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Parkway Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1250^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 7% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Parkway Elementary School is a public elementary school in Ewing, New Jersey, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 397 students. The school is part of the Ewing Township School District, which is ranked 517 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Parkway Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom 20% of New Jersey elementary schools over the past 10 years, with a ranking between 1,019 and 1,250 out of around 1,350 schools. The school has maintained a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating it is among the lowest-performing schools in the state. Student performance on standardized tests is significantly below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 23% of 3rd-grade students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 44.9% and the district average of 31.5%. The school also has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.5% to 16.6% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

Nearby schools, such as Paul Robeson Charter School for the Humanities, Slackwood Elementary School, and The Village Charter School, generally perform better than Parkway Elementary School on standardized tests and have higher statewide rankings. Parkway Elementary School's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as male students, Hispanic students, and students with disabilities, ranking in the bottom 10% of New Jersey elementary schools for these groups in both English Language Arts and Mathematics.

418

Students ?

11.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,070

Per pupil spending ?

64.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

446 Parkway Avenue
Ewing, NJ 08618-2605

(609) 538-9800

District: Ewing Township School District

Students who attend Parkway Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Gilmore J Fisher Middle School
High:	Ewing High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

45.5%

Hispanic:

38.8%

White:

8.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 21st percentile in 2015 → 7th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (18% vs 46% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 14 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school18%

District avg32%

New Jersey avg46%

1,250^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 7%▼ down 13 pts since 2015

From bottom 21% (2015) to bottom 7% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Elementary Schools in the Ewing Township School District

517^th of 609Ewing 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	10.2	1250 of 1347	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.2	1161 of 1338	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.6	1196 of 1342	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.9	1139 of 1345	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.5	1032 of 1317	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.8	1019 of 1360	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.1	1041 of 1353	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	24.8	1046 of 1352	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	25.6	1050 of 1346	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	22.3	1077 of 1357	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	24.7	1106 of 1363	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	31.4	1040 of 1367	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	23.8	1112 of 1363	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	13.8	1209 of 1360	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	11.3	1225 of 1354	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	10.0	1228 of 1346	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	15.6	1182 of 1338	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	28.7	1079 of 1329	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	42.7	921 of 1314	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2005	41.1	937 of 1303	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	38.4	946 of 1298	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	55.4	657 of 1204	45.4%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	23.9	337 of 463	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.8	337 of 469	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.1	337 of 463	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.0	302 of 494	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.1	258 of 456	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.7	203 of 522	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.9	186 of 517	64.0%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	35.3	370 of 597	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.6	401 of 559	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.7	281 of 463	39.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	14.5	1140 of 1326	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.2	1030 of 1317	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.1	1168 of 1318	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.1	1189 of 1326	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.0	924 of 1290	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.2	968 of 1331	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.0	994 of 1333	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	19.3	862 of 1032	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.9	796 of 989	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.9	742 of 982	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.0	690 of 953	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.3	756 of 896	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.4	579 of 899	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.0	377 of 870	56.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	14.2	958 of 1023	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	25.4	731 of 939	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.2	723 of 910	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.5	556 of 863	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.0	398 of 839	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.8	546 of 948	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.1	613 of 942	34.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	9.5	1214 of 1318	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.7	1172 of 1313	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.2	1116 of 1315	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.0	1083 of 1324	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.9	1021 of 1297	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.6	978 of 1335	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.3	994 of 1334	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	16.8	904 of 1023	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.3	956 of 989	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	25.3	684 of 958	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.1	824 of 949	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.5	695 of 868	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.2	656 of 1007	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	16.0	867 of 1001	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	14.9	854 of 963	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.0	734 of 975	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.6	877 of 976	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.4	745 of 964	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.2	744 of 1023	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.6	763 of 1022	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)38th percentile+31 vs school

African American (2025)27th percentile+20 vs school

Hispanic (2025)16th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)14th percentile+7 vs school

Special Education (2025)12th percentile+4 vs school

White (2024)11th percentile~ school

Male (2025)8th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)6th percentile~ school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts26%-25 vs state

Mathematics15%-32 vs state

Science4%-26 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)						NJSLA Algebra I (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 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Parkway Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	446 Parkway Avenue	Ewing	08618	Mercer County	Ewing Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 538-9800	418	38	11.1	64.8%	35 (8.4%)	190 (45.5%)	162 (38.8%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.7%)	10.2	1250^th of 1347 public elementary schools	7.2%		14.2	1161^st of 1338 public elementary schools	13.2%	89	4.2		23.0	34.9	19.1				17.7	19.0	8.3						$16,070	$242	$15,828
Joseph Stokes Elementary School	Public	K-3	915 Parkside Avenue	Trenton	08618	Mercer County	Trenton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(609) 656-4930	347	27	12.8	82.7%	7 (2.0%)	175 (50.4%)	152 (43.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.7%)	3.3	1342^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	0.4%		4.8	1320^th of 1338 public elementary schools	1.3%	22			7.7						7.4
Benjamin C Gregory Elementary School	Public	K-3	500 Rutherford Avenue	Trenton	08618	Mercer County	Trenton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 656-4740	311	24	12.9	91.0%	3 (1.0%)	215 (69.1%)	73 (23.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (6.1%)	10.1	1252^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	7.1%		3.8	1330^th of 1338 public elementary schools	0.6%	78			18.2						21.5								$9,710	$883	$8,827
Cadwalader Elementary School	Public	K-3	501 Edgewood Avenue	Trenton	08618	Mercer County	Trenton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(609) 656-4850	200	16	12.5	80.0%	3 (1.5%)	121 (60.5%)	69 (34.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	6 (3.0%)	3.5	1340^th of 1347 public elementary schools	0.5%		5	1318^th of 1338 public elementary schools	1.5%	22			6.5						9.6
The Village Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	101 Sullivan Way	Trenton	08638	Mercer County	The Village Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 695-0110	361	31	11.6	83.7%	4 (1.1%)	340 (94.2%)	17 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14	1191^st of 1347 public elementary schools	11.6%		15.6	1137^th of 1338 public elementary schools	15.0%	54	5.0	2.8	30.0	37.5	25.0	24.4	25.6	44.4	27.5	22.5	15.0	9.7	23.3	19.4			$10,151	$975	$9,176
Luis Munoz-Rivera Elementary School	Public	K-3	401 North Montgomery St	Trenton	08638	Mercer County	Trenton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(609) 656-4841	468	33	14.1	85.7%	4 (0.9%)	165 (35.3%)	282 (60.3%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.0%)	2	1347^th of 1347 public elementary schools	0.0%		2.4	1337^th of 1338 public elementary schools	0.1%	10			2.7						2.7
Paul Robeson Charter School for the Humanities	Public, Charter	K-8	643 Indiana Ave	Trenton	08638	Mercer County	Paul Robeson Charter School for the Humanities	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 394-7727	545	33	16.5	94.9%	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	396 (72.7%)	144 (26.4%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22.4	1056^th of 1347 public elementary schools	21.6%		30.3	940^th of 1338 public elementary schools	29.7%	116	11.6	13.6	15.1	46.9	30.8	46.0	42.1	41.9	18.5	35.8	20.5	21.6	19.7	11.3	100.0	100.0	$12,952	$1,300	$11,652
Dr. Crosby Copeland Junior Elementary	Public	K-3	1200 Brunswick Avenue	Trenton	08638	Mercer County	Trenton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 656-4690	353	26	13.5	84.1%	2 (0.6%)	191 (54.1%)	145 (41.1%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.7%)	3.2	1343^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	0.3%		4.6	1321^st of 1338 public elementary schools	1.3%	22			4.9						9.4								$11,353	$835	$10,518
Darlene C. McKnight Elementary	Public	K-3	175 Girard Avenue	Trenton	08638	Mercer County	Trenton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 656-4970	350	26	13.7	78.6%	3 (0.9%)	99 (28.3%)	240 (68.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.3%)	2.4	1345^th of 1347 public elementary schools	0.1%		2.9	1334^th of 1338 public elementary schools	0.3%	11			2.2						6.5								$9,392	$641	$8,751
Marie H Katzenbach Elementary School for the Deaf	Public	PK, KG-5	320 Sullivan Way	Trenton	08628	Mercer County	Marie H. Katzenbach School for the Deaf	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 530-3130	22			22.7%	4 (18.2%)	6 (27.3%)	9 (40.9%)	1 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (9.1%)								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Parkway Elementary School

Is Parkway Elementary School a good school?

Parkway Elementary School ranks in the bottom 7.2% of New Jersey elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Parkway Elementary School?

Students at Parkway Elementary School are 45% African American, 39% Hispanic, 8% White, 7% Two or more races.

What district is Parkway Elementary School in?

Ewing Township School District

How many students attend Parkway Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 418 students attended Parkway Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Parkway Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Gilmore J Fisher Middle School
High : Ewing High School

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