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M. Joan Pearson School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

1170^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 13% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

M. Joan Pearson School is an elementary school located in Delanco, New Jersey, serving grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 231 students. The school is part of the Delanco Township School District, which is ranked 565 out of 609 districts in New Jersey and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

M. Joan Pearson School consistently ranks in the bottom 15% of New Jersey elementary schools, with proficiency rates on standardized tests that are significantly below the state averages across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 5.3% to 35.1% in English Language Arts and 5.3% to 28.6% in Mathematics, compared to the state averages of 44.9% to 57.1% in ELA and 20.7% to 49.8% in Math. Compared to nearby schools like New Albany Elementary School and Eleanor Rush Intermediate School, M. Joan Pearson School's academic performance is consistently lower.

The school has a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 45.45% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024. This is higher than the nearby Millbridge Elementary School (25.38%) and Delran Intermediate School (26.72%). Additionally, M. Joan Pearson School has experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 13.7% to 17.1% over the past few years, which is also higher than some nearby schools. The school's per-student spending of $6,205 in 2018-2019 was lower than the nearby schools, and the student-teacher ratio ranged from 12.8 to 15.4, which is higher than the ratios at some nearby schools.

355

Students ?

15.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$6,205

Per pupil spending ?

46.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1301 Burlington Ave
Delanco, NJ 08075

(856) 461-1976

District: Delanco Township School District

Students who attend M. Joan Pearson School usually attend:

Middle:

Walnut Street School

Racial breakdown:

White:

45.6%

African American:

24.8%

Hispanic:

19.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 3rd percentile in 2022 → 13th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 13th (2025) from a 3rd-percentile low (2022)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (21% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 26 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school21%

District avg21%

New Jersey avg44%

Elementary school

1,170^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 13%▼ down 16 pts since 2015

From bottom 29% (2015) to bottom 13% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

612^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Bottom 19%

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

565^th of 609Delanco 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
2025	15.2	1170 of 1347	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.5	1173 of 1338	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.1	1244 of 1342	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.9	1305 of 1345	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.4	1149 of 1317	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.7	1134 of 1360	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.3	976 of 1353	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	30.2	973 of 1352	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	42.2	824 of 1346	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	31.4	961 of 1357	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	39.5	951 of 1363	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	37.9	971 of 1367	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	38.0	981 of 1363	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	48.2	864 of 1360	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	54.9	759 of 1354	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	40.5	946 of 1346	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	44.8	919 of 1338	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	53.8	819 of 1329	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	57.4	740 of 1314	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2005	48.4	839 of 1303	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2004	62.1	629 of 1298	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2003	44.0	786 of 1204	34.7%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	20.2	357 of 463	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.2	407 of 469	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.0	427 of 463	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.2	493 of 494	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	22.9	399 of 456	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.5	425 of 522	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	16.7	1102 of 1326	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.7	1143 of 1317	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.8	1158 of 1318	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	7.3	1257 of 1326	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.6	1175 of 1290	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.6	1081 of 1331	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.1	838 of 1333	37.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	29.5	738 of 1032	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.7	805 of 989	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.2	846 of 953	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	20.8	907 of 1023	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.3	754 of 939	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	7.8	804 of 910	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.4	746 of 863	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	42.4	460 of 839	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.8	648 of 948	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.4	626 of 942	33.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	16.8	1120 of 1318	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.8	1088 of 1313	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.5	1190 of 1315	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.2	1254 of 1324	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.7	1026 of 1297	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.9	1095 of 1335	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.1	973 of 1334	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	31.5	659 of 1023	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	14.6	904 of 989	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	26.2	668 of 958	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	19.5	778 of 949	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.6	806 of 1007	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	44.9	491 of 1001	50.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	6.4	923 of 970	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.5	905 of 963	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.1	934 of 975	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	1.8	948 of 976	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.0	944 of 964	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.0	933 of 1023	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.6	866 of 1022	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Special Education (2025)36th percentile+22 vs school

Hispanic (2025)28th percentile+15 vs school

African American (2025)23rd percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)17th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)15th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)11th percentile~ school

White (2025)5th percentile-8 vs school

Middle school

African American (2025)26th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)24th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)19th percentile~ school

White (2025)10th percentile-9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)5th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts29%-25 vs state

Mathematics15%-26 vs state

Science14%-10 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, October 14, 2014

Great caring teachers! Close Quote

by a parent on FaceBook
Tuesday, March 27, 2012

Very under-qualified staff, mainly from the top down. 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)						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
M. Joan Pearson School	Public	PK, KG-8	1301 Burlington Ave	Delanco	08075	Burlington County	Delanco Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 461-1976	355	23	15.7	46.5%	162 (45.6%)	88 (24.8%)	68 (19.2%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	32 (9.0%)	15.2	1170^th of 1347 public elementary schools	13.1%		13.5	1173^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	12.3%	3	20.4	5.9	25.0	23.1	25.6	35.1	35.1	28.6	28.6	5.3	11.4	21.0	18.9	8.6	$6,205	$163	$6,042
Riverside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	112 E Washington Street	Riverside	08075	Burlington County	Riverside Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 461-1255	768	59	12.9	64.6%	280 (36.5%)	78 (10.2%)	376 (49.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (4.2%)	13.6	1194^th of 1347 public elementary schools	11.4%		14.1	1163^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	13.1%	31	9.3		16.5	29.8	30.5				29.1	23.3	16.7				$11,560	$816	$10,744
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
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
Delran Intermediate School	Public	3-5	20 Creek Road	Delran	08075	Burlington County	Delran Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 764-5100	610	60	10.1	37.2%	378 (62.0%)	53 (8.7%)	132 (21.6%)	18 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (4.6%)	37.2	853^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	36.7%		42.8	755^th of 1338 public elementary schools	43.6%	98	25.1		35.3	50.6	39.8				41.5	41.0	40.0				$10,792	$180	$10,612
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
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
W. R. James Senior Elementary School	Public	1-4	41 Pinetree Lane	Willingboro	08046	Burlington County	Willingboro Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 835-8940	408	29	14.0	78.4%	24 (5.9%)	254 (62.3%)	104 (25.5%)	5 (1.2%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.9%)	10.4	1247^th of 1347 public elementary schools	7.4%		6.7	1287^th of 1338 public elementary schools	3.8%	40			23.4	18.7					20.0	21.5					$12,232	$646	$11,586
Millbridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	282 Conrow Road	Delran	08075	Burlington County	Delran Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 461-2900	666	63	10.5	31.2%	389 (58.4%)	56 (8.4%)	161 (24.2%)	21 (3.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (5.7%)								(n/a)															$12,252	$180	$12,072
New Albany Elementary School	Public	K-2	2701 New Albany Road	Cinnaminson	08077	Burlington County	Cinnaminson Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 786-2284	658	57	11.6	21.1%	484 (73.6%)	57 (8.7%)	71 (10.8%)	16 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	28 (4.3%)								(n/a)															$9,160	$139	$9,021

Frequently Asked Questions about M. Joan Pearson School

What district is M. Joan Pearson School in?

Delanco Township School District

What is the racial makeup of M. Joan Pearson School?

Students at M. Joan Pearson School are 46% White, 25% African American, 19% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races.

Is M. Joan Pearson School a good school?

M. Joan Pearson School ranks in the bottom 13.1% of New Jersey elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of M. Joan Pearson School attend?

Students who attend M. Joan Pearson School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Walnut Street School

How many students attend M. Joan Pearson School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 355 students attended M. Joan Pearson School.

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