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Cranbury School

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Cranbury School ranks 174 th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

174^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 87% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Cranbury School is a highly-regarded public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Cranbury, New Jersey. With 438 students, the school is part of the Cranbury Township School District, which is ranked 67 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating.

Cranbury School consistently outperforms the state average in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 80.5% of 3rd graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 44.9%. The school also excels in supporting the academic achievement of various student subgroups, ranking 69 out of 1,318 New Jersey elementary schools for male students and 10 out of 1,023 schools for special education students, both with a 5-star rating. Additionally, Cranbury School has relatively low chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 5.5% to 16.6% over the past few years, which is lower than the state average.

When compared to nearby schools, Cranbury School stands out as a high-performing institution. For instance, Millstone River School, which is part of the same district, has lower proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics across multiple grade levels. While Cranbury School is a highly successful school, there is room for improvement in 8th grade mathematics, where the school's performance (4.8% proficiency) is significantly lower than the state average (20.7%).

421

Students ?

7.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,574

Per pupil spending ?

9.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

23 N Main St
Cranbury, NJ 08512-3203

(609) 395-1700

District: Cranbury Township School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

50.1%

Asian:

30.9%

Hispanic:

10.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 97th percentile in 2015 → 87th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (74% vs 45% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 13% of New Jersey elementary schools

✓Small classes — about 8 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school74%

District avg74%

New Jersey avg45%

Elementary school

174^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 13%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From top 3% (2015) to top 13% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

80^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Top 11%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

67^th of 609Cranbury Township 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	86.8	174 of 1347	87.1%	★★★★☆
2024	88.2	145 of 1338	89.2%	★★★★☆
2023	91.0	106 of 1342	92.1%	★★★★★
2022	90.1	120 of 1345	91.1%	★★★★★
2021	87.3	142 of 1317	89.2%	★★★★☆
2019	87.1	141 of 1360	89.6%	★★★★☆
2018	87.9	127 of 1353	90.6%	★★★★★
2017	90.7	81 of 1352	94.0%	★★★★★
2016	87.5	135 of 1346	90.0%	★★★★★
2015	93.6	43 of 1357	96.8%	★★★★★
2014	84.4	129 of 1363	90.5%	★★★★★
2013	84.4	114 of 1367	91.7%	★★★★★
2012	82.5	142 of 1363	89.6%	★★★★☆
2011	87.2	32 of 1360	97.6%	★★★★★
2010	84.9	71 of 1354	94.8%	★★★★★
2009	85.8	73 of 1346	94.6%	★★★★★
2008	85.5	26 of 1338	98.1%	★★★★★
2007	84.5	14 of 1329	98.9%	★★★★★
2006	83.9	43 of 1314	96.7%	★★★★★
2005	80.2	172 of 1303	86.8%	★★★★☆
2004	84.0	82 of 1298	93.7%	★★★★★
2003	77.9	271 of 1204	77.5%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	55.9	160 of 330	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.7	157 of 340	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.8	156 of 346	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.0	113 of 348	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	70.4	94 of 339	72.3%	★★★★☆
2019	86.1	13 of 370	96.5%	★★★★★
2018	83.1	30 of 370	91.9%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	78.2	292 of 1326	78.0%	★★★★☆
2024	77.4	312 of 1317	76.3%	★★★★☆
2023	81.9	225 of 1318	82.9%	★★★★☆
2022	83.0	222 of 1326	83.3%	★★★★☆
2021	74.4	266 of 1290	79.4%	★★★★☆
2019	85.0	157 of 1331	88.2%	★★★★☆
2018	84.2	168 of 1333	87.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	91.7	69 of 1318	94.8%	★★★★★
2024	92.7	58 of 1313	95.6%	★★★★★
2023	94.5	36 of 1315	97.3%	★★★★★
2022	92.9	69 of 1324	94.8%	★★★★★
2021	93.2	57 of 1297	95.6%	★★★★★
2019	87.2	121 of 1335	90.9%	★★★★★
2018	89.0	105 of 1334	92.1%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	99.3	10 of 1023	99.0%	★★★★★
2024	99.1	6 of 989	99.4%	★★★★★
2023	97.1	24 of 958	97.5%	★★★★★
2022	61.0	297 of 949	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.8	208 of 868	76.0%	★★★★☆
2019	82.8	124 of 1007	87.7%	★★★★☆
2018	69.4	253 of 1001	74.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	76.3	196 of 970	79.8%	★★★★☆
2024	79.6	153 of 963	84.1%	★★★★☆
2023	84.1	108 of 975	88.9%	★★★★☆
2022	74.1	227 of 976	76.7%	★★★★☆
2021	58.6	344 of 964	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	77.6	171 of 1023	83.3%	★★★★☆
2018	80.2	149 of 1022	85.4%	★★★★☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	85.2	80 of 752	89.4%	★★★★☆
2024	87.0	66 of 743	91.1%	★★★★★
2023	85.3	78 of 748	89.6%	★★★★☆
2022	88.3	55 of 745	92.6%	★★★★★
2021	85.0	79 of 652	87.9%	★★★★☆
2019	84.0	75 of 745	89.9%	★★★★★
2018	87.7	45 of 716	93.7%	★★★★★
2017	89.1	36 of 712	94.9%	★★★★★
2016	77.4	133 of 713	81.3%	★★★★☆
2015	81.0	86 of 713	87.9%	★★★★☆
2014	90.1	8 of 717	98.9%	★★★★★
2013	89.4	18 of 704	97.4%	★★★★★
2012	87.9	28 of 677	95.9%	★★★★★
2011	89.4	10 of 684	98.5%	★★★★★
2010	91.0	4 of 677	99.4%	★★★★★
2009	90.6	5 of 664	99.2%	★★★★★
2008	91.0	4 of 640	99.4%	★★★★★
2007	89.4	3 of 631	99.5%	★★★★★
2006	88.9	11 of 615	98.2%	★★★★★
2005	90.6	5 of 599	99.2%	★★★★★
2004	91.1	5 of 588	99.1%	★★★★★
2003	90.1	5 of 574	99.1%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	62.3	89 of 204	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.3	53 of 200	73.5%	★★★★☆
2023	68.1	64 of 201	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	87.7	9 of 200	95.5%	★★★★★
2021	76.5	22 of 147	85.0%	★★★★☆
2019	84.0	9 of 199	95.5%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	84.8	91 of 728	87.5%	★★★★☆
2024	82.5	107 of 717	85.1%	★★★★☆
2023	85.5	86 of 720	88.1%	★★★★☆
2022	88.6	56 of 726	92.3%	★★★★★
2021	80.3	94 of 625	85.0%	★★★★☆
2019	83.3	97 of 703	86.2%	★★★★☆
2018	94.0	6 of 680	99.1%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	96.9	14 of 726	98.1%	★★★★★
2024	96.8	15 of 719	97.9%	★★★★★
2023	95.8	17 of 718	97.6%	★★★★★
2022	93.3	35 of 730	95.2%	★★★★★
2021	87.9	57 of 635	91.0%	★★★★★
2019	90.1	53 of 697	92.4%	★★★★★
2018	92.7	27 of 675	96.0%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	98.9	5 of 507	99.0%	★★★★★
2019	67.8	110 of 492	77.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	84.1	49 of 502	90.2%	★★★★★
2024	83.9	51 of 510	90.0%	★★★★★
2023	83.7	44 of 509	91.4%	★★★★★
2022	86.2	39 of 512	92.4%	★★★★★
2021	59.6	143 of 435	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	80.1	64 of 504	87.3%	★★★★☆
2018	87.9	27 of 497	94.6%	★★★★★

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)

Elementary school

Special Education (2025)99th percentile+12 vs school

Male (2025)95th percentile+8 vs school

White (2025)80th percentile-7 vs school

Female (2025)78th percentile-9 vs school

Asian (2025)52nd percentile-36 vs school

Middle school

Special Education (2025)99th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)98th percentile+9 vs school

White (2025)90th percentile~ school

Female (2025)88th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)56th percentile-33 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Geometry100%+39 vs state

Algebra I91%+44 vs state

English Language Arts81%+27 vs state

Mathematics66%+25 vs state

Science52%+28 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)						NJSLA Algebra I (2025)			NJSLA Geometry (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-S Science 8th 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 English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 7th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	NJSLA Geometry 8th Grade	NJSLA Geometry End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Cranbury School	Public	PK, KG-8	23 N Main St	Cranbury	08512	Middlesex County	Cranbury Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 395-1700	421	56	7.5	9.5%	211 (50.1%)	13 (3.1%)	42 (10.0%)	130 (30.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.9%)	86.8	174^th of 1347 public elementary schools	87.1%		88.2	145^th of 1338 public elementary schools	89.2%	29	60.4	47.2	80.5	67.4	79.6	78.7	91.3	83.3	78.1	60.0	66.7	83.0	70.7	4.8	93.8	89.7	91.2	100.0	100.0	$18,574	$108	$18,466
Oak Tree Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	226 Applegarth Road	Monroe Township	08831	Middlesex County	Monroe Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 655-7642	578	41	14.1	7.6%	52 (9.0%)	19 (3.3%)	31 (5.4%)	453 (78.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.8%)	91.4	91^st of 1347 public elementary schools	93.2%		93	61^st of 1338 public elementary schools	95.4%	30			69.2						88.1											$12,219	$30	$12,189
Applegarth Elementary School	Public	4-5	227 Applegarth Rd	Monroe Twp	08831	Middlesex County	Monroe Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 655-0604	373	31	12.2	6.2%	24 (6.4%)	10 (2.7%)	14 (3.8%)	317 (85.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.1%)								(n/a)	55.0			74.5	76.5					81.3	82.4									$12,714	$31	$12,683
Grace N. Rogers Elementary School	Public	3-5	380 Stockton St	Hightstown	08520	Mercer County	East Windsor Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 443-7833	591	60	9.8	43.8%	153 (25.9%)	43 (7.3%)	286 (48.4%)	82 (13.9%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	22 (3.7%)	30.8	942^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	30.1%		36.9	842^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	37.1%	100	14.4		37.6	37.8	33.1				50.3	42.2	29.4									$11,916	$360	$11,556
Walter C. Black Elementary School	Public	K-2	371 Stockton Street	Hightstown	08520	Mercer County	East Windsor Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 443-7816	510	52	9.8	45.7%	140 (27.5%)	39 (7.6%)	213 (41.8%)	89 (17.5%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	24 (4.7%)								(n/a)																				$14,313	$270	$14,043
Perry L. Drew Elementary School	Public	3-5	70 Twin Rivers Drive North	East Windsor	08520	Mercer County	East Windsor Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 443-7820	599	59	10.1	51.9%	112 (18.7%)	49 (8.2%)	316 (52.8%)	101 (16.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.3%)	44.2	752^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	44.2%		45.3	731^st of 1338 public elementary schools	45.4%	21	27.7		38.5	44.2	55.7				49.8	34.2	49.8									$11,627	$178	$11,449
Town Center Elementary School at Plainsboro	Public	PK, KG-3	700 Wyndhurst Drive	Plainsboro	08536	Middlesex County	West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 716-8330	439	55	7.9	17.8%	30 (6.8%)	37 (8.4%)	34 (7.7%)	304 (69.2%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.6%)								(n/a)																				$16,043	$110	$15,933
Ethel McKnight Elementary School	Public	K-2	58 Twin Rivers Dr South	East Windsor	08520	Mercer County	East Windsor Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 443-7800	530	57	9.3	47.0%	115 (21.7%)	28 (5.3%)	277 (52.3%)	84 (15.8%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.3%)								(n/a)																				$13,535	$274	$13,261
Millstone River School	Public	3-5	75 Grovers Mill Road	Plainsboro	08536	Middlesex County	West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 716-5500	772	84	9.2	10.5%	63 (8.2%)	39 (5.1%)	40 (5.2%)	590 (76.4%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (4.4%)	79.3	296^th of 1347 public elementary schools	78.0%		80.1	281^st of 1338 public elementary schools	79.0%	15	54.0		45.6	65.2	74.2				67.5	64.1	69.2									$12,449	$110	$12,339
J.V.B. Wicoff Elementary School	Public	K-3	510 Plainsboro Road	Plainsboro	08536	Middlesex County	West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 716-5450	334	25	13.4	8.1%	35 (10.5%)	10 (3.0%)	27 (8.1%)	238 (71.3%)	5 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (5.4%)	92.8	65^th of 1347 public elementary schools	95.2%		85.8	195^th of 1338 public elementary schools	85.4%	130			80.2						79.0											$12,430	$110	$12,320

Frequently Asked Questions about Cranbury School

What is the racial makeup of Cranbury School?

Students at Cranbury School are 50% White, 31% Asian, 10% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 3% African American.

What district is Cranbury School in?

Cranbury Township School District

Is Cranbury School a good school?

Cranbury School ranks 174^th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Cranbury School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 421 students attended Cranbury School.

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