Elk Township School District

Elk Township School District has one listed school, Aura Elementary School, serving prekindergarten through grade 6 and enrolling 350 students. In 2025–2026, Aura’s average across tested grades was above New Jersey’s in ELA and grade 5 science, but below the state in mathematics; the most important pattern is the sharp contrast between weaker grade 3 results and stronger results in upper grades.

Aura Elementary School is the only school in the list, so there is no meaningful top-to-bottom comparison among local schools. Its 2025–2026 ELA average was 54%, compared with 49% statewide, and its grade 5 science result was 31%, versus 27% statewide. Mathematics was a relative weakness: Aura averaged 40%, compared with 46% statewide. Grade-level results clarify the differences: Aura was 22 points above the state in grade 6 ELA, but 17 points below in grade 3 ELA. In math, it was 16 points above in grade 6, while falling 25 points below in grade 3 and 19 points below in grade 4.

Results changed unevenly between 2024–2025 and 2025–2026. Aura’s ELA average fell 3 points, while its advantage over the state narrowed from 5 points to 5; its math average was nearly unchanged, but the gap widened from 5 points below the state to 6 points below. Grade 5 math was a notable exception, rising 14 points and moving from 8 points below the state to 5 points above. Grade 5 science remained above the state, but its lead shrank from 9 points to 4 as Aura’s score fell 8 points. SchoolDigger ranks Aura 650th of 1,331 statewide, at the 51st percentile with 3 stars; its district ranking is 348th of 607, at the 43rd percentile with 2 stars. As context, 30% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–2025, the student–teacher ratio was 9.4:1, and chronic absenteeism was 13%, equal to the district rate and 2 points below the state. No other listed school is available for local comparison.