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Peter Muschal Elementary

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Peter Muschal Elementary ranks 548 th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

548^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 59% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Peter Muschal Elementary is a public elementary school in Bordentown, New Jersey, serving 480 students in grades PK-5 as part of the Bordentown Regional School District. The school has consistently performed above the state average in English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency across grades 3-5, outperforming the district in these areas as well. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's 5th-grade ELA proficiency rate of 63.9% was higher than the district's 58.8%, and its 3rd-grade Mathematics proficiency rate of 65.7% was also higher than the district's 60.9%.

Peter Muschal Elementary has shown strong performance among its African American and Hispanic student subgroups, with these students consistently ranking in the top quartile of New Jersey elementary schools in recent years. In 2021-2022, the school's African American students ranked 35th out of 494 New Jersey elementary schools in ELA, with a 5-star rating, and the school's Hispanic students ranked 104th out of 982 New Jersey elementary schools in ELA in 2022-2023, with a 4-star rating. However, the school's White student subgroup has generally performed below the state average, ranking in the bottom half of New Jersey elementary schools in recent years.

While the school's academic performance is commendable, there is a concerning trend of increasing chronic absenteeism rates, rising from 7.1% in 2021-2022 to 16.6% in 2022-2023, which is higher than the state average. Additionally, the school's per-student spending of $7,739 in 2018-2019 is lower than the state average, which may impact the resources and support available to students. However, the school's low student-teacher ratio of 9.6 in 2023-2024 suggests a favorable learning environment.

464

Students ?

10.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,739

Per pupil spending ?

16.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

323 Ward Ave
Bordentown, NJ 08505-2326

(609) 298-2600

District: Bordentown Regional School District

Students who attend Peter Muschal Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Bordentown Regional Middle School
High:	Bordentown Regional High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

64.7%

Hispanic:

18.3%

African American:

9.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 82nd percentile in 2015 → 59th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (52% vs 46% meeting standards)

✓Above the New Jersey median (59th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 23 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school52%

District avg52%

New Jersey avg46%

548^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 41%▼ down 23 pts since 2015

From top 18% (2015) to top 41% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Elementary Schools in the Bordentown Regional School District

265^th of 609Bordentown Regional School District among New Jersey districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	59.5	548 of 1347	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.5	422 of 1338	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.5	405 of 1342	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	76.5	340 of 1345	74.7%	★★★★☆
2021	63.2	434 of 1317	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.8	467 of 1360	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	82.1	225 of 1353	83.4%	★★★★☆
2017	66.2	518 of 1352	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	85.4	178 of 1346	86.8%	★★★★☆
2015	82.1	240 of 1357	82.3%	★★★★☆
2014	80.0	248 of 1363	81.8%	★★★★☆
2013	81.8	185 of 1367	86.5%	★★★★☆
2012	80.5	204 of 1363	85.0%	★★★★☆
2011	79.7	217 of 1360	84.0%	★★★★☆
2010	84.4	87 of 1354	93.6%	★★★★★
2009	73.4	385 of 1346	71.4%	★★★★☆
2008	78.5	205 of 1338	84.7%	★★★★☆
2007	67.2	550 of 1329	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	46.8	878 of 1314	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2005	56.6	734 of 1303	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2004	54.4	748 of 1298	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2003	38.8	846 of 1204	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	63.3	119 of 463	74.3%	★★★★☆
2023	75.1	89 of 463	80.8%	★★★★☆
2022	89.3	35 of 494	92.9%	★★★★★
2021	87.5	27 of 456	94.1%	★★★★★
2019	71.9	111 of 522	78.7%	★★★★☆
2018	63.5	155 of 517	70.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	51.5	630 of 1326	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.4	407 of 1317	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.3	412 of 1318	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	77.3	311 of 1326	76.5%	★★★★☆
2021	59.0	476 of 1290	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.3	492 of 1331	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	78.9	278 of 1333	79.1%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	50.6	454 of 1032	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	73.6	197 of 989	80.1%	★★★★☆
2023	85.9	104 of 982	89.4%	★★★★☆
2021	51.0	367 of 896	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	87.7	79 of 870	90.9%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	60.7	328 of 1023	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.5	262 of 939	72.1%	★★★★☆
2023	53.7	350 of 910	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.8	456 of 839	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.2	456 of 948	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.8	229 of 942	75.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	65.2	467 of 1318	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.8	414 of 1313	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.7	369 of 1315	71.9%	★★★★☆
2022	72.0	367 of 1324	72.3%	★★★★☆
2021	66.6	378 of 1297	70.9%	★★★★☆
2019	69.8	424 of 1335	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	84.1	176 of 1334	86.8%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	73.8	205 of 1023	80.0%	★★★★☆
2024	69.0	225 of 989	77.2%	★★★★☆
2023	71.2	192 of 958	80.0%	★★★★☆
2022	83.6	100 of 949	89.5%	★★★★☆
2021	52.0	342 of 868	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	79.1	153 of 1007	84.8%	★★★★☆
2018	96.8	21 of 1001	97.9%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	47.1	532 of 970	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	58.7	392 of 963	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.2	358 of 975	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.0	328 of 976	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.3	427 of 964	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.2	395 of 1023	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	87.7	57 of 1022	94.4%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Special Education (2025)80th percentile+21 vs school

African American (2025)74th percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)68th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)65th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)56th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)52nd percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)45th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts59%+9 vs state

Mathematics51%+5 vs state

Science30%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJSLA-S Science (2025)	NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)				NJSLA Mathematics (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NJSLA-S Science 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Peter Muschal Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	323 Ward Ave	Bordentown	08505	Burlington County	Bordentown Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 298-2600	464	46	10.0	16.6%	300 (64.7%)	42 (9.1%)	85 (18.3%)	35 (7.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	59.5	548^th of 1347 public elementary schools	59.3%		69.5	422^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	68.5%	126	29.5	55.8	58.0	63.9		65.7	42.0	47.6		$7,739	$91	$7,648
Mac Farland Intermediate	Public	3-5	87 Crosswicks St	Bordentown	08505	Burlington County	Bordentown Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 291-7192	269	26	10.3	31.2%	142 (52.8%)	64 (23.8%)	41 (15.2%)	21 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	58.5	565^th of 1347 public elementary schools	58.1%		56.7	584^th of 1338 public elementary schools	56.4%	19	24.4	58.0	54.4	55.1		56.7	59.1	50.5		$8,394	$424	$7,970
Clara Barton Elementary	Public	K-2	100 Crosswicks St	Bordentown	08505	Burlington County	Bordentown Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 298-0676	202	18	11.2	26.2%	105 (52.0%)	40 (19.8%)	36 (17.8%)	17 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.0%)								(n/a)										$9,856	$503	$9,353
Chesterfield Township Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	30 Saddle Way	Chesterfield	08515	Burlington County	Chesterfield Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 298-6900	675	65	10.4	5.6%	383 (56.7%)	23 (3.4%)	49 (7.3%)	190 (28.1%)	7 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	21 (3.1%)	63.6	497^th of 1347 public elementary schools	63.1%		59.4	555^th of 1338 public elementary schools	58.5%	58	47.0	41.0	60.6	70.7	62.1	44.2	53.1	53.5	47.2	$10,698	$60	$10,638
Yardville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	450 Yardville Allentown Rd	Hamilton	08620	Mercer County	Hamilton Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 631-4170	312	22	14.1	21.5%	212 (67.9%)	26 (8.3%)	59 (18.9%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.9%)	78	315^th of 1347 public elementary schools	76.6%		64.8	484^th of 1338 public elementary schools	63.8%	169	37.2	60.0	80.4	79.0		60.0	63.1	68.4		$10,057	$07	$10,050
Yardville Heights Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3880 South Broad Street	Hamilton	08620	Mercer County	Hamilton Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 631-4171	251	23	10.7	59.8%	100 (39.8%)	38 (15.1%)	103 (41.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.2%)	56.7	589^th of 1347 public elementary schools	56.3%		45.5	726^th of 1338 public elementary schools	45.7%	137	15.1	60.8	74.1	65.3		65.2	53.8	42.3		$9,462	$07	$9,455
Sunnybrae Elementary School	Public	K-5	166 Elton Avenue	Hamilton	08620	Mercer County	Hamilton Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 631-4166	278	25	11.1	44.2%	97 (34.9%)	56 (20.1%)	100 (36.0%)	7 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.5%)	36.9	857^th of 1347 public elementary schools	36.4%		30.7	934^th of 1338 public elementary schools	30.2%	77	34.9	33.3	39.0	58.4		22.2	24.4	48.6		$11,259	$06	$11,253
Kisthardt Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	215 Harcourt Drive	Hamilton	08610	Mercer County	Hamilton Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 631-4153	250	21	11.9	73.6%	35 (14.0%)	41 (16.4%)	164 (65.6%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.2%)	15.8	1160^th of 1347 public elementary schools	13.9%		11.8	1210^th of 1338 public elementary schools	9.6%	50	16.4	5.7	19.4	35.3		14.3	16.1	31.4		$11,468	$879	$10,589
Robinson Elementary School	Public	K-5	495 Gropp Avenue	Hamilton	08610	Mercer County	Hamilton Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 631-4163	387	32	11.9	44.7%	155 (40.1%)	45 (11.6%)	145 (37.5%)	14 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	27 (7.0%)	39	827^th of 1347 public elementary schools	38.6%		37.4	833^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	37.7%	6	16.9	57.4	54.5	50.0		48.2	21.9	23.7		$8,942	$05	$8,937
McGalliard Elementary School	Public	K-5	1600 Arena Drive	Hamilton	08610	Mercer County	Hamilton Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 631-4158	294	24	12.3	59.2%	59 (20.1%)	59 (20.1%)	151 (51.4%)	18 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (2.0%)	29.4	964^th of 1347 public elementary schools	28.4%		23.1	1029^th of 1338 public elementary schools	23.1%	65	16.1	35.3	63.1	35.8		30.7	39.1	17.9		$8,432	$07	$8,425

Frequently Asked Questions about Peter Muschal Elementary

How many students attend Peter Muschal Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 464 students attended Peter Muschal Elementary.

What district is Peter Muschal Elementary in?

Bordentown Regional School District

What schools do graduates of Peter Muschal Elementary attend?

Students who attend Peter Muschal Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Bordentown Regional Middle School
High : Bordentown Regional High School

Is Peter Muschal Elementary a good school?

Peter Muschal Elementary ranks 548^th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Peter Muschal Elementary?

Students at Peter Muschal Elementary are 65% White, 18% Hispanic, 9% African American, 8% Asian.

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