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Roebling Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-3

1234^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 8% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Roebling Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-3 in Roebling, New Jersey, which is part of the Florence Township School District. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of New Jersey elementary schools over the past decade, with a current ranking of 1234 out of 1347 schools and a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Roebling Elementary School significantly underperforms the state average in both English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency for 3rd grade students, with only 23.2% of 3rd graders proficient in ELA compared to the state average of 44.9%, and only 17.1% proficient in Math compared to the state average of 49.8%. The school has also struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates, reaching as high as 17.6% in 2022-2023, which is significantly above the state average. Additionally, Roebling Elementary has a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 46.11% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024.

Interestingly, the nearby Riverbank Charter School of Excellence, located just 0.14 miles from Roebling Elementary, significantly outperforms the school in academic proficiency. In 2023-2024, 91.4% of 3rd graders at Riverbank Charter were proficient in Math, compared to only 26% at Roebling Elementary. This suggests that alternative educational models may be more effective in serving the Roebling community.

410

Students ?

8.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$6,070

Per pupil spending ?

52.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1330 Hornberger Ave
Roebling, NJ 08554

(609) 499-4640

District: Florence Township School District

Students who attend Roebling Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Florence Riverfront School
High:	Florence Township Memorial High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

44.1%

African American:

19.8%

Hispanic:

16.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 28th percentile in 2014 → 8th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 8 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (20% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 20 percentile points since 2014

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school20%

District avg20%

New Jersey avg47%

1,234^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 8%▼ down 34 pts since 2015

From bottom 43% (2015) to bottom 8% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

519^th of 609Florence 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	11.0	1234 of 1347	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.6	1124 of 1338	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.6	1111 of 1342	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.3	1027 of 1345	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.7	1087 of 1360	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.8	1046 of 1353	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	13.9	1172 of 1352	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	23.6	1071 of 1346	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	46.1	775 of 1357	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	37.4	976 of 1363	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	39.6	953 of 1367	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	35.9	1004 of 1363	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	45.8	899 of 1360	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	47.0	872 of 1354	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	43.7	901 of 1346	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	34.4	1026 of 1338	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	39.7	990 of 1329	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	20.6	1126 of 1314	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	42.3	918 of 1303	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	47.9	844 of 1298	35.0%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	27.1	324 of 463	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.1	334 of 469	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	77.1	79 of 463	82.9%	★★★★☆
2022	23.6	408 of 494	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.1	279 of 456	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.3	408 of 522	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.9	330 of 517	36.2%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2022	5.4	312 of 348	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	1.2	332 of 370	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2018	69.9	111 of 434	74.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	13.7	1150 of 1326	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.9	1059 of 1317	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.8	995 of 1318	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.5	1099 of 1326	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.8	1000 of 1290	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.3	1035 of 1331	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.9	1054 of 1333	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	8.3	928 of 989	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	46.5	416 of 896	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	26.2	666 of 899	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	10.5	988 of 1023	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.6	747 of 939	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.0	485 of 910	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.9	477 of 863	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.0	685 of 948	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	48.4	491 of 942	47.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	9.4	1216 of 1318	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.0	1101 of 1313	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.9	1121 of 1315	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.4	842 of 1324	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	10.1	1192 of 1297	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.2	1065 of 1335	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.1	940 of 1334	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	22.8	797 of 1023	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.4	673 of 989	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.5	720 of 958	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.9	467 of 949	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	18.9	735 of 868	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.2	799 of 1007	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.6	605 of 1001	39.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	2.7	939 of 970	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.3	881 of 963	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.4	921 of 975	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.2	897 of 976	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.6	953 of 964	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.8	919 of 1023	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.6	928 of 1022	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2018)74th percentile+52 vs school

African American (2025)30th percentile+22 vs school

Special Education (2025)22nd percentile+14 vs school

Female (2025)13th percentile+5 vs school

Asian (2022)10th percentile-13 vs school

Male (2025)8th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2024)6th percentile-10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)3rd percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)3rd percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts23%-22 vs state

Mathematics17%-33 vs state

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What people are saying

by a citizen
Wednesday, February 20, 2013

Used to be a parent... I removed my child from this school. Very negative & frustrating school experience. I don't hesitate to recommend to friends & family alike that private, Catholic or charter school is their best bet, by far. Close Quote

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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
Roebling Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	1330 Hornberger Ave	Roebling	08554	Burlington County	Florence Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 499-4640	410	51	8.0	52.2%	181 (44.1%)	81 (19.8%)	69 (16.8%)	60 (14.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	15 (3.7%)	11	1234^th of 1347 public elementary schools	8.4%		16.6	1124^th of 1338 public elementary schools	16.0%	110		23.2				17.1				$6,070	$498	$5,572
Riverbank Charter School of Excellence	Public, Charter	K-3	1300 Hornberger Ave	Roebling	08554	Burlington County	Riverbank Charter School of Excellence	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 499-4321	158	15	10.3	23.4%	93 (58.9%)	25 (15.8%)	18 (11.4%)	18 (11.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.5%)	88.3	154^th of 1347 public elementary schools	88.6%		92.6	71^st of 1338 public elementary schools	94.7%	83		68.4				78.9				$7,871	$329	$7,542
B. Bernice Young Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-1	1203 Neck Rd	Burlington	08016	Burlington County	Burlington Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 386-3520	681	64	10.5	44.2%	171 (25.1%)	234 (34.4%)	125 (18.4%)	102 (15.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	46 (6.8%)								(n/a)										$11,154	$259	$10,895
John Hydock Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	19 Locust Ave	Columbus	08022	Burlington County	Mansfield Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 298-0308	245	25	9.9	12.2%	161 (65.7%)	22 (9.0%)	25 (10.2%)	21 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.5%)								(n/a)										$11,092		$11,092
Clara Barton Elementary	Public	K-2	100 Crosswicks St	Bordentown	08505	Burlington County	Bordentown Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 298-0676	202	18	11.2	26.2%	105 (52.0%)	40 (19.8%)	36 (17.8%)	17 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.0%)								(n/a)										$9,856	$503	$9,353
Mac Farland Intermediate	Public	3-5	87 Crosswicks St	Bordentown	08505	Burlington County	Bordentown Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 291-7192	269	26	10.3	31.2%	142 (52.8%)	64 (23.8%)	41 (15.2%)	21 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	58.5	565^th of 1347 public elementary schools	58.1%		56.7	584^th of 1338 public elementary schools	56.4%	19	24.4	58.0	54.4	55.1		56.7	59.1	50.5		$8,394	$424	$7,970
Captain James Lawrence Elementary School	Public	K-2	315 Barclay St	Burlington	08016	Burlington County	Burlington City Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 387-5859	229	23	9.8	81.2%	38 (16.6%)	129 (56.3%)	43 (18.8%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	12 (5.2%)								(n/a)										$12,801	$348	$12,453
Fountain Woods Elementary School	Public	2-5	601 Fountain Avenue	Burlington	08016	Burlington County	Burlington Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 387-1799	951	80	11.8	44.8%	243 (25.6%)	363 (38.2%)	169 (17.8%)	113 (11.9%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	59 (6.2%)	40.1	807^th of 1347 public elementary schools	40.1%		29.7	948^th of 1338 public elementary schools	29.1%	141	21.1	55.5	46.0	43.6		46.8	38.6	35.3		$10,824	$173	$10,651
Wilbur Watts Intermediate School	Public	3-6	550 High Street	Burlington	08016	Burlington County	Burlington City Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 387-5834	483	47	10.2	76.6%	78 (16.1%)	259 (53.6%)	103 (21.3%)	17 (3.5%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	22 (4.6%)	22.3	1057^th of 1347 public elementary schools	21.5%		18.4	1096^th of 1338 public elementary schools	18.1%	39	10.9	39.8	32.5	31.2	50.0	31.9	26.9	18.8	17.6	$14,246	$914	$13,332
Mansfield Township Elementary School	Public	3-6	200 Mansfield Road East	Columbus	08022	Burlington County	Mansfield Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 298-2037	303	32	9.4	11.9%	189 (62.4%)	36 (11.9%)	27 (8.9%)	29 (9.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (6.6%)	82.6	241^st of 1347 public elementary schools	82.1%		82.8	242^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	81.9%	1	35.9	58.3	79.2	75.6	88.3	72.2	67.1	67.9	70.6	$9,680		$9,680

Frequently Asked Questions about Roebling Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Roebling Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Florence Riverfront School
High : Florence Township Memorial High School

How many students attend Roebling Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 410 students attended Roebling Elementary School.

What district is Roebling Elementary School in?

Florence Township School District

Is Roebling Elementary School a good school?

Roebling Elementary School ranks in the bottom 8.4% of New Jersey elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Roebling Elementary School?

Students at Roebling Elementary School are 44% White, 20% African American, 17% Hispanic, 15% Asian, 4% Two or more races.

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