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Aura Elementary School

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Aura Elementary School ranks 662 nd of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

662^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 51% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Aura Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-6 in Glassboro, New Jersey, with an enrollment of 347 students. The school is part of the Elk Township School District, which is ranked 343 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Aura Elementary School has shown mixed academic performance, with strong results in certain grade levels and subjects, such as 6th grade English Language Arts (83.7% proficient) and 4th grade Mathematics (44.1% proficient), but struggles in other areas, particularly in 3rd grade Mathematics (26.2% proficient) and 5th grade Mathematics (36.2% proficient). The school's overall ranking among New Jersey elementary schools has fluctuated between 556 and 849 over the past several years, with a current ranking of 662 out of 1,347 schools. However, the school stands out in its performance for certain student subgroups, ranking 27th out of 463 New Jersey elementary schools for African American students and 184th out of 982 schools for Hispanic students.

When comparing Aura Elementary School to nearby schools, some interesting patterns emerge. Hurffville Elementary School, part of the Washington Township School District, consistently outperforms Aura Elementary School in academic measures, while Herma S. Simmons Elementary School, part of the Clayton Public School District, struggles with lower academic performance. On the other hand, Upper Pittsgrove School, part of the Upper Pittsgrove Township School District, demonstrates strong academic achievement, particularly in English Language Arts and Mathematics.

350

Students ?

9.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,054

Per pupil spending ?

30%

Free/discounted lunch ?

900 Clems Run
Glassboro, NJ 08028-0338

(856) 881-4551

District: Elk Township School District

Students who attend Aura Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Delsea Regional Middle School
High:	Delsea Regional High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

65.4%

African American:

17.1%

Hispanic:

10.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 34th percentile in 2015 → 51st in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 17 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the New Jersey median (51st percentile)

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school48%

District avg48%

New Jersey avg46%

662^nd of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 49%▲ up 17 pts since 2015

From bottom 34% (2015) to top 49% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

343^rd of 609Elk 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	51.4	662 of 1347	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.5	613 of 1338	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.6	713 of 1342	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.9	706 of 1345	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.1	556 of 1317	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.0	849 of 1360	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.5	755 of 1353	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	43.4	813 of 1352	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	49.0	736 of 1346	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	36.5	898 of 1357	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	42.8	914 of 1363	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	41.7	926 of 1367	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	37.2	990 of 1363	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	54.0	784 of 1360	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	57.2	712 of 1354	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	60.9	635 of 1346	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	60.3	673 of 1338	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	51.7	846 of 1329	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	62.1	663 of 1314	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2005	29.9	1033 of 1303	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	25.6	1064 of 1298	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	34.8	877 of 1204	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	91.0	27 of 463	94.2%	★★★★★
2023	59.7	166 of 463	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.0	111 of 494	77.5%	★★★★☆
2019	56.3	210 of 522	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	78.6	73 of 517	85.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	51.8	625 of 1326	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.5	593 of 1317	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.6	642 of 1318	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.8	708 of 1326	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.0	545 of 1290	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.9	872 of 1331	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.5	726 of 1333	45.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2023	76.0	184 of 982	81.3%	★★★★☆
2022	50.4	402 of 953	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.8	274 of 896	69.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	58.2	359 of 1023	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.4	184 of 939	80.4%	★★★★☆
2023	50.8	387 of 910	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.6	309 of 863	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	77.9	77 of 839	90.8%	★★★★★
2019	34.2	616 of 948	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.8	569 of 942	39.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	50.8	628 of 1318	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.5	586 of 1313	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.7	701 of 1315	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.8	657 of 1324	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.1	587 of 1297	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.3	771 of 1335	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.6	746 of 1334	44.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	62.6	299 of 1023	70.8%	★★★★☆
2024	46.5	448 of 989	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.0	365 of 958	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.6	520 of 949	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.5	669 of 1007	33.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	42.9	572 of 970	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.0	583 of 963	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.1	663 of 975	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.4	616 of 976	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.6	512 of 964	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.4	718 of 1023	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.2	660 of 1022	35.4%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2025)94th percentile+43 vs school

Hispanic (2023)81st percentile+34 vs school

Special Education (2025)71st percentile+20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)65th percentile+14 vs school

Female (2025)53rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)52nd percentile~ school

White (2025)41st percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts57%+5 vs state

Mathematics41%-5 vs state

Science39%+9 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
Aura Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	900 Clems Run	Glassboro	08028	Gloucester County	Elk Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 881-4551	350	37	9.4	30.0%	229 (65.4%)	60 (17.1%)	38 (10.9%)	7 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	14 (4.0%)	51.4	662^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	50.9%		54.5	613^th of 1338 public elementary schools	54.2%	49	38.9		35.0	50.9	58.3	83.7			26.2	44.1	36.2	53.5			$13,054	$664	$12,390
J. Harvey Rodgers School	Public	PK-K	301 Georgetown Rd	Glassboro	08028	Gloucester County	Glassboro School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 652-2700	274	25	11.0	23.4%	101 (36.9%)	78 (28.5%)	64 (23.4%)	9 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (8.0%)								(n/a)
Herma S. Simmons Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	300 West Chestnut Street	Clayton	08312	Gloucester County	Clayton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 881-8704	715	58	12.3	57.8%	323 (45.2%)	171 (23.9%)	144 (20.1%)	8 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (9.5%)	29.9	958^th of 1347 public elementary schools	28.9%		28.3	966^th of 1338 public elementary schools	27.8%	8	35.8		12.2	43.4	53.7				18.3	25.7	30.5				$9,240	$1,525	$7,715
Dorothy L. Bullock School	Public	1-5	370 New St E	Glassboro	08028	Gloucester County	Glassboro School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 652-2700	701	59	11.9	49.9%	191 (27.2%)	234 (33.4%)	184 (26.2%)	35 (5.0%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	53 (7.6%)	15.7	1164^th of 1347 public elementary schools	13.6%		21.6	1048^th of 1338 public elementary schools	21.7%	116	15.7		14.4	27.0	30.3				20.5	30.9	27.1
Memorial Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-1	400 Hudson Avenue	Pitman	08071	Gloucester County	Pitman Boro School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 589-2526	269	24	11.2	24.9%	225 (83.6%)	7 (2.6%)	30 (11.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.2%)								(n/a)															$13,553	$202	$13,351
Pitman Elementary School	Public	2-6	138 East Holly Avenue	Pitman	08071	Gloucester County	Pitman Boro School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(856) 589-0636	430	33	13.1	26.7%	364 (84.7%)	10 (2.3%)	38 (8.8%)	7 (1.6%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.9%)	48.8	697^th of 1347 public elementary schools	48.3%					(n/a)	25.7		53.8	57.8	53.2	53.4			60.2	46.5	30.9	31.3
Upper Pittsgrove School	Public	PK, KG-8	235 Pine Tavern Road	Monroeville	08343	Salem County	UPPER PITTSGROVE Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 358-8163	340	34	10.0	23.8%	289 (85.0%)	7 (2.1%)	27 (7.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.4%)	65	480^th of 1347 public elementary schools	64.4%		68.5	439^th of 1338 public elementary schools	67.2%	41	29.6	7.7	67.8	65.5	44.4	72.0	65.8	69.2	64.5	62.0	40.7	48.0	55.3	50.0	$14,593	$703	$13,890
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School	Public	K-5	95 Altair Dr	Turnersville	08012	Gloucester County	Washington Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 589-8248	511	46	11.1	35.2%	315 (61.6%)	89 (17.4%)	74 (14.5%)	25 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.6%)	52.2	649^th of 1347 public elementary schools	51.8%		54.8	610^th of 1338 public elementary schools	54.4%	39	31.3		46.9	44.8	67.5				51.6	37.9	45.7				$10,138	$625	$9,513
Elmer Elementary School	Public	K-1	207 Front Street	Elmer	08318	Salem County	Pittsgrove Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 358-6761	197	10	20.1	34.0%	143 (72.6%)	6 (3.0%)	31 (15.7%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (8.1%)								(n/a)															$7,472	$319	$7,153
Hurffville Elementary School	Public	K-5	200 Hurffville Grenloch Rd	Sewell	08080	Gloucester County	Washington Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 589-7459	544	48	11.3	17.1%	413 (75.9%)	39 (7.2%)	72 (13.2%)	11 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.7%)	73.1	375^th of 1347 public elementary schools	72.2%		73.6	370^th of 1338 public elementary schools	72.3%	5	44.9		50.0	66.7	83.2				51.0	61.3	66.3				$9,904	$230	$9,674

Frequently Asked Questions about Aura Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Aura Elementary School?

Students at Aura Elementary School are 65% White, 17% African American, 11% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Aura Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 350 students attended Aura Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Aura Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Aura Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Delsea Regional Middle School
High : Delsea Regional High School

Is Aura Elementary School a good school?

Aura Elementary School ranks 662^nd of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Aura Elementary School in?

Elk Township School District

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