Admiral William F. Halsey Jr. Health & Public Safety Academy

641 South Street, Elizabeth NJ, 7202 | Elizabeth City School District | 908-436-6600
  • grades 9-12
  • students 1155
  • type High
PROFICIENCY 18% 66% lower than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 44 in Elizabeth
  • Ranked #0 of 3440 in New Jersey
Proficiency Averages
38%Elizabeth
52%New Jersey

Admiral William F. Halsey Jr. Health & Public Safety Academy is a school servicing grades 9 to 12 and is located in the district of "Elizabeth City School District" in Elizabeth, NJ. There are a total of 1,155 students and 83 teachers at Admiral William F. Halsey Jr. Health & Public Safety Academy, for a student to teacher ratio of 14 to 1.

Admiral William F. Halsey Jr. Health & Public Safety Academy has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 17.5%, which is 66% lower than the New Jersey average.

Admiral William F. Halsey Jr. Health & Public Safety Academy location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students1155
Teachers83
Student/Teacher ratio14:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollment208
Taking some courses202
Taking some courses (not tests)6
Passing some courses8
Passing no courses186

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At Admiral William F. Halsey Jr. Health & Public Safety Academy, there are a total of 208 students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with 202 taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All2%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School2%

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All33%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School33%

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

Admiral William F. Halsey Jr. Health & Public Safety Academy race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictNew JerseyNational
White 7.0% 8.3% 50.4% 51.1%
Black 26.1% 20.5% 15.0% 15.9%
Asian 1.0% 1.8% 9.7% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 65.9% 69.1% 22.9% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.0% 0.0% 0.2% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.0% 0.2% 0.3% 0.4%
Multiracial 0.0% 0.0% 1.5% 3.1%

Elizabeth demographics profile

StatisticElizabethNew JerseyNational
Population128,4848,882,190328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)10,4301,21591
Median age34.939.537.7
Male/Female ratio1.0:11.0:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)43%56%55%
Speak English24%69%79%
Speak Spanish60%16%13%

Education level achieved in Elizabeth

IndexElizabethNew JerseyNational
Completed 8th grade72.4%87.5%84.3%
Completed high school70.1%86.3%83.0%
Completed some college33.9%60.7%59.4%
Completed associate degree16.3%43.9%38.5%
Completed bachelors11.8%37.5%30.3%
Completed masters3.7%14.4%11.5%
Completed professional degree1.1%4.0%3.3%
Completed doctorate0.2%1.5%1.3%
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Source: The Admiral William F. Halsey Jr. Health & Public Safety Academy data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.