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James W. Lilley Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

1050^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 22% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

James W. Lilley Elementary School is a public elementary school in Erial, New Jersey, serving students from kindergarten to 5th grade as part of the Gloucester Township Public Schools district.

The school has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of New Jersey elementary schools over the past 10 years, maintaining a 1-star or 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in NJSLA English Language Arts and Mathematics were below the state and district averages across all grade levels. For example, in 3rd grade, the school's ELA proficiency rate was 30.3% compared to the state average of 44.9%, and its Math proficiency rate was 40.9% compared to the state average of 49.8%. The school's performance in NJSLA Science for 5th grade was also significantly lower than the state and district, with only 11.6% of students proficient or better.

Interestingly, the nearby Erial Elementary School and Union Valley Elementary School, which are also part of the Gloucester Township Public Schools district, generally outperform James W. Lilley Elementary School in academic metrics, with higher proficiency rates in ELA and Math. Additionally, James W. Lilley Elementary School has experienced a concerning trend of increasing chronic absenteeism, rising from 11.4% in 2022-2023 to 14.9% in 2023-2024, which may be a contributing factor to the school's academic performance.

519

Students ?

11.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,945

Per pupil spending ?

51.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1275 Williamstown Road
Erial, NJ 08081

(856) 875-0991

District: Gloucester Township Public Schools

Students who attend James W. Lilley Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Ann A. Mullen Middle School
High:	Timber Creek Regional High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

31.4%

African American:

31.4%

Hispanic:

27.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 41st percentile in 2015 → 22nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (29% vs 46% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 19 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg36%

New Jersey avg46%

1,050^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 22%▼ down 19 pts since 2015

From bottom 41% (2015) to bottom 22% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 8Elementary Schools in the Gloucester Township Public Schools

454^th of 609Gloucester Township Public Schools 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	22.8	1050 of 1347	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.8	1011 of 1338	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.5	984 of 1342	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.4	957 of 1345	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.1	746 of 1317	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.9	713 of 1360	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.5	700 of 1353	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	39.7	857 of 1352	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	37.2	879 of 1346	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	43.2	806 of 1357	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2014	47.3	856 of 1363	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	46.4	873 of 1367	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	44.0	897 of 1363	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	42.1	932 of 1360	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	42.8	925 of 1354	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	37.2	989 of 1346	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	49.0	853 of 1338	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	59.1	729 of 1329	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	56.1	764 of 1314	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2005	65.6	564 of 1303	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2004	60.4	651 of 1298	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2003	45.8	769 of 1204	36.1%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	35.4	292 of 463	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.9	314 of 469	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.7	223 of 463	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.0	238 of 494	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	74.7	60 of 456	86.8%	★★★★☆
2019	77.7	84 of 522	83.9%	★★★★☆
2018	79.1	71 of 517	86.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	24.5	1000 of 1326	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.6	954 of 1317	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.2	942 of 1318	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.8	876 of 1326	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.6	749 of 1290	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.8	588 of 1331	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.2	655 of 1333	50.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	33.9	681 of 1032	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	62.5	312 of 989	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.6	382 of 982	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.8	490 of 953	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	54.6	321 of 896	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	28.8	650 of 899	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	44.9	467 of 870	46.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	21.0	905 of 1023	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.6	543 of 939	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.7	537 of 910	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.4	458 of 863	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	66.2	160 of 839	80.9%	★★★★☆
2019	58.4	305 of 948	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.8	268 of 942	71.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	24.2	1004 of 1318	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.8	948 of 1313	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.5	916 of 1315	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.8	957 of 1324	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.4	694 of 1297	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.3	743 of 1335	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.9	714 of 1334	46.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	17.5	894 of 1023	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.5	765 of 989	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.7	715 of 958	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.4	781 of 949	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.8	472 of 868	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.4	618 of 1007	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.1	724 of 1001	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	27.8	729 of 970	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.7	837 of 963	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.4	801 of 975	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.1	796 of 976	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.8	677 of 964	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.5	532 of 1023	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.7	585 of 1022	42.8%	★★☆☆☆

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)37th percentile+15 vs school

Hispanic (2025)34th percentile+12 vs school

White (2025)25th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)25th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)24th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)13th percentile-9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)12th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts35%-16 vs state

Mathematics31%-16 vs state

Science12%-18 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
James W. Lilley Elementary School	Public	K-5	1275 Williamstown Road	Erial	08081	Camden County	Gloucester Township Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 875-0991	519	47	11.1	51.6%	163 (31.4%)	163 (31.4%)	141 (27.2%)	29 (5.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.2%)	22.8	1050^th of 1347 public elementary schools	22.0%		24.8	1011^th of 1338 public elementary schools	24.4%	39	11.6		30.3	32.2	40.0				40.9	32.2	22.3						$13,945	$692	$13,253
Erial Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	20 Essex Avenue	Sicklerville	08081	Camden County	Gloucester Township Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 627-5415	643	51	12.6	58.0%	187 (29.1%)	248 (38.6%)	115 (17.9%)	26 (4.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (10.1%)	30.5	948^th of 1347 public elementary schools	29.6%		37.1	840^th of 1338 public elementary schools	37.2%	108	14.6		37.6	37.5	37.2				52.7	33.0	31.4						$12,280	$609	$11,671
Union Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1300 Jarvis Road	Sicklerville	08081	Camden County	Gloucester Township Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 309-5031	530	46	11.6	34.3%	223 (42.1%)	172 (32.5%)	73 (13.8%)	22 (4.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (7.2%)	47.5	713^th of 1347 public elementary schools	47.1%		49.6	671^st of 1338 public elementary schools	49.9%	42	15.9		54.6	54.4	40.0				66.3	50.0	33.0						$13,813	$295	$13,518
Winslow Township Elementary School Four	Public	PK, KG-3	541 Kali Road	Sicklerville	08081	Camden County	Winslow Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 728-2440	517	43	12.1	53.6%	92 (17.8%)	278 (53.8%)	91 (17.6%)	11 (2.1%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	40 (7.7%)	50.6	676^th of 1347 public elementary schools	49.8%		42	770^th of 1338 public elementary schools	42.5%	94			53.2						42.3								$9,518	$231	$9,287
John H. Glenn School	Public	PK, KG-5	1005 Turnerville Rd	Pine Hill	08021	Camden County	Pine Hill School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 783-4100	469	41	11.5	69.5%	146 (31.1%)	160 (34.1%)	102 (21.7%)	14 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (9.8%)	17.8	1134^th of 1347 public elementary schools	15.8%		15.1	1143^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	14.6%	9	14.8		22.5	27.6	38.3				25.3	24.1	24.7						$7,947	$543	$7,404
Whitman Elementary School	Public	K-5	827 Whitman School Dr	Turnersville	08012	Gloucester County	Washington Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 227-1103	566	48	11.8	23.5%	399 (70.5%)	41 (7.2%)	89 (15.7%)	21 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (2.7%)	72.8	382^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	71.6%		80.5	276^th of 1338 public elementary schools	79.4%	106	51.1		51.6	67.9	83.7				61.1	48.2	58.1						$10,724	$322	$10,402
Dr. Albert M. Bean School	Public	PK, KG-5	70 E Third Ave	Pine Hill	08021	Camden County	Pine Hill School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 783-5300	364	34	10.8	77.7%	108 (29.7%)	88 (24.2%)	124 (34.1%)	10 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (9.3%)	22.8	1049^th of 1347 public elementary schools	22.1%		15.4	1139^th of 1338 public elementary schools	14.9%	90	25.5		17.8	27.8	48.9				13.3	23.6	36.2						$9,096	$416	$8,680
Birches Elementary School	Public	K-5	416 Westminster Blvd	Turnersville	08012	Gloucester County	Washington Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 232-1290	472	46	10.2	22.9%	363 (76.9%)	25 (5.3%)	62 (13.1%)	13 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.9%)	70.1	426^th of 1347 public elementary schools	68.4%		79.1	292^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	78.2%	134	30.6		50.7	75.0	80.6				53.6	58.8	60.3						$12,502	$337	$12,165
Clementon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	4 Audubon Ave	Clementon	08021	Camden County	Clementon Elementary School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 783-2300	586	61	9.5	70.6%	149 (25.4%)	149 (25.4%)	236 (40.3%)	17 (2.9%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.3%)	43.6	762^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	43.4%		43.5	749^th of 1338 public elementary schools	44.0%	13	24.2	12.9	41.0	50.0	61.7	63.4	62.9	71.5	30.7	26.5	39.4	45.0	38.7	4.5	73.7	73.7	$13,193	$1,050	$12,143
Bells Elementary School	Public	K-5	227 Greentree Rd	Turnersville	08012	Gloucester County	Washington Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 589-8441	571	49	11.6	20.8%	423 (74.1%)	27 (4.7%)	91 (15.9%)	25 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	59.4	551^st of 1347 public elementary schools	59.1%		52.8	638^th of 1338 public elementary schools	52.3%	87	35.2		58.4	55.8	57.5				58.4	50.5	44.3						$10,606	$198	$10,408

Frequently Asked Questions about James W. Lilley Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of James W. Lilley Elementary School?

Students at James W. Lilley Elementary School are 31% White, 31% African American, 27% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 4% Two or more races.

What district is James W. Lilley Elementary School in?

Gloucester Township Public Schools

How many students attend James W. Lilley Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 519 students attended James W. Lilley Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of James W. Lilley Elementary School attend?

Students who attend James W. Lilley Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Ann A. Mullen Middle School
High : Timber Creek Regional High School

Is James W. Lilley Elementary School a good school?

James W. Lilley Elementary School ranks in the bottom 22.0% of New Jersey elementary schools.

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