Best Public Schools in Bloomsbury, NJ

Summary:

The city of Bloomsbury, New Jersey is home to a single standout elementary school, the Bloomsbury Borough School, which serves grades PK-8 and has a total enrollment of 98 students. The school is part of the Bloomsbury Borough School District, which is ranked 54 out of 609 districts in New Jersey and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The Bloomsbury Borough School is a high-performing institution, with 70% of 3rd graders proficient or better in English Language Arts and 80% proficient or better in Mathematics - significantly higher than the state averages. The school's statewide ranking has fluctuated in recent years, but it currently ranks 127 out of 1,347 New Jersey elementary schools, placing it in the top 10% of schools in the state. Additionally, the school has a low student-teacher ratio of 6.3 to 1, indicating relatively small class sizes.

While the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 14.9% is slightly higher than the state average, its spending per student of $16,669 in the 2018-2019 school year was higher than the state average. This high level of funding may be a contributing factor to the school's strong academic performance and small class sizes. Overall, the Bloomsbury Borough School appears to be a standout educational institution in the region, delivering consistently strong outcomes for its students.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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 English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Bloomsbury Borough School	Public	PK, KG-8	20 Main Street	Bloomsbury	08804	Hunterdon County	Bloomsbury Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 479-4414	98	15	6.5	23.5%	68 (69.4%)	12 (12.2%)	12 (12.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (6.1%)	89.5	127^th of 1347 public elementary schools	90.6%		37.6	827^th of 1338 public elementary schools	38.2%	700	70.0	80.0	$16,669	$199	$16,470

Cities Near Bloomsbury

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Asbury	2.62 mi	2	232^nd
Stewartsville	3.46 mi	2	193^rd
Milford	3.78 mi	2	256^th
Phillipsburg	4.05 mi	9	385^th
Alpha	4.8 mi	1	408^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the New Jersey Department of Education.

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