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Nicholas Murray Butler School No. 23
501 Union Ave Elizabeth NJ, 07208, Union County Phone: 908-436-5535 Ranking:  (1,618 out of 1,847, bottom 12%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 8 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 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 61 | 62 | 62 | 60 | 69 | 77 | 77 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 715 | 758 | 740 | 725 | 789 | 831 | 856 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 90 | 12.6% | 90 | 11.9% | 90 | 12.2% | 90 | 12.4% | 90 | 11.4% | 89 | 10.7% | 90 | 10.5% |
| Kindergarten: | 105 | 14.7% | 135 | 17.8% | 105 | 14.2% | 117 | 16.1% | 111 | 14.1% | 133 | 16.0% | 153 | 17.9% |
| Grade 1: | 110 | 15.4% | 110 | 14.5% | 111 | 15.0% | 96 | 13.2% | 130 | 16.5% | 99 | 11.9% | 163 | 19.0% |
| Grade 2: | 89 | 12.4% | 82 | 10.8% | 65 | 8.8% | 80 | 11.0% | 81 | 10.3% | 93 | 11.2% | 115 | 13.4% |
| Grade 3: | 70 | 9.8% | 61 | 8.0% | 72 | 9.7% | 55 | 7.6% | 82 | 10.4% | 86 | 10.3% | 125 | 14.6% |
| Grade 4: | 56 | 7.8% | 50 | 6.6% | 56 | 7.6% | 62 | 8.6% | 68 | 8.6% | 71 | 8.5% | 102 | 11.9% |
| Grade 5: | 49 | 6.9% | 54 | 7.1% | 60 | 8.1% | 63 | 8.7% | 75 | 9.5% | 76 | 9.1% | 108 | 12.6% |
| Grade 6: | 40 | 5.6% | 54 | 7.1% | 58 | 7.8% | 58 | 8.0% | 57 | 7.2% | 62 | 7.5% | NA | NA |
| Grade 7: | 48 | 6.7% | 58 | 7.7% | 49 | 6.6% | 49 | 6.8% | 49 | 6.2% | 56 | 6.7% | NA | NA |
| Grade 8: | 46 | 6.4% | 41 | 5.4% | 54 | 7.3% | 43 | 5.9% | 46 | 5.8% | 63 | 7.6% | NA | NA |
| Ungraded: | 12 | 1.7% | 23 | 3.0% | 20 | 2.7% | 12 | 1.7% | NA | NA | 3 | 0.4% | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 371 | 51.9% | 377 | 49.7% | 384 | 51.9% | 374 | 51.6% | 411 | 52.1% | 413 | 49.7% | 445 | 52.0% |
| Female: | 344 | 48.1% | 381 | 50.3% | 356 | 48.1% | 351 | 48.4% | 378 | 47.9% | 418 | 50.3% | 407 | 47.5% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 38 | 5.3% | 30 | 4.0% | 34 | 4.6% | 36 | 5.0% | 35 | 4.4% | 45 | 5.4% | 35 | 4.1% |
| Hispanic: | 319 | 44.6% | 346 | 45.6% | 294 | 39.7% | 277 | 38.2% | 295 | 37.4% | 316 | 38.0% | 404 | 47.2% |
| Black: | 332 | 46.4% | 354 | 46.7% | 377 | 50.9% | 383 | 52.8% | 414 | 52.5% | 426 | 51.3% | 379 | 44.3% |
| White: | 24 | 3.4% | 28 | 3.7% | 34 | 4.6% | 28 | 3.9% | 44 | 5.6% | 44 | 5.3% | 38 | 4.4% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 540 | 75.5% | 618 | 81.5% | 612 | 82.7% | 590 | 81.4% | 633 | 80.2% | 628 | 75.6% | 565 | 66.0% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 79 | 11.0% | 67 | 8.8% | 43 | 5.8% | 57 | 7.9% | 50 | 6.3% | 69 | 8.3% | 91 | 10.6% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 11.72 | 12.23 | 12.01 | 12.08 | 11.43 | 9.40 | 11.10 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ASK | ||||||
| 2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 51.7% | 59.0% | 79.4% |
| 2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 76.7% | 69.5% | 83.2% |
| 2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 79.8% | 68.7% | 82.4% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 68.9% | 74.5% | 83.4% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 78.7% | 80.1% | 86.1% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 33.8% | 51.1% | 62.9% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 41.6% | 49.4% | 59.8% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 60.3% | 53.0% | 63.0% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 35.9% | 55.6% | 66.7% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 42.4% | 54.0% | 66.4% |
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 58.4% | 58.0% | 76.6% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 83.9% | 72.9% | 82.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 86.9% | 77.7% | 86.8% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 77.5% | 80.2% | 87.3% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 75.2% | 81.9% | 86.8% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 56.6% | 68.6% | 75.4% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 72.1% | 71.7% | 78.3% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 76.5% | 71.0% | 78.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 43.6% | 67.0% | 78.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 52.9% | 65.9% | 77.7% |
| 2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 64.9% | 60.4% | 77.6% |
| 2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 75.6% | 66.3% | 82.2% |
| 2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 80.0% | 66.2% | 81.6% |
| 2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 69% | 66.0% | 80.0% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 73.0% | 68.9% | 80.6% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 77.4% | 74.3% | 82.7% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 37.7% | 44.3% | 63.2% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 21.2% | 41.4% | 59.7% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 25.8% | 47.0% | 62.7% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 32.8% | 46.6% | 58.5% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 28.8% | 43.6% | 59.4% |
| 2003 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 56.0% | 50.8% | 68.0% |
| 2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 78.8% | 56.7% | 72.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 79.9% | 66.1% | 80.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 77.0% | 70.5% | 82.3% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 75.6% | 76.5% | 84.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 83.6% | 79.3% | 84.9% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 36.6% | 62.1% | 73.1% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 41.8% | 65.3% | 77.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 47.8% | 72.5% | 79.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 56.7% | 71.3% | 77.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 52.6% | 73.0% | 78.3% |
| 2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 58.9% | 55.6% | 81.1% |
| 2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 52.2% | 57.3% | 82.3% |
| 2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 56.1% | 60.2% | 83.1% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 68.4% | 65.8% | 85.1% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 62.9% | 74.8% | 91.1% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 68.7% | 83.1% | 93.5% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 70.6% | 77.3% | 90.0% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 71.6% | 85.1% | 91.3% |
| 2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 66.1% | 81.2% | 89.5% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 71.9% | 72.9% | 88.8% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 37.5% | 41.8% | 60.0% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 35.2% | 45.7% | 66.2% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 43.3% | 48.9% | 63.3% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 25% | 38.9% | 60.9% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 30% | 43.9% | 62.1% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 28.3% | 43.1% | 61.3% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 65.6% | 72.6% | 84.1% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 67.0% | 68.3% | 76.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 73.2% | 70.7% | 77.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 55.1% | 70.3% | 79.0% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 55.3% | 67.7% | 80.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 75.0% | 74.1% | 83.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 60.4% | 68.8% | 79.9% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 45% | 52.5% | 70.1% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 38.2% | 47.9% | 65.5% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 40.7% | 51.8% | 66.7% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 42.9% | 48.0% | 66.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 63.3% | 60.2% | 71.2% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 66.1% | 62.4% | 72.1% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 61.0% | 67.7% | 77.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 60.3% | 71.3% | 78.9% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 36.7% | 50.1% | 72.4% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 40.0% | 53.9% | 69.5% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 26% | 44.0% | 63.3% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 26.4% | 41.5% | 61.0% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 31.1% | 48.8% | 65.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 42.8% | 51.8% | 66.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 55.6% | 55.4% | 64.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 50.0% | 56.1% | 65.7% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 34% | 51.8% | 63.2% |
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 24.3% | 53.2% | 63.5% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 50% | 63.7% | 82.5% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 57.4% | 66.7% | 82.9% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 50% | 71.0% | 82.1% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 60.4% | 72.2% | 82.2% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 59.3% | 72.0% | 81.9% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 38.3% | 48.2% | 71.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 31.9% | 51.1% | 69.0% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 17.4% | 55.3% | 71.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 52.9% | 61.6% | 71.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 37.1% | 58.0% | 69.3% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 60.0% | 64.8% | 84.6% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 54.4% | 64.4% | 83.3% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 52.1% | 69.3% | 81.2% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 64.1% | 70.9% | 81.9% |
| 2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 46.3% | 61.8% | 79.0% |
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* Nicholas Murray Butler School No. 23 was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.