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Kisthardt Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1160^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 14% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Kisthardt Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Hamilton, New Jersey, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 239 students. The school is part of the Hamilton Township Public School District, which is ranked 473 out of 609 districts in New Jersey and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Kisthardt Elementary School consistently ranks in the bottom 20% of New Jersey elementary schools, with significantly lower academic performance compared to state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, only 5.7% of 3rd graders were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 44.9% statewide and 35.1% in the district. The school's performance is particularly low in mathematics, with only 14.3% of 3rd graders, 16.1% of 4th graders, and 31.4% of 5th graders scoring proficient or better in 2024-2025, compared to state averages of 49.8%, 46.7%, and 44.2%, respectively. Additionally, Kisthardt has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 13.3% to 19.1% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

While Kisthardt appears to have a relatively high per-student spending and a favorable student-teacher ratio compared to some nearby schools, such as Yardville Heights Elementary and McGalliard Elementary, which have higher proficiency rates and rankings, the school's academic challenges may be systemic issues within the broader region, as evidenced by the lower performance of nearby schools in the Trenton Public School District as well.

250

Students ?

11.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,468

Per pupil spending ?

73.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

215 Harcourt Drive
Hamilton, NJ 08610-4213

(609) 631-4153

District: Hamilton Township Public School District

Students who attend Kisthardt Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Albert E Grice Middle School
High:	Hamilton West-Watson

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

65.6%

African American:

16.4%

White:

14.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 24th percentile in 2015 → 14th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (21% vs 46% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school21%

District avg33%

New Jersey avg46%

1,160^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 14%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 24% (2015) to bottom 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

14^th of 17Elementary Schools in the Hamilton Township Public School District

473^rd of 609Hamilton 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	15.8	1160 of 1347	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.8	1210 of 1338	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.2	1070 of 1342	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.6	1067 of 1345	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.8	1102 of 1317	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.3	1079 of 1360	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.5	1051 of 1353	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	35.8	907 of 1352	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	36.8	885 of 1346	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	25.0	1036 of 1357	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	22.5	1123 of 1363	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	26.1	1088 of 1367	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	13.8	1202 of 1363	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	47.6	869 of 1360	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	60.2	658 of 1354	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	42.8	913 of 1346	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	46.0	905 of 1338	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	39.0	994 of 1329	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	48.8	855 of 1314	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2005	62.6	634 of 1303	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2004	24.2	1080 of 1298	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	22.9	956 of 1204	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2019	39.5	327 of 522	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.9	248 of 517	52.0%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2023	42.7	238 of 499	52.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	21.2	1041 of 1326	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.0	1105 of 1317	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.4	1002 of 1318	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.0	939 of 1326	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.2	1086 of 1290	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.7	1050 of 1331	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.4	963 of 1333	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	23.3	813 of 1032	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.9	812 of 989	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.4	692 of 982	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.2	622 of 953	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.4	707 of 896	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.5	663 of 899	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.7	539 of 870	38.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	21.1	904 of 1023	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.1	814 of 939	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.3	617 of 910	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.4	619 of 863	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.9	613 of 839	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.7	434 of 948	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.4	591 of 942	37.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	16.9	1117 of 1318	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.8	1168 of 1313	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.8	1020 of 1315	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.1	1080 of 1324	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.2	1019 of 1297	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.3	1028 of 1335	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.1	986 of 1334	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	31.6	651 of 1023	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	15.4	787 of 868	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	29.6	666 of 1007	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.6	553 of 1001	44.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2022	5.6	925 of 976	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.5	946 of 964	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	30.4	753 of 1023	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.5	705 of 1022	31.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2023)52nd percentile+32 vs school

African American (2019)37th percentile+17 vs school

Special Education (2025)36th percentile+22 vs school

Female (2025)21st percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)21st percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)15th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)12th percentile~ school

White (2022)5th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts22%-28 vs state

Mathematics22%-25 vs state

Science16%-14 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, April 20, 2016

The class size is out of control. 22+ students for 1 kindergarten teacher doesn't seem reasonable. Lots of busy work and very little teacher student interaction. The curriculum is dull and repetitive- It's glorified babysitting. The principal's understanding of children is questionable. One would think she had never had any experience with children. Her expectations are ridiculous and she seems to enjoy punishing children who don't conform to her "seen and not heard" philosophy. 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)						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
Kisthardt Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	215 Harcourt Drive	Hamilton	08610	Mercer County	Hamilton Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 631-4153	250	21	11.9	73.6%	35 (14.0%)	41 (16.4%)	164 (65.6%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.2%)	15.8	1160^th of 1347 public elementary schools	13.9%		11.8	1210^th of 1338 public elementary schools	9.6%	50	16.4		5.7	19.4	35.3				14.3	16.1	31.4						$11,468	$879	$10,589
McGalliard Elementary School	Public	K-5	1600 Arena Drive	Hamilton	08610	Mercer County	Hamilton Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 631-4158	294	24	12.3	59.2%	59 (20.1%)	59 (20.1%)	151 (51.4%)	18 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (2.0%)	29.4	964^th of 1347 public elementary schools	28.4%		23.1	1029^th of 1338 public elementary schools	23.1%	65	16.1		35.3	63.1	35.8				30.7	39.1	17.9						$8,432	$07	$8,425
George E. Wilson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	600 Park Avenue	Hamilton	08610	Mercer County	Hamilton Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 631-4169	545	38	14.2	83.7%	23 (4.2%)	100 (18.3%)	390 (71.6%)	9 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (4.0%)	10	1254^th of 1347 public elementary schools	6.9%		10	1239^th of 1338 public elementary schools	7.4%	15	10.6		15.4	20.3	33.3				14.0	10.8	17.1						$8,375	$1,259	$7,116
Pace Charter School of Hamilton	Public, Charter	K-8	52 Lafayette Ave	Trenton	08610	Mercer County	Pace Charter School of Hamilton	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 599-1212	463	41	11.2	79.9%	32 (6.9%)	81 (17.5%)	336 (72.6%)	8 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	64.2	490^th of 1347 public elementary schools	63.6%		71.1	405^th of 1338 public elementary schools	69.7%	85	22.0	12.5	60.3	56.9	74.0	88.2	63.4	87.5	56.6	45.1	46.0	50.9	43.9	39.1	70.6	70.6	$10,730	$685	$10,045
Robinson Elementary School	Public	K-5	495 Gropp Avenue	Hamilton	08610	Mercer County	Hamilton Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 631-4163	387	32	11.9	44.7%	155 (40.1%)	45 (11.6%)	145 (37.5%)	14 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	27 (7.0%)	39	827^th of 1347 public elementary schools	38.6%		37.4	833^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	37.7%	6	16.9		57.4	54.5	50.0				48.2	21.9	23.7						$8,942	$05	$8,937
Lalor Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	25 Barnt Deklyn Road	Hamilton	08610	Mercer County	Hamilton Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 631-4156	351	27	12.7	83.2%	14 (4.0%)	66 (18.8%)	257 (73.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.7%)	8.3	1277^th of 1347 public elementary schools	5.2%		10.3	1231^st of 1338 public elementary schools	8.0%	46	8.5		10.1	20.0	26.6				8.4	13.7	18.4						$10,859	$1,035	$9,824
Yardville Heights Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3880 South Broad Street	Hamilton	08620	Mercer County	Hamilton Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 631-4171	251	23	10.7	59.8%	100 (39.8%)	38 (15.1%)	103 (41.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.2%)	56.7	589^th of 1347 public elementary schools	56.3%		45.5	726^th of 1338 public elementary schools	45.7%	137	15.1		60.8	74.1	65.3				65.2	53.8	42.3						$9,462	$07	$9,455
Franklin Elementary School	Public	K-3	200 William Street	Trenton	08610	Mercer County	Trenton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 656-4720	372	28	13.2	86.8%	5 (1.3%)	45 (12.1%)	313 (84.1%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	11.8	1214^th of 1347 public elementary schools	9.9%		5.6	1307^th of 1338 public elementary schools	2.3%	93			17.2						26.0								$8,740	$491	$8,249
William Harrison Elementary School	Public	K-3	461 Genessee Street	Trenton	08611	Mercer County	Trenton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 656-4750	243	20	12.1	88.5%	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	239 (98.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4	1333^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	1.0%		3.6	1333^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	0.4%				7.0						11.9								$9,599	$796	$8,803
International Charter School	Public, Charter	K-5	105 Grand Street	Trenton	08611	Mercer County	International Charter School of Trenton	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 394-3111	108	9	11.7	97.2%	0 (0.0%)	7 (6.5%)	101 (93.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25.8	1014^th of 1347 public elementary schools	24.7%		29.3	952^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	28.8%	62	11.1		38.9	61.1	11.1				33.3	27.8	22.2						$12,829	$1,245	$11,584

Frequently Asked Questions about Kisthardt Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Kisthardt Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Kisthardt Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Albert E Grice Middle School
High : Hamilton West-Watson

Is Kisthardt Elementary School a good school?

Kisthardt Elementary School ranks in the bottom 13.9% of New Jersey elementary schools.

What district is Kisthardt Elementary School in?

Hamilton Township Public School District

How many students attend Kisthardt Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 250 students attended Kisthardt Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Kisthardt Elementary School?

Students at Kisthardt Elementary School are 66% Hispanic, 16% African American, 14% White, 3% Two or more races.

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