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West Avenue School

Public Grades K-8

1302^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 3% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

West Avenue School is an elementary school located in Bridgeton, New Jersey, serving grades K-8 with a total enrollment of 622 students. It is part of the Bridgeton City School District, which is ranked 605 out of 609 school districts in New Jersey and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

West Avenue School consistently ranks in the bottom 10% of New Jersey elementary schools, with rankings ranging from 1150 to 1302 out of around 1,350 schools over the past 10 years. The school's performance on state assessments (NJSLA) is significantly below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, only 21.1% of 3rd graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 44.9% statewide and 11.8% in the Bridgeton City School District. The school's performance is particularly low in mathematics, with only 0% of 8th graders proficient or better in 2024-2025, compared to 20.7% statewide and 3.7% in the district.

The nearby schools within the Bridgeton City School District, such as Indian Ave School, Cherry Street School, Buckshutem Road School, and Broad Street School, also perform poorly on state assessments and have similar demographic and socioeconomic characteristics to West Avenue School. However, the nearby Hopewell Crest school, which is part of the Hopewell Township School District, performs significantly better academically, with higher proficiency rates and rankings compared to the Bridgeton schools.

528

Students ?

9.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,057

Per pupil spending ?

93.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

51 North West Avenue
Bridgeton, NJ 08302-1388

(856) 455-8030

District: Bridgeton City School District

Students who attend West Avenue School usually attend:

High:

Bridgeton High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

67.0%

African American:

26.5%

White:

4.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 11th percentile in 2015 → 3rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (10% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school10%

District avg11%

New Jersey avg44%

Elementary school

1,302^nd of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 3%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 11% (2015) to bottom 3% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

730^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Bottom 3%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 10% (2015) to bottom 3% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^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	6.6	1302 of 1347	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.3	1248 of 1338	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.6	1269 of 1342	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.6	1231 of 1345	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.3	1150 of 1317	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	7.6	1272 of 1360	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.6	1311 of 1353	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	6.9	1273 of 1352	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	10.5	1215 of 1346	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	12.4	1213 of 1357	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	13.7	1200 of 1363	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	8.4	1254 of 1367	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	10.1	1240 of 1363	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	23.1	1127 of 1360	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	33.2	1033 of 1354	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	51.9	784 of 1346	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	29.5	1074 of 1338	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	41.8	964 of 1329	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	45.9	889 of 1314	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2005	32.9	1011 of 1303	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	8.4	1192 of 1298	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	5.8	1101 of 1204	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	17.8	375 of 463	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.5	436 of 469	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.1	456 of 463	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.7	421 of 494	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.0	379 of 456	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.8	498 of 522	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.5	468 of 517	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	24.9	483 of 597	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.9	427 of 559	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.6	448 of 499	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.9	338 of 489	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.1	223 of 411	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.9	368 of 463	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.8	344 of 434	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	7.9	1239 of 1326	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.9	1181 of 1317	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.1	1230 of 1318	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.9	1215 of 1326	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.9	1147 of 1290	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	7.9	1232 of 1331	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.1	1262 of 1333	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	13.8	910 of 1032	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.0	778 of 989	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.7	820 of 982	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.0	786 of 953	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.1	683 of 896	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.1	725 of 899	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.4	771 of 870	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	13.3	967 of 1023	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	26.2	723 of 939	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.4	703 of 863	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.1	756 of 948	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.3	902 of 942	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	7.6	1242 of 1318	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.6	1210 of 1313	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.8	1184 of 1315	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.5	1158 of 1324	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.7	1045 of 1297	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.4	1219 of 1335	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.4	1290 of 1334	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	10.4	989 of 1023	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.6	882 of 989	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.1	833 of 1007	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.8	834 of 1001	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	8.3	730 of 752	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.2	630 of 743	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.7	691 of 748	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.8	678 of 745	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.8	539 of 652	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.0	615 of 745	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.6	639 of 716	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	20.9	562 of 712	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	29.0	526 of 713	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	11.5	640 of 713	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	9.3	638 of 717	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	8.1	630 of 704	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	16.5	575 of 677	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	20.8	567 of 684	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	45.3	449 of 677	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	56.3	373 of 664	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	34.0	475 of 640	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	19.4	533 of 631	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	26.9	482 of 615	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	13.1	521 of 599	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	9.5	516 of 588	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	14.5	322 of 359	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.8	315 of 352	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.7	342 of 361	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.1	350 of 356	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	32.2	205 of 291	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.0	310 of 326	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.8	286 of 326	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	20.5	318 of 343	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	37.7	183 of 320	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.1	250 of 288	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.8	203 of 270	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.4	134 of 197	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.5	116 of 227	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	18.2	180 of 202	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	7.1	714 of 728	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.3	634 of 717	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.8	673 of 720	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.6	676 of 726	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.4	524 of 625	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.1	548 of 703	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.2	572 of 680	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	13.7	566 of 608	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	32.4	404 of 589	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.0	506 of 587	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.0	502 of 591	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.2	367 of 480	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.1	365 of 524	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.1	413 of 504	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	12.1	591 of 613	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	36.1	373 of 584	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.1	365 of 549	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.8	361 of 541	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.0	262 of 522	49.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	10.6	687 of 726	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.6	571 of 719	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.8	636 of 718	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.1	629 of 730	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.4	492 of 635	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.8	623 of 697	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	7.4	645 of 675	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	17.1	486 of 507	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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

English Language Learner (2025)19th percentile+16 vs school

African American (2025)19th percentile+16 vs school

Hispanic (2025)12th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)7th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)6th percentile~ school

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

Special Education (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Middle school

African American (2025)10th percentile+7 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)7th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)7th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)5th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)4th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)4th percentile~ school

Female (2025)2nd percentile~ school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts14%-40 vs state

Mathematics8%-33 vs state

Science3%-21 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Elizabeth F. Moore School	Public	3-5	1361 Highway 77	Seabrook	08302	Cumberland County	Upper Deerfield Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 455-2267	293	23	12.6	60.8%	94 (32.1%)	61 (20.8%)	113 (38.6%)	4 (1.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.5%)	7.7	1289^th of 1347 public elementary schools	4.3%		10.6	1227^th of 1338 public elementary schools	8.3%	62	4.6		10.9	32.3	16.1				6.5	16.8	8.0						$14,865	$735	$14,130

Frequently Asked Questions about West Avenue School

What is the racial makeup of West Avenue School?

Students at West Avenue School are 67% Hispanic, 27% African American, 4% White, 2% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of West Avenue School attend?

Students who attend West Avenue School usually go on to attend:

High : Bridgeton High School

Is West Avenue School a good school?

West Avenue School ranks in the bottom 3.3% of New Jersey elementary schools.

How many students attend West Avenue School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 528 students attended West Avenue School.

What district is West Avenue 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.