John E. Dwyer Technology Academy High School
123 Pearl St
Elizabeth NJ, 07202, Union County
Phone: 908-436-6565
Ranking: 
(335 out of 346, bottom 3%)*
(335 out of 346, bottom 3%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Elizabeth City School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | ||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 91 | 76 | 94 | 90 | 98 | |||||
| Total Students: | 1,070 | 938 | 838 | 936 | 957 | |||||
| Grade 9: | 395 | 36.9% | 332 | 35.4% | 252 | 30.1% | 311 | 33.2% | 392 | 41.0% |
| Grade 10: | 248 | 23.2% | 187 | 19.9% | 170 | 20.3% | 281 | 30.0% | 256 | 26.8% |
| Grade 11: | 209 | 19.5% | 151 | 16.1% | 219 | 26.1% | 171 | 18.3% | 157 | 16.4% |
| Grade 12: | 140 | 13.1% | 189 | 20.1% | 144 | 17.2% | 126 | 13.5% | 124 | 13.0% |
| Ungraded: | 78 | 7.3% | 79 | 8.4% | 53 | 6.3% | 47 | 5.0% | 28 | 2.9% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||
| Male: | 675 | 63.1% | 602 | 64.2% | 563 | 67.2% | 627 | 67.0% | 635 | 66.4% |
| Female: | 395 | 36.9% | 336 | 35.8% | 275 | 32.8% | 309 | 33.0% | 322 | 33.6% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 17 | 1.6% | 18 | 1.9% | 21 | 2.5% | 23 | 2.5% | 27 | 2.8% |
| Hispanic: | 715 | 66.8% | 657 | 70.0% | 584 | 69.7% | 647 | 69.1% | 620 | 64.8% |
| Black: | 282 | 26.4% | 221 | 23.6% | 194 | 23.2% | 221 | 23.6% | 256 | 26.8% |
| White: | 53 | 5.0% | 42 | 4.5% | 39 | 4.7% | 45 | 4.8% | 54 | 5.6% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Two or More Races: | 3 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 839 | 78.4% | 767 | 81.8% | 629 | 75.1% | 768 | 82.1% | 736 | 76.9% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 85 | 7.9% | 86 | 9.2% | 83 | 9.9% | 64 | 6.8% | 84 | 8.8% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 11.76 | 12.34 | 8.96 | 10.40 | 9.77 | |||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| HSPA | ||||||
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 53.8% | 73.8% | 89.6% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 60.7% | 79.8% | 91.5% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 46.0% | 77.2% | 91.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 36.2% | 50.3% | 75.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 43.3% | 62.7% | 79.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 34.4% | 63.2% | 79.7% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* John E. Dwyer Technology Academy High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.