti School No 28 has 878 students enrolled. It is a public school in Elizabeth, NJ. CCD year-over-year: 915 (2022-23) → 912 (2023-24), nearly flat (-3).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Juan Pablo Duarte - Jose Julian Marti School No 28?

The student-teacher ratio at Juan Pablo Duarte - Jose Julian Marti School No 28 is 12.7:1, which is 8% higher than the New Jersey average of 11.8:1 and 19% lower than the national average of 15.7:1.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Juan Pablo Duarte - Jose Julian Marti School No 28?

75.5% of students at Juan Pablo Duarte - Jose Julian Marti School No 28 are eligible for free lunch, compared to the New Jersey average of 29.6%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Juan Pablo Duarte - Jose Julian Marti School No 28?

The largest demographic group at Juan Pablo Duarte - Jose Julian Marti School No 28 is Hispanic or Latino at 85.3% of enrollment, in Elizabeth, NJ.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Juan Pablo Duarte - Jose Julian Marti School No 28?

Juan Pablo Duarte - Jose Julian Marti School No 28 has a Resource Investment Index of 30/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Juan Pablo Duarte - Jose Julian Marti School No 28 rank among schools in Elizabeth?

By Resource Investment Index, Juan Pablo Duarte - Jose Julian Marti School No 28 ranks #15 of 17 schools in Elizabeth, NJ. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all schools in Elizabeth on the city page.

What other schools are in Elizabeth Public Schools?

Besides Juan Pablo Duarte - Jose Julian Marti School No 28, Elizabeth Public Schools also operates John E. Dwyer Technology Academy (1,348 students), Admiral William F. Halsey Jr. Health & Public Safety Academy (1,272 students), and Elizabeth High School - Frank J Cicarell Academy (1,268 students). See the Elizabeth Public Schools district page for the complete list.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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