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Franklin Park School

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Franklin Park School ranks 657 th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

657^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 51% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Franklin Park School is an elementary school in Franklin Park, New Jersey, serving 635 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Franklin Township Public School District, which is ranked 432 out of 609 districts in the state.

Franklin Park School consistently outperforms the district and state averages in English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency across grades 3-5. For example, in 2024-2025, 60% of 5th-grade students at Franklin Park School were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 50.6% for the district and 52.7% for the state. The school also performs exceptionally well for its African American and English Language Learner student populations, ranking in the top quartile of New Jersey elementary schools for these subgroups. However, the school's performance for its White student population is relatively weaker, ranking 883rd out of 964 New Jersey elementary schools in 2020-2021.

While Franklin Park School is a solid-performing school overall, it faces some challenges. The school has experienced relatively high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 13.0% to 19.6% over the past few years, which is higher than the state average. Additionally, the school's performance in Science lags behind the district and state, with only 21.7% of 5th-grade students proficient or better in 2024-2025. Compared to nearby schools, Franklin Park School generally outperforms Claremont Elementary School, but lags behind some of the higher-performing elementary schools in the neighboring South Brunswick School District, such as Brooks Crossing Elementary and Cambridge Elementary.

671

Students ?

9.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,403

Per pupil spending ?

45.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

30 Eden Street
Franklin Park, NJ 08823-1250

(732) 297-5666

District: Franklin Township Public School District

Students who attend Franklin Park School usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

African American:

32.0%

Asian:

29.5%

Hispanic:

27.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 70th percentile in 2015 → 51st in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the New Jersey median (51st percentile)

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 19 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school47%

District avg42%

New Jersey avg46%

657^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 49%▼ down 19 pts since 2015

From top 30% (2015) to top 49% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	51.7	657 of 1347	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.0	665 of 1338	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.0	645 of 1342	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.6	600 of 1345	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	33.5	816 of 1317	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.4	782 of 1360	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	66.1	501 of 1353	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	74.9	370 of 1352	72.6%	★★★★☆
2016	70.1	441 of 1346	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	71.6	406 of 1357	70.1%	★★★★☆
2014	69.7	480 of 1363	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	64.9	603 of 1367	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	64.5	606 of 1363	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	69.8	484 of 1360	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	60.1	663 of 1354	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	56.6	715 of 1346	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	59.8	681 of 1338	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	56.3	774 of 1329	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	61.2	684 of 1314	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2005	55.6	747 of 1303	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2004	60.0	658 of 1298	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2003	45.3	775 of 1204	35.6%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	76.5	68 of 463	85.3%	★★★★☆
2024	73.0	82 of 469	82.5%	★★★★☆
2023	77.4	76 of 463	83.6%	★★★★☆
2022	83.6	53 of 494	89.3%	★★★★☆
2021	59.4	132 of 456	71.1%	★★★★☆
2019	75.7	98 of 522	81.2%	★★★★☆
2018	84.3	54 of 517	89.6%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	36.8	234 of 330	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.1	232 of 340	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.3	193 of 346	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.4	217 of 348	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.3	273 of 339	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.1	232 of 370	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.6	186 of 370	49.7%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	79.3	104 of 597	82.6%	★★★★☆
2024	80.5	76 of 559	86.4%	★★★★☆
2023	78.5	88 of 499	82.4%	★★★★☆
2022	82.5	70 of 489	85.7%	★★★★☆
2021	79.9	51 of 411	87.6%	★★★★☆
2019	77.0	84 of 463	81.9%	★★★★☆
2018	82.0	63 of 434	85.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	53.2	608 of 1326	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.8	525 of 1317	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.0	555 of 1318	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.3	559 of 1326	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.7	632 of 1290	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.7	720 of 1331	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	68.8	447 of 1333	66.5%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	54.8	399 of 1032	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.9	554 of 989	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.9	461 of 982	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.5	416 of 953	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	36.7	570 of 896	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.7	493 of 899	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.4	336 of 870	61.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	60.0	336 of 1023	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.9	406 of 939	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.2	266 of 910	70.8%	★★★★☆
2022	74.2	150 of 863	82.6%	★★★★☆
2021	55.1	289 of 839	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.7	448 of 948	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.8	228 of 942	75.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	49.7	644 of 1318	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.0	766 of 1313	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.3	681 of 1315	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.0	604 of 1324	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	26.4	893 of 1297	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.3	780 of 1335	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	62.6	518 of 1334	61.2%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	49.0	429 of 1023	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.7	432 of 989	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.8	448 of 958	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.9	249 of 949	73.8%	★★★★☆
2021	42.5	437 of 868	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.4	549 of 1007	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.9	638 of 1001	36.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2021	15.9	883 of 964	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)85th percentile+34 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)83rd percentile+31 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)67th percentile+16 vs school

Hispanic (2025)61st percentile+10 vs school

Special Education (2025)58th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)54th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)51st percentile~ school

Asian (2025)29th percentile-22 vs school

White (2021)8th percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts55%+5 vs state

Mathematics48%~ state avg

Science22%-8 vs state

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by a parent
Monday, January 21, 2013

Franklin isn't the best thought of district but this is a great school. It's like a little United Nations - incredibly diverse but with everyone getting a long. Teachers are hard working and committed. i've had two kids go through this school and I couldn't be happier. 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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Arthur M. Judd	Public	PK, KG-4	1595 Roosevelt Avenue	North Brunswick	08902	Middlesex County	North Brunswick Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 289-3202	587	68	8.6	50.6%	97 (16.5%)	138 (23.5%)	232 (39.5%)	92 (15.7%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (3.9%)	44	754^th of 1347 public elementary schools	44.0%		40.1	796^th of 1338 public elementary schools	40.5%	42		38.0	58.5		45.4	40.4		$10,316	$23	$10,293
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

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