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Claremont Elementary School

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Claremont Elementary School ranks 826 th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

826^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 39% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Claremont Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Franklin Park, New Jersey, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 666 students. The school is part of the Franklin Township Public School District, which is ranked 432 out of 609 districts in New Jersey and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Claremont Elementary School consistently performs below the state and district averages in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) ranged from 34.8% for 3rd grade to 45% for 4th grade, compared to the state averages of 44.9% and 53.6%, respectively. In mathematics, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 42% for 5th grade to 51.3% for 4th grade, compared to the state averages of 44.2% and 46.7%. The school's performance also varies significantly across different student subgroups, with Asian and African American students performing relatively well, while Hispanic and Special Education students perform significantly worse.

Claremont Elementary School has consistently higher chronic absenteeism rates compared to the state average, ranging from 14.1% to 19.6% over the past few years, compared to the state average of around 14%. Additionally, the school has a relatively high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 38.48% to 48.2% over the past few years, indicating a higher proportion of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds. When compared to nearby schools, such as John Adams, Brooks Crossing Elementary, and other schools in the South Brunswick School District, Claremont Elementary School is generally underperforming academically.

685

Students ?

9.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,539

Per pupil spending ?

56.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

175 Claremont Road
Franklin Park, NJ 08823

(732) 873-0100

District: Franklin Township Public School District

Students who attend Claremont Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Franklin Middle School at Sampson G. Smith Campus
High:	Franklin High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

43.1%

African American:

25.3%

Asian:

20.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 35th percentile in 2019 → 39th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (40% vs 46% meeting standards)

!Science scores 13 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school40%

District avg42%

New Jersey avg46%

826^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 39%▲ up 4 pts since 2019

From bottom 35% (2019) to bottom 39% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 7Elementary Schools in the Franklin Township Public School District

432^nd of 609Franklin Township Public 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	39.0	826 of 1347	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.9	799 of 1338	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.0	873 of 1342	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.4	795 of 1345	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.3	709 of 1317	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.4	886 of 1360	34.9%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	59.0	143 of 463	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.0	123 of 469	73.8%	★★★★☆
2023	54.5	192 of 463	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	72.9	96 of 494	80.6%	★★★★☆
2021	56.2	150 of 456	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.4	193 of 522	63.0%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	45.2	202 of 330	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.2	175 of 340	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.4	159 of 346	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.1	201 of 348	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.1	174 of 339	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.9	154 of 370	58.4%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	56.9	195 of 597	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.7	201 of 559	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.1	168 of 499	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.8	173 of 489	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.9	166 of 411	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.8	175 of 463	62.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	41.7	769 of 1326	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.8	816 of 1317	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.8	773 of 1318	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.9	871 of 1326	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.2	574 of 1290	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.6	673 of 1331	49.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	37.5	627 of 1032	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.3	671 of 989	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	19.9	813 of 982	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.3	610 of 953	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.4	698 of 896	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.0	679 of 899	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	49.8	477 of 1023	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.7	542 of 939	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.1	640 of 910	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.7	503 of 863	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.0	380 of 839	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	35.1	610 of 948	35.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	37.5	816 of 1318	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.7	723 of 1313	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.4	877 of 1315	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.7	673 of 1324	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.5	787 of 1297	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.7	956 of 1335	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	35.3	599 of 1023	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.2	741 of 989	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.8	714 of 958	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.7	680 of 949	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	58.2	272 of 868	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	29.6	668 of 1007	33.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)69th percentile+30 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)67th percentile+29 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)53rd percentile+15 vs school

Female (2025)42nd percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2025)41st percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)39th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)39th percentile~ school

Male (2025)38th percentile~ school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics47%~ state avg

English Language Arts41%-10 vs state

Science17%-13 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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Claremont Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	175 Claremont Road	Franklin Park	08823	Somerset County	Franklin Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 873-0100	685	74	9.2	56.6%	59 (8.6%)	173 (25.3%)	295 (43.1%)	138 (20.1%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.5%)	39	826^th of 1347 public elementary schools	38.7%		39.9	799^th of 1338 public elementary schools	40.3%	27	17.3	34.8	45.0	43.3	46.2	51.3	42.0	$9,539	$332	$9,207
Franklin Park School	Public	PK, KG-5	30 Eden Street	Franklin Park	08823	Somerset County	Franklin Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 297-5666	671	72	9.3	45.2%	57 (8.5%)	215 (32.0%)	181 (27.0%)	198 (29.5%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.4%)	51.7	657^th of 1347 public elementary schools	51.2%		50	665^th of 1338 public elementary schools	50.3%	8	21.7	49.5	56.6	60.0	47.4	52.7	43.3	$12,403	$240	$12,163
Greenbrook Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	23 Roberts Street	Kendall Park	08824	Middlesex County	South Brunswick School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 297-2480	392	35	11.1	35.2%	65 (16.6%)	39 (9.9%)	92 (23.5%)	181 (46.2%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (2.8%)	58.8	563^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	58.2%		49.1	680^th of 1338 public elementary schools	49.2%	117	42.6	35.2	48.5	70.5	50.7	51.5	67.2	$13,104	$650	$12,454
Brunswick Acres Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	41 Kory Drive	Kendall Park	08824	Middlesex County	South Brunswick School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 297-6621	448	38	11.8	29.0%	78 (17.4%)	44 (9.8%)	75 (16.7%)	228 (50.9%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.8%)	59.1	556^th of 1347 public elementary schools	58.7%		62.3	515^th of 1338 public elementary schools	61.5%	41	37.0	43.9	55.6	62.0	56.7	53.8	48.6	$12,141	$555	$11,586
Cambridge Elementary School	Public	K-5	35 Cambridge Road	Kendall Park	08824	Middlesex County	South Brunswick School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 297-2941	416	36	11.7	15.6%	106 (25.5%)	24 (5.8%)	49 (11.8%)	220 (52.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.8%)	82.7	235^th of 1347 public elementary schools	82.6%		85.4	204^th of 1338 public elementary schools	84.8%	31	47.5	59.4	84.8	70.4	75.3	77.3	59.8	$10,867	$49	$10,818
Constable Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	29 Constable Road	Kendall Park	08824	Middlesex County	South Brunswick School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 297-2488	476	43	11.0	19.5%	100 (21.0%)	49 (10.3%)	55 (11.6%)	244 (51.3%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (4.8%)	69.2	432^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	67.9%		76.9	324^th of 1338 public elementary schools	75.8%	108	44.6	40.7	70.1	71.1	52.5	71.3	54.2	$11,281	$258	$11,023
Amsterdam Elementary School	Public	K-4	301 Amsterdam Drive	Hillsborough	08844	Somerset County	Hillsborough Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 431-6600	376	38	9.9	10.6%	143 (38.0%)	10 (2.7%)	43 (11.4%)	151 (40.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.2%)	74.3	361^st of 1347 public elementary schools	73.2%		81.1	266^th of 1338 public elementary schools	80.1%	95		51.3	63.5		66.3	75.2		$5,293		$5,293
Woods Road Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	120 South Woods Road	Hillsborough	08844	Somerset County	Hillsborough Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 431-6600	410	40	10.2	10.5%	193 (47.1%)	8 (2.0%)	46 (11.2%)	141 (34.4%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	17 (4.1%)	87.5	166^th of 1347 public elementary schools	87.7%		92.1	79^th of 1338 public elementary schools	94.1%	87		67.7	79.2		68.2	88.1		$4,675		$4,675
John Adams	Public	PK, KG-4	1450 Redmond Street	North Brunswick	08902	Middlesex County	North Brunswick Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 289-3102	561	54	10.4	43.3%	74 (13.2%)	98 (17.5%)	183 (32.6%)	174 (31.0%)	7 (1.2%)	3 (0.5%)	22 (3.9%)	38.6	834^th of 1347 public elementary schools	38.1%		40.1	795^th of 1338 public elementary schools	40.6%	39		33.7	45.4		47.3	43.9		$9,137	$32	$9,105
Brooks Crossing Elementary School	Public	K-5	50 Deans Rhode Hall Road	Monmouth Junction	08852	Middlesex County	South Brunswick School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 821-7478	498	38	13.2	17.5%	78 (15.7%)	35 (7.0%)	40 (8.0%)	328 (65.9%)	9 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.6%)	82	251^st of 1347 public elementary schools	81.4%		84.4	213^th of 1338 public elementary schools	84.1%	38	52.0	65.9	81.0	63.0	76.7	67.4	56.2	$11,554	$45	$11,509

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