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Perry L. Drew Elementary School

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Perry L. Drew Elementary School ranks 752 nd of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 3-5

752^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 44% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Perry L. Drew Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades 3-5 in the East Windsor Regional School District in New Jersey, with 591 students. While the school has consistently ranked in the bottom half of New Jersey elementary schools, with a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger, its performance varies significantly across different student subgroups.

For example, the school's African American students perform very well, ranking in the top 10-15% of schools statewide, while Asian and special education students perform poorly, ranking in the bottom 25-30%. The school's test scores on the NJSLA assessments are generally below the state and district averages, particularly in mathematics, with only 34.2% of 4th graders proficient in math compared to 46.7% statewide. Additionally, the school has struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 11-16.6% in recent years, and a growing population of economically disadvantaged students, with the percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch increasing from 34.06% in 2021-2022 to 45.35% in 2023-2024.

When compared to other elementary schools in the East Windsor Regional School District, such as Grace N. Rogers Elementary School, which is located just 2.31 miles away, Perry L. Drew Elementary School generally performs worse on test scores and other metrics. Additionally, the school's statewide ranking has steadily declined from a high of 356 out of 1,357 schools in 2014-2015 to its current ranking in the 700s, suggesting a concerning trend of declining academic performance.

599

Students ?

10.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,627

Per pupil spending ?

51.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

70 Twin Rivers Drive North
East Windsor, NJ 08520

(609) 443-7820

District: East Windsor Regional School District

Students who attend Perry L. Drew Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Melvin H. Kreps Middle School
High:	Hightstown High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

52.8%

White:

18.7%

Asian:

16.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 74th percentile in 2015 → 44th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 30 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school43%

District avg39%

New Jersey avg46%

752^nd of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 44%▼ down 30 pts since 2015

From top 26% (2015) to bottom 44% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Elementary Schools in the East Windsor Regional School District

427^th of 609East Windsor Regional 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	44.2	752 of 1347	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.3	731 of 1338	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.5	700 of 1342	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.5	726 of 1345	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.0	702 of 1317	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.1	744 of 1360	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.0	683 of 1353	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	35.6	910 of 1352	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	61.0	567 of 1346	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	75.1	356 of 1357	73.8%	★★★★☆
2014	62.0	623 of 1363	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	65.8	589 of 1367	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	59.9	680 of 1363	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	54.0	783 of 1360	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	45.4	893 of 1354	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	56.0	723 of 1346	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	59.8	679 of 1338	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	50.4	867 of 1329	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	57.3	741 of 1314	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2005	60.6	677 of 1303	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2004	57.3	705 of 1298	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2003	45.5	774 of 1204	35.7%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	74.2	76 of 463	83.6%	★★★★☆
2024	88.7	33 of 469	93.0%	★★★★★
2023	84.4	52 of 463	88.8%	★★★★☆
2022	81.0	64 of 494	87.0%	★★★★☆
2021	59.7	130 of 456	71.5%	★★★★☆
2019	86.7	45 of 522	91.4%	★★★★★
2018	94.0	22 of 517	95.7%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	34.1	242 of 330	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.6	219 of 340	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.9	232 of 346	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.5	216 of 348	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.8	203 of 339	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.5	196 of 370	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.7	183 of 370	50.5%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	42.0	306 of 597	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.4	277 of 559	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.1	229 of 499	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	32.5	317 of 489	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.5	237 of 411	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.7	252 of 463	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	60.9	135 of 434	68.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	41.2	773 of 1326	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.1	725 of 1317	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.2	758 of 1318	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.4	736 of 1326	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.9	728 of 1290	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.3	696 of 1331	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	59.5	562 of 1333	57.8%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	32.5	695 of 1032	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.2	599 of 989	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.5	567 of 982	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.9	600 of 953	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.8	631 of 896	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.4	496 of 899	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.6	370 of 870	57.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	32.7	763 of 1023	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.7	541 of 939	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.1	543 of 910	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.3	531 of 863	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.0	454 of 839	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.6	450 of 948	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.3	285 of 942	69.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	47.4	681 of 1318	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.0	668 of 1313	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.9	583 of 1315	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.0	668 of 1324	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.1	641 of 1297	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.9	730 of 1335	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.9	740 of 1334	44.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	25.1	748 of 1023	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.2	623 of 989	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.8	567 of 958	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.2	625 of 949	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.0	351 of 868	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.4	504 of 1007	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	26.5	695 of 1001	30.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	64.0	341 of 970	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.2	431 of 963	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.8	459 of 975	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.7	494 of 976	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.7	534 of 964	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.3	592 of 1023	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	57.3	462 of 1022	54.8%	★★★☆☆

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 (2025)84th percentile+39 vs school

White (2025)65th percentile+21 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)49th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)48th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)42nd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)33rd percentile-12 vs school

Special Education (2025)27th percentile-17 vs school

Asian (2025)27th percentile-18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)25th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts46%-5 vs state

Mathematics45%~ state avg

Science28%~ state avg

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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 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 7th 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
Perry L. Drew Elementary School	Public	3-5	70 Twin Rivers Drive North	East Windsor	08520	Mercer County	East Windsor Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 443-7820	599	59	10.1	51.9%	112 (18.7%)	49 (8.2%)	316 (52.8%)	101 (16.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.3%)	44.2	752^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	44.2%		45.3	731^st of 1338 public elementary schools	45.4%	21	27.7		38.5	44.2	55.7				49.8	34.2	49.8									$11,627	$178	$11,449
Ethel McKnight Elementary School	Public	K-2	58 Twin Rivers Dr South	East Windsor	08520	Mercer County	East Windsor Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 443-7800	530	57	9.3	47.0%	115 (21.7%)	28 (5.3%)	277 (52.3%)	84 (15.8%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.3%)								(n/a)																				$13,535	$274	$13,261
Oak Tree Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	226 Applegarth Road	Monroe Township	08831	Middlesex County	Monroe Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 655-7642	578	41	14.1	7.6%	52 (9.0%)	19 (3.3%)	31 (5.4%)	453 (78.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.8%)	91.4	91^st of 1347 public elementary schools	93.2%		93	61^st of 1338 public elementary schools	95.4%	30			69.2						88.1											$12,219	$30	$12,189
Applegarth Elementary School	Public	4-5	227 Applegarth Rd	Monroe Twp	08831	Middlesex County	Monroe Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 655-0604	373	31	12.2	6.2%	24 (6.4%)	10 (2.7%)	14 (3.8%)	317 (85.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.1%)								(n/a)	55.0			74.5	76.5					81.3	82.4									$12,714	$31	$12,683
Grace N. Rogers Elementary School	Public	3-5	380 Stockton St	Hightstown	08520	Mercer County	East Windsor Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 443-7833	591	60	9.8	43.8%	153 (25.9%)	43 (7.3%)	286 (48.4%)	82 (13.9%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	22 (3.7%)	30.8	942^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	30.1%		36.9	842^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	37.1%	100	14.4		37.6	37.8	33.1				50.3	42.2	29.4									$11,916	$360	$11,556
Walter C. Black Elementary School	Public	K-2	371 Stockton Street	Hightstown	08520	Mercer County	East Windsor Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 443-7816	510	52	9.8	45.7%	140 (27.5%)	39 (7.6%)	213 (41.8%)	89 (17.5%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	24 (4.7%)								(n/a)																				$14,313	$270	$14,043
Cranbury School	Public	PK, KG-8	23 N Main St	Cranbury	08512	Middlesex County	Cranbury Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 395-1700	421	56	7.5	9.5%	211 (50.1%)	13 (3.1%)	42 (10.0%)	130 (30.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.9%)	86.8	174^th of 1347 public elementary schools	87.1%		88.2	145^th of 1338 public elementary schools	89.2%	29	60.4	47.2	80.5	67.4	79.6	78.7	91.3	83.3	78.1	60.0	66.7	83.0	70.7	4.8	93.8	89.7	91.2	100.0	100.0	$18,574	$108	$18,466
Roosevelt Public School	Public	PK, KG-5	School Lane	Roosevelt	08555	Monmouth County	Roosevelt Borough Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 448-2798	75	10	7.3	4.0%	46 (61.3%)	3 (4.0%)	20 (26.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (8.0%)	59	558^th of 1347 public elementary schools	58.6%		52.1	643^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	51.9%	85	27.3		66.7		45.5				75.0		36.4									$19,731	$445	$19,286
John F. Kennedy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	28 Front Street	Jamesburg	08831	Middlesex County	Jamesburg Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 521-0400	477	51	9.3	57.0%	165 (34.6%)	21 (4.4%)	257 (53.9%)	22 (4.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.3%)	24.2	1031^st of 1347 public elementary schools	23.5%		27.8	972^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	27.4%	59	20.0		19.7	36.1	42.8				27.5	34.3	34.0									$12,212	$394	$11,818
Millstone Township Elementary School	Public	3-5	308 Millstone Road	Clarksburg	08510	Monmouth County	Millstone Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 786-0950	329	33	9.8	10.3%	243 (73.9%)	15 (4.6%)	42 (12.8%)	14 (4.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.3%)	79.4	292^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	78.3%		77.2	319^th of 1338 public elementary schools	76.2%	27	40.0		63.0	74.8	72.0				67.9	68.0	62.0									$15,600	$218	$15,382

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