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Commercial Township School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

1066^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,331 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 20% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Commercial Township School serves 505 students in pre-K through grade 8 in Port Norris, New Jersey. In 2025–26, its results were below state averages in English language arts (ELA), math and science, although they varied by grade and compared more favorably with some nearby schools. The clearest concern beyond test results is attendance: chronic absenteeism reached 33% in 2024–25, the highest rate among the nearby schools listed and 18 percentage points above the state rate.

Among nearby schools with comparable grade coverage, the school’s strongest relative result was science: its average across grades 5 and 8 was 12%, compared with 10% at other nearby PK–8 schools, though it remained 12 points below the state average. Its math average across grades 3–7 was 23%, about even with nearby peers and 17 points below the state. ELA was weaker against both benchmarks: the school averaged 29%, compared with 31% at nearby peers and 51% statewide. Results also differ sharply by grade: grade 5 ELA proficiency was 47%, close to the state’s 52%, while grade 6 ELA was 16% versus 51% statewide; grade 7 and 8 math were 12% and 7%. Reported results for the Commercial Township School District match the school’s results.

Across the four years reported, average math proficiency rose from 7% to 21%, while ELA climbed from 16% to 29% but fell from its 40% peak in 2024–25. Science improved overall, but the gain was concentrated in grade 5; grade 8 science fell from 4% to 2%. SchoolDigger places the school at the 20th statewide percentile, with 1 star; the district ranks at the 7th percentile, with 0 stars. In 2024–25, the student–teacher ratio was 12.3, and 55% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible. SchoolDigger’s measure of how well the school serves Low Socio Economic Status Students improved to the 36th percentile in 2025–26, up from 18th in 2023–24. Its measure for Hispanic Students fell sharply, from the 44th percentile in 2024–25 to the 8th in 2025–26.

505

Students ?

12.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,624

Per pupil spending ?

54.7%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

1308 North Avenue
Port Norris, NJ 08349-9801

(856) 785-0222

District: Commercial Township School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

63.8%

Hispanic:

19.8%

African American:

9.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 7th percentile in 2016 → 20th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 13 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (22% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (32% vs 14% New Jersey)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school22%

District avg22%

New Jersey avg43%

Elementary school

1,066^th of 1,331

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 20%▲ up 13 pts since 2016

From bottom 7% (2016) to bottom 20% (2026)

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★★★★★

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Middle school

650^th of 743

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Bottom 13%▼ down 8 pts since 2021

From bottom 20% (2021) to bottom 13% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

567^th of 607Commercial Township 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
2026	20.7	1066 of 1331	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.9	1064 of 1347	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.7	1192 of 1338	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.0	1277 of 1342	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.1	1220 of 1345	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.6	1163 of 1317	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	3.0	1346 of 1360	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.5	1304 of 1353	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	6.2	1289 of 1352	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	8.1	1247 of 1346	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	10.0	1241 of 1357	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	26.2	1088 of 1363	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	15.7	1191 of 1367	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	7.1	1271 of 1363	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	14.3	1202 of 1360	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	28.7	1081 of 1354	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	29.7	1068 of 1346	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	45.2	914 of 1338	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	56.2	779 of 1329	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	35.7	997 of 1314	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	24.9	1081 of 1303	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	23.1	1085 of 1298	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	13.4	1030 of 1204	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2021	29.0	352 of 456	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	7.7	473 of 517	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	10.8	1218 of 1311	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	20.8	1046 of 1326	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.3	1195 of 1317	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.0	1233 of 1318	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.7	1181 of 1326	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.5	1180 of 1290	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.7	1289 of 1331	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.4	1244 of 1333	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	16.8	907 of 991	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	40.1	581 of 1032	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	6.5	938 of 989	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.3	924 of 982	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.8	837 of 899	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	39.7	641 of 1002	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	35.1	725 of 1023	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.4	774 of 939	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.4	768 of 910	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.6	634 of 863	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.5	714 of 839	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	6.8	834 of 948	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.6	893 of 942	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	20.6	1065 of 1306	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.5	990 of 1318	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.0	1066 of 1313	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.4	1193 of 1315	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.4	1174 of 1324	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.3	1056 of 1297	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	3.5	1299 of 1335	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.9	1279 of 1334	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	16.6	883 of 970	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	26.1	732 of 1023	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.4	838 of 989	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.5	823 of 958	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.1	699 of 949	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.4	975 of 1007	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.4	964 of 1001	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	11.9	875 of 951	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.7	902 of 970	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.7	920 of 963	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	1.7	941 of 975	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.8	940 of 976	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.3	947 of 964	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	0.5	990 of 1023	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	0.6	994 of 1022	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	14.6	650 of 743	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.6	566 of 752	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.9	623 of 743	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.7	684 of 748	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.8	692 of 745	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.0	519 of 652	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2022	36.1	226 of 356	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.6	163 of 291	44.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	12.6	654 of 716	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	25.7	538 of 728	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.3	572 of 717	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.7	634 of 720	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.1	627 of 726	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.0	500 of 625	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	12.5	562 of 589	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.9	546 of 587	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	19.6	528 of 590	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	36.6	405 of 613	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.0	453 of 584	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.7	460 of 568	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.9	455 of 549	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.3	300 of 467	35.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	20.9	577 of 714	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.4	535 of 726	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.9	623 of 719	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.5	666 of 718	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.8	689 of 730	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.1	496 of 635	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	15.3	468 of 482	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	25.6	398 of 507	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.6	528 of 535	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	34.3	245 of 401	38.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	8.6	475 of 490	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	15.4	444 of 502	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	7.9	487 of 510	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.2	494 of 509	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.4	501 of 512	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.0	429 of 435	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)36th percentile+16 vs school

African American (2021)23rd percentile+11 vs school

Male (2026)18th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)9th percentile-11 vs school

Hispanic (2026)8th percentile-11 vs school

White (2026)8th percentile-12 vs school

Female (2026)7th percentile-13 vs school

Middle school

African American (2022)37th percentile+29 vs school

Male (2026)19th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)11th percentile~ school

Female (2026)9th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2026)5th percentile-8 vs school

White (2026)3rd percentile-9 vs school

Special Education (2026)3rd percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts28%-23 vs state

Mathematics20%-21 vs state

Science10%-13 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				NJSLA-S Science (2026)		NJSLA English Language Arts (2026)						NJSLA Mathematics (2026)						NJSLA Algebra I (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
Commercial Township School	Public	PK, KG-8	1308 North Avenue	Port Norris	08349	Cumberland County	Commercial Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 785-0222	505	41	12.3	54.7%	322 (63.8%)	50 (9.9%)	100 (19.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.1%)	20.7	1066^th of 1331 public elementary schools	19.9%		21.9	1064^th of 1347 public elementary schools	21.0%	2	21.1	1.9	16.7	25.0	47.3	15.9	36.3	31.4	19.1	32.3	36.8	16.3	12.2	7.0			$16,624	$1,518	$15,106
Maurice River Township School	Public	PK, KG-8	3593 Rt 47	Port Elizabeth	08348	Cumberland County	Maurice River Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 825-7411	369	37	9.9	44.4%	291 (78.9%)	9 (2.4%)	55 (14.9%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.4%)	35.5	861^st of 1331 public elementary schools	35.3%		38.5	836^th of 1347 public elementary schools	37.9%	25	17.0	25.0	38.9	21.9	57.5	37.2	55.5	50.0	19.5	31.3	63.8	23.3	41.7	8.4	87.6	87.6	$18,511	$983	$17,528
R. M. Bacon Elementary School	Public	K-5	501 South Third Street	Millville	08332	Cumberland County	Millville School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 327-6100	284	24	11.9	83.1%	55 (19.4%)	111 (39.1%)	81 (28.5%)	4 (1.4%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	30 (10.6%)	19.1	1089^th of 1331 public elementary schools	18.2%		9.6	1260^th of 1347 public elementary schools	6.5%	171	13.5		41.2	17.0	16.2				41.1	12.2	16.2						$19,548	$1,224	$18,324
Holly Heights Elementary School	Public	K-5	2509 E. Main St.	Millville	08332	Cumberland County	Millville School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 293-2200	466	42	11.0	82.6%	105 (22.5%)	177 (38.0%)	149 (32.0%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (6.2%)	15.2	1144^th of 1331 public elementary schools	14.0%		14.1	1188^th of 1347 public elementary schools	11.8%	44	7.4		20.0	12.3	23.5				33.4	30.1	28.8						$20,038	$1,250	$18,788
Silver Run Elementary School	Public	K-5	301 Silver Run Road	Millville	08332	Cumberland County	Millville School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 293-2470	460	48	9.5	87.2%	99 (21.5%)	178 (38.7%)	149 (32.4%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (6.1%)	14.2	1164^th of 1331 public elementary schools	12.5%		9.3	1265^th of 1347 public elementary schools	6.1%	101	11.1		21.0	16.4	17.5				28.9	30.1	23.8						$22,992	$1,281	$21,711
Downe Township Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	220 Main St	Newport	08345	Cumberland County	Downe Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 447-4673	168	17	9.8	55.4%	130 (77.4%)	3 (1.8%)	28 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.2%)	15.8	1135^th of 1331 public elementary schools	14.7%		20.2	1094^th of 1347 public elementary schools	18.8%	41	11.1	0.0	8.3	38.9	21.1	22.3	41.1	40.0	16.7	27.8	15.8	22.3	17.6				$18,508	$1,028	$17,480
Rieck Avenue Elementary School	Public	K-5	339 Rieck Avenue	Millville	08332	Cumberland County	Millville School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 293-2345	419	39	10.6	78.8%	89 (21.2%)	116 (27.7%)	184 (43.9%)	7 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (5.0%)	31.8	901^st of 1331 public elementary schools	32.3%		28.5	980^th of 1347 public elementary schools	27.2%	79	16.7		21.4	25.0	54.2				38.1	37.5	43.7						$21,559	$1,218	$20,341
Mount Pleasant Elementary School	Public	K-5	100 Carmel Rd	Millville	08332	Cumberland County	Millville School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 293-2220	193	18	11.0	68.9%	93 (48.2%)	32 (16.6%)	57 (29.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	10 (5.2%)	25.5	996^th of 1331 public elementary schools	25.2%		19.5	1104^th of 1347 public elementary schools	18.0%	108	19.4		23.5	27.5	36.1				38.3	27.6	38.9						$20,806	$1,189	$19,617
Millville Public Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	1101 Wheaton Avenue	Millville	08332	Cumberland County	Millville Public Charter School District	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 506-8143	327	28	11.6	15.0%	32 (9.8%)	128 (39.1%)	146 (44.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.8%)	4.1	1319^th of 1331 public elementary schools	0.9%		6.7	1300^th of 1347 public elementary schools	3.5%	19	4.3	2.0	7.3	5.7	13.0	15.1	18.4	25.5	2.4	2.9	2.2	1.9	2.0	5.9			$14,715	$764	$13,951
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%)	35.9	853^rd of 1331 public elementary schools	35.9%		33.8	898^th of 1347 public elementary schools	33.3%	45	22.5	5.7	53.7	32.3	35.0	32.0	41.1	28.3	61.0	41.2	28.2	24.0	26.8	0.0	52.9	52.9	$19,173	$1,070	$18,103

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