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Delanco Township School District

At a glance

565^thof 609 New Jersey districts

Better than 7% of New Jersey districts

Elementary 1Grades PK, KG-8

1301 Burlington Avenue
Delanco, NJ 08075·(856) 461-1905·All New Jersey district rankings →

Statewide performance 2017–2025

2025: better than 7.2% of districts

School

355

Students

Top rankedM. Joan Pearson School1170^th of 1,347 New Jersey elementary schools

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Biggest riser

M. Joan Pearson School up 3 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The Delanco Township School District is a small district in New Jersey that serves students from pre-kindergarten through 8th grade. The district has only one school, M. Joan Pearson School, which is an elementary school with a total enrollment of 231 students.

M. Joan Pearson School is ranked 1170 out of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's performance is consistently below the state averages in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in ELA ranged from 23.1% to 35.1% at M. Joan Pearson School, compared to the state average of 44.9% to 57.1%. The school also has a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate of 14.9% and a high percentage of students (45.45%) eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating significant socioeconomic challenges.

Overall, the data suggests that M. Joan Pearson School is struggling academically, and the Delanco Township School District as a whole is ranked among the lowest in New Jersey. Addressing the low academic performance, high chronic absenteeism, and socioeconomic challenges will require a comprehensive approach to improve student outcomes and support the school community.

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Ranking:

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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 (2025)	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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
M. Joan Pearson School	Public	PK, KG-8	1301 Burlington Ave	Delanco	08075	Burlington County	Delanco Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 461-1976	355	23	15.7	46.5%	162 (45.6%)	88 (24.8%)	68 (19.2%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	32 (9.0%)	15.2	1170^th of 1347 public elementary schools	13.1%		13.5	1173^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	12.3%	3	20.4	5.9	25.0	23.1	25.6	35.1	35.1	28.6	28.6	5.3	11.4	21.0	18.9	8.6	$6,205	$163	$6,042

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District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Riverside Township School District	1.34 mi	3	590^th
Beverly City School District	1.4 mi	1	436^th
Edgewater Park Township School District	1.76 mi	2	503^rd
Delran Township School District	2.16 mi	4	390^th
Benjamin Banneker Preparatory Charter School	2.54 mi	1	524^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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