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Pine Grove Manor School

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Pine Grove Manor School ranks 877 th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

877^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 35% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Pine Grove Manor School is an elementary school located in Somerset, New Jersey, serving grades PK-5 with a student population of 379. 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.

Pine Grove Manor School has consistently underperformed compared to the district and the state of New Jersey in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 56.1% of 3rd graders at the school were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 40.5% in the district and 44.9% statewide. The school's performance in mathematics and science is also below the district and state averages. Additionally, the school has struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.9% to 19.6% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

While the nearby Hillcrest School and Conerly Road School, which are also part of the Franklin Township Public School District, have generally performed better than Pine Grove Manor School on standardized tests and have lower chronic absenteeism rates, these schools still struggle to meet state averages, indicating broader challenges within the district. The high concentration of economically disadvantaged students at Pine Grove Manor School likely contributes to its academic challenges, and the school may benefit from targeted interventions and support to address the unique needs of its diverse student population.

346

Students ?

8.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,062

Per pupil spending ?

76.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

130 Highland Avenue
Somerset, NJ 08873-2063

(732) 246-2424

District: Franklin Township Public School District

Students who attend Pine Grove Manor School usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

72.5%

African American:

16.8%

Asian:

4.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 21st percentile in 2015 → 35th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 14 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 8 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (37% vs 46% meeting standards)

!Science scores 13 pts below the New Jersey average

!Near the bottom of Franklin Township Public School District's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school37%

District avg42%

New Jersey avg46%

877^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 35%▲ up 14 pts since 2015

From bottom 21% (2015) to bottom 35% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^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	35.5	877 of 1347	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.6	1014 of 1338	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.0	845 of 1342	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.4	1045 of 1345	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.8	1045 of 1317	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.3	979 of 1360	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.4	921 of 1353	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	13.8	1173 of 1352	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	18.4	1127 of 1346	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	22.5	1071 of 1357	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	29.6	1051 of 1363	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	24.0	1109 of 1367	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	22.8	1126 of 1363	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	27.8	1081 of 1360	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	16.3	1187 of 1354	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	14.0	1190 of 1346	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	29.2	1078 of 1338	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	44.8	932 of 1329	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	21.4	1123 of 1314	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	4.8	1235 of 1303	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	13.4	1141 of 1298	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	57.6	155 of 463	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.2	205 of 469	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	74.4	92 of 463	80.1%	★★★★☆
2022	33.8	342 of 494	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.8	370 of 456	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.9	354 of 522	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.6	233 of 517	54.9%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	41.2	312 of 597	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.7	244 of 559	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.8	166 of 499	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.9	172 of 489	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.2	117 of 411	71.5%	★★★★☆
2019	65.9	129 of 463	72.1%	★★★★☆
2018	55.1	161 of 434	62.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	26.9	966 of 1326	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.9	959 of 1317	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.4	1013 of 1318	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.8	1073 of 1326	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.2	994 of 1290	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.5	1055 of 1331	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.4	976 of 1333	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	44.1	524 of 1032	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.2	576 of 989	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.4	428 of 982	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.6	539 of 953	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.6	534 of 896	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	65.1	253 of 899	71.9%	★★★★☆
2018	64.5	252 of 870	71.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	50.6	468 of 1023	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.3	605 of 939	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	61.0	267 of 910	70.7%	★★★★☆
2022	46.0	421 of 863	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.5	372 of 839	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.5	259 of 948	72.7%	★★★★☆
2018	62.3	286 of 942	69.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	48.4	662 of 1318	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.9	957 of 1313	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	59.2	535 of 1315	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	29.1	923 of 1324	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.3	912 of 1297	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.6	796 of 1335	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.9	769 of 1334	42.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2022	45.6	434 of 949	54.3%	★★★☆☆

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)67th percentile+32 vs school

Special Education (2022)54th percentile+32 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)54th percentile+19 vs school

Male (2025)50th percentile+15 vs school

Hispanic (2025)49th percentile+14 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)48th percentile+13 vs school

Female (2025)27th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics41%-6 vs state

English Language Arts39%-11 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)						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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Greater Brunswick Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	429 Joyce Kilmer Avenue	New Brunswick	08901	Middlesex County	Greater Brunswick Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 448-1052	397	21	18.9	83.1%	2 (0.5%)	21 (5.3%)	367 (92.4%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	18.8	1113^th of 1347 public elementary schools	17.4%		14.2	1160^th of 1338 public elementary schools	13.3%	47	8.6	2.4	28.6	28.2	27.6	32.6	31.9	42.8	19.0	39.1	31.9	16.3	31.9	4.2	38.9	38.9	$10,212	$955	$9,257
Roosevelt Elementary School	Public	K-5	83 Livingston Ave	New Brunswick	08901	Middlesex County	New Brunswick School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 745-5300	597	60	10.0	97.0%	6 (1.0%)	28 (4.7%)	561 (94.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	9	1271^st of 1347 public elementary schools	5.6%		8.5	1262^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	5.7%	9	5.3		23.1	22.9	14.6				21.7	20.2	7.6						$10,736		$10,736
A Chester Redshaw School	Public	PK, KG-5	216 Livingston Avenue	New Brunswick	08901	Middlesex County	New Brunswick School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 745-5300	678	66	10.3	88.6%	5 (0.7%)	29 (4.3%)	636 (93.8%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	18.7	1114^th of 1347 public elementary schools	17.3%		12.4	1198^th of 1338 public elementary schools	10.5%	84	15.3		22.1	33.4	40.7				11.7	22.2	31.4						$8,353		$8,353
Livingston Elementary School	Public	K-5	206 Delavan Street	New Brunswick	08901	Middlesex County	New Brunswick School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 745-5300	342	33	10.3	93.3%	2 (0.6%)	18 (5.3%)	319 (93.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	6.3	1305^th of 1347 public elementary schools	3.1%		7.2	1279^th of 1338 public elementary schools	4.4%	26	2.6		10.2	22.4	25.0				10.9	7.8	13.5						$11,684		$11,684

Frequently Asked Questions about Pine Grove Manor School

What is the racial makeup of Pine Grove Manor School?

Students at Pine Grove Manor School are 73% Hispanic, 17% African American, 5% Asian, 3% White, 2% Two or more races.

How many students attend Pine Grove Manor School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 346 students attended Pine Grove Manor School.

What schools do graduates of Pine Grove Manor School attend?

Students who attend Pine Grove Manor School usually go on to attend:

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

What district is Pine Grove Manor School in?

Franklin Township Public School District

Is Pine Grove Manor School a good school?

Pine Grove Manor School ranks 877^th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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