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H Ashton Marsh

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H Ashton Marsh ranks 771 st of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-4

771^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 43% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

H Ashton Marsh is an elementary school located in Absecon, New Jersey, serving grades PK-4 with a total enrollment of 534 students. The school is part of the Absecon Public Schools District, which is ranked 360 out of 609 districts in New Jersey and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

H Ashton Marsh has consistently ranked in the bottom half of New Jersey elementary schools, with a ranking between 727 and 970 out of 1,345-1,360 schools over the past 10 years. The school's performance on NJSLA tests is mixed, with 3rd-grade students scoring above the state average in both English Language Arts and Mathematics, but 4th-grade students scoring below the state average in both subjects. The school's performance has been inconsistent, with some grades and subjects showing improvement while others have declined.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Roland Rogers Elementary School, Smithville Elementary School, and Arthur Rann Elementary School, H Ashton Marsh generally performs worse on NJSLA tests and has higher chronic absenteeism rates. However, these nearby schools also serve a relatively high proportion of students from low-income families, with free/reduced-price lunch rates ranging from 47.5% to 54.68%. H Ashton Marsh's spending per student ($9,221 in 2018-2019) is lower than the state average and some of the nearby schools, but the school has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 9.1 to 10.4 in recent years.

516

Students ?

8.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,221

Per pupil spending ?

53.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

800 Irelan Ave
Absecon, NJ 08201

(609) 641-5375

District: Absecon Public Schools District

Students who attend H Ashton Marsh usually attend:

Middle:	Emma C Attales
High:	Pleasantville High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

43.8%

Hispanic:

32.6%

African American:

11.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 37th percentile in 2015 → 43rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 8 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school45%

District avg45%

New Jersey avg49%

771^st of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 43%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 37% (2015) to bottom 43% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

360^th of 609Absecon Public Schools 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	43.0	771 of 1347	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.2	897 of 1338	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.3	788 of 1342	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.5	970 of 1345	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.4	900 of 1317	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.6	883 of 1360	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.9	727 of 1353	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	43.0	821 of 1352	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	32.2	947 of 1346	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	38.8	860 of 1357	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2014	44.8	883 of 1363	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	36.9	983 of 1367	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	52.6	788 of 1363	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	57.7	726 of 1360	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	45.2	898 of 1354	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	41.3	934 of 1346	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	54.4	778 of 1338	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	52.7	831 of 1329	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	63.2	630 of 1314	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2005	43.1	911 of 1303	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2004	23.4	1083 of 1298	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	55.8	650 of 1204	46.0%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	52.3	199 of 469	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.0	188 of 463	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.8	192 of 494	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.3	134 of 456	70.6%	★★★★☆
2019	44.1	293 of 522	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.3	246 of 517	52.4%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2022	0.2	326 of 348	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.4	327 of 339	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	58.7	186 of 597	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.9	137 of 559	75.5%	★★★★☆
2023	61.0	139 of 499	72.1%	★★★★☆
2022	57.4	144 of 489	70.6%	★★★★☆
2021	40.4	203 of 411	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	31.3	312 of 463	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.2	212 of 434	51.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	37.7	830 of 1326	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.6	848 of 1317	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.0	698 of 1318	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.6	948 of 1326	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.2	876 of 1290	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.5	842 of 1331	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.2	654 of 1333	50.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	42.1	557 of 1032	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.0	590 of 989	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.6	423 of 982	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	32.6	632 of 953	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	20.0	808 of 896	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	47.8	446 of 899	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.1	438 of 870	49.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	53.2	434 of 1023	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.1	449 of 939	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.5	378 of 910	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.0	497 of 863	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.9	572 of 839	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.4	374 of 948	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.0	316 of 942	66.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	50.3	636 of 1318	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	33.6	858 of 1313	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.3	787 of 1315	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.9	926 of 1324	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.2	869 of 1297	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.0	870 of 1335	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.4	750 of 1334	43.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	55.4	355 of 1023	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.8	410 of 989	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	31.9	593 of 958	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.8	615 of 949	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	14.1	820 of 868	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	46.2	476 of 1007	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.1	286 of 1001	71.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	47.6	528 of 970	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.6	773 of 963	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.6	740 of 975	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.4	848 of 976	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.1	748 of 964	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.2	756 of 1023	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	54.1	496 of 1022	51.5%	★★★☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)69th percentile+26 vs school

Special Education (2025)65th percentile+23 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)58th percentile+15 vs school

African American (2024)58th percentile+25 vs school

Male (2025)52nd percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)46th percentile+3 vs school

White (2025)46th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)37th percentile-5 vs school

Asian (2022)6th percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts48%~ state avg

Mathematics42%-7 vs state

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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-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
H Ashton Marsh	Public	PK, KG-4	800 Irelan Ave	Absecon	08201	Atlantic County	Absecon Public Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 641-5375	516	60	8.5	53.1%	226 (43.8%)	58 (11.2%)	168 (32.6%)	37 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.2%)	43	771^st of 1347 public elementary schools	42.8%		33.2	897^th of 1338 public elementary schools	33.0%	126			51.3	45.1					51.4	33.0					$9,221	$942	$8,279
Arthur Rann Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	515 S Eighth Ave	Galloway	08205	Atlantic County	Galloway Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 748-1250	635	61	10.4	53.9%	301 (47.4%)	84 (13.2%)	153 (24.1%)	59 (9.3%)	4 (0.6%)	4 (0.6%)	30 (4.7%)	23.4	1043^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	22.6%		27.5	974^th of 1338 public elementary schools	27.2%	69	22.8		21.5	42.8	16.8	29.2			40.5	39.8	21.8	21.8			$10,851	$546	$10,305
Leeds Avenue Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	100 W Leeds Avenue	Pleasantville	08232	Atlantic County	Pleasantville Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 383-6878	570	55	10.4	84.7%	15 (2.6%)	214 (37.5%)	311 (54.6%)	9 (1.6%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	17 (3.0%)	15.8	1162^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	13.7%		12	1207^th of 1338 public elementary schools	9.8%	45	13.8		33.0	32.0	19.7				22.3	21.0	19.7				$14,104	$559	$13,545
North Main Street Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	215 North Main Street	Pleasantville	08232	Atlantic County	Pleasantville Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 383-6887	318	38	8.4	84.9%	4 (1.3%)	113 (35.5%)	188 (59.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.5%)	19.9	1102^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	18.2%		18.7	1093^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	18.3%	9	6.5		38.5	41.8	26.2				38.4	29.5	14.3				$19,102	$779	$18,323
Washington Avenue Elementary School	Public	K-5	225 W Washington Avenue	Pleasantville	08232	Atlantic County	Pleasantville Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 383-6865	432	37	11.6	88.2%	5 (1.2%)	58 (13.4%)	362 (83.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	9.6	1261^st of 1347 public elementary schools	6.4%		9.1	1253^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	6.4%	8	6.8		9.8	18.2	26.1				24.1	14.9	18.9				$17,263	$1,063	$16,200
Reeds Road Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	103 South Reeds Road	Galloway	08205	Atlantic County	Galloway Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 748-1250	493	56	8.8	53.5%	176 (35.7%)	85 (17.2%)	138 (28.0%)	68 (13.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.3%)	24.1	1034^th of 1347 public elementary schools	23.2%		39.1	811^th of 1338 public elementary schools	39.4%	223	20.0		22.4	26.6	25.4	47.4			40.8	25.0	23.9	36.9			$12,182	$535	$11,647
Roland Rogers Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	105 S Reeds Road	Galloway	08205	Atlantic County	Galloway Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 748-1250	578	47	12.4	61.2%	227 (39.3%)	117 (20.2%)	161 (27.9%)	37 (6.4%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.7%)	28.5	981^st of 1347 public elementary schools	27.2%		30.9	931^st of 1338 public elementary schools	30.4%	50	30.0		17.8	49.3	24.1	43.2			28.8	35.6	33.8	27.0			$12,794	$555	$12,239
Atlantic Community Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	112 South New York Rd	Galloway	08205	Atlantic County	Atlantic Community Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 428-4300	333	35	9.5	93.4%	9 (2.7%)	201 (60.4%)	105 (31.5%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (4.2%)	7.9	1286^th of 1347 public elementary schools	4.5%		8	1271^st of 1338 public elementary schools	5.0%	15	9.1	0.0	4.8	18.2	30.3	27.5	44.4	52.9	14.0	3.0	9.1	7.5	8.3	2.9	$10,242	$1,014	$9,228
Smithville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	37 S Old Port Republic Road	Galloway	08205	Atlantic County	Galloway Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 748-1250	572	55	10.4	49.7%	258 (45.1%)	110 (19.2%)	136 (23.8%)	33 (5.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.8%)	33.1	907^th of 1347 public elementary schools	32.7%		31.7	919^th of 1338 public elementary schools	31.3%	12	34.6		28.0	40.9	31.5	51.2			36.0	27.7	36.5	31.8			$10,933	$554	$10,379
South Main Street Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	701 South Main Street	Pleasantville	08232	Atlantic County	Pleasantville Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 383-6800	455	39	11.6	83.1%	2 (0.4%)	143 (31.4%)	298 (65.5%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	19.1	1111^th of 1347 public elementary schools	17.5%		14	1165^th of 1338 public elementary schools	12.9%	54	9.6		33.8	39.3	36.8				27.6	14.3	22.4				$15,724	$663	$15,061

Frequently Asked Questions about H Ashton Marsh

What is the racial makeup of H Ashton Marsh?

Students at H Ashton Marsh are 44% White, 33% Hispanic, 11% African American, 7% Asian, 5% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of H Ashton Marsh attend?

Students who attend H Ashton Marsh usually go on to attend:

Middle : Emma C Attales
High : Pleasantville High School

Is H Ashton Marsh a good school?

H Ashton Marsh ranks 771^st of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend H Ashton Marsh?

In the 2024-25 school year, 516 students attended H Ashton Marsh.

What district is H Ashton Marsh in?

Absecon Public Schools District

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