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Lalor Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1277^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 5% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Lalor Elementary School is a public elementary school in Hamilton, New Jersey, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 347 students. The school is part of the Hamilton Township Public School District, which is ranked 473 out of 609 districts in the state.

Lalor Elementary School consistently performs significantly below the state and district averages in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 10.1% of 3rd-grade students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 35.1% in the district and 44.9% statewide. Similarly, in 5th-grade Mathematics, only 18.4% of students were proficient or better, compared to 30.1% in the district and 44.2% statewide. The school also has high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.9% to 19.9% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

When comparing Lalor Elementary School to other nearby schools, both within the Hamilton Township Public School District and in the neighboring Trenton Public School District, it becomes evident that Lalor is one of the lowest-performing schools in the region. For instance, McGalliard Elementary School, which is also in the Hamilton district, outperforms Lalor in most academic areas. Additionally, Lalor is located in close proximity to several higher-performing charter schools, such as Pace Charter School of Hamilton and International Charter School, which serve a similar student population but achieve significantly better results.

351

Students ?

12.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,859

Per pupil spending ?

83.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

25 Barnt Deklyn Road
Hamilton, NJ 08610-6632

(609) 631-4156

District: Hamilton Township Public School District

Students who attend Lalor Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Richard C Crockett Middle School
High:	Hamilton West-Watson

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

73.2%

African American:

18.8%

White:

4.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 20th percentile in 2015 → 5th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (15% vs 46% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 15 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school15%

District avg33%

New Jersey avg46%

1,277^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 5%▼ down 15 pts since 2015

From bottom 20% (2015) to bottom 5% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

17^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	8.3	1277 of 1347	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.3	1231 of 1338	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.9	1227 of 1342	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.4	1272 of 1345	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.2	1137 of 1317	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.1	1240 of 1360	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.7	1172 of 1353	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	18.4	1122 of 1352	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	12.8	1190 of 1346	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	21.7	1084 of 1357	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	12.8	1209 of 1363	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	20.5	1142 of 1367	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	14.0	1198 of 1363	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	16.9	1183 of 1360	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	17.6	1174 of 1354	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	12.5	1202 of 1346	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	19.7	1153 of 1338	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	19.9	1146 of 1329	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	15.7	1149 of 1314	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	26.4	1070 of 1303	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	3.9	1235 of 1298	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	10.0	1056 of 1204	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	44.8	237 of 463	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.0	346 of 469	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.7	341 of 463	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	51.0	229 of 494	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	79.9	42 of 456	90.8%	★★★★★
2019	38.2	343 of 522	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.5	332 of 517	35.8%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	19.9	526 of 597	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.0	509 of 559	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	28.3	371 of 499	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.9	389 of 489	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.9	442 of 463	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	8.9	1229 of 1326	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.0	1205 of 1317	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.4	1149 of 1318	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.7	1196 of 1326	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.7	1025 of 1290	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.8	1146 of 1331	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.2	1067 of 1333	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	16.8	885 of 1032	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.9	781 of 989	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.3	745 of 982	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.9	828 of 953	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.6	733 of 896	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.2	722 of 899	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.4	609 of 870	30.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	20.0	917 of 1023	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.5	720 of 939	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.6	663 of 910	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.6	711 of 863	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.9	625 of 839	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.5	754 of 948	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.6	716 of 942	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	9.3	1218 of 1318	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.8	1138 of 1313	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.1	1182 of 1315	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.1	1257 of 1324	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.0	1195 of 1297	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.4	1206 of 1335	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.9	1181 of 1334	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	16.6	909 of 1023	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.9	920 of 989	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.5	891 of 958	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.6	919 of 949	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	33.6	542 of 868	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	15.9	876 of 1007	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.7	858 of 1001	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)49th percentile+44 vs school

Hispanic (2025)14th percentile+9 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)12th percentile+7 vs school

Special Education (2025)11th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)10th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)8th percentile~ school

Female (2025)7th percentile~ school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts19%-32 vs state

Mathematics13%-34 vs state

Science8%-22 vs state

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by a teacher
Thursday, February 9, 2023

As a teacher at Lalor Elementary, I have never been this disrespected by students. It’s such a shame that the administration is not supportive or understanding of teachers’ perspectives and does absolutely nothing about addressing discipline. The teacher morale is very low at this school. Students talk over each other, talk back to their teachers, and pick on each other constantly both inside and outside of the classroom. I wish that as an educator, I was not blamed for causing my students to misbehave, but rather valued and understood as someone who cares deeply about their well-being and physical safety. 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)						NJSLA Algebra I (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 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Lalor Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	25 Barnt Deklyn Road	Hamilton	08610	Mercer County	Hamilton Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 631-4156	351	27	12.7	83.2%	14 (4.0%)	66 (18.8%)	257 (73.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.7%)	8.3	1277^th of 1347 public elementary schools	5.2%		10.3	1231^st of 1338 public elementary schools	8.0%	46	8.5		10.1	20.0	26.6				8.4	13.7	18.4						$10,859	$1,035	$9,824
Pace Charter School of Hamilton	Public, Charter	K-8	52 Lafayette Ave	Trenton	08610	Mercer County	Pace Charter School of Hamilton	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 599-1212	463	41	11.2	79.9%	32 (6.9%)	81 (17.5%)	336 (72.6%)	8 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	64.2	490^th of 1347 public elementary schools	63.6%		71.1	405^th of 1338 public elementary schools	69.7%	85	22.0	12.5	60.3	56.9	74.0	88.2	63.4	87.5	56.6	45.1	46.0	50.9	43.9	39.1	70.6	70.6	$10,730	$685	$10,045
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
Gershom Mott Elementary School	Public	K-3	45 Stokely Avenue	Trenton	08611	Mercer County	Trenton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 656-4830	375	28	13.3	87.5%	4 (1.1%)	46 (12.3%)	319 (85.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	13.1	1198^th of 1347 public elementary schools	11.1%		5.9	1303^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	2.6%	105			21.7						24.7								$10,180	$673	$9,507
International Charter School	Public, Charter	K-5	105 Grand Street	Trenton	08611	Mercer County	International Charter School of Trenton	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 394-3111	108	9	11.7	97.2%	0 (0.0%)	7 (6.5%)	101 (93.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25.8	1014^th of 1347 public elementary schools	24.7%		29.3	952^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	28.8%	62	11.1		38.9	61.1	11.1				33.3	27.8	22.2						$12,829	$1,245	$11,584
William Harrison Elementary School	Public	K-3	461 Genessee Street	Trenton	08611	Mercer County	Trenton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 656-4750	243	20	12.1	88.5%	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	239 (98.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4	1333^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	1.0%		3.6	1333^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	0.4%				7.0						11.9								$9,599	$796	$8,803
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Lalor Elementary School

Is Lalor Elementary School a good school?

Lalor Elementary School ranks in the bottom 5.2% of New Jersey elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Lalor Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Richard C Crockett Middle School
High : Hamilton West-Watson

What district is Lalor Elementary School in?

Hamilton Township Public School District

How many students attend Lalor Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 351 students attended Lalor Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Lalor Elementary School?

Students at Lalor Elementary School are 73% Hispanic, 19% African American, 4% White, 4% Two or more races.

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