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Thomas Paine Elementary School

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Thomas Paine Elementary School ranks 476 th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

476^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 65% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Thomas Paine Elementary School is a public elementary school in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, serving 335 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the Cherry Hill School District, which is ranked 236 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Thomas Paine Elementary consistently outperforms the state average in NJSLA test scores across grades 3-5 in both English Language Arts and Mathematics. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's 3rd-grade ELA proficiency rate was 66.7%, compared to the state average of 44.9%, and its 3rd-grade Math proficiency rate was 64.7%, compared to the state average of 49.8%. The school also has strong performance among its African American and Hispanic student subgroups, ranking in the top quartile of New Jersey elementary schools for these subgroups in recent years. However, the school's Special Education students have struggled, ranking in the bottom half of New Jersey elementary schools for this subgroup.

Compared to nearby schools, Thomas Paine Elementary generally outperforms A. Russell Knight Elementary School and Clara Barton Elementary School, both of which are also part of the Cherry Hill School District. However, the school lags behind the highly-ranked Mary E. Roberts Elementary School in Moorestown, which is a top-performing school in the state. The school's relatively high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 13.5% to 16.6% over the past few years, may be an area of concern and could impact overall academic performance.

342

Students ?

13.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,500

Per pupil spending ?

27.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4001 Church Rd.
Cherry Hill, NJ 08034-1199

(856) 667-1350

District: Cherry Hill School District

Students who attend Thomas Paine Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	John A. Carusi Middle School
	Rosa International Middle School
High:	Cherry Hill High School West

Racial breakdown:

White:

47.4%

Hispanic:

19.0%

African American:

12.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 73rd percentile in 2022 → 65th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (55% vs 46% meeting standards)

✓Above the New Jersey median (65th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 73rd-percentile peak (2022) to 65th (2025)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school55%

District avg57%

New Jersey avg46%

476^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 35%▲ up 13 pts since 2015

From top 49% (2015) to top 35% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 12Elementary Schools in the Cherry Hill School District

236^th of 609Cherry Hill 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	65.4	476 of 1347	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.5	554 of 1338	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.8	485 of 1342	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	74.4	367 of 1345	72.7%	★★★★☆
2021	52.2	572 of 1317	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.3	528 of 1360	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.5	469 of 1353	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	68.0	488 of 1352	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	72.8	397 of 1346	70.5%	★★★★☆
2015	53.8	659 of 1357	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2014	62.4	621 of 1363	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	68.5	522 of 1367	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	70.8	471 of 1363	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	73.0	386 of 1360	71.6%	★★★★☆
2010	69.2	469 of 1354	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	73.3	389 of 1346	71.1%	★★★★☆
2008	68.7	499 of 1338	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	60.4	705 of 1329	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	74.2	354 of 1314	73.1%	★★★★☆
2005	69.6	477 of 1303	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2004	74.3	345 of 1298	73.4%	★★★★☆
2003	68.6	466 of 1204	61.3%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	73.1	79 of 463	82.9%	★★★★☆
2024	94.1	19 of 469	95.9%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2023	63.3	130 of 346	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.3	149 of 348	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.2	202 of 339	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.9	206 of 370	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	10.6	315 of 370	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2019	72.4	99 of 463	78.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	57.0	549 of 1326	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.0	560 of 1317	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.6	503 of 1318	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	75.8	334 of 1326	74.8%	★★★★☆
2021	51.0	577 of 1290	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.9	531 of 1331	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	73.1	378 of 1333	71.6%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	63.5	315 of 1032	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.3	346 of 989	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.7	308 of 982	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.1	336 of 953	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.9	331 of 896	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.6	390 of 899	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	73.8	173 of 870	80.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	65.6	274 of 1023	73.2%	★★★★☆
2024	60.4	281 of 939	70.1%	★★★★☆
2023	73.9	160 of 910	82.4%	★★★★☆
2022	86.3	71 of 863	91.8%	★★★★★
2021	55.0	290 of 839	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.8	340 of 948	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	75.7	166 of 942	82.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	71.1	388 of 1318	70.6%	★★★★☆
2024	60.7	511 of 1313	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.6	448 of 1315	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.4	400 of 1324	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.5	541 of 1297	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.0	507 of 1335	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.2	525 of 1334	60.6%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	35.7	595 of 1023	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.0	533 of 989	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.0	385 of 958	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.7	244 of 949	74.3%	★★★★☆
2021	48.9	371 of 868	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.9	430 of 1007	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	73.1	221 of 1001	77.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	62.4	367 of 970	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.4	384 of 963	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.8	352 of 975	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	72.3	250 of 976	74.4%	★★★★☆
2021	52.7	423 of 964	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	75.7	189 of 1023	81.5%	★★★★☆
2018	69.6	295 of 1022	71.1%	★★★★☆

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)

African American (2025)83rd percentile+18 vs school

English Language Learner (2019)79th percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)73rd percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)71st percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)69th percentile+5 vs school

Asian (2023)62nd percentile~ school

White (2025)62nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)59th percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2025)42nd percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts60%+10 vs state

Mathematics55%+8 vs state

Science39%+9 vs state

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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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Thomas Paine Elementary School	Public	K-5	4001 Church Rd.	Cherry Hill	08034	Camden County	Cherry Hill School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 667-1350	342	26	13.1	27.2%	162 (47.4%)	44 (12.9%)	65 (19.0%)	40 (11.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	29 (8.5%)	65.4	476^th of 1347 public elementary schools	64.7%		59.5	554^th of 1338 public elementary schools	58.6%	78	38.8	66.7	54.9	58.8	64.7	47.0	54.4	$9,500	$175	$9,325
Countryside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	115 Schoolhouse Lane	Mount Laurel	08054	Burlington County	Mount Laurel Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 234-2750	293	29	10.0	16.7%	146 (49.8%)	40 (13.7%)	37 (12.6%)	42 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (9.6%)	44.8	744^th of 1347 public elementary schools	44.8%		63.9	489^th of 1338 public elementary schools	63.5%	255		29.1	48.7		51.0	52.7		$9,922		$9,922
Kingston Elementary School	Public	K-5	320 Kingston Rd.	Cherry Hill	08034	Camden County	Cherry Hill School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 667-0986	417	34	12.2	32.9%	202 (48.4%)	40 (9.6%)	76 (18.2%)	68 (16.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (7.2%)	55.6	608^th of 1347 public elementary schools	54.9%		63.2	501^st of 1338 public elementary schools	62.6%	107	31.5	41.4	38.5	61.9	68.9	47.7	56.2	$9,353	$117	$9,236
Maude M. Wilkins Elementary School	Public	2-4	34 West Mill Road	Maple Shade	08052	Burlington County	Maple Shade School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 779-1129	554	50	11.0	57.4%	237 (42.8%)	97 (17.5%)	149 (26.9%)	28 (5.1%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (7.0%)	14.7	1180^th of 1347 public elementary schools	12.4%		13.4	1178^th of 1338 public elementary schools	12.0%	2		27.4	31.0		21.8	22.4		$8,864		$8,864
Joyce Kilmer Elementary School	Public	K-5	2900 Chapel Ave.	Cherry Hill	08002	Camden County	Cherry Hill School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 667-3903	412	27	15.2	34.0%	162 (39.3%)	52 (12.6%)	93 (22.6%)	72 (17.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	30 (7.3%)	37.8	847^th of 1347 public elementary schools	37.1%		45.1	733^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	45.2%	114	28.2	43.5	31.2	59.2	37.1	29.5	36.4	$7,774	$217	$7,557
Clara Barton Elementary School	Public	K-5	223 Rhode Island Ave.	Cherry Hill	08034	Camden County	Cherry Hill School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 667-3303	494	35	14.1	31.4%	223 (45.1%)	63 (12.8%)	112 (22.7%)	63 (12.8%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	28 (5.7%)	55.1	613^th of 1347 public elementary schools	54.5%		61.7	524^th of 1338 public elementary schools	60.8%	89	29.1	39.6	73.1	48.9	47.3	56.4	54.3	$7,759	$178	$7,581
Parkway Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	142 Ramblewood Parkway	Mount Laurel	08054	Burlington County	Mount Laurel Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 235-3364	366	32	11.6	15.3%	221 (60.4%)	32 (8.7%)	46 (12.6%)	27 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (10.9%)	53.5	635^th of 1347 public elementary schools	52.9%		53	633^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	52.7%	2		39.8	58.6		48.2	60.0		$8,101		$8,101
Estelle V. Malberg Early Childhood Center	Public	PK-K	1220 Winston Way	Cherry Hill	08034	Camden County	Cherry Hill School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 429-7283	174	16	10.6	21.8%	76 (43.7%)	26 (14.9%)	35 (20.1%)	27 (15.5%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.2%)								(n/a)								$7,754		$7,754
James F. Cooper Elementary School	Public	K-5	1960 Greentree Rd.	Cherry Hill	08003	Camden County	Cherry Hill School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 424-4554	284	24	11.8	24.3%	136 (47.9%)	36 (12.7%)	32 (11.3%)	57 (20.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (8.1%)	57.3	582^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	56.8%		75.1	355^th of 1338 public elementary schools	73.5%	227	30.0	38.6	73.2	47.5	43.2	71.4	55.0	$11,363		$11,363
Mary E. Roberts Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	290 Crescent Avenue	Moorestown	08057	Burlington County	Moorestown Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 778-6635	339	29	11.7	13.9%	220 (64.9%)	22 (6.5%)	44 (13.0%)	28 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.4%)	92.5	72^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	94.7%		89.4	124^th of 1338 public elementary schools	90.7%	52		74.0			83.8			$7,429		$7,429

Frequently Asked Questions about Thomas Paine Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Thomas Paine Elementary School?

Students at Thomas Paine Elementary School are 47% White, 19% Hispanic, 13% African American, 12% Asian, 8% Two or more races.

What district is Thomas Paine Elementary School in?

Cherry Hill School District

Is Thomas Paine Elementary School a good school?

Thomas Paine Elementary School ranks 476^th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Thomas Paine Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 342 students attended Thomas Paine Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Thomas Paine Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Thomas Paine Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : John A. Carusi Middle School
Middle : Rosa International Middle School
High : Cherry Hill High School West

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