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Sunnybrae Elementary School

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Sunnybrae Elementary School ranks 857 th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

857^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 36% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Sunnybrae Elementary School is a public elementary school in Hamilton, New Jersey, serving 281 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. 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.

Sunnybrae Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of New Jersey elementary schools, with a statewide ranking between 568 and 962 over the past 10 years. The school's performance on NJSLA (New Jersey Student Learning Assessment) tests is generally below the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in NJSLA/English Language Arts ranged from 33.3% in 3rd grade to 58.4% in 5th grade, compared to the district averages of 35.1% to 41.8% and the state averages of 44.9% to 52.7%. Similarly, in NJSLA/Mathematics, Sunnybrae's proficiency rates ranged from 22.2% in 3rd grade to 48.6% in 5th grade, while the district and state averages were higher.

Sunnybrae Elementary School's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups. Hispanic students generally perform better than other subgroups, with a ranking between 296 and 544 out of 982-1032 New Jersey elementary schools in recent years. In contrast, White students and students with special education needs rank much lower, between 631 and 792 out of 949-1023 schools. The school's performance for African American students and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds also lags behind the state averages. Additionally, Sunnybrae has experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 14.9% to 19.2% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

278

Students ?

11.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,259

Per pupil spending ?

44.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

166 Elton Avenue
Hamilton, NJ 08620-1622

(609) 631-4166

District: Hamilton Township Public School District

Students who attend Sunnybrae Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:

Albert E Grice Middle School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

36.0%

White:

34.9%

African American:

20.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 58th percentile in 2015 → 36th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (37% vs 46% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 22 percentile points since 2015

!Mathematics scores 15 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school37%

District avg33%

New Jersey avg46%

857^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 36%▼ down 22 pts since 2015

From top 42% (2015) to bottom 36% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^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	36.9	857 of 1347	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.7	934 of 1338	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.7	769 of 1342	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.6	804 of 1345	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.2	807 of 1317	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.4	937 of 1360	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.0	928 of 1353	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	31.5	962 of 1352	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	49.1	734 of 1346	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	59.6	568 of 1357	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2014	59.9	659 of 1363	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	67.9	537 of 1367	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	58.2	711 of 1363	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	62.8	632 of 1360	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	49.2	837 of 1354	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	55.1	737 of 1346	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	82.5	96 of 1338	92.8%	★★★★★
2007	81.5	80 of 1329	94.0%	★★★★★
2006	75.4	330 of 1314	74.9%	★★★★☆
2005	82.8	91 of 1303	93.0%	★★★★★
2004	66.5	540 of 1298	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2003	62.4	573 of 1204	52.4%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2021	33.6	315 of 456	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.9	399 of 522	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.3	414 of 517	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	33.9	877 of 1326	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.3	994 of 1317	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.8	752 of 1318	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.2	782 of 1326	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.4	844 of 1290	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.1	857 of 1331	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.9	907 of 1333	32.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	50.2	461 of 1032	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.5	544 of 989	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	63.5	296 of 982	69.9%	★★★★☆
2022	59.5	320 of 953	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.7	288 of 896	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.1	298 of 899	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	87.8	78 of 870	91.0%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	47.5	519 of 1023	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.8	525 of 939	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.1	410 of 910	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.5	494 of 863	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.4	618 of 839	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.8	601 of 948	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.3	592 of 942	37.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	41.9	759 of 1318	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.9	720 of 1313	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.6	726 of 1315	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.6	758 of 1324	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.5	722 of 1297	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.6	925 of 1335	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.6	862 of 1334	35.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	30.7	670 of 1023	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.7	631 of 989	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	17.1	823 of 949	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	27.5	735 of 970	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.1	792 of 963	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.2	662 of 975	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.3	686 of 976	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.7	647 of 964	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.4	859 of 1023	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.2	883 of 1022	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)55th percentile+19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)49th percentile+13 vs school

Male (2025)42nd percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2025)35th percentile~ school

Female (2025)34th percentile-3 vs school

African American (2021)31st percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)24th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts43%-7 vs state

Science35%+5 vs state

Mathematics32%-15 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
Sunnybrae Elementary School	Public	K-5	166 Elton Avenue	Hamilton	08620	Mercer County	Hamilton Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 631-4166	278	25	11.1	44.2%	97 (34.9%)	56 (20.1%)	100 (36.0%)	7 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.5%)	36.9	857^th of 1347 public elementary schools	36.4%		30.7	934^th of 1338 public elementary schools	30.2%	77	34.9	33.3	39.0	58.4	22.2	24.4	48.6	$11,259	$06	$11,253
Yardville Heights Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3880 South Broad Street	Hamilton	08620	Mercer County	Hamilton Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 631-4171	251	23	10.7	59.8%	100 (39.8%)	38 (15.1%)	103 (41.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.2%)	56.7	589^th of 1347 public elementary schools	56.3%		45.5	726^th of 1338 public elementary schools	45.7%	137	15.1	60.8	74.1	65.3	65.2	53.8	42.3	$9,462	$07	$9,455
Yardville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	450 Yardville Allentown Rd	Hamilton	08620	Mercer County	Hamilton Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 631-4170	312	22	14.1	21.5%	212 (67.9%)	26 (8.3%)	59 (18.9%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.9%)	78	315^th of 1347 public elementary schools	76.6%		64.8	484^th of 1338 public elementary schools	63.8%	169	37.2	60.0	80.4	79.0	60.0	63.1	68.4	$10,057	$07	$10,050
Robinson Elementary School	Public	K-5	495 Gropp Avenue	Hamilton	08610	Mercer County	Hamilton Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 631-4163	387	32	11.9	44.7%	155 (40.1%)	45 (11.6%)	145 (37.5%)	14 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	27 (7.0%)	39	827^th of 1347 public elementary schools	38.6%		37.4	833^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	37.7%	6	16.9	57.4	54.5	50.0	48.2	21.9	23.7	$8,942	$05	$8,937
McGalliard Elementary School	Public	K-5	1600 Arena Drive	Hamilton	08610	Mercer County	Hamilton Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 631-4158	294	24	12.3	59.2%	59 (20.1%)	59 (20.1%)	151 (51.4%)	18 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (2.0%)	29.4	964^th of 1347 public elementary schools	28.4%		23.1	1029^th of 1338 public elementary schools	23.1%	65	16.1	35.3	63.1	35.8	30.7	39.1	17.9	$8,432	$07	$8,425
Alexander Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	20 Robert Frost Drive	Hamilton	08690	Mercer County	Hamilton Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 631-4148	302	25	12.0	24.8%	206 (68.2%)	21 (7.0%)	58 (19.2%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.6%)	42.7	777^th of 1347 public elementary schools	42.3%		61.6	525^th of 1338 public elementary schools	60.8%	252	13.6	53.5	44.7	47.5	55.8	35.7	47.5	$9,054	$06	$9,048
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
Langtree Elementary School	Public	K-5	2080 Whatley Road	Hamilton	08690	Mercer County	Hamilton Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 631-4157	339	28	12.1	43.7%	150 (44.2%)	40 (11.8%)	99 (29.2%)	28 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.5%)	49	694^th of 1347 public elementary schools	48.5%		55.5	600^th of 1338 public elementary schools	55.2%	94	22.3	50.0	64.2	49.0	61.6	37.7	34.0	$8,715	$05	$8,710
Peter Muschal Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	323 Ward Ave	Bordentown	08505	Burlington County	Bordentown Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 298-2600	464	46	10.0	16.6%	300 (64.7%)	42 (9.1%)	85 (18.3%)	35 (7.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	59.5	548^th of 1347 public elementary schools	59.3%		69.5	422^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	68.5%	126	29.5	55.8	58.0	63.9	65.7	42.0	47.6	$7,739	$91	$7,648
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 Sunnybrae Elementary School

What district is Sunnybrae Elementary School in?

Hamilton Township Public School District

Is Sunnybrae Elementary School a good school?

Sunnybrae Elementary School ranks 857^th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Sunnybrae Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Albert E Grice Middle School

How many students attend Sunnybrae Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 278 students attended Sunnybrae Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Sunnybrae Elementary School?

Students at Sunnybrae Elementary School are 36% Hispanic, 35% White, 20% African American, 6% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

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