Elementary Schools in Elk Township School District

Summary:

The Elk Township School District in New Jersey is home to a single elementary school, Aura Elementary School, which serves students from pre-kindergarten through 6th grade. The school's performance has fluctuated in recent years, with its statewide ranking ranging from 662 out of 1,347 schools in 2024-2025 to 613 out of 1,338 schools in 2023-2024.

Aura Elementary School's academic performance on the New Jersey Student Learning Assessments (NJSLA) varies across grade levels and subjects. While some grades perform above the district and state averages, others fall below. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 26.2% in 3rd grade math to 83.7% in 6th grade English Language Arts. The school also has a relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, at 26.8% in the 2023-2024 school year, which can impact educational outcomes.

Despite the mixed academic performance, Aura Elementary School has a lower student-teacher ratio of 10.8, compared to the state average. The school's per-student spending for the 2018-2019 school year was $13,054, which could be further analyzed in the context of the district and state averages to understand how resources are being allocated and how they may be impacting the school's performance.

District Detail

900 Clems Run
Glassboro, NJ 08028-3518

(856) 881-4551

SchoolDigger Rank:
343^rd of 609 New Jersey districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-6
Students: 350

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 0
High Schools: 0
Alternative Schools: 0

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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 English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Aura Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	900 Clems Run	Glassboro	08028	Gloucester County	Elk Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 881-4551	350	37	9.4	30.0%	229 (65.4%)	60 (17.1%)	38 (10.9%)	7 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	14 (4.0%)	51.4	662^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	50.9%		54.5	613^th of 1338 public elementary schools	54.2%	49	38.9	35.0	50.9	58.3	83.7	26.2	44.1	36.2	53.5	$13,054	$664	$12,390

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Glassboro School District	2.33 mi	4	551^st
Clayton Public School District	2.92 mi	3	504^th
Washington Township School District	3.86 mi	12	273^rd
Pitman Boro School District	4.22 mi	3	313^th
UPPER PITTSGROVE Township School District	4.45 mi	1	204^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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