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Cherry Street School

Public Grades K-8

1334^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 1% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Cherry Street School is an elementary school located in Bridgeton, New Jersey, serving 526 students in grades K-8. The school is part of the Bridgeton City School District, which is ranked 605 out of 609 school districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Cherry Street School has consistently ranked among the lowest-performing elementary schools in New Jersey, with a 0-out-of-5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's proficiency rates on the NJSLA (New Jersey Student Learning Assessment) are significantly below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 4.8% of 3rd graders at Cherry Street School were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 44.9% statewide and 11.8% in the Bridgeton City School District. The school also has extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.9% to 31.8% over the past few years, which are significantly higher than the state and district averages.

While the other elementary schools in the Bridgeton City School District also perform poorly, with similar low rankings and academic achievement levels, the nearby Myron L. Powell Elementary School in the Lawrence Township School District and Hopewell Crest in the Hopewell Township School District perform significantly better, with higher rankings, proficiency rates, and overall academic performance. This suggests that the challenges faced by Cherry Street School and the Bridgeton City School District may be unique and require targeted interventions and resource allocation to improve student outcomes.

522

Students ?

12.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,205

Per pupil spending ?

96.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

11 Cherry Street
Bridgeton, NJ 08302

(856) 455-8030

District: Bridgeton City School District

Students who attend Cherry Street School usually attend:

High:

Bridgeton High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

59.2%

African American:

35.2%

Two or more races:

3.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 4th percentile in 2015 → 1st in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (19% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (32% vs 15% New Jersey)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school19%

District avg11%

New Jersey avg44%

Elementary school

1,334^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

726^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Bottom 3%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 8% (2015) to bottom 3% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 6Elementary Schools in the Bridgeton City School District

605^th of 609Bridgeton City 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	4.0	1334 of 1347	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.0	1317 of 1338	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.7	1323 of 1342	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.2	1322 of 1345	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.1	1250 of 1317	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.6	1331 of 1360	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.2	1315 of 1353	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	5.1	1303 of 1352	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	3.6	1322 of 1346	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	5.5	1308 of 1357	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	1.6	1341 of 1363	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	0.6	1361 of 1367	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	0.5	1358 of 1363	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	5.3	1289 of 1360	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	2.2	1327 of 1354	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	6.4	1266 of 1346	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	5.8	1270 of 1338	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	5.5	1259 of 1329	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	0.4	1302 of 1314	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	1.4	1276 of 1303	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	0.3	1286 of 1298	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	0.1	1203 of 1204	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	12.3	409 of 463	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.6	438 of 469	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.6	444 of 463	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.5	452 of 494	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	25.4	381 of 456	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.0	510 of 522	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.7	447 of 517	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	19.3	531 of 597	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.5	500 of 559	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.2	451 of 499	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.8	421 of 489	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.0	358 of 411	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.0	418 of 463	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.6	363 of 434	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	5.1	1279 of 1326	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.9	1269 of 1317	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.2	1273 of 1318	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.7	1249 of 1326	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.8	1232 of 1290	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.2	1282 of 1331	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.9	1287 of 1333	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	4.9	967 of 1032	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.2	899 of 989	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.8	898 of 982	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.7	864 of 953	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.5	848 of 896	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.7	819 of 899	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.2	709 of 870	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	7.6	1004 of 1023	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.5	827 of 939	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	7.8	781 of 863	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.6	827 of 948	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.9	899 of 942	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	4.3	1283 of 1318	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.5	1249 of 1313	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.8	1263 of 1315	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.4	1282 of 1324	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.2	1189 of 1297	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.4	1286 of 1335	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.3	1265 of 1334	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	15.9	869 of 989	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.0	833 of 958	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.8	517 of 1007	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	20.0	784 of 1001	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	8.8	726 of 752	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.7	730 of 743	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.9	742 of 748	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.5	721 of 745	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.9	603 of 652	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.2	705 of 745	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.3	634 of 716	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	6.7	679 of 712	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	7.2	677 of 713	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	10.1	654 of 713	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	1.9	691 of 717	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	3.0	677 of 704	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	7.9	618 of 677	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	14.5	587 of 684	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	8.2	620 of 677	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	5.2	626 of 664	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	10.9	561 of 640	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	13.7	548 of 631	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	10.2	547 of 615	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	1.0	591 of 599	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	1.4	575 of 588	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	20.4	298 of 359	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.5	291 of 352	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.7	360 of 361	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.9	336 of 356	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	25.6	241 of 291	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.4	319 of 326	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.1	310 of 326	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	24.1	292 of 343	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.1	317 of 320	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.1	263 of 288	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.3	253 of 270	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.3	172 of 227	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.0	189 of 202	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	11.8	667 of 728	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.1	701 of 717	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.5	706 of 720	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.7	691 of 726	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.1	562 of 625	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.5	650 of 703	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.2	587 of 680	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	13.9	564 of 608	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.0	575 of 589	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.5	563 of 587	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.0	546 of 591	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.5	427 of 480	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.4	468 of 524	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.2	373 of 504	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	13.4	582 of 613	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.8	541 of 584	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	8.1	714 of 726	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.5	695 of 719	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.7	705 of 718	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.7	706 of 730	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.5	591 of 635	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.4	669 of 697	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.9	616 of 675	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2019	40.9	262 of 492	46.7%	★★☆☆☆

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

Special Education (2024)12th percentile+11 vs school

African American (2025)12th percentile+11 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)11th percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)6th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)4th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Middle school

Special Education (2019)47th percentile+41 vs school

African American (2025)17th percentile+14 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)15th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2025)8th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)7th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)5th percentile~ school

Male (2025)2nd percentile~ school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Science77%+53 vs state

English Language Arts9%-44 vs state

Mathematics6%-35 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 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
Cherry Street School	Public	K-8	11 Cherry Street	Bridgeton	08302	Cumberland County	Bridgeton City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 455-8030	522	44	12.0	96.7%	2 (0.4%)	184 (35.2%)	309 (59.2%)	5 (1.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.6%)	4	1334^th of 1347 public elementary schools	1.0%		5	1317^th of 1338 public elementary schools	1.6%	17	1.4	0.0	4.8	7.0	0.0	15.6	12.9	19.3	9.7	3.5	4.6	9.1	6.5	5.5			$11,205	$889	$10,316
Buckshutem Road School	Public	K-8	550 Buckshutem Road	Bridgeton	08302	Cumberland County	Bridgeton City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 455-8030	653	48	13.6	92.0%	14 (2.1%)	135 (20.7%)	492 (75.3%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.1%)	5.4	1317^th of 1347 public elementary schools	2.2%		6.4	1291^st of 1338 public elementary schools	3.5%	26	2.8	3.0	13.8	8.6	1.4	15.8	13.2	9.1	12.1	6.5	9.6	10.2	5.6	0.0			$10,609	$765	$9,844
Bridgeton Public Charter School	Public, Charter	K-4	790 East Commerce Ave	Bridgeton	08302	Cumberland County	Bridgeton Public Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 497-8202	106	7	15.1	2.8%	6 (5.7%)	19 (17.9%)	75 (70.8%)	2 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.8%)	11.1	1231^st of 1347 public elementary schools	8.6%		10.8	1226^th of 1338 public elementary schools	8.4%	5			13.8	21.7					31.0	17.3							$7,729	$1,874	$5,855
Indian Ave School	Public	K-8	399 Indian Avenue	Bridgeton	08302	Cumberland County	Bridgeton City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 455-8030	627	48	13.2	92.3%	13 (2.1%)	66 (10.5%)	540 (86.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.0%)	10.9	1236^th of 1347 public elementary schools	8.2%		9	1255^th of 1338 public elementary schools	6.2%	19	8.2	1.3	17.5	19.4	16.4	26.1	18.8	46.1	36.3	11.8	9.7	13.7	6.2	8.1			$12,054	$1,060	$10,994
Quarter Mile Lane School	Public	PK, KG-8	300 Quarter Mile Lane	Bridgeton	08302	Cumberland County	Bridgeton City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 455-8030	693	58	12.0	92.5%	16 (2.3%)	130 (18.8%)	534 (77.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	8 (1.2%)	6.8	1295^th of 1347 public elementary schools	3.9%		6.1	1297^th of 1338 public elementary schools	3.1%	2	3.4	0.0	3.5	7.5	15.3	33.4	18.8	10.7	12.7	5.6	6.8	12.9	9.2	3.4			$10,618	$590	$10,028
Broad Street School	Public	K-8	251 West Broad Street	Bridgeton	08302	Cumberland County	Bridgeton City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 455-8030	784	74	10.6	95.0%	22 (2.8%)	51 (6.5%)	702 (89.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.9%)	9.1	1270^th of 1347 public elementary schools	5.7%		6.6	1288^th of 1338 public elementary schools	3.7%	18	10.8	1.1	7.6	16.7	13.8	12.1	33.0	13.2	30.4	17.6	16.7	9.4	12.9	4.7			$13,961	$1,315	$12,646
West Avenue School	Public	K-8	51 North West Avenue	Bridgeton	08302	Cumberland County	Bridgeton City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 455-8030	528	56	9.4	93.2%	23 (4.4%)	140 (26.5%)	354 (67.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (1.9%)	6.6	1302^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	3.3%		9.3	1248^th of 1338 public elementary schools	6.7%	54	2.9	3.9	21.1	19.3	5.9	15.1	6.3	16.0	17.1	8.1	8.6	7.5	6.0	0.0			$12,057	$733	$11,324
Fairfield Township School	Public	PK, KG-8	375 Gouldtown Woodruff Road	Bridgeton	08302	Cumberland County	Fairfield Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 453-1882	526	43	12.3	78.1%	24 (4.6%)	215 (40.9%)	238 (45.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.3%)	3 (0.6%)	39 (7.4%)	4.6	1327^th of 1347 public elementary schools	1.5%		4.9	1319^th of 1338 public elementary schools	1.4%	8	5.9	0.0	11.6	5.4	9.6	12.0	19.3	11.5	11.6	2.7	1.9	4.0	10.5	11.5			$13,433	$1,429	$12,004
Hopewell Crest	Public	PK, KG-8	122 Sewall Road	Bridgeton	08302	Cumberland County	Hopewell Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 451-9203	524	45	11.6	45.4%	293 (55.9%)	29 (5.5%)	150 (28.6%)	5 (1.0%)	13 (2.5%)	3 (0.6%)	31 (5.9%)	24.2	1032^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	23.4%		26.4	988^th of 1338 public elementary schools	26.2%	44	24.6	21.5	13.7	44.7	26.2	36.0	41.2	45.6	15.7	39.5	21.3	40.0	31.4	20.0	88.2	88.2	$10,794	$535	$10,259
Myron L. Powell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	225 Main Street	Cedarville	08311	Cumberland County	Lawrence Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 447-4237	479	44	10.9	49.9%	335 (69.9%)	38 (7.9%)	66 (13.8%)	7 (1.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.5%)	33.8	898^th of 1347 public elementary schools	33.3%		30.6	936^th of 1338 public elementary schools	30.0%	38	24.0	6.7	53.0	40.0	44.0	43.1	38.9	46.7	44.1	28.9	30.0	27.5	25.9	0.0	47.6	47.6	$12,218	$922	$11,296

Frequently Asked Questions about Cherry Street School

How many students attend Cherry Street School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 522 students attended Cherry Street School.

What schools do graduates of Cherry Street School attend?

Students who attend Cherry Street School usually go on to attend:

High : Bridgeton High School

Is Cherry Street School a good school?

Cherry Street School ranks in the bottom 1.0% of New Jersey elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Cherry Street School?

Students at Cherry Street School are 59% Hispanic, 35% African American, 4% Two or more races.

What district is Cherry Street School in?

Bridgeton City School District

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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.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.