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Thomas Sharp Elementary School

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Thomas Sharp Elementary School ranks 966 th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

966^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 28% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Thomas Sharp Elementary School is a public elementary school located in West Collingswood, New Jersey, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 215 students. The school is part of the Collingswood Public School District, which is ranked 227 out of 609 districts in New Jersey and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite being part of the Collingswood district, Thomas Sharp Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of New Jersey elementary schools, with a 1 or 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with female students performing better than male students and students with special needs or low socioeconomic status. Additionally, the school has had high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.7% to 19.4% over the past few years, which is significantly above the state average.

Compared to other elementary schools in the Collingswood district, such as Mark Newbie Elementary and James A. Garfield Elementary, which have consistently ranked in the top 400 schools in the state and maintained 4-star ratings, Thomas Sharp Elementary School faces significant challenges in terms of academic performance, chronic absenteeism, and disparities in subgroup outcomes. Addressing these issues through targeted interventions and a closer examination of the school's resource allocation and instructional practices could be crucial for improving student outcomes.

211

Students ?

10.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,962

Per pupil spending ?

44.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

400 Comly Ave
West Collingswood, NJ 08107

(856) 962-5707

District: Collingswood Public School District

Students who attend Thomas Sharp Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Collingswood Middle School
High:	Collingswood High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

50.2%

Hispanic:

20.9%

African American:

13.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 23rd percentile in 2015 → 28th 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 (33% vs 46% meeting standards)

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

!Science scores 20 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

District avg59%

New Jersey avg46%

966^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 28%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 23% (2015) to bottom 28% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 5Elementary Schools in the Collingswood Public School District

227^th of 609Collingswood 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	29.3	966 of 1347	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.0	1031 of 1338	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.2	1071 of 1342	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.7	940 of 1345	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.8	993 of 1317	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.9	1122 of 1360	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.1	1022 of 1353	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	36.9	895 of 1352	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	28.8	1003 of 1346	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	24.5	1044 of 1357	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	19.5	1154 of 1363	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	27.6	1072 of 1367	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	22.5	1128 of 1363	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	17.2	1178 of 1360	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	22.8	1139 of 1354	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	21.0	1137 of 1346	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	35.2	1020 of 1338	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	36.5	1024 of 1329	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	27.5	1075 of 1314	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	32.7	1012 of 1303	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	42.3	902 of 1298	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2003	31.9	896 of 1204	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	86.4	170 of 1326	87.2%	★★★★☆
2023	12.8	1159 of 1318	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.2	921 of 1326	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.4	789 of 1290	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.9	1077 of 1331	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.3	1022 of 1333	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	47.2	475 of 989	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.2	499 of 982	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	13.4	871 of 896	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.9	647 of 899	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.9	507 of 870	41.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	30.5	796 of 1023	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.5	517 of 939	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.8	690 of 910	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.0	565 of 948	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.7	600 of 942	36.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	21.2	1044 of 1318	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.0	1151 of 1313	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.8	1124 of 1315	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.8	1106 of 1324	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.5	1067 of 1297	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.5	1073 of 1335	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.6	819 of 1334	38.6%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	12.6	971 of 1023	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	29.1	678 of 1007	32.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	51.3	490 of 970	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	0.9	943 of 975	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Female (2025)87th percentile+59 vs school

Hispanic (2024)52nd percentile+29 vs school

White (2025)49th percentile+21 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)22nd percentile-6 vs school

Male (2025)21st percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2025)5th percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts45%-6 vs state

Mathematics28%-19 vs state

Science10%-20 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, March 17, 2021

The teachers are so caring and my children are doing very well there. We are so grateful for the school community that cares about the whole child including their well being and academic growth. Close Quote

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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
Thomas Sharp Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	400 Comly Ave	West Collingswood	08107	Camden County	Collingswood Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 962-5707	211	20	10.4	44.1%	106 (50.2%)	29 (13.7%)	44 (20.9%)	10 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (10.0%)	29.3	966^th of 1347 public elementary schools	28.3%		23	1031^st of 1338 public elementary schools	22.9%	65	10.0		61.9	40.9	31.8				47.6	18.2	18.1						$12,962	$752	$12,210
Woodlynne Boro Public School	Public	PK, KG-8	131 Elm Avenue	Woodlynne	08107	Camden County	Woodlynne School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 962-8822	407	43	9.5	80.3%	15 (3.7%)	120 (29.5%)	245 (60.2%)	21 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	27.3	992^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	26.4%		28.9	956^th of 1338 public elementary schools	28.6%	36	26.5	8.6	35.5	42.5	28.6	44.5	40.5	41.2	31.1	32.5	28.5	21.0	16.7	0.0	33.3	33.3	$13,716	$1,631	$12,085
Mark Newbie Elementary School	Public	K-5	2 East Browning Rd	Collingswood	08108	Camden County	Collingswood Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 962-5706	136	13	10.7	28.7%	84 (61.8%)	11 (8.1%)	27 (19.9%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (9.6%)	71.2	404^th of 1347 public elementary schools	70.0%		77.5	313^th of 1338 public elementary schools	76.6%	91	45.5		47.6	71.4	77.3				57.2	61.9	50.0						$11,326	$436	$10,890
James A. Garfield Elementary School	Public	K-5	480 Haddon Ave	Collingswood	08108	Camden County	Collingswood Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 962-5705	128	11	12.0	25.8%	79 (61.7%)	12 (9.4%)	22 (17.2%)	7 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (6.3%)	71.4	401^st of 1347 public elementary schools	70.2%		87.5	160^th of 1338 public elementary schools	88.0%	241	33.4		68.0	85.0	73.3				55.5	45.0	60.0						$9,274	$462	$8,812
Oaklyn Public School	Public	PK, KG-5	136 Kendall Blvd	Oaklyn	08107	Camden County	Oaklyn Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 858-0335	273	29	9.5	29.7%	201 (73.6%)	10 (3.7%)	40 (14.7%)	8 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.1%)	43.8	757^th of 1347 public elementary schools	43.8%		46.7	714^th of 1338 public elementary schools	46.6%	43	33.3		25.0	56.3	63.4				32.5	25.0	53.7						$16,778	$522	$16,256
Yorkship Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1251 Collings Road	Camden	08104	Camden County	Camden City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 966-5110	310	40	7.8	56.8%	3 (1.0%)	198 (63.9%)	102 (32.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.6%)	8.2	1281^st of 1347 public elementary schools	4.9%		6.2	1295^th of 1338 public elementary schools	3.2%	14	4.0		2.7	37.8	20.0				2.7	18.4	0.0						$16,425	$3,703	$12,722
Riletta Twyne Cream Early Childhood Center	Public	PK, KG-3	1875 Mulford Street	Camden	08104	Camden County	Camden City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 966-4760	349	34	10.4	73.6%	6 (1.7%)	233 (66.8%)	90 (25.8%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	16 (4.6%)	8.1	1282^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	4.8%					(n/a)			13.7						20.6								$18,623	$3,438	$15,185
Zane North Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	801 Stokes Avenue	Collingswood	08108	Camden County	Collingswood Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 962-5703	174	15	11.5	17.2%	139 (79.9%)	13 (7.5%)	14 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.4%)	91.3	93^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	93.1%		90.7	101^st of 1338 public elementary schools	92.5%	8	62.6		85.7	90.0	87.9				71.5	75.0	66.7						$13,644	$349	$13,295
Clyde S. Jennings Elementary School	Public	K-5	100 Cedar Avenue	Oaklyn	08107	Camden County	Haddon Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 869-7720	123	11	11.3	21.1%	96 (78.0%)	5 (4.1%)	16 (13.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.1%)	54.9	618^th of 1347 public elementary schools	54.1%		55.8	597^th of 1338 public elementary schools	55.4%	21	53.3		41.7	59.1	53.3				50.0	40.9	53.4						$12,020	$364	$11,656
Henry B. Wilson Family School	Public	K-8	2250 South 8th Street	Camden	08104	Camden County	Camden City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 966-3691	377	42	9.0	66.8%	3 (0.8%)	246 (65.3%)	124 (32.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	4.9	1324^th of 1347 public elementary schools	1.7%		5.6	1308^th of 1338 public elementary schools	2.2%	16	2.0	0.0	1.8	27.1	4.1	16.3	3.2	22.2	1.8	18.8	0.0	0.0	6.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	$17,638	$3,947	$13,691

Frequently Asked Questions about Thomas Sharp Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Thomas Sharp Elementary School?

Students at Thomas Sharp Elementary School are 50% White, 21% Hispanic, 14% African American, 10% Two or more races, 5% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Thomas Sharp Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Thomas Sharp Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Collingswood Middle School
High : Collingswood High School

What district is Thomas Sharp Elementary School in?

Collingswood Public School District

Is Thomas Sharp Elementary School a good school?

Thomas Sharp Elementary School ranks 966^th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Thomas Sharp Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 211 students attended Thomas Sharp Elementary School.

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