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Conerly Road School

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Conerly Road School ranks 656 th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

656^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 51% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Conerly Road School is an elementary school in Somerset, New Jersey, serving 333 students in grades PK-5 as part of the Franklin Township Public School District. While the school's academic performance, as measured by NJSLA test scores, is generally below the state and district averages, it has some notable strengths and areas for improvement.

Conerly Road School's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups. The school ranks highly (top 50 in the state) for African American and White students, but lower (bottom 50%) for Hispanic, Special Education, and Low Socioeconomic Status students. Additionally, the school has experienced high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 9.7% to 19.6% over the past few years, which is a concern. Compared to nearby elementary schools in the district, Conerly Road School generally performs better than Hillcrest School and Pine Grove Manor School, but lags behind MacAfee Road School in academic performance.

The school's spending per student ($10,545 in 2018-2019) is within a reasonable range compared to nearby schools, but further analysis may be needed to understand how resources are being allocated and whether additional investments could lead to improved outcomes. Overall, Conerly Road School has both strengths and areas for improvement, and a targeted approach to addressing its challenges could help the school better serve its diverse student population.

350

Students ?

9.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,545

Per pupil spending ?

31.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

35 Conerly Road
Somerset, NJ 08873-2301

(732) 249-9362

District: Franklin Township Public School District

Students who attend Conerly Road School usually attend:

Middle:	Franklin Middle School at Hamilton Street Campus
High:	Franklin High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

34.9%

Hispanic:

26.9%

White:

17.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 50th percentile in 2015 → 51st in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the New Jersey median (51st percentile)

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school46%

District avg42%

New Jersey avg46%

656^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 49%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	51.8	656 of 1347	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.0	520 of 1338	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.2	660 of 1342	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.8	840 of 1345	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.6	715 of 1317	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.8	863 of 1360	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.9	812 of 1353	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	55.6	650 of 1352	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	57.0	612 of 1346	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	52.8	676 of 1357	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2014	61.0	643 of 1363	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	54.1	754 of 1367	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	40.1	954 of 1363	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	34.6	1015 of 1360	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	31.2	1057 of 1354	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	42.4	918 of 1346	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	41.1	949 of 1338	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	44.1	941 of 1329	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	39.8	958 of 1314	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	23.7	1090 of 1303	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	36.4	969 of 1298	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	29.5	914 of 1204	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	83.7	48 of 463	89.6%	★★★★☆
2024	87.0	38 of 469	91.9%	★★★★★
2023	77.1	80 of 463	82.7%	★★★★☆
2022	72.4	100 of 494	79.8%	★★★★☆
2021	58.6	136 of 456	70.2%	★★★★☆
2019	64.3	151 of 522	71.1%	★★★★☆
2018	66.8	132 of 517	74.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	52.1	619 of 1326	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.4	553 of 1317	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.1	646 of 1318	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.9	831 of 1326	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.2	643 of 1290	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.0	800 of 1331	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.9	842 of 1333	36.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	52.5	428 of 1032	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.6	342 of 989	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.2	362 of 982	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	29.3	679 of 896	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.2	469 of 899	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.9	525 of 870	39.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	51.4	456 of 1023	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.7	397 of 939	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.9	446 of 910	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.0	408 of 863	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.4	486 of 839	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.4	492 of 948	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.6	507 of 942	46.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	51.8	618 of 1318	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.9	423 of 1313	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.9	625 of 1315	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.7	786 of 1324	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.7	748 of 1297	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.7	815 of 1335	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.2	707 of 1334	47.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	36.9	579 of 1023	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	60.6	304 of 989	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	86.4	90 of 958	90.6%	★★★★★
2022	32.8	579 of 949	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.4	612 of 868	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	65.4	292 of 1007	71.0%	★★★★☆
2018	58.1	354 of 1001	64.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	78.0	182 of 970	81.2%	★★★★☆
2023	94.3	16 of 975	98.4%	★★★★★
2021	64.3	278 of 964	71.2%	★★★★☆
2019	88.4	46 of 1023	95.5%	★★★★★

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)90th percentile+38 vs school

White (2025)81st percentile+30 vs school

Hispanic (2025)59th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)55th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)53rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)53rd percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)43rd percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts51%~ state avg

Mathematics46%~ state avg

Science36%+6 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
Conerly Road School	Public	PK, KG-5	35 Conerly Road	Somerset	08873	Somerset County	Franklin Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 249-9362	350	36	9.7	31.1%	62 (17.7%)	122 (34.9%)	94 (26.9%)	49 (14.0%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.4%)	51.8	656^th of 1347 public elementary schools	51.3%		62	520^th of 1338 public elementary schools	61.1%	136	36.4		41.2	44.0	62.1				34.0	46.4	54.6						$10,545	$184	$10,361
MacAfee Road School	Public	PK, KG-5	53 Macafee Road	Somerset	08873	Somerset County	Franklin Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 249-9097	405	40	10.1	33.1%	83 (20.5%)	145 (35.8%)	100 (24.7%)	43 (10.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)	27 (6.7%)	57.6	574^th of 1347 public elementary schools	57.4%		57.2	576^th of 1338 public elementary schools	57.0%	2	17.0		49.1	64.2	68.0				54.5	55.2	42.5						$11,373	$172	$11,201
Hillcrest School	Public	PK, KG-5	500 Franklin Blvd	Somerset	08873	Somerset County	Franklin Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 246-0170	439	47	9.2	60.6%	37 (8.4%)	101 (23.0%)	233 (53.1%)	54 (12.3%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.5%)	24.4	1028^th of 1347 public elementary schools	23.7%		20.7	1066^th of 1338 public elementary schools	20.3%	38	17.8		20.9	40.0	32.6				29.6	26.4	47.6						$9,753	$325	$9,428
Pine Grove Manor School	Public	PK, KG-5	130 Highland Avenue	Somerset	08873	Somerset County	Franklin Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 246-2424	346	41	8.4	76.9%	12 (3.5%)	58 (16.8%)	251 (72.5%)	17 (4.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.7%)	35.5	877^th of 1347 public elementary schools	34.9%		24.6	1014^th of 1338 public elementary schools	24.2%	137	17.4		56.1	20.4	42.2				50.0	34.1	38.3						$12,062	$307	$11,755
Umdnj - Center	Public	4-5	671 Hoes Lane	Piscataway	08854	Middlesex County	Office Of Education Department Of Children And Families	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 235-4542	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Mckinley Community School	Public	PK, KG-8	15 Van Dyke Ave	New Brunswick	08901	Middlesex County	New Brunswick School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 745-5300	524	64	8.1	92.9%	6 (1.1%)	81 (15.5%)	431 (82.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	18.9	1112^th of 1347 public elementary schools	17.4%		14.9	1147^th of 1338 public elementary schools	14.3%	35	7.7	0.0	34.7	39.0	33.3	20.9	19.2	24.3	24.5	36.6	20.5	14.0	14.9	7.4			$12,963		$12,963
Lincoln Elementary School	Public	K-5	66 Bartlett Street	New Brunswick	08901	Middlesex County	New Brunswick School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 745-5300	356	43	8.3	93.3%	2 (0.6%)	9 (2.5%)	342 (96.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	11.5	1220^th of 1347 public elementary schools	9.4%		9.2	1251^st of 1338 public elementary schools	6.5%	31	11.1		16.7	24.4	17.8				27.3	26.7	8.9						$10,278		$10,278
Martin Luther King Elementary School	Public	4-5	5205 Ludlow Street	Piscataway	08854	Middlesex County	Piscataway Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 699-1563	488	38	13.0	38.9%	70 (14.3%)	96 (19.7%)	87 (17.8%)	203 (41.6%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	26 (5.3%)								(n/a)	36.8			69.7	70.6					64.1	54.1						$6,636		$6,636
Blanquita B. Valenti Community School	Public	K-8	50 Jersey Ave	New Brunswick	08901	Middlesex County	New Brunswick School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 745-5300	810	73	11.1	93.7%	2 (0.2%)	25 (3.1%)	779 (96.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	15.4	1166^th of 1347 public elementary schools	13.4%		17.2	1113^th of 1338 public elementary schools	16.8%	53	16.7	4.5	15.1	29.8	28.9	26.8	32.9	39.8	12.5	29.2	23.1	16.2	18.2	6.2	58.8	58.8	$8,890		$8,890
Knollwood Elementary School	Public	K-3	333 Willow Avenue	Piscataway	08854	Middlesex County	Piscataway Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 885-1528	460	34	13.4	33.3%	65 (14.1%)	74 (16.1%)	91 (19.8%)	193 (42.0%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (7.2%)	74.2	362^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	73.1%		83.1	235^th of 1338 public elementary schools	82.4%	127			60.7						62.6								$5,790		$5,790

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