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William L Antheil Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5
983rd
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools
Better than 27% of New Jersey elementary schools
Summary

William L Antheil Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 730 students in grades PK-5 in Ewing, New Jersey. 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.

William L Antheil Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom 25% of New Jersey elementary schools over the past 10 years, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's proficiency rates on the NJSLA assessments are significantly lower than the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's 3rd grade ELA proficiency rate was 27.9% compared to the state average of 44.9%. Additionally, the school has had high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.5% to 16.6% over the past few years, which is above the state average.

When comparing William L Antheil to other nearby elementary schools, such as Stony Brook Elementary School, which is about 2.3 miles away, it performs significantly worse on key metrics like test scores and statewide rankings. Stony Brook Elementary consistently ranks in the top 10% of New Jersey elementary schools and has much higher proficiency rates. Despite William L Antheil's higher per-student spending of $16,183 in 2018-2019 and better student-teacher ratio of around 10:1, the school's academic outcomes are still well below average.

746
Students ?
11.0
Student/teacher ratio ?
$16,183
Per pupil spending ?
57%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 339 Ewingville Road
       Ewing, NJ  08638-1721

(609) 538-9800

District: Ewing Township School District


Students who attend William L Antheil Elementary School usually attend:

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

African American:
36.3%
Hispanic:
32.8%
White:
18.9%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Rebounding — 19th percentile in 2022 → 27th in 2025
Strengths
Ranking is rebounding — up to 27th (2025) from a 19th-percentile low (2022)
Small classes — about 11 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the New Jersey average (33% vs 46% meeting standards)
!Mathematics scores 15 pts below the New Jersey average
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school33%
District avg32%
New Jersey avg46%
983rd of 1,347
New Jersey public elementary schools ?
Bottom 27%▼ down 15 pts since 2015
From bottom 43% (2015) to bottom 27% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
2nd of 3Elementary Schools in the Ewing Township School District
517th 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202528.2983 of 134727.0%★☆☆☆☆
202422.61036 of 133822.6%★☆☆☆☆
202320.11087 of 134219.0%★☆☆☆☆
202218.91095 of 134518.6%★☆☆☆☆
202118.31055 of 131719.9%★☆☆☆☆
201926.61030 of 136024.3%★☆☆☆☆
201836.0930 of 135331.3%★★☆☆☆
201739.4861 of 135236.3%★★☆☆☆
201644.7786 of 134641.6%★★☆☆☆
201545.3780 of 135742.5%★★☆☆☆
201460.2654 of 136352.0%★★★☆☆
201358.8688 of 136749.7%★★☆☆☆
201253.7773 of 136343.3%★★☆☆☆
201127.21090 of 136019.9%★☆☆☆☆
201025.11114 of 135417.7%★☆☆☆☆
200933.01030 of 134623.5%★☆☆☆☆
200843.1937 of 133830.0%★★☆☆☆
200752.0840 of 132936.8%★★☆☆☆
200642.6922 of 131429.8%★☆☆☆☆
200549.3822 of 130336.9%★★☆☆☆
200451.4801 of 129838.3%★★☆☆☆
200311.41043 of 120413.4%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202543.0244 of 46347.3%★★☆☆☆
202433.8330 of 46929.6%★☆☆☆☆
202332.2327 of 46329.4%★☆☆☆☆
202226.3387 of 49421.7%★☆☆☆☆
202131.8331 of 45627.4%★☆☆☆☆
201953.0233 of 52255.4%★★★☆☆
201859.8173 of 51766.5%★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202559.0183 of 59769.3%★★★☆☆
202440.4287 of 55948.7%★★☆☆☆
202339.5260 of 49947.9%★★☆☆☆
202226.5369 of 48924.5%★☆☆☆☆
202125.7328 of 41120.2%★☆☆☆☆
201933.6298 of 46335.6%★★☆☆☆
201838.1255 of 43441.2%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202533.7883 of 132633.4%★★☆☆☆
202426.0952 of 131727.7%★☆☆☆☆
202319.91046 of 131820.6%★☆☆☆☆
202216.11104 of 132616.7%★☆☆☆☆
202116.71098 of 129014.9%★☆☆☆☆
201930.9959 of 133127.9%★☆☆☆☆
201845.5775 of 133341.9%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202546.1503 of 103251.3%★★★☆☆
202442.1551 of 98944.3%★★☆☆☆
202330.5680 of 98230.8%★★☆☆☆
202231.5643 of 95332.5%★★☆☆☆
202124.4755 of 89615.7%★☆☆☆☆
201944.2484 of 89946.2%★★☆☆☆
201867.1229 of 87073.7%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202538.0678 of 102333.7%★★☆☆☆
202440.7526 of 93944.0%★★☆☆☆
202328.8662 of 91027.3%★☆☆☆☆
202231.8595 of 86331.1%★★☆☆☆
202125.9661 of 83921.2%★☆☆☆☆
201928.7683 of 94828.0%★☆☆☆☆
201840.9599 of 94236.4%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202525.6985 of 131825.3%★☆☆☆☆
202421.11021 of 131322.2%★☆☆☆☆
202322.51012 of 131523.0%★☆☆☆☆
202224.0988 of 132425.4%★☆☆☆☆
202123.4931 of 129728.2%★☆☆☆☆
201924.31033 of 133522.6%★☆☆☆☆
201827.51004 of 133424.7%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202532.0644 of 102337.0%★★☆☆☆
202426.0695 of 98929.7%★☆☆☆☆
202331.1600 of 95837.4%★★☆☆☆
202230.9601 of 94936.7%★★☆☆☆
202123.5666 of 86823.3%★☆☆☆☆
201926.6709 of 100729.6%★☆☆☆☆
201832.6618 of 100138.3%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202545.9539 of 97044.4%★★☆☆☆
202434.4656 of 96331.9%★★☆☆☆
202324.7766 of 97521.4%★☆☆☆☆
202220.2828 of 97615.2%★☆☆☆☆
202126.1781 of 96419.0%★☆☆☆☆
201929.7763 of 102325.4%★☆☆☆☆
201823.7837 of 102218.1%★☆☆☆☆
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)69th percentile+42 vs school
Hispanic (2025)51st percentile+24 vs school
African American (2025)47th percentile+20 vs school
White (2025)44th percentile+17 vs school
Special Education (2025)37th percentile+10 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)34th percentile+7 vs school
Female (2025)33rd percentile+6 vs school
Male (2025)25th percentile~ school
By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts39%-12 vs state
Mathematics32%-15 vs state
Science22%-8 vs state

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Students who attend William L Antheil Elementary School usually go on to attend:

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

William L Antheil Elementary School ranks 983rd of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

In the 2024-25 school year, 746 students attended William L Antheil Elementary School.

Students at William L Antheil Elementary School are 36% African American, 33% Hispanic, 19% White, 7% Two or more races, 5% Asian.


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