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Creativity CoLaboratory Charter School

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Creativity CoLaboratory Charter School ranks 448 th of 752 New Jersey middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades 5-8

448^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 752 New Jersey Middle Schools

Better than 40% of New Jersey middle schools

Summary

Creativity CoLaboratory Charter School is a public charter middle school located in Elmer, New Jersey, serving grades 5-8 with a total enrollment of 193 students. The school is part of the Creativity CoLaboratory Charter School District, which is ranked 416 out of 609 districts in New Jersey and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Creativity CoLaboratory Charter School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of New Jersey middle schools, with a ranking between 223 and 448 out of 652-752 schools over the past 5 years. The school's performance on NJSLA/PARCC assessments is significantly below the state average across all grade levels and subject areas, particularly in mathematics, where only 6.3% of 5th graders and 12.5% of 8th graders were proficient or better in 2024-2025, compared to state averages of 44.2% and 20.7%, respectively. The school has also experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 8.9% to 16.6% over the past few years, which is above the state average.

Interestingly, the nearby schools, such as Orchard Valley Middle School, Bunker Hill Middle School, and Woodstown Middle School, generally outperform Creativity CoLaboratory Charter School on academic measures, with higher proficiency rates and better overall rankings. However, the school does have relatively strong performance in Algebra I, with 71.4% of students proficient or better in 2024-2025, compared to the state average of 38.2%, suggesting that it may be effectively supporting its students in advanced mathematics.

189

Students ?

12.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

36%

Free/discounted lunch ?

457 Shirley Road
Elmer, NJ 08318

(856) 358-2472

District: Creativity CoLaboratory Charter School

Racial breakdown:

White:

73.0%

Hispanic:

10.6%

African American:

7.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 66th percentile in 2021 → 40th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (31% vs 43% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (22% vs 14% New Jersey)

!Ranking has slipped — down 26 percentile points since 2021

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg31%

New Jersey avg43%

448^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Bottom 40%▼ down 25 pts since 2021

From top 34% (2021) to bottom 40% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

416^th of 609Creativity CoLaboratory Charter School 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	39.1	448 of 752	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.1	415 of 743	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.9	343 of 748	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.7	362 of 745	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.7	223 of 652	65.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	38.7	435 of 728	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.9	405 of 717	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.4	332 of 720	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.5	314 of 726	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.1	203 of 625	67.5%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2023	77.6	81 of 587	86.2%	★★★★☆
2022	63.8	149 of 591	74.8%	★★★★☆
2021	80.2	54 of 480	88.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	37.1	397 of 613	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.9	253 of 584	56.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	37.8	433 of 726	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.3	351 of 719	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.5	334 of 718	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.1	392 of 730	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	69.5	159 of 635	75.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	28.0	379 of 502	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.4	373 of 510	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.9	330 of 509	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.7	351 of 512	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.0	199 of 435	54.3%	★★★☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2023)86th percentile+32 vs school

Male (2025)40th percentile~ school

Female (2025)40th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)35th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)25th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I71%+26 vs state

English Language Arts39%-17 vs state

Science25%~ state avg

Mathematics20%-17 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)				NJSLA Algebra I (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 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Creativity CoLaboratory Charter School	Public, Charter	5-8	457 Shirley Road	Elmer	08318	Salem County	Creativity CoLaboratory Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 358-2472	189	15	12.6	36.0%	138 (73.0%)	15 (7.9%)	20 (10.6%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.9%)	39.1	448^th of 752 public middle schools	40.4%		41.1	415^th of 743 public middle schools	44.1%	33	25.0	25.0	22.9	45.9	47.9	39.6	6.3	18.8	39.6	12.5	71.4	71.4
Pittsgrove Township Middle School	Public	5-8	1082 Almond Road	Pittsgrove	08318	Salem County	Pittsgrove Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 358-8529	495	43	11.4	31.3%	386 (78.0%)	19 (3.8%)	63 (12.7%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.4%)	49.8	352^nd of 752 public middle schools	53.2%		45	380^th of 743 public middle schools	48.9%	28	24.4	22.6	52.6	53.7	61.1	57.9	32.4	27.3	32.2	17.9	86.2	86.2	$7,489	$202	$7,287
Woodruff Middle School	Public	6-8	1385 Highway 77	Seabrook	08302	Cumberland County	Upper Deerfield Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 455-2267	253	24	10.5	60.1%	91 (36.0%)	53 (20.9%)	94 (37.2%)	3 (1.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.3%)	18.5	623^rd of 752 public middle schools	17.2%		31.3	496^th of 743 public middle schools	33.2%	127		3.8		30.8	35.8	33.8		16.7	23.8	5.1	42.9	42.9	$13,513	$794	$12,719
Caroline L. Reutter School	Public	5-6	2150 Delsea Dr	Franklinville	08322	Gloucester County	Township of Franklin School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 694-0223	388	33	11.6	26.5%	304 (78.4%)	18 (4.6%)	42 (10.8%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.2%)								(n/a)	25.0		47.5	58.6			42.6	46.9					$6,440	$153	$6,287
Delsea Regional Middle School	Public	7-8	Fries Mill Rd	Franklinville	08322	Gloucester County	Delsea Regional High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 694-0100	510	42	12.1	25.5%	371 (72.7%)	35 (6.9%)	74 (14.5%)	7 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.3%)	54.2	315^th of 752 public middle schools	58.1%		40.6	419^th of 743 public middle schools	43.6%	104		16.6			48.6	69.9			39.6	25.7	74.5	74.5	$12,279	$231	$12,048
Woodstown Middle School	Public	6-8	Woodstown Middle School	Woodstown	08098	Salem County	Woodstown-Pilesgrove Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 769-0144	303	24	12.4	27.7%	214 (70.6%)	44 (14.5%)	29 (9.6%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.3%)	70.8	189^th of 752 public middle schools	74.9%		71.9	182^nd of 743 public middle schools	75.5%	7		21.9		63.8	69.8	79.2		47.4	42.7	40.0	100.0	100.0	$5,852	$153	$5,699
Clayton Middle School	Public	6-8	55 Pop Kramer Blvd	Clayton	08312	Gloucester County	Clayton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 881-8701	299	30	9.8	64.2%	115 (38.5%)	84 (28.1%)	60 (20.1%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (11.7%)	34.7	476^th of 752 public middle schools	36.7%		27.5	532^nd of 743 public middle schools	28.4%	56		11.2		48.8	53.9	38.7		21.2	34.6	10.1	77.8	77.8	$9,678	$1,252	$8,426
Thomas W. Wallace Junior Middle School	Public	6-8	688 North Mill Road	Vineland	08360	Cumberland County	Vineland Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 362-8887	695	57	12.1	75.4%	55 (7.9%)	85 (12.2%)	532 (76.5%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.4%)	10.4	703^rd of 752 public middle schools	6.5%		10.7	699^th of 743 public middle schools	5.9%	4		2.0		19.3	16.0	22.0		5.2	13.2	7.5	22.4	22.4	$13,228	$1,018	$12,210
Thomas E. Bowe Middle School	Public	6-8	Carpenter Street and Mancuso L	Glassboro	08028	Gloucester County	Glassboro School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 652-2700	412	38	10.8	45.6%	122 (29.6%)	133 (32.3%)	107 (26.0%)	16 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (8.3%)	26	549^th of 752 public middle schools	27.0%		31.8	492^nd of 743 public middle schools	33.8%	57		15.8		26.9	32.5	50.8		16.5	16.7	11.8	81.0	85.2
Bunker Hill Middle School	Public	6-8	372 Pitman Downer Rd	Sewell	08080	Gloucester County	Washington Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 881-7007	562	55	10.2	25.4%	395 (70.3%)	37 (6.6%)	95 (16.9%)	27 (4.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	62	259^th of 752 public middle schools	65.6%		56.2	302^nd of 743 public middle schools	59.4%	43		21.2		70.5	66.6	63.6		49.2	37.2	15.6	92.3	92.3	$12,244	$364	$11,880

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