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John P. Faber Elementary School

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John P. Faber Elementary School ranks 955 th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

955^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 29% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

John P. Faber Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-5 in Dunellen, New Jersey, with an enrollment of 617 students. The school is part of the Dunellen Public School District, which is ranked 485 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, John P. Faber Elementary School consistently underperforms compared to the state average on standardized tests. In 2024-2025, only 22.9% of 3rd graders were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state average of 44.9%. In math, the proficiency rates were also low, with only 28.1% of 3rd graders, 36.3% of 4th graders, and 33.7% of 5th graders meeting or exceeding standards. The school has also struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 11.2% to 16.6% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

When comparing John P. Faber Elementary School to nearby schools, it becomes clear that the school is underperforming compared to its peers. For example, Irene E. Feldkirchner Elementary School in Green Brook, which is only about 1.4 miles away, has significantly higher academic proficiency rates and a much higher overall school ranking (4 stars out of 5). Addressing the challenges at John P. Faber Elementary School, such as low academic performance, high chronic absenteeism, and equity concerns, should be a top priority for the school and district in order to improve educational outcomes for all students.

621

Students ?

9.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$4,605

Per pupil spending ?

55.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

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: Declining — 45th percentile in 2015 → 29th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (34% vs 46% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 16 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school34%

District avg34%

New Jersey avg46%

955^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 29%▼ down 16 pts since 2015

From bottom 45% (2015) to bottom 29% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

485^th of 609Dunellen 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	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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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)

White (2025)44th percentile+15 vs school

Hispanic (2025)42nd percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)39th percentile+9 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)36th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)33rd percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)30th percentile~ school

African American (2025)29th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)9th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts40%-10 vs state

Mathematics33%-14 vs state

Science20%-10 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)			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 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%)	30	955^th of 1347 public elementary schools	29.1%		23.5	1026^th of 1338 public elementary schools	23.3%	71	20.0	22.9	48.9	50.0	28.1	36.3	33.7	$4,605		$4,605
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%)	38	844^th of 1347 public elementary schools	37.3%		30.2	941^st of 1338 public elementary schools	29.7%	97		41.9			39.6			$10,883	$1,429	$9,454
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%)	40.2	805^th of 1347 public elementary schools	40.2%		49.5	672^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	49.8%	133		36.8			47.6			$5,683		$5,683
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)	21.9		51.5	48.9		46.9	41.6	$6,205	$157	$6,048
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%)	15.1	1172^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	13.0%		12.1	1205^th of 1338 public elementary schools	9.9%	33	13.7	20.0	23.8	25.7	18.1	27.0	29.6	$10,400	$232	$10,168
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%)	80.5	281^st of 1347 public elementary schools	79.1%		63.9	490^th of 1338 public elementary schools	63.4%	209		63.9	77.2		67.1	63.8		$17,389	$93	$17,296
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%)	42.4	781^st of 1347 public elementary schools	42.0%		33.2	898^th of 1338 public elementary schools	32.9%	117		40.1			46.7			$6,340	$108	$6,232
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%)	12.7	1205^th of 1347 public elementary schools	10.5%		12.4	1199^th of 1338 public elementary schools	10.4%	6	8.0	30.0	22.6	31.4	16.4	17.5	19.2	$10,979	$261	$10,718
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%)	58.9	560^th of 1347 public elementary schools	58.4%		46.9	711^th of 1338 public elementary schools	46.9%	151		38.1	56.7		52.3	66.7		$7,790	$219	$7,571
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)	23.4		39.0	45.1		41.0	40.1

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