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Walnut Street School

Public Grades 6-8

Summary

Walnut Street School is a public middle school located in Delanco, New Jersey, serving grades 6-8 with a student population of 129. The school is part of the Delanco Township School District, which is ranked 567 out of 613 districts in New Jersey and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Walnut Street School consistently ranks in the bottom half of New Jersey middle schools, with a ranking between 466 and 680 over the past 10 years. The school's performance on NJSLA tests is significantly below the state averages across all grade levels and subject areas, with proficiency rates ranging from 20% to 30.6% in English Language Arts and 5.7% to 15.6% in Mathematics, compared to the state averages of 52.3% to 53.9% and 19.4% to 36.2%, respectively. The school's performance is also below the district average, indicating that Walnut Street School is underperforming compared to other schools in the Delanco Township School District.

Walnut Street School's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with Hispanic students performing relatively better than White students and students with disabilities, who perform significantly worse. The school also has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 16.6% to 18.8% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, the school's spending per student is $6,370, which is lower than the state average and some of the nearby schools, such as Burlington Township Middle School at Springside, William Allen Middle School, and Delran Middle School, which all have higher rankings and better academic outcomes.

128

Students ?

16.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

40.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

411 Walnut St
Delanco, NJ 08075-4645

(856) 461-0874

District: Delanco Township School District

Feeder schools for Walnut Street School:

Elementary:

M. Joan Pearson School

Racial breakdown:

White:

49.2%

African American:

24.2%

Hispanic:

18.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 35th percentile in 2014 → 20th in 2024

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (18% vs 40% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 15 percentile points since 2014

!English Language Arts scores 28 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2023-2024) ?

This school18%

District avg18%

New Jersey avg40%

Not ranked this year

Walnut Street School did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	21.0	592 of 743	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.8	655 of 748	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.1	598 of 745	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.0	546 of 652	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.1	558 of 745	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.4	563 of 716	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	24.3	536 of 712	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	26.8	536 of 713	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	29.3	511 of 713	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	41.8	466 of 717	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	49.1	428 of 704	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	42.8	459 of 677	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	47.7	442 of 684	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	31.4	508 of 677	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	28.6	527 of 664	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	35.0	469 of 640	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	58.9	343 of 631	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	57.3	354 of 615	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2005	38.8	430 of 599	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	49.9	380 of 588	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2003	50.9	365 of 574	36.4%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	23.8	284 of 352	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	22.9	555 of 717	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.7	645 of 720	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.9	557 of 726	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.5	515 of 625	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.3	533 of 703	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.1	520 of 680	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	60.5	180 of 589	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	29.0	433 of 591	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	38.7	355 of 584	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.4	377 of 568	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.1	325 of 549	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.1	373 of 541	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.1	283 of 522	45.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	20.9	584 of 719	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.5	603 of 718	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.3	604 of 730	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.2	505 of 635	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.6	507 of 697	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.7	537 of 675	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	26.9	398 of 510	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.8	484 of 535	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	54.0	181 of 492	63.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	12.4	467 of 510	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.8	485 of 509	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.8	483 of 512	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.1	434 of 435	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.3	439 of 504	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.5	479 of 497	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2024)69th percentile+49 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)39th percentile+19 vs school

Female (2024)23rd percentile~ school

Special Education (2024)22nd percentile~ school

African American (2024)19th percentile~ school

Male (2024)19th percentile~ school

White (2024)8th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2023-2024) ?

English Language Arts25%-28 vs state

Mathematics12%-20 vs state

Science12%-7 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)		NJSLA Geometry (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 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 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	NJSLA Geometry 8th Grade	NJSLA Geometry End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Riverside Middle School	Public	6-8	112 E Washington Street	Riverside	08075	Burlington County	Riverside Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 461-1255	316	36	8.6	68.0%	122 (38.6%)	42 (13.3%)	148 (46.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	14.1	667^th of 752 public middle schools	11.3%		13	676^th of 743 public middle schools	9.0%	9		4.3			28.4	21.8	35.2			14.2	6.6	6.5	27.3	27.3			$13,073	$288	$12,785
Delran Middle School	Public	6-8	905 Chester Avenue	Delran	08075	Burlington County	Delran Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 461-8822	662	62	10.7	31.7%	414 (62.5%)	57 (8.6%)	151 (22.8%)	22 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (2.6%)	44.7	407^th of 752 public middle schools	45.9%		47.6	364^th of 743 public middle schools	51.0%	43		15.0			50.0	44.1	53.5			40.2	37.5	19.5	76.0	76.0			$11,462	$179	$11,283
Samuel M Ridgway Middle School	Public	5-8	300 Delanco Rd	Edgewater Park	08010	Burlington County	Edgewater Park Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 871-3434	417	37	11.3	68.3%	137 (32.9%)	134 (32.1%)	108 (25.9%)	9 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.0%)	19.1	615^th of 752 public middle schools	18.2%		23.4	561^st of 743 public middle schools	24.5%	54	12.4	1.8		33.8	23.9	43.9	43.5		29.6	7.8	24.0	2.2	36.4	36.4			$14,109	$345	$13,764
James A Cotten Intermediate School	Public	5-6	80 Martin Luther King Jr. Pkwy	Willingboro	08046	Burlington County	Willingboro Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 835-8930	542	33	16.4	73.4%	15 (2.8%)	354 (65.3%)	151 (27.9%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.8%)								(n/a)	7.5			15.9	22.0				6.9	8.0							$9,338	$584	$8,754
William Allen Middle School	Public	7-8	801 N Stanwick Road	Moorestown	08057	Burlington County	Moorestown Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 778-6620	635	64	9.9	8.3%	401 (63.1%)	37 (5.8%)	57 (9.0%)	92 (14.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (7.6%)	85.7	78^th of 752 public middle schools	89.6%		86	73^rd of 743 public middle schools	90.2%	5		41.9				68.3	74.6				70.1	54.3	98.2	98.4			$7,659		$7,659
Willingboro Memorial Middle School	Public	7-8	451 Van Sciver Parkway	Willingboro	08046	Burlington County	Willingboro Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 835-8700	550	44	12.5	70.4%	22 (4.0%)	377 (68.5%)	128 (23.3%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.9%)	15.9	651^st of 752 public middle schools	13.4%		12.5	680^th of 743 public middle schools	8.5%	29		4.7				31.2	29.2				16.5	5.2	42.8	42.8			$16,254	$1,193	$15,061
Cinnaminson Middle School	Public	6-8	312 N Forklanding Road	Cinnaminson	08077	Burlington County	Cinnaminson Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 786-8012	671	63	10.5	25.2%	490 (73.0%)	60 (8.9%)	62 (9.2%)	26 (3.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	31 (4.6%)	67.5	219^th of 752 public middle schools	70.9%		65.3	231^st of 743 public middle schools	68.9%	12		23.3			62.5	57.7	67.2			51.8	47.3	35.2	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$11,411		$11,411
Palmyra Middle School	Public	7-8	311 W 5th Street	Palmyra	08065	Burlington County	Palmyra Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 786-9300	134	15	8.9	59.7%	67 (50.0%)	19 (14.2%)	33 (24.6%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	12 (9.0%)	35.1	475^th of 752 public middle schools	36.8%		31.6	493^rd of 743 public middle schools	33.6%	18		8.5				41.7	56.0				20.8	24.0
Moorestown Upper Elementary School	Public	4-6	325 Borton Landing Road	Moorestown	08057	Burlington County	Moorestown Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 793-0333	869	83	10.4	8.9%	551 (63.4%)	46 (5.3%)	54 (6.2%)	146 (16.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	71 (8.2%)								(n/a)	56.6		67.6	75.7	75.3			65.6	66.6	67.4							$6,528		$6,528
Burlington Township Middle School at Springside	Public	6-8	1600 Burlington By Pass	Burlington	08016	Burlington County	Burlington Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 699-4021	822	77	10.6	38.8%	211 (25.7%)	342 (41.6%)	137 (16.7%)	94 (11.4%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (4.3%)	36.1	464^th of 752 public middle schools	38.3%		43	397^th of 743 public middle schools	46.6%	67		17.3			34.3	53.7	45.1			21.2	35.2	9.8	100.0	100.0			$9,651	$84	$9,567

Frequently Asked Questions about Walnut Street School

What is the racial makeup of Walnut Street School?

Students at Walnut Street School are 49% White, 24% African American, 19% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races.

How many students attend Walnut Street School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 128 students attended Walnut Street School.

What district is Walnut Street School in?

Delanco Township School District

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