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Bloomsbury Borough School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

127^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 91% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Bloomsbury Borough School is a small public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Bloomsbury, New Jersey, with a student population of 98. The school is part of the Bloomsbury Borough School District, which is ranked 54 out of 609 districts in New Jersey and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Bloomsbury Borough School consistently performs above the state average in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics across various grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 70% of 3rd graders were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state average of 44.9%, and 80% were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to the state average of 49.8%. The school's performance in Science is also noteworthy, with 53.9% of 5th graders proficient or better in the 2021-2022 school year, compared to the state average of 25.6%. However, the school's chronic absenteeism rate has fluctuated in recent years, ranging from 5.6% to 16.6%, with the 2023-2024 rate at 14.9%.

Bloomsbury Borough School outperforms many of the nearby schools, such as Phillipsburg Elementary School, in academic metrics. For example, Bloomsbury's 3rd grade ELA and Math proficiency rates in the 2024-2025 school year were significantly higher than those of Phillipsburg Elementary. Similarly, Bloomsbury's 5th grade Science proficiency rate in 2021-2022 was nearly double the state average, while the nearby Phillipsburg Elementary School had a much lower rate of 16.2%. However, the school's performance has fluctuated over the years, with its statewide ranking ranging from 127 out of 1,347 schools in 2024-2025 to as low as 898 out of 1,360 schools in 2018-2019.

Students ?

6.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,669

Per pupil spending ?

23.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

20 Main Street
Bloomsbury, NJ 08804-9538

(908) 479-4414

District: Bloomsbury Borough School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

69.4%

African American:

12.2%

Hispanic:

12.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 63rd percentile in 2015 → 91st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (75% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 9% of New Jersey elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 28 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school75%

District avg75%

New Jersey avg47%

127^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 9%▲ up 27 pts since 2015

From top 37% (2015) to top 9% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

54^th of 609Bloomsbury Borough School 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	89.5	127 of 1347	90.6%	★★★★★
2024	37.6	827 of 1338	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	61.9	521 of 1342	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.5	612 of 1345	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.1	557 of 1317	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.8	898 of 1360	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.9	890 of 1353	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	69.3	468 of 1352	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	48.2	744 of 1346	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	65.2	496 of 1357	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2014	59.2	669 of 1363	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	52.8	772 of 1367	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	53.6	774 of 1363	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	60.7	672 of 1360	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	77.9	267 of 1354	80.3%	★★★★☆
2009	88.4	31 of 1346	97.7%	★★★★★
2008	81.6	120 of 1338	91.0%	★★★★★
2007	52.7	832 of 1329	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	63.2	626 of 1314	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2005	33.1	1006 of 1303	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	57.6	695 of 1298	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2003	84.4	127 of 1204	89.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2018	22.1	850 of 1022	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2017	71.4	197 of 712	72.3%	★★★★☆
2014	74.2	203 of 717	71.7%	★★★★☆
2013	60.5	330 of 704	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	79.4	141 of 677	79.2%	★★★★☆
2011	84.7	64 of 684	90.6%	★★★★★
2010	68.6	258 of 677	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	67.1	276 of 664	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	62.0	311 of 640	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	57.7	356 of 631	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	70.0	242 of 615	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2005	74.6	185 of 599	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2003	37.1	421 of 574	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

White (2018)17th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics80%+30 vs state

English Language Arts70%+25 vs state

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Schools Near Bloomsbury Borough School

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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 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	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
Bloomsbury Borough School	Public	PK, KG-8	20 Main Street	Bloomsbury	08804	Hunterdon County	Bloomsbury Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 479-4414	98	15	6.5	23.5%	68 (69.4%)	12 (12.2%)	12 (12.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (6.1%)	89.5	127^th of 1347 public elementary schools	90.6%		37.6	827^th of 1338 public elementary schools	38.2%	700			70.0						80.0								$16,669	$199	$16,470
Greenwich School	Public	PK, KG-5	101 Wyndham Farm Boulevard	Stewartsville	08886	Warren County	Greenwich Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 859-2022	397	36	11.0	11.8%	242 (61.0%)	50 (12.6%)	64 (16.1%)	24 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (4.0%)	54.3	625^th of 1347 public elementary schools	53.6%		55.7	599^th of 1338 public elementary schools	55.2%	26	41.2		50.0	33.9	58.9				56.9	32.1	55.8						$6,883	$83	$6,800
Pohatcong Township School	Public	PK, KG-8	240 Rte 519	Phillipsburg	08865	Warren County	Pohatcong Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 859-8155	318	32	10.0	31.4%	216 (67.9%)	23 (7.2%)	61 (19.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.0%)	32.5	919^th of 1347 public elementary schools	31.8%		39.4	804^th of 1338 public elementary schools	39.9%	115	25.9	17.2	22.2	40.7	35.5	43.8	60.6	62.9	30.6	51.8	35.5	37.6	36.3	5.3	60.0	60.0	$14,021	$344	$13,677
Holland Township Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	710 Milford Warren Glen Road	Milford	08848	Hunterdon County	Holland Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 995-2401	525	62	8.4	14.1%	464 (88.4%)	7 (1.3%)	40 (7.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.1%)	50.4	678^th of 1347 public elementary schools	49.7%		46.8	712^th of 1338 public elementary schools	46.8%	34	35.0	34.5	42.3	69.2	47.5	58.1	65.3	74.6	44.2	40.3	45.0	34.9	48.9	30.3	90.5	90.5	$16,743	$424	$16,319
Alpha Borough School	Public	PK, KG-8	817 North Boulevard	Alpha	08865	Warren County	Alpha Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 454-5000	215	22	9.6	34.9%	155 (72.1%)	16 (7.4%)	38 (17.7%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	39	825^th of 1347 public elementary schools	38.8%		44.6	736^th of 1338 public elementary schools	45.0%	89	18.8	18.8	45.8	51.8	31.3	42.9	40.9	37.5	45.8	48.1	25.0	33.4	31.8	0.0	63.7	63.7	$12,813	$264	$12,549
Philipsburg Primary School	Public	K-2	1000 Green Street	Phillipsburg	08865	Warren County	Phillipsburg School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 454-3400	420	42	9.9	76.2%	139 (33.1%)	93 (22.1%)	141 (33.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	44 (10.5%)								(n/a)																	$17,583	$767	$16,816
Lopatcong Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	263 Route 57	Phillipsburg	08865	Warren County	Lopatcong Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 859-0800	389	33	11.7	17.0%	194 (49.9%)	73 (18.8%)	68 (17.5%)	39 (10.0%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (2.8%)	38.3	839^th of 1347 public elementary schools	37.7%		34.7	873^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	34.8%	34			38.0	37.7					50.6	42.0							$6,672		$6,672
Phillipsburg Early Childhood Learning Center	Public	PK, KG-1	459 Center Street	Phillipsburg	08865	Warren County	Phillipsburg School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 454-3010	449	48	9.4	73.7%	175 (39.0%)	86 (19.2%)	150 (33.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (8.5%)								(n/a)																	$18,378	$433	$17,945
Thomas B. Conley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	940 Iron Bridge Rd	Asbury	08802	Hunterdon County	Bethlehem Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 537-4044	258	20	12.9	2.7%	218 (84.5%)	4 (1.6%)	17 (6.6%)	9 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.9%)	55.7	604^th of 1347 public elementary schools	55.2%		56.6	586^th of 1338 public elementary schools	56.2%	18	36.4		52.4	53.9	50.0				61.9	53.8	32.3						$19,833	$219	$19,614
Franklin Township School	Public	PK, KG-6	52 Asbury Broadway Road	Washington	07882	Warren County	Franklin Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 689-2958	251	27	9.2	25.9%	175 (69.7%)	12 (4.8%)	42 (16.7%)	6 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	15 (6.0%)	52.8	642^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	52.3%		55.9	593^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	55.7%	49	57.1		23.0	35.5	69.0	79.2			15.4	32.3	62.1	58.3					$17,688	$611	$17,077

Frequently Asked Questions about Bloomsbury Borough School

What district is Bloomsbury Borough School in?

Bloomsbury Borough School District

Is Bloomsbury Borough School a good school?

Yes. Bloomsbury Borough School ranks in the top 9.4% of New Jersey elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Bloomsbury Borough School?

Students at Bloomsbury Borough School are 69% White, 12% African American, 12% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races.

How many students attend Bloomsbury Borough School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 98 students attended Bloomsbury Borough School.

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