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Hammarskjold Upper Elementary School

Public Grades 5-6

1,221

Students ?

10.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,382

Per pupil spending ?

25.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

200 Rues Lane
East Brunswick, NJ 08816

(732) 613-6892

District: East Brunswick Township School District

Students who attend Hammarskjold Upper Elementary School usually attend:

High:

East Brunswick High School

Feeder schools for Hammarskjold Upper Elementary School:

Elementary:	Bowne-Munro Elementary School
	Central Elementary School
	Chittick Elementary School
	Frost Elementary School
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	Irwin Elementary School
	Lawrence Brook Elementary School
	Memorial Elementary School
	Warnsdorfer Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

40.5%

Asian:

33.9%

Hispanic:

15.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 79th percentile in 2011 → 90th in 2022

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (60% vs 45% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2011

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school60%

District avg60%

New Jersey avg45%

Not ranked this year

Hammarskjold Upper Elementary School did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

128^th of 609East Brunswick 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2022	85.3	75 of 745	89.9%	★★★★★
2021	82.7	93 of 652	85.7%	★★★★☆
2019	80.0	125 of 745	83.2%	★★★★☆
2018	82.4	92 of 716	87.2%	★★★★☆
2017	83.1	95 of 712	86.7%	★★★★☆
2016	86.7	47 of 713	93.4%	★★★★★
2015	82.8	76 of 713	89.3%	★★★★☆
2014	83.0	93 of 717	87.0%	★★★★☆
2013	82.4	99 of 704	85.9%	★★★★☆
2011	77.8	146 of 684	78.7%	★★★★☆
2010	78.8	137 of 677	79.8%	★★★★☆
2009	76.8	150 of 664	77.4%	★★★★☆
2008	79.6	117 of 640	81.7%	★★★★☆
2007	77.4	138 of 631	78.1%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2022	87.4	16 of 356	95.5%	★★★★★
2021	90.2	13 of 291	95.5%	★★★★★
2019	83.8	30 of 326	90.8%	★★★★★
2018	79.8	42 of 326	87.1%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2022	71.9	53 of 200	73.5%	★★★★☆
2021	68.9	43 of 147	70.7%	★★★★☆
2019	69.9	65 of 199	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	73.3	44 of 200	78.0%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2022	82.7	18 of 270	93.3%	★★★★★
2021	72.2	22 of 197	88.8%	★★★★☆
2019	79.3	24 of 227	89.4%	★★★★☆
2018	82.6	17 of 202	91.6%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2022	83.4	95 of 726	86.9%	★★★★☆
2021	81.0	92 of 625	85.3%	★★★★☆
2019	83.4	95 of 703	86.5%	★★★★☆
2018	81.9	111 of 680	83.7%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2022	69.7	114 of 591	80.7%	★★★★☆
2021	49.5	200 of 480	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.6	146 of 524	72.1%	★★★★☆
2018	71.0	104 of 504	79.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2022	79.5	44 of 549	92.0%	★★★★★
2021	71.3	55 of 467	88.2%	★★★★☆
2019	66.9	109 of 541	79.9%	★★★★☆
2018	68.9	97 of 522	81.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2022	87.6	69 of 730	90.5%	★★★★★
2021	83.2	84 of 635	86.8%	★★★★☆
2019	76.2	162 of 697	76.8%	★★★★☆
2018	82.2	109 of 675	83.9%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2022	71.1	85 of 535	84.1%	★★★★☆
2021	69.8	73 of 401	81.8%	★★★★☆
2019	69.6	103 of 492	79.1%	★★★★☆
2018	73.5	78 of 471	83.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2022	66.7	146 of 512	71.5%	★★★★☆
2021	54.6	169 of 435	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.2	242 of 504	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.6	206 of 497	58.6%	★★★☆☆

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)

African American (2022)96th percentile+6 vs school

English Language Learner (2022)93rd percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2022)92nd percentile~ school

Male (2022)91st percentile~ school

Female (2022)87th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2022)84th percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2022)81st percentile-9 vs school

Asian (2022)74th percentile-16 vs school

White (2022)71st percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts67%+13 vs state

Mathematics63%+21 vs state

Science41%+11 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)			NJSLA Algebra II (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 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 English Language Arts 9th 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 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	NJSLA Geometry 8th Grade	NJSLA Geometry 9th Grade	NJSLA Geometry End of Course	NJSLA Algebra II 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra II End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Hammarskjold Upper Elementary School	Public	5-6	200 Rues Lane	East Brunswick	08816	Middlesex County	East Brunswick Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 613-6892	1,221	119	10.2	25.1%	494 (40.5%)	68 (5.6%)	190 (15.6%)	414 (33.9%)	5 (0.4%)	9 (0.7%)	41 (3.4%)								(n/a)	40.8			66.4	68.3					67.5	58.9												$13,382	$119	$13,263
Spotswood Memorial Middle School	Public	6-8	115 Summerhill Road	Spotswood	08884	Middlesex County	Spotswood Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 723-2200	269	25	10.7	30.9%	170 (63.2%)	8 (3.0%)	69 (25.7%)	10 (3.7%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.3%)	32.6	487^th of 752 public middle schools	35.2%		33	480^th of 743 public middle schools	35.4%	7		9.4			51.3	45.3	37.7				40.8	35.5	0.0		40.9		40.9						$11,377	$51	$11,326
South River Middle School	Public	6-8	3 Montgomery Street	South River	08882	Middlesex County	South River Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 613-4073	524	51	10.1	66.8%	230 (43.9%)	29 (5.5%)	238 (45.4%)	9 (1.7%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (2.9%)	19.8	607^th of 752 public middle schools	19.3%		21.3	587^th of 743 public middle schools	21.0%	20		6.6			26.9	29.6	27.6				28.4	23.5	4.1		57.5		57.5						$10,158	$414	$9,744
Churchill Junior High School	Public	7-9	18 Norton Road	East Brunswick	08816	Middlesex County	East Brunswick Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 353-0915	2,080	162	12.8	25.8%	889 (42.7%)	123 (5.9%)	259 (12.5%)	727 (35.0%)	4 (0.2%)	5 (0.2%)	73 (3.5%)	71.7	184^th of 752 public middle schools	75.5%		67.5	213^th of 743 public middle schools	71.3%	29		29.4				70.6	65.3	62.9				60.0	19.5	99.2	83.3	9.4	63.3	95.0	40.8	56.2	100.0	100.0	$10,489		$10,489
Jonas Salk Middle School	Public	6-8	155 W Greystone Road	Old Bridge	08857	Middlesex County	Old Bridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 360-4519	886	78	11.4	25.1%	537 (60.6%)	69 (7.8%)	146 (16.5%)	106 (12.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	26 (2.9%)	67.8	215^th of 752 public middle schools	71.4%		64.1	242^nd of 743 public middle schools	67.4%	27		20.5			61.3	69.2	60.4				50.7	55.1	33.5		94.5		94.5						$13,625	$64	$13,561
Joyce Kilmer School	Public	4-8	21 West Church Street	Milltown	08850	Middlesex County	Milltown School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 214-2370	444	43	10.3	21.8%	306 (68.9%)	14 (3.2%)	104 (23.4%)	12 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.6%)	40.7	435^th of 752 public middle schools	42.2%		41.8	407^th of 743 public middle schools	45.2%	28	15.7	11.1	67.0	44.6	47.2	55.4	52.3		55.7	45.8	33.7	41.9	10.5		59.6		59.6						$7,516		$7,516
Linwood School	Public	5-6	25 Linwood Place	North Brunswick	08902	Middlesex County	North Brunswick Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 289-3600	761	85	9.0	62.7%	102 (13.4%)	156 (20.5%)	363 (47.7%)	104 (13.7%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	33 (4.3%)								(n/a)	18.0			34.2	37.9					23.0	23.4												$8,392	$665	$7,727
Sayreville Middle School	Public	6-8	800 Washington Road	Parlin	08859	Middlesex County	Sayreville School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 525-5290	1,294	122	10.6	46.4%	460 (35.5%)	207 (16.0%)	343 (26.5%)	196 (15.1%)	11 (0.9%)	7 (0.5%)	69 (5.3%)	42.8	419^th of 752 public middle schools	44.3%		47.2	367^th of 743 public middle schools	50.6%	52		12.5			55.4	51.7	54.6				38.1	34.6	6.0	96.0	57.3		61.9	100.0		100.0			$8,185	$149	$8,036
Carl Sandburg Middle School	Public	6-8	3439 Route 516	Old Bridge	08857	Middlesex County	Old Bridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 360-4400	926	82	11.2	30.7%	436 (47.1%)	105 (11.3%)	184 (19.9%)	170 (18.4%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	25 (2.7%)	64.6	237^th of 752 public middle schools	68.5%		60.1	276^th of 743 public middle schools	62.9%	39		23.4			69.9	56.7	60.4				53.3	38.2	32.6		96.6		96.6						$13,950	$64	$13,886
Grace M. Breckwedel Middle School	Public	6-8	13 Augusta St	Jamesburg	08831	Middlesex County	Jamesburg Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 521-0303	217	20	10.9	65.9%	63 (29.0%)	11 (5.1%)	131 (60.4%)	8 (3.7%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	30.6	509^th of 752 public middle schools	32.3%		32.8	483^rd of 743 public middle schools	35.0%	26		17.3			30.0	52.3	31.1				23.9	28.4	3.6		100.0		100.0						$10,563	$394	$10,169

Frequently Asked Questions about Hammarskjold Upper Elementary School

What high school do graduates of Hammarskjold Upper Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Hammarskjold Upper Elementary School usually go on to attend East Brunswick High School

What district is Hammarskjold Upper Elementary School in?

East Brunswick Township School District

What is the racial makeup of Hammarskjold Upper Elementary School?

Students at Hammarskjold Upper Elementary School are 40% White, 34% Asian, 16% Hispanic, 6% African American, 3% Two or more races.

How many students attend Hammarskjold Upper Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,221 students attended Hammarskjold Upper Elementary School.

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