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Wilbur Watts Intermediate School

Public Grades 3-6

1057^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 22% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Wilbur Watts Intermediate School is a public elementary school serving grades 3-6 in Burlington, New Jersey, with 467 students. The school is part of the Burlington City Public School District, which is ranked 528 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Wilbur Watts Intermediate School consistently performs below the state average on standardized tests, with proficiency rates ranging from 17.6% to 50% in English Language Arts and 17.6% to 31.9% in Mathematics, compared to the state averages of 44.9% to 56.1% in ELA and 39.8% to 49.8% in Math. The school's performance has been declining over the past few years, and it has high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.9% to 27.5%, significantly higher than the state average. The school serves a diverse student population, with a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students (72.38% free/reduced lunch) and a significant proportion of minority students.

Interestingly, the nearby schools in the Burlington City Public School District and the Willingboro Public School District also perform poorly, with low academic proficiency rates and high chronic absenteeism, suggesting a broader systemic issue within the local school districts. The school's per-student spending of $14,246 in 2018-2019 is higher than the state average, but this does not seem to translate into improved academic outcomes, and the student-teacher ratio of around 10:1 is relatively low, indicating that the school may have sufficient resources but is struggling to effectively utilize them.

483

Students ?

10.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,246

Per pupil spending ?

76.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

550 High Street
Burlington, NJ 08016

(609) 387-5834

District: Burlington City Public School District

Students who attend Wilbur Watts Intermediate School usually attend:

High:

Burlington City High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

53.6%

Hispanic:

21.3%

White:

16.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 17th percentile in 2015 → 22nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (29% vs 46% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!Mathematics scores 21 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg29%

New Jersey avg46%

1,057^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 22%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 17% (2015) to bottom 22% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

528^th of 609Burlington City Public 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	22.3	1057 of 1347	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.4	1096 of 1338	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.2	1183 of 1342	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.2	1219 of 1345	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.8	1128 of 1317	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.9	1143 of 1360	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.4	1060 of 1353	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	22.7	1070 of 1352	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	22.2	1086 of 1346	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	18.9	1131 of 1357	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	19.3	1156 of 1363	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	15.7	1190 of 1367	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	13.3	1203 of 1363	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	16.2	1189 of 1360	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	7.2	1260 of 1354	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	8.5	1244 of 1346	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	12.8	1205 of 1338	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	8.8	1221 of 1329	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	35.5	1002 of 1314	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	3.7	1245 of 1303	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	12.2	1151 of 1298	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	15.7	1018 of 1204	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	49.0	207 of 463	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.7	284 of 469	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.3	389 of 463	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.8	411 of 494	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.0	301 of 456	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.5	341 of 522	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.5	255 of 517	50.7%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	53.2	222 of 597	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.2	196 of 559	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.1	93 of 463	79.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	23.8	1008 of 1326	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.5	1025 of 1317	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.9	1141 of 1318	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.0	1159 of 1326	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.3	1105 of 1290	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.9	1078 of 1331	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.6	1013 of 1333	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	36.3	648 of 1032	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.3	622 of 989	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.7	688 of 982	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.1	707 of 953	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.4	790 of 896	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.2	581 of 899	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.2	400 of 870	54.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	43.4	587 of 1023	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.6	527 of 939	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.4	692 of 910	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.1	722 of 863	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.6	652 of 839	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.3	677 of 948	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.1	680 of 942	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	22.7	1024 of 1318	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.6	1056 of 1313	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.8	1123 of 1315	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.5	1184 of 1324	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.0	1078 of 1297	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.5	1116 of 1335	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.9	1034 of 1334	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	28.9	698 of 1023	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.8	581 of 989	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.0	693 of 958	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.3	730 of 949	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.7	708 of 868	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.5	750 of 1007	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.4	598 of 1001	40.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	14.6	863 of 970	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.3	879 of 963	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.7	902 of 975	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.4	928 of 976	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.8	931 of 964	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.2	931 of 1023	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	30.4	756 of 1022	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)63rd percentile+41 vs school

African American (2025)55th percentile+34 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)43rd percentile+21 vs school

Hispanic (2025)37th percentile+16 vs school

Special Education (2025)32nd percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)24th percentile~ school

Male (2025)22nd percentile~ school

White (2025)11th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts38%-14 vs state

Mathematics24%-21 vs state

Science11%-19 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
Wilbur Watts Intermediate School	Public	3-6	550 High Street	Burlington	08016	Burlington County	Burlington City Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 387-5834	483	47	10.2	76.6%	78 (16.1%)	259 (53.6%)	103 (21.3%)	17 (3.5%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	22 (4.6%)	22.3	1057^th of 1347 public elementary schools	21.5%		18.4	1096^th of 1338 public elementary schools	18.1%	39	10.9		39.8	32.5	31.2	50.0			31.9	26.9	18.8	17.6			$14,246	$914	$13,332
Samuel Smith Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	250 Farner Avenue	Burlington	08016	Burlington County	Burlington City Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 387-5854	310	35	8.8	65.8%	68 (21.9%)	123 (39.7%)	76 (24.5%)	13 (4.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (9.4%)								(n/a)															$16,557	$163	$16,394
Captain James Lawrence Elementary School	Public	K-2	315 Barclay St	Burlington	08016	Burlington County	Burlington City Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 387-5859	229	23	9.8	81.2%	38 (16.6%)	129 (56.3%)	43 (18.8%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	12 (5.2%)								(n/a)															$12,801	$348	$12,453
Fountain Woods Elementary School	Public	2-5	601 Fountain Avenue	Burlington	08016	Burlington County	Burlington Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 387-1799	951	80	11.8	44.8%	243 (25.6%)	363 (38.2%)	169 (17.8%)	113 (11.9%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	59 (6.2%)	40.1	807^th of 1347 public elementary schools	40.1%		29.7	948^th of 1338 public elementary schools	29.1%	141	21.1		55.5	46.0	43.6				46.8	38.6	35.3				$10,824	$173	$10,651
B. Bernice Young Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-1	1203 Neck Rd	Burlington	08016	Burlington County	Burlington Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 386-3520	681	64	10.5	44.2%	171 (25.1%)	234 (34.4%)	125 (18.4%)	102 (15.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	46 (6.8%)								(n/a)															$11,154	$259	$10,895
Hawthorne Park Elementary School	Public	1-4	84 Hampshire Lane	Willingboro	08046	Burlington County	Willingboro Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 835-8960	354	23	15.3	67.5%	9 (2.5%)	236 (66.7%)	76 (21.5%)	6 (1.7%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	23 (6.5%)	21.3	1075^th of 1347 public elementary schools	20.2%		18.2	1101^st of 1338 public elementary schools	17.7%	26			37.0	31.4					33.3	22.1					$11,283	$553	$10,730
J.C.Stuart ECDC	Public	PK-K	70 Sunset Road	Willingboro	08046	Burlington County	Willingboro Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 835-3881	365	24	15.5	64.1%	14 (3.8%)	247 (67.7%)	75 (20.5%)	13 (3.6%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.0%)								(n/a)															$12,511	$339	$12,172
Mildred Magowan Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	405 Cherrix Avenue	Edgewater Park	08010	Burlington County	Edgewater Park Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 877-1430	583	56	10.3	67.8%	200 (34.3%)	180 (30.9%)	152 (26.1%)	17 (2.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (5.5%)	36.9	858^th of 1347 public elementary schools	36.3%		33.6	890^th of 1338 public elementary schools	33.5%	32			31.7	50.6					35.6	50.0					$11,624	$626	$10,998
Benjamin Banneker Preparatory Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	11 South Sunset Road	Willingboro	08046	Burlington County	Benjamin Banneker Preparatory Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 835-8370	356	26	13.5	48.0%	7 (2.0%)	294 (82.6%)	52 (14.6%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23.3	1047^th of 1347 public elementary schools	22.3%		18.8	1092^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	18.4%	45	25.0	13.2	27.5	28.9	50.0	50.0	25.0	44.7	20.0	15.8	25.0	10.0	7.5	15.8	$8,406	$294	$8,112
Beverly City School District	Public	PK, KG-8	601 Bentley Ave	Beverly	08010	Burlington County	Beverly City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 387-2200	342	37	9.2	71.6%	101 (29.5%)	120 (35.1%)	93 (27.2%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	24 (7.0%)	27.6	988^th of 1347 public elementary schools	26.7%		36.2	851^st of 1338 public elementary schools	36.4%	137	11.5	11.8	20.0	37.8	57.7	46.4	44.4	58.8	37.1	24.3	38.5	25.0	36.2	41.2	$14,330	$691	$13,639

Frequently Asked Questions about Wilbur Watts Intermediate School

How many students attend Wilbur Watts Intermediate School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 483 students attended Wilbur Watts Intermediate School.

What is the racial makeup of Wilbur Watts Intermediate School?

Students at Wilbur Watts Intermediate School are 54% African American, 21% Hispanic, 16% White, 5% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

What district is Wilbur Watts Intermediate School in?

Burlington City Public School District

What schools do graduates of Wilbur Watts Intermediate School attend?

Students who attend Wilbur Watts Intermediate School usually go on to attend:

High : Burlington City High School

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Wilbur Watts Intermediate School ranks in the bottom 21.5% of New Jersey elementary schools.

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