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Kuser Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1269^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 6% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Kuser Elementary School is a public elementary school in Hamilton, New Jersey, serving 485 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Hamilton Township Public School District, which is ranked 473 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Kuser Elementary School consistently performs below the district and state averages in standardized test scores for English Language Arts and Mathematics. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 13.5% of 3rd graders, 22.7% of 4th graders, and 18% of 5th graders were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the district averages of 35.1%, 42.9%, and 41.8%, respectively. The school also has significantly higher rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 13.3% to 19.1% over the past few years, which is much higher than the state average. Additionally, Kuser Elementary School has a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 68.71% to 73.4% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

While the nearby Greenwood Elementary School and Klockner Elementary School generally perform better than Kuser Elementary School in academic measures, these schools also have higher percentages of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds. Kuser's proximity to several lower-performing elementary schools in the Trenton Public School District may also be influencing the perception and reputation of the school, despite its own challenges. Targeted interventions and resource allocation may be necessary to address Kuser's unique needs and improve student outcomes.

512

Students ?

13.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,545

Per pupil spending ?

80.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

70 Newkirk Avenue
Hamilton, NJ 08629-1428

(609) 631-4155

District: Hamilton Township Public School District

Students who attend Kuser Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Emily C. Reynolds Middle School
High:	Hamilton East - Steinert

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

59.2%

African American:

27.9%

White:

6.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 20th percentile in 2015 → 6th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (17% vs 46% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 14 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school17%

District avg33%

New Jersey avg46%

1,269^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 6%▼ down 15 pts since 2015

From bottom 20% (2015) to bottom 6% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

16^th of 17Elementary Schools in the Hamilton Township Public School District

473^rd of 609Hamilton Township Public 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	9.1	1269 of 1347	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.1	1182 of 1338	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.6	1257 of 1342	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.6	1249 of 1345	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.8	1103 of 1317	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	5.7	1298 of 1360	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.2	1293 of 1353	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	11.1	1205 of 1352	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	16.0	1151 of 1346	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	21.9	1079 of 1357	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	7.3	1272 of 1363	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	8.0	1256 of 1367	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	12.0	1218 of 1363	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	17.4	1172 of 1360	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	40.5	953 of 1354	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	27.8	1086 of 1346	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	28.8	1084 of 1338	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	41.8	965 of 1329	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	40.4	950 of 1314	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	21.3	1107 of 1303	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	9.5	1177 of 1298	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	10.9	1048 of 1204	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	16.2	385 of 463	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.8	279 of 469	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.5	321 of 463	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.6	375 of 494	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	65.3	98 of 456	78.5%	★★★★☆
2019	19.4	462 of 522	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.3	425 of 517	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	22.8	503 of 597	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.8	470 of 559	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.5	418 of 499	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.0	430 of 489	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.3	374 of 411	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.4	443 of 463	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.6	357 of 434	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	9.2	1226 of 1326	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.5	1145 of 1317	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.5	1195 of 1318	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.2	1188 of 1326	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.7	1002 of 1290	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	6.4	1256 of 1331	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.9	1252 of 1333	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	19.8	855 of 1032	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.5	752 of 989	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.3	850 of 982	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.1	784 of 953	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.6	823 of 896	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.2	802 of 899	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.4	759 of 870	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	18.6	931 of 1023	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	30.0	670 of 939	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.6	742 of 910	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.8	697 of 863	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.6	604 of 839	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.4	783 of 948	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.0	836 of 942	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	10.5	1201 of 1318	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.8	1124 of 1313	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.9	1183 of 1315	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.6	1218 of 1324	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.1	1128 of 1297	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	6.5	1257 of 1335	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.3	1252 of 1334	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	14.7	936 of 1023	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.4	943 of 989	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.3	868 of 958	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.2	821 of 949	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.1	773 of 868	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.9	841 of 1007	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.7	811 of 1001	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	13.3	874 of 970	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.0	940 of 975	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	1.1	951 of 976	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.9	980 of 1023	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.3	982 of 1022	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)17th percentile+11 vs school

African American (2025)17th percentile+11 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)16th percentile+10 vs school

White (2025)10th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)9th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)9th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2025)9th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)8th percentile~ school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts18%-32 vs state

Mathematics15%-31 vs state

Science15%-15 vs state

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by a parent
Monday, July 27, 2015

my daughter is going into the 5th grade there, and since her being there she has always had wonderful teachers, she has had no issues in this school, and I think they taught her well Close Quote

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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
Kuser Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	70 Newkirk Avenue	Hamilton	08629	Mercer County	Hamilton Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 631-4155	512	38	13.3	80.3%	34 (6.6%)	143 (27.9%)	303 (59.2%)	15 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.1%)	9.1	1269^th of 1347 public elementary schools	5.8%		13.1	1182^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	11.7%	87	14.9	13.5	22.7	18.0	14.6	13.5	18.7	$9,545	$1,106	$8,439
Paul S. Robeson Elementary School	Public	K-3	350 Cuyler Avenue	Trenton	08629	Mercer County	Trenton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(609) 656-4920	390	28	13.9	81.8%	5 (1.3%)	85 (21.8%)	295 (75.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	2.1	1346^th of 1347 public elementary schools	0.1%		2.9	1335^th of 1338 public elementary schools	0.2%	11		2.3			4.5
Greenwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2069 Greenwood Avenue	Hamilton	08609	Mercer County	Hamilton Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 631-4151	270	20	13.5	83.3%	9 (3.3%)	119 (44.1%)	134 (49.6%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	17.1	1144^th of 1347 public elementary schools	15.1%		16.8	1121^st of 1338 public elementary schools	16.2%	23	12.2	31.4	22.4	38.6	30.1	22.0	18.0	$10,973	$1,204	$9,769
Patton J. Hill Elementary School	Public	K-3	1010 East State Street	Trenton	08609	Mercer County	Trenton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 656-4980	555	41	13.7	87.2%	5 (0.9%)	116 (20.9%)	424 (76.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.6%)	3	1344^th of 1347 public elementary schools	0.2%		2.7	1336^th of 1338 public elementary schools	0.1%	8		4.8			8.6			$10,318	$806	$9,512
Franklin Elementary School	Public	K-3	200 William Street	Trenton	08610	Mercer County	Trenton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 656-4720	372	28	13.2	86.8%	5 (1.3%)	45 (12.1%)	313 (84.1%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	11.8	1214^th of 1347 public elementary schools	9.9%		5.6	1307^th of 1338 public elementary schools	2.3%	93		17.2			26.0			$8,740	$491	$8,249
George Washington Elementary School	Public	K-3	331 Emory Avenue	Trenton	08611	Mercer County	Trenton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 656-4960	321	23	13.9	80.1%	4 (1.2%)	16 (5.0%)	296 (92.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	3.9	1335^th of 1347 public elementary schools	0.9%		5.3	1313^th of 1338 public elementary schools	1.9%	22		4.6			13.2			$8,112	$485	$7,627
Klockner Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	830 Klockner Avenue	Hamilton	08619	Mercer County	Hamilton Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 631-4154	284	20	14.0	70.8%	52 (18.3%)	55 (19.4%)	141 (49.6%)	19 (6.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.6%)	33.5	900^th of 1347 public elementary schools	33.2%		20.8	1064^th of 1338 public elementary schools	20.5%	164	16.1	51.2	31.7	37.2	51.2	33.4	27.8	$9,492	$1,019	$8,473
Carroll Robbins Elementary School	Public	K-3	283 Tyler Street	Trenton	08609	Mercer County	Trenton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 656-4910	459	38	12.2	85.2%	6 (1.3%)	38 (8.3%)	405 (88.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.7%)	6.6	1301^st of 1347 public elementary schools	3.4%		6	1301^st of 1338 public elementary schools	2.8%			7.6			20.2			$8,534	$733	$7,801
Darlene C. McKnight Elementary	Public	K-3	175 Girard Avenue	Trenton	08638	Mercer County	Trenton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 656-4970	350	26	13.7	78.6%	3 (0.9%)	99 (28.3%)	240 (68.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.3%)	2.4	1345^th of 1347 public elementary schools	0.1%		2.9	1334^th of 1338 public elementary schools	0.3%	11		2.2			6.5			$9,392	$641	$8,751
George E. Wilson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	600 Park Avenue	Hamilton	08610	Mercer County	Hamilton Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 631-4169	545	38	14.2	83.7%	23 (4.2%)	100 (18.3%)	390 (71.6%)	9 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (4.0%)	10	1254^th of 1347 public elementary schools	6.9%		10	1239^th of 1338 public elementary schools	7.4%	15	10.6	15.4	20.3	33.3	14.0	10.8	17.1	$8,375	$1,259	$7,116

Frequently Asked Questions about Kuser Elementary School

What district is Kuser Elementary School in?

Hamilton Township Public School District

What is the racial makeup of Kuser Elementary School?

Students at Kuser Elementary School are 59% Hispanic, 28% African American, 7% White, 3% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Kuser Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Kuser Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Emily C. Reynolds Middle School
High : Hamilton East - Steinert

How many students attend Kuser Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 512 students attended Kuser Elementary School.

Is Kuser Elementary School a good school?

Kuser Elementary School ranks in the bottom 5.8% of New Jersey elementary schools.

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