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John P. Faber Elementary School

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John P. Faber Elementary School ranks 843 rd of 1331 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

843^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,331 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 37% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

John P. Faber Elementary School in Dunellen, NJ, serves pre-K through grade 5 and enrolls 621 students in an area with several nearby schools for comparison. Faber’s reported test scores match those of the Dunellen Public School District, so the main differences are with nearby schools and the state. The clearest concern is grade 3: its ELA and math results lag nearby averages and are each 17 points below state results. Overall, test scores remain below state averages in most tested grade-subject combinations, despite recent improvement.

Faber’s performance varies by grade: grade 4 ELA and grade 5 math are local bright spots, while grade 3 is a consistent weakness. In 2025–26, grade 3 ELA was 32% compared with a 40% average at nearby schools, and grade 3 math was 33% compared with 41%. By contrast, grade 4 ELA was 50%, 11 points above the nearby average and 3 points above the state. Grade 5 math was 41%, 11 points above nearby schools, although 5 points below the state. Grade 5 science also compared favorably locally: 21% versus a 12% average at four nearby schools, but it remained below the state. Faber’s scores are identical to its district’s in every reported grade and subject.

Results have improved since 2022–23: the three-grade average rose 6 points in ELA and 8 points in math, while the math gap to the state narrowed from 14 to 9 points. SchoolDigger ranks Faber at the 37th percentile with 2 stars, up from the 23rd percentile in 2023–24; its local standing is around the middle. Its 2024–25 student–teacher ratio was 9.8, among the lowest of nearby schools, and 55% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year. Chronic absenteeism is a concern to watch: it reached 16% in 2024–25, above the district’s 12% and the state’s 14%. SchoolDigger’s statewide measure of how well the school serves African American students rose sharply, from the 22nd percentile in 2023–24 to the 70th in 2025–26, compared with Faber’s overall 37th-percentile ranking.

621

Students ?

9.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,914

Per pupil spending ?

55.4%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

400 High Street
Dunellen, NJ 08812

(732) 400-5900

District: Dunellen Public School District

Students who attend John P. Faber Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Lincoln Middle School
High:	Dunellen High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

60.2%

White:

19.8%

African American:

9.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 23rd percentile in 2024 → 37th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 37th (2026) from a 23rd-percentile low (2024)

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (38% vs 45% meeting standards)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school38%

District avg38%

New Jersey avg45%

843^rd of 1,331

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 37%▼ down 16 pts since 2016

From top 47% (2016) to bottom 37% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

465^th of 607Dunellen 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
2026	36.8	843 of 1331	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	30.0	955 of 1347	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.5	1026 of 1338	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.8	941 of 1342	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.7	844 of 1345	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.1	743 of 1317	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.7	766 of 1360	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.0	765 of 1353	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	45.1	798 of 1352	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	56.0	632 of 1346	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	48.3	742 of 1357	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	55.8	729 of 1363	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	52.6	776 of 1367	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	54.5	761 of 1363	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	56.3	750 of 1360	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	49.2	838 of 1354	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	53.6	756 of 1346	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	55.7	756 of 1338	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	56.7	769 of 1329	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	64.2	609 of 1314	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2005	63.1	618 of 1303	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2004	61.8	636 of 1298	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2003	53.5	678 of 1204	43.7%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	61.8	132 of 434	69.6%	★★★★☆
2025	25.3	330 of 463	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.8	364 of 469	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	61.9	148 of 463	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.1	160 of 494	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.1	151 of 456	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.4	129 of 522	75.3%	★★★★☆
2018	89.0	37 of 517	92.8%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	33.7	377 of 581	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.2	380 of 597	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.4	382 of 559	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.4	404 of 499	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.4	334 of 489	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.3	266 of 411	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.9	316 of 463	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.0	266 of 434	38.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	36.0	845 of 1311	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	29.9	932 of 1326	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.7	912 of 1317	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.0	861 of 1318	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.3	807 of 1326	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.1	682 of 1290	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.0	777 of 1331	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.1	747 of 1333	44.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	47.3	496 of 991	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	39.3	594 of 1032	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.4	616 of 989	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.6	593 of 982	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.2	549 of 953	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.7	457 of 896	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.5	293 of 899	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.8	325 of 870	62.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	43.9	567 of 1002	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	40.8	629 of 1023	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.1	645 of 939	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.0	632 of 910	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.9	386 of 863	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.3	239 of 839	71.5%	★★★★☆
2019	63.8	255 of 948	73.1%	★★★★☆
2018	58.8	331 of 942	64.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	38.6	807 of 1306	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	31.5	887 of 1318	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.0	1033 of 1313	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.1	910 of 1315	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.8	821 of 1324	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.1	761 of 1297	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.0	700 of 1335	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.5	720 of 1334	46.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	29.4	658 of 970	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	15.4	929 of 1023	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.9	878 of 989	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.8	638 of 958	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.2	499 of 949	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.5	461 of 1007	54.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	47.5	528 of 951	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	45.7	543 of 970	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.5	789 of 963	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.0	587 of 975	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.9	413 of 976	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.2	346 of 964	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.4	636 of 1023	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.1	619 of 1022	39.4%	★★☆☆☆

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)

African American (2026)70th percentile+33 vs school

Hispanic (2026)50th percentile+13 vs school

White (2026)44th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)43rd percentile+7 vs school

Male (2026)38th percentile~ school

Female (2026)36th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2026)35th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)32nd percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts43%-6 vs state

Mathematics38%-9 vs state

Science20%-7 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)			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 English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
John P. Faber Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	400 High Street	Dunellen	08812	Middlesex County	Dunellen Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 400-5900	621	63	9.8	55.4%	123 (19.8%)	57 (9.2%)	374 (60.2%)	34 (5.5%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (4.8%)	36.8	843^rd of 1331 public elementary schools	36.7%		30	955^th of 1347 public elementary schools	29.1%	112	20.5	31.6	49.5	48.2	32.7	40.0	41.0	$19,914	$620	$19,294
Parker Elementary School	Public	K-3	South Lincoln Avenue	Middlesex	08846	Middlesex County	Middlesex Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 317-6000	192	17	11.0	59.4%	39 (20.3%)	14 (7.3%)	111 (57.8%)	20 (10.4%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.1%)	26.8	976^th of 1331 public elementary schools	26.7%		38	844^th of 1347 public elementary schools	37.3%	132		36.6			34.2			$16,631	$1,331	$15,300
Grandview Elementary School	Public	K-3	130 North Randolphville Rd	Piscataway	08854	Middlesex County	Piscataway Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 752-2501	579	91	6.3	43.5%	53 (9.2%)	129 (22.3%)	182 (31.4%)	183 (31.6%)	6 (1.0%)	4 (0.7%)	22 (3.8%)	38.7	817^th of 1331 public elementary schools	38.6%		40.2	805^th of 1347 public elementary schools	40.2%	12		39.9			45.3			$15,938	$271	$15,667
Arbor Elementary School	Public	4-5	1717 Lester Place	Piscataway	08854	Middlesex County	Piscataway Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 752-8652	528	38	13.8	55.7%	51 (9.7%)	118 (22.3%)	190 (36.0%)	144 (27.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	22 (4.2%)								(n/a)	23.9		40.0	51.9		51.1	43.6	$16,711	$332	$16,379
Jefferson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1700 W. Front St	Plainfield	07063	Union County	Plainfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 731-4250	383	38	10.2	82.5%	5 (1.3%)	31 (8.1%)	342 (89.3%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10.7	1227^th of 1331 public elementary schools	7.8%		15.1	1172^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	13.0%	55	3.6	17.8	14.3	25.0	21.4	19.0	26.8	$28,509	$1,098	$27,411
Irene E. Feldkirchner Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	105 Andrew Street	Green Brook	08812	Somerset County	Green Brook Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 968-1052	404	36	11.2	18.6%	170 (42.1%)	26 (6.4%)	97 (24.0%)	83 (20.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (6.7%)	84	218^th of 1331 public elementary schools	83.6%		80.5	281^st of 1347 public elementary schools	79.1%	63		65.4	74.1		64.1	74.2		$16,229	$179	$16,050
Dwight D. Eisenhower Elementary School	Public	K-3	360 Stelton Road	Piscataway	08854	Middlesex County	Piscataway Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 752-1801	513	33	15.7	53.4%	52 (10.1%)	75 (14.6%)	212 (41.3%)	150 (29.2%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	18 (3.5%)	30.1	921^st of 1331 public elementary schools	30.8%		42.4	781^st of 1347 public elementary schools	42.0%	140		36.8			38.3			$15,957	$358	$15,599
Clinton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	West 4th St And Clinton Ave	Plainfield	07063	Union County	Plainfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 731-4220	386	37	10.5	83.9%	2 (0.5%)	61 (15.8%)	317 (82.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	12.4	1193^rd of 1331 public elementary schools	10.4%		12.7	1205^th of 1347 public elementary schools	10.5%	12	3.4	25.5	22.9	25.8	34.6	9.8	17.2	$29,222	$1,102	$28,120
Franklin Elementary School	Public	K-4	1000 Franklin Ave	South Plainfield	07080	Middlesex County	South Plainfield School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 754-4620	270	23	11.5	33.0%	111 (41.1%)	28 (10.4%)	94 (34.8%)	20 (7.4%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	13 (4.8%)	44.7	741^st of 1331 public elementary schools	44.3%		58.9	560^th of 1347 public elementary schools	58.4%	181		46.8	47.8		43.5	40.9		$15,133	$75	$15,058
Woodland Intermediate School	Public	4-5	Fisher Avenue	Middlesex	08846	Middlesex County	Middlesex Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 317-6000	317	24	13.0	43.5%	124 (39.1%)	16 (5.0%)	136 (42.9%)	28 (8.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.5%)								(n/a)	17.3		35.1	46.0		40.3	30.7	$12,809	$204	$12,605

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