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Clayton J. Davenport Elementary School

Public Grades K-3

1152^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 14% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Clayton J. Davenport Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 734 students in grades K-3 in Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey. The school is part of the Egg Harbor Township School District, which is ranked 483 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Over the past 10 years, Clayton J. Davenport Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom 15-20% of New Jersey elementary schools, with a 1-star rating for most years. The school's performance for specific student subgroups is also very low, with the school ranking in the bottom 25% of NJ elementary schools for Asian, African American, Hispanic, and White student performance in the 2024-2025 school year. Proficiency rates on the NJSLA English Language Arts and Mathematics assessments are significantly below the state and district averages, with only 24.7% of 3rd graders proficient in ELA compared to the state average of 44.9%.

When comparing Clayton J. Davenport to other nearby elementary schools in the Egg Harbor Township and Galloway Township districts, it consistently underperforms. For example, Dr. Joyanne D. Miller Elementary and Arthur Rann Elementary have higher test scores and rankings. Despite spending $16,276 per student, which is more than the state average, Clayton J. Davenport's academic performance remains low, suggesting that factors beyond just staffing ratios are contributing to the school's challenges.

677

Students ?

13.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,276

Per pupil spending ?

70.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2499 Spruce Avenue
Egg Harbor Township, NJ 08234-4513

(609) 645-3550

District: Egg Harbor Township School District

Students who attend Clayton J. Davenport Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Alder Avenue Middle School
	Fernwood Avenue Middle School
High:	Egg Harbor Township High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

44.8%

White:

21.6%

Asian:

13.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 35th percentile in 2015 → 14th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (26% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 21 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg35%

New Jersey avg47%

1,152^nd of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 14%▼ down 21 pts since 2015

From bottom 35% (2015) to bottom 14% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Elementary Schools in the Egg Harbor Township School District

483^rd of 609Egg Harbor 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	16.5	1152 of 1347	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.8	1120 of 1338	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.1	1125 of 1342	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.0	1207 of 1345	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.2	851 of 1317	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.3	872 of 1360	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.8	1009 of 1353	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	50.2	722 of 1352	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	30.2	984 of 1346	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	38.1	876 of 1357	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	43.2	908 of 1363	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	29.2	1063 of 1367	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	28.9	1068 of 1363	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	33.0	1032 of 1360	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	33.5	1029 of 1354	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	44.8	878 of 1346	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	37.6	995 of 1338	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	22.5	386 of 469	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.5	419 of 463	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.5	486 of 494	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	45.6	230 of 456	49.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	28.4	413 of 522	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	3.3	308 of 330	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.1	306 of 340	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	1.7	321 of 346	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	0.6	323 of 348	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.9	306 of 339	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.0	274 of 370	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.0	278 of 370	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	9.1	583 of 597	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.3	489 of 499	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.5	404 of 489	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	51.8	127 of 411	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.6	134 of 463	71.1%	★★★★☆
2018	46.4	209 of 434	51.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	18.7	1076 of 1326	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.4	1067 of 1317	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.9	1090 of 1318	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.7	1180 of 1326	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	45.8	647 of 1290	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.7	910 of 1331	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.5	947 of 1333	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	22.3	825 of 1032	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.5	679 of 989	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.1	737 of 982	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.4	829 of 953	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	58.1	323 of 899	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	36.9	548 of 870	37.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	22.9	885 of 1023	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.9	672 of 939	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.7	718 of 910	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.1	666 of 863	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	81.0	56 of 839	93.3%	★★★★★
2019	68.3	204 of 948	78.5%	★★★★☆
2018	52.0	436 of 942	53.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	15.8	1135 of 1318	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.6	1074 of 1313	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.5	1049 of 1315	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.5	1137 of 1324	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.3	998 of 1297	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.9	758 of 1335	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.2	997 of 1334	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	26.5	729 of 1023	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.0	789 of 989	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.7	727 of 958	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.1	748 of 949	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	58.4	357 of 1007	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	33.6	605 of 1001	39.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	11.1	887 of 970	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.5	930 of 963	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.4	812 of 975	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	3.4	938 of 976	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.9	924 of 964	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.2	818 of 1023	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.3	946 of 1022	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)29th percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2025)20th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)19th percentile+4 vs school

African American (2024)18th percentile~ school

Male (2025)14th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)13th percentile~ school

White (2025)9th percentile-6 vs school

Asian (2025)7th percentile-8 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)2nd percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics28%-22 vs state

English Language Arts25%-20 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 English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Clayton J. Davenport Elementary School	Public	K-3	2499 Spruce Avenue	Egg Harbor Township	08234	Atlantic County	Egg Harbor Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 645-3550	677	49	13.8	70.8%	146 (21.6%)	82 (12.1%)	303 (44.8%)	92 (13.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	51 (7.5%)	16.5	1152^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	14.5%		16.8	1120^th of 1338 public elementary schools	16.3%	32		24.7				28.1				$16,276	$1,047	$15,229
Principle Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-6	6718 E Black Horse Pike	Egg Harbor Township	08234	Atlantic County	Principle Academy Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 498-6350	434	40	10.8	86.6%	14 (3.2%)	162 (37.3%)	243 (56.0%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.3%)	24.9	1023^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	24.1%		14.4	1154^th of 1338 public elementary schools	13.8%	131	15.5	15.9	42.0	40.3	40.0	11.4	34.3	34.5	27.2
Dr. Joyanne D. Miller Elementary School	Public	4-5	2 Alder Avenue	Egg Harbor Township	08234	Atlantic County	Egg Harbor Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 407-2500	980	100	9.8	54.8%	385 (39.3%)	111 (11.3%)	300 (30.6%)	124 (12.7%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	55 (5.6%)								(n/a)	22.2		38.5	37.2			30.3	28.0		$13,350	$1,076	$12,274
Washington Avenue Elementary School	Public	K-5	225 W Washington Avenue	Pleasantville	08232	Atlantic County	Pleasantville Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 383-6865	432	37	11.6	88.2%	5 (1.2%)	58 (13.4%)	362 (83.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	9.6	1261^st of 1347 public elementary schools	6.4%		9.1	1253^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	6.4%	8	6.8	9.8	18.2	26.1		24.1	14.9	18.9		$17,263	$1,063	$16,200
North Main Street Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	215 North Main Street	Pleasantville	08232	Atlantic County	Pleasantville Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 383-6887	318	38	8.4	84.9%	4 (1.3%)	113 (35.5%)	188 (59.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.5%)	19.9	1102^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	18.2%		18.7	1093^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	18.3%	9	6.5	38.5	41.8	26.2		38.4	29.5	14.3		$19,102	$779	$18,323
South Main Street Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	701 South Main Street	Pleasantville	08232	Atlantic County	Pleasantville Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 383-6800	455	39	11.6	83.1%	2 (0.4%)	143 (31.4%)	298 (65.5%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	19.1	1111^th of 1347 public elementary schools	17.5%		14	1165^th of 1338 public elementary schools	12.9%	54	9.6	33.8	39.3	36.8		27.6	14.3	22.4		$15,724	$663	$15,061
Leeds Avenue Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	100 W Leeds Avenue	Pleasantville	08232	Atlantic County	Pleasantville Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 383-6878	570	55	10.4	84.7%	15 (2.6%)	214 (37.5%)	311 (54.6%)	9 (1.6%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	17 (3.0%)	15.8	1162^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	13.7%		12	1207^th of 1338 public elementary schools	9.8%	45	13.8	33.0	32.0	19.7		22.3	21.0	19.7		$14,104	$559	$13,545
Northfield Community Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	2000 New Road	Northfield	08225	Atlantic County	Northfield City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 407-4005	457	50	9.1	26.3%	310 (67.8%)	8 (1.8%)	83 (18.2%)	28 (6.1%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.1%)	22 (4.8%)	63.7	496^th of 1347 public elementary schools	63.2%		57.4	573^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	57.2%	77		51.5	63.6			62.3	50.0			$10,405	$320	$10,085
Arthur Rann Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	515 S Eighth Ave	Galloway	08205	Atlantic County	Galloway Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 748-1250	635	61	10.4	53.9%	301 (47.4%)	84 (13.2%)	153 (24.1%)	59 (9.3%)	4 (0.6%)	4 (0.6%)	30 (4.7%)	23.4	1043^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	22.6%		27.5	974^th of 1338 public elementary schools	27.2%	69	22.8	21.5	42.8	16.8	29.2	40.5	39.8	21.8	21.8	$10,851	$546	$10,305
H Ashton Marsh	Public	PK, KG-4	800 Irelan Ave	Absecon	08201	Atlantic County	Absecon Public Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 641-5375	516	60	8.5	53.1%	226 (43.8%)	58 (11.2%)	168 (32.6%)	37 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.2%)	43	771^st of 1347 public elementary schools	42.8%		33.2	897^th of 1338 public elementary schools	33.0%	126		51.3	45.1			51.4	33.0			$9,221	$942	$8,279

Frequently Asked Questions about Clayton J. Davenport Elementary School

Is Clayton J. Davenport Elementary School a good school?

Clayton J. Davenport Elementary School ranks in the bottom 14.5% of New Jersey elementary schools.

How many students attend Clayton J. Davenport Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 677 students attended Clayton J. Davenport Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Clayton J. Davenport Elementary School?

Students at Clayton J. Davenport Elementary School are 45% Hispanic, 22% White, 14% Asian, 12% African American, 8% Two or more races.

What district is Clayton J. Davenport Elementary School in?

Egg Harbor Township School District

What schools do graduates of Clayton J. Davenport Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Clayton J. Davenport Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Alder Avenue Middle School
Middle : Fernwood Avenue Middle School
High : Egg Harbor Township High School

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