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John Marshall Elementary School

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John Marshall Elementary School ranks 439 th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

439^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 67% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

John Marshall Elementary School is a public elementary school in Edison, New Jersey, serving 766 students in grades K-5 as part of the Edison Township School District.

John Marshall Elementary School has consistently ranked in the top 25% of New Jersey elementary schools over the past 10 years, with strong academic performance on state assessments, particularly for its African American and English Language Learner (ELL) student subgroups. However, the school's performance on science tests and for its Hispanic and White student subgroups is relatively lower. The school also faces challenges with higher-than-average chronic absenteeism rates, which may require targeted interventions.

Compared to nearby schools, John Marshall Elementary School generally outperforms other schools in the Edison Township School District, such as Lincoln Elementary School and Benjamin Franklin Elementary School. However, it lags behind the performance of Lindeneau Elementary School, also in the Edison district. The nearby schools in the New Brunswick School District have significantly lower academic performance compared to John Marshall Elementary School.

762

Students ?

11.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$5,975

Per pupil spending ?

37.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

15 Cornell Street
Edison, NJ 08817

(732) 650-5370

District: Edison Township School District

Students who attend John Marshall Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Thomas Jefferson Middle School
High:	Edison High School

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

60.5%

Hispanic:

14.4%

African American:

14.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 92nd percentile in 2015 → 67th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (57% vs 46% meeting standards)

✓Above the New Jersey median (67th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 25 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school57%

District avg63%

New Jersey avg46%

439^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 33%▼ down 25 pts since 2015

From top 8% (2015) to top 33% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 10Elementary Schools in the Edison Township School District

198^th of 609Edison 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
2025	68.4	439 of 1347	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.0	394 of 1338	70.6%	★★★★☆
2023	75.2	356 of 1342	73.5%	★★★★☆
2022	76.8	336 of 1345	75.0%	★★★★☆
2021	87.3	143 of 1317	89.1%	★★★★☆
2019	81.9	234 of 1360	82.8%	★★★★☆
2018	80.7	254 of 1353	81.2%	★★★★☆
2017	83.3	208 of 1352	84.6%	★★★★☆
2016	84.8	188 of 1346	86.0%	★★★★☆
2015	90.4	105 of 1357	92.3%	★★★★★
2014	86.1	85 of 1363	93.8%	★★★★★
2013	82.7	156 of 1367	88.6%	★★★★☆
2012	75.1	361 of 1363	73.5%	★★★★☆
2011	76.2	330 of 1360	75.7%	★★★★☆
2010	76.8	293 of 1354	78.4%	★★★★☆
2009	71.9	418 of 1346	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	67.0	531 of 1338	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	66.3	576 of 1329	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	71.0	438 of 1314	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2005	47.9	845 of 1303	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2004	62.9	610 of 1298	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2003	72.3	398 of 1204	66.9%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	68.3	98 of 463	78.8%	★★★★☆
2024	59.0	161 of 469	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.0	207 of 463	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.7	195 of 494	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.6	179 of 456	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.3	174 of 522	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	95.7	13 of 517	97.5%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	46.4	197 of 330	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.7	194 of 340	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.9	166 of 346	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.1	174 of 348	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.2	145 of 339	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.5	140 of 370	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.1	171 of 370	53.8%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	90.2	64 of 597	89.3%	★★★★☆
2024	90.3	51 of 559	90.9%	★★★★★
2023	90.8	53 of 499	89.4%	★★★★☆
2022	90.3	49 of 489	90.0%	★★★★★
2021	79.5	53 of 411	87.1%	★★★★☆
2019	81.8	68 of 463	85.3%	★★★★☆
2018	77.2	84 of 434	80.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	70.0	397 of 1326	70.1%	★★★★☆
2024	71.6	382 of 1317	71.0%	★★★★☆
2023	71.7	384 of 1318	70.9%	★★★★☆
2022	70.2	420 of 1326	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	82.7	172 of 1290	86.7%	★★★★☆
2019	82.1	208 of 1331	84.4%	★★★★☆
2018	74.8	344 of 1333	74.2%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	32.2	699 of 1032	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.6	574 of 989	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.3	571 of 982	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.3	344 of 953	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.1	366 of 896	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	35.5	576 of 899	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	19.0	716 of 870	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	46.1	541 of 1023	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.6	411 of 939	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.1	409 of 910	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.9	465 of 863	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	57.3	259 of 839	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	35.8	600 of 948	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.7	587 of 942	37.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	65.1	468 of 1318	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.5	383 of 1313	70.8%	★★★★☆
2023	75.1	318 of 1315	75.8%	★★★★☆
2022	81.0	250 of 1324	81.1%	★★★★☆
2021	88.7	129 of 1297	90.1%	★★★★★
2019	79.6	249 of 1335	81.3%	★★★★☆
2018	83.2	191 of 1334	85.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	40.5	530 of 1023	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.0	468 of 989	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.6	417 of 958	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.9	421 of 949	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	71.4	167 of 868	80.8%	★★★★☆
2019	35.6	577 of 1007	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.4	474 of 1001	52.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	11.7	882 of 970	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.3	891 of 1022	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)89th percentile+22 vs school

African American (2025)79th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2025)70th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)64th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)48th percentile-19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)47th percentile-20 vs school

Asian (2025)40th percentile-27 vs school

Hispanic (2025)32nd percentile-35 vs school

White (2025)9th percentile-58 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics60%+13 vs state

English Language Arts58%+8 vs state

Science43%+13 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-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
John Marshall Elementary School	Public	K-5	15 Cornell Street	Edison	08817	Middlesex County	Edison Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 650-5370	762	66	11.5	37.3%	45 (5.9%)	107 (14.0%)	110 (14.4%)	461 (60.5%)	17 (2.2%)	1 (0.1%)	21 (2.8%)	68.4	439^th of 1347 public elementary schools	67.4%		72	394^th of 1338 public elementary schools	70.6%	45	43.4		45.7	60.7	67.0				63.3	57.4	58.1				$5,975		$5,975
Irving Primary School	Public	PK, KG-1	121 South Eleventh Avenue	Highland Park	08904	Middlesex County	Highland Park Boro School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 572-1205	326	32	10.2	46.3%	92 (28.2%)	40 (12.3%)	120 (36.8%)	47 (14.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	22 (6.7%)								(n/a)															$12,200	$321	$11,879
Lindeneau Elementary School	Public	K-5	50 Blossom Street	Edison	08817	Middlesex County	Edison Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 650-5320	446	41	10.9	65.2%	56 (12.6%)	44 (9.9%)	220 (49.3%)	95 (21.3%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (6.1%)	32.8	916^th of 1347 public elementary schools	32.0%		31.3	923^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	31.0%	7	19.7		40.0	34.2	41.9				52.3	39.0	28.4				$6,230	$236	$5,994
Bartle Elementary School	Public	2-5	435 Mansfield Street	Highland Park	08904	Middlesex County	Highland Park Boro School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 572-4100	405	44	9.3	51.9%	119 (29.4%)	47 (11.6%)	135 (33.3%)	75 (18.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (6.9%)	43.5	763^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	43.4%		45.1	734^th of 1338 public elementary schools	45.1%	29	28.4		38.3	58.8	54.8				38.8	39.3	40.0				$9,348	$259	$9,089
Washington Elementary School	Public	K-5	153 Winthrop Road	Edison	08817	Middlesex County	Edison Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 650-5280	630	48	13.0	41.1%	93 (14.8%)	52 (8.3%)	167 (26.5%)	294 (46.7%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	19 (3.0%)	61.6	517^th of 1347 public elementary schools	61.6%		55.4	603^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	54.9%	86	30.7		52.5	55.9	65.1				62.3	52.1	50.0				$6,250	$238	$6,012
Bright Beginnings Learning Center	Public	PK, KG-4	1660 Stelton Road	Piscataway	08854	Middlesex County	Educational Services Commission of New Jersey	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 339-9331	144	42	3.4	15.3%	21 (14.6%)	19 (13.2%)	72 (50.0%)	23 (16.0%)	1 (0.7%)	2 (1.4%)	6 (4.2%)								(n/a)															$40,353		$40,353
Edison Early Learning Center	Public	PK-K	10 Boulevard of the Eagles	Edison	08817	Middlesex County	Edison Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 452-2804	52	4	13.0	21.2%	2 (3.8%)	4 (7.7%)	11 (21.2%)	31 (59.6%)	1 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.8%)								(n/a)															$13,477		$13,477
Lord Stirling Community School	Public	PK, KG-5	101 Redmond Street	New Brunswick	08901	Middlesex County	New Brunswick School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 745-5300	436	47	9.3	97.0%	2 (0.5%)	22 (5.0%)	408 (93.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	11.9	1213^th of 1347 public elementary schools	9.9%		12.4	1197^th of 1338 public elementary schools	10.5%	16	13.8		9.0	36.2	21.0				11.3	24.6	19.3				$11,427		$11,427
Woodrow Wilson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	133 Tunison Rd	New Brunswick	08901	Middlesex County	New Brunswick School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 745-5300	351	34	10.3	76.1%	26 (7.4%)	53 (15.1%)	255 (72.6%)	11 (3.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	18.3	1123^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	16.6%		24.9	1007^th of 1338 public elementary schools	24.7%	116	0.0	3.9	8.4	30.4	44.4	50.0	22.2	21.5	27.8	34.7	0.0	16.7	16.4	5.9	$11,278		$11,278
Lincoln Elementary School	Public	K-5	53 Brookville Road	Edison	08817	Middlesex County	Edison Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 650-5270	946	64	14.7	23.3%	70 (7.4%)	43 (4.5%)	108 (11.4%)	685 (72.4%)	14 (1.5%)	1 (0.1%)	25 (2.6%)	82.2	246^th of 1347 public elementary schools	81.7%		79	294^th of 1338 public elementary schools	78.0%	48	51.4		62.1	70.5	76.2				66.9	69.7	64.3				$5,981		$5,981

Frequently Asked Questions about John Marshall Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of John Marshall Elementary School?

Students at John Marshall Elementary School are 60% Asian, 14% Hispanic, 14% African American, 6% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% American Indian.

What district is John Marshall Elementary School in?

Edison Township School District

What schools do graduates of John Marshall Elementary School attend?

Students who attend John Marshall Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Thomas Jefferson Middle School
High : Edison High School

Is John Marshall Elementary School a good school?

John Marshall Elementary School ranks 439^th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend John Marshall Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 762 students attended John Marshall Elementary School.

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