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Yardville Heights Elementary School

Q: Is Yardville Heights Elementary School a good school?

Yardville Heights Elementary School ranks 589 th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

589^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 56% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Yardville Heights Elementary School is a public elementary school in Hamilton, New Jersey, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 254 students. The school is part of the Hamilton Township Public School District, which is ranked 473 out of 609 districts in the state.

Yardville Heights Elementary consistently outperforms the district and state in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 60.8% of 3rd graders, 74.1% of 4th graders, and 65.3% of 5th graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the district's 35.1% and the state's 44.9%. In mathematics, the school also had significantly higher proficiency rates than the district and state. Yardville Heights' strong academic performance extends to specific student subgroups as well, with the school ranking 134 out of 494 New Jersey elementary schools for its African American students and 349 out of 970 for its White students.

Despite these academic strengths, Yardville Heights Elementary faces some challenges, including a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate ranging from 13.6% to 19.1% over the past few years, which is higher than the state average. The school also serves a significant population of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with free and reduced lunch rates ranging from 41.25% to 51.18%. However, the school's ability to maintain strong academic performance, even with these challenges, is a notable achievement. When compared to nearby schools, Yardville Elementary School also demonstrates comparable or even higher proficiency rates in certain grade levels and subjects.

251

Students ?

10.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,462

Per pupil spending ?

59.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3880 South Broad Street
Hamilton, NJ 08620-2502

(609) 631-4171

District: Hamilton Township Public School District

Students who attend Yardville Heights Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Albert E Grice Middle School
High:	Hamilton West-Watson

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

41.0%

White:

39.8%

African American:

15.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 55th percentile in 2015 → 56th in 2025

Strengths

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Hamilton Township Public School District

✓Above the New Jersey median (56th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

!Science scores 15 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school49%

District avg33%

New Jersey avg46%

589^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 44%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	56.7	589 of 1347	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.5	726 of 1338	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.7	770 of 1342	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.3	821 of 1345	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.2	951 of 1317	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.8	836 of 1360	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	67.6	481 of 1353	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	70.9	448 of 1352	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	56.6	620 of 1346	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	56.7	612 of 1357	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2014	64.3	587 of 1363	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	63.1	627 of 1367	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	62.9	634 of 1363	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	63.8	614 of 1360	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	42.0	933 of 1354	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	46.9	855 of 1346	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	27.4	1099 of 1338	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	52.8	830 of 1329	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	64.8	598 of 1314	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2005	69.0	494 of 1303	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2004	40.4	923 of 1298	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	71.0	421 of 1204	65.0%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2022	66.0	134 of 494	72.9%	★★★★☆
2021	43.8	241 of 456	47.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	38.9	811 of 1326	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.8	713 of 1317	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.0	740 of 1318	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.8	771 of 1326	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.7	898 of 1290	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.8	717 of 1331	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.1	616 of 1333	53.8%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2023	42.6	528 of 982	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.0	485 of 953	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.4	507 of 896	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.9	461 of 899	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	79.1	137 of 870	84.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	16.6	789 of 939	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	65.9	224 of 910	75.4%	★★★★☆
2022	66.0	215 of 863	75.1%	★★★★☆
2021	34.2	567 of 839	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.9	350 of 948	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	74.1	178 of 942	81.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	63.4	489 of 1318	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.9	770 of 1313	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.8	735 of 1315	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.4	813 of 1324	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.8	917 of 1297	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.7	896 of 1335	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	79.5	259 of 1334	80.6%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2022	22.1	732 of 949	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	73.0	211 of 1007	79.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	63.7	349 of 970	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.6	616 of 963	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.7	594 of 975	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.6	709 of 976	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.9	874 of 964	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	41.6	632 of 1023	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	62.1	396 of 1022	61.3%	★★★☆☆

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 (2022)73rd percentile+34 vs school

White (2025)64th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)63rd percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2023)46th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)39th percentile-17 vs school

Special Education (2022)23rd percentile-16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)16th percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts67%+17 vs state

Mathematics53%+6 vs state

Science15%-15 vs state

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by a parent
Saturday, February 26, 2011

Nepotism runs rampant in this district. Teach to the test and that doesn't even work. 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Yardville Heights Elementary School

Is Yardville Heights Elementary School a good school?

Yardville Heights Elementary School ranks 589^th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Yardville Heights Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Yardville Heights Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Albert E Grice Middle School
High : Hamilton West-Watson

How many students attend Yardville Heights Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 251 students attended Yardville Heights Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Yardville Heights Elementary School?

Students at Yardville Heights Elementary School are 41% Hispanic, 40% White, 15% African American, 3% Two or more races.

What district is Yardville Heights Elementary School in?

Hamilton Township Public School District

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