Nicholas Murray Butler Academy School No. 23

Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 8 · Elizabeth, New Jersey

Nicholas Murray Butler Academy School No. 23 in Elizabeth, New Jersey enrolled 667 students in 2024-25 with 55.5 full-time teachers, 12.0 students per teacher against the New Jersey elementary-school median of 11.2. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 22% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 10% proficient in math in 2022-23 (New Jersey: 48.6% and 37.6%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 11% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady

600 students in 2022-23, 605 students in 2023-24, 667 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 55.0 to 55.5.

Students enrolled at Nicholas Murray Butler Academy School No. 23 by school year2022-23: 600, 2023-24: 605, 2024-25: 66702004006008002022-236002023-246052024-25667
Students enrolled at Nicholas Murray Butler Academy School No. 23 by school year2022-23: 600, 2023-24: 605, 2024-25: 66702004006008002022-236002023-246052024-25667
Students enrolled at Nicholas Murray Butler Academy School No. 23 by school year2022-23: 600, 2023-24: 605, 2024-25: 66702004006008002022-236002023-246052024-25667
Students enrolled at Nicholas Murray Butler Academy School No. 23 by school year2022-23: 600, 2023-24: 605, 2024-25: 66702004006008002022-236002023-246052024-25667
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2360055.010.9
2023-2460556.510.7
2024-2566755.512.0

12.0 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 64 of every 100 New Jersey elementary schools

Among the 1,483 New Jersey elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 11.2; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, New Jersey elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.3 to 25.2; This school 12.0; state median 11.2.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 12.0state median 11.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New Jersey elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.3 to 25.2; This school 12.0; state median 11.2.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 12.0state median 11.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New Jersey elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.3 to 25.2; This school 12.0; state median 11.2.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 12.0state median 11.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New Jersey elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.3 to 25.2; This school 12.0; state median 11.2.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 12.0state median 11.2U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 737 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Nicholas Murray Butler Academy School No. 23 enrolled 737 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 40 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 737 of the 737 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions40
  • Chronically absent15.0% (2022-23)

Who attends

61.8% of students were Hispanic, 27.9% Black, 6.6% White in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic61.8%
  2. Black27.9%
  3. White6.6%
  4. Asian3.7%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Nicholas Murray Butler Academy School No. 23 scored proficient or above: 22% in reading in 2021-22 and 10% in math in 2022-23, against 48.6% in reading in 2021-22 and 37.6% in math in 2022-23 across New Jersey. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within New Jersey, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtNew Jersey
Reading and language arts, 2021-2222%42%48.6%
Math, 2022-2310%19% (2021-22)37.6%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Elementary schools in Elizabeth

22 public elementary schools in Elizabeth report 2024-25 enrollment.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Toussaint Louverture-Marquis de Lafayette School No. 61,00112.480.7%
Dr. Antonia Pantoja School No. 2793414.572.8%
Juan Pablo Duarte - Jose Julian Marti School No 2887812.083.4%
Abraham Lincoln School No. 1479312.176.4%
Dr. Albert Einstein Academy School No. 2978512.972.6%
Mabel G. Homes School No. 576711.376.3%
Nicholas S. Lacorte-Peterstown School No. 376512.981.7%
Joseph Battin School No 475711.273.1%

All public schools in Elizabeth →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Nicholas Murray Butler Academy School No. 23

  1. Robert Morris School No. 18The nearest public elementary school, 0.5 miles away: 471 students, 11.8 per teacher (2024-25).0.5 mi
  2. Dr. Antonia Pantoja School No. 27The next nearest public elementary school, 0.5 miles away: 934 students, 14.5 per teacher (2024-25).0.5 mi
  3. Compare Nicholas Murray Butler Academy School No. 23 with Robert Morris School No. 18Students, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Elizabeth Public Schools spends per student$24,903 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$24,903
  5. The largest public schools in New JerseyNicholas Murray Butler Academy School No. 23 is the number 143 by size of 1,485 New Jersey elementary schools open in 2024-25.#143 of 1,485
  6. New Jersey schools by students per teacher12.0 students per teacher here against the New Jersey median of 11.2 for elementary schools.12.0:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Nicholas Murray Butler Academy School No. 23

  1. How many students attend Nicholas Murray Butler Academy School No. 23?
    667 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 600 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Elizabeth, NJ.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Nicholas Murray Butler Academy School No. 23?
    12.0 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the New Jersey median for elementary schools is 11.2. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Nicholas Murray Butler Academy School No. 23 a Title I school?
    Nicholas Murray Butler Academy School No. 23 ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Nicholas Murray Butler Academy School No. 23 do on state tests?
    The students tested at Nicholas Murray Butler Academy School No. 23 scored proficient or above: 22% in reading in 2021-22 and 10% in math in 2022-23, against 48.6% in reading in 2021-22 and 37.6% in math in 2022-23 across New Jersey. New Jersey's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Nicholas Murray Butler Academy School No. 23 in?
    Elizabeth Public Schools, NCES district ID 3404590. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 340459005526 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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