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Sayen Elementary School

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Sayen Elementary School ranks 707 th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

707^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 48% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Sayen Elementary School is a public elementary school in Hamilton, New Jersey, serving 258 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the Hamilton Township Public School District, which is ranked 473 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Sayen Elementary School has consistently outperformed the district and the state of New Jersey in various academic assessments. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 56.7% of Sayen's 4th-grade students scored proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 42.9% for the district and 53.6% for the state. Similarly, 50% of Sayen's 3rd-grade students scored proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 35.7% for the district and 49.8% for the state. The school has also shown stronger performance for certain student subgroups, such as its Hispanic and special education students, compared to the state average.

However, Sayen Elementary School faces some challenges. The school has experienced higher chronic absenteeism rates, with a rate of 14.9% in the 2023-2024 school year, which is significantly higher than the state's target of 10%. Additionally, while Sayen outperforms the district, it lags behind some nearby schools, such as Langtree Elementary School and Morgan Elementary School, which have consistently higher proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics. The school's spending per student, at $9,728 for the 2018-2019 school year, is also lower than some nearby schools. Despite these challenges, Sayen Elementary School has shown the potential for improvement, and addressing the root causes of chronic absenteeism could be a key focus area for the school and district.

254

Students ?

11.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,728

Per pupil spending ?

29.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3333 Nottingham Way
Hamilton, NJ 08690-2603

(609) 631-4164

District: Hamilton Township Public School District

Students who attend Sayen Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Emily C. Reynolds Middle School
High:	Hamilton East - Steinert

Racial breakdown:

White:

54.7%

Hispanic:

29.9%

Two or more races:

8.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 30th percentile in 2023 → 48th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 48th (2025) from a 30th-percentile low (2023)

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school44%

District avg33%

New Jersey avg46%

707^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 48%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From top 46% (2015) to bottom 48% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^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	48.0	707 of 1347	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.5	758 of 1338	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.9	939 of 1342	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.2	919 of 1345	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	52.6	564 of 1317	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.5	809 of 1360	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.0	782 of 1353	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	46.6	774 of 1352	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	51.8	685 of 1346	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	56.5	619 of 1357	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2014	41.1	935 of 1363	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	40.8	939 of 1367	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	42.0	929 of 1363	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	51.5	825 of 1360	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	31.3	1056 of 1354	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	32.7	1034 of 1346	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	40.8	957 of 1338	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	41.4	969 of 1329	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	49.6	844 of 1314	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2005	67.7	516 of 1303	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2004	59.7	663 of 1298	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2003	22.8	957 of 1204	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	48.6	678 of 1326	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.7	769 of 1317	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.5	963 of 1318	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.8	861 of 1326	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	58.3	481 of 1290	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	29.8	974 of 1331	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	45.8	771 of 1333	42.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	50.2	457 of 1032	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.0	386 of 989	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	32.9	654 of 982	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.2	352 of 953	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	73.2	153 of 896	82.9%	★★★★☆
2019	38.8	549 of 899	38.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	53.4	430 of 1023	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.2	606 of 939	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	15.8	764 of 910	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.5	676 of 863	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	69.7	130 of 839	84.5%	★★★★☆
2019	71.2	174 of 948	81.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	47.2	684 of 1318	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.8	712 of 1313	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.1	800 of 1315	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.5	866 of 1324	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.9	631 of 1297	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.4	599 of 1335	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.3	735 of 1334	44.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	62.7	297 of 1023	71.0%	★★★★☆
2024	47.0	440 of 989	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	23.0	724 of 958	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.8	789 of 949	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.8	857 of 868	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	87.7	87 of 1007	91.4%	★★★★★
2018	47.6	462 of 1001	53.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	26.8	748 of 970	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.1	798 of 963	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.2	833 of 975	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.8	866 of 976	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.6	571 of 964	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.0	775 of 1023	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.8	751 of 1022	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)71st percentile+23 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)58th percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)56th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)49th percentile~ school

Male (2025)48th percentile~ school

White (2025)23rd percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts50%~ state avg

Mathematics42%-5 vs state

Science35%+5 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)			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
Sayen Elementary School	Public	K-5	3333 Nottingham Way	Hamilton	08690	Mercer County	Hamilton Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 631-4164	254	21	11.9	29.1%	139 (54.7%)	12 (4.7%)	76 (29.9%)	5 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (8.7%)	48	707^th of 1347 public elementary schools	47.5%		42.5	758^th of 1338 public elementary schools	43.3%	51	34.7	36.8	56.7	56.0	50.0	40.5	37.3	$9,728	$07	$9,721
Langtree Elementary School	Public	K-5	2080 Whatley Road	Hamilton	08690	Mercer County	Hamilton Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 631-4157	339	28	12.1	43.7%	150 (44.2%)	40 (11.8%)	99 (29.2%)	28 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.5%)	49	694^th of 1347 public elementary schools	48.5%		55.5	600^th of 1338 public elementary schools	55.2%	94	22.3	50.0	64.2	49.0	61.6	37.7	34.0	$8,715	$05	$8,710
Morgan Elementary School	Public	K-5	38 Stamford Road	Hamilton	08619	Mercer County	Hamilton Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 631-4160	285	30	9.6	32.3%	153 (53.7%)	27 (9.5%)	78 (27.4%)	10 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	16 (5.6%)	60.1	534^th of 1347 public elementary schools	60.4%		51.1	653^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	51.2%	119	20.8	50.0	79.4	57.9	62.5	56.4	46.2	$10,522	$06	$10,516
Mercerville Elementary School	Public	K-5	60 Regina Avenue	Hamilton	08619	Mercer County	Hamilton Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 631-4159	350	28	12.5	47.4%	146 (41.7%)	31 (8.9%)	127 (36.3%)	26 (7.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.4%)	39.2	822^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	39.0%		43.8	746^th of 1338 public elementary schools	44.2%	76	15.7	52.6	52.6	44.8	41.7	35.6	37.9	$8,682	$06	$8,676
Alexander Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	20 Robert Frost Drive	Hamilton	08690	Mercer County	Hamilton Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 631-4148	302	25	12.0	24.8%	206 (68.2%)	21 (7.0%)	58 (19.2%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.6%)	42.7	777^th of 1347 public elementary schools	42.3%		61.6	525^th of 1338 public elementary schools	60.8%	252	13.6	53.5	44.7	47.5	55.8	35.7	47.5	$9,054	$06	$9,048
University Heights Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	645 Paxson Avenue	Hamilton	08690	Mercer County	Hamilton Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 631-4167	308	32	9.7	33.8%	159 (51.6%)	26 (8.4%)	91 (29.5%)	14 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.8%)	42.5	778^th of 1347 public elementary schools	42.2%		49.4	674^th of 1338 public elementary schools	49.6%	104	12.1	34.4	64.7	42.9	54.8	44.2	39.3	$12,468	$06	$12,462
Joseph F. Cappello School	Public	PK, KG-3	1072 Old Trenton Road	Hamilton	08690	Mercer County	Mercer County Special Services School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 588-8485	97	14	7.1	23.7%	7 (7.2%)	37 (38.1%)	42 (43.3%)	8 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.1%)								(n/a)								$61,336		$61,336
Klockner Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	830 Klockner Avenue	Hamilton	08619	Mercer County	Hamilton Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 631-4154	284	20	14.0	70.8%	52 (18.3%)	55 (19.4%)	141 (49.6%)	19 (6.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.6%)	33.5	900^th of 1347 public elementary schools	33.2%		20.8	1064^th of 1338 public elementary schools	20.5%	164	16.1	51.2	31.7	37.2	51.2	33.4	27.8	$9,492	$1,019	$8,473
Greenwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2069 Greenwood Avenue	Hamilton	08609	Mercer County	Hamilton Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 631-4151	270	20	13.5	83.3%	9 (3.3%)	119 (44.1%)	134 (49.6%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	17.1	1144^th of 1347 public elementary schools	15.1%		16.8	1121^st of 1338 public elementary schools	16.2%	23	12.2	31.4	22.4	38.6	30.1	22.0	18.0	$10,973	$1,204	$9,769
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Sayen Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Sayen Elementary School?

Students at Sayen Elementary School are 55% White, 30% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 5% African American, 2% Asian.

What district is Sayen Elementary School in?

Hamilton Township Public School District

What schools do graduates of Sayen Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Emily C. Reynolds Middle School
High : Hamilton East - Steinert

How many students attend Sayen Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 254 students attended Sayen Elementary School.

Is Sayen Elementary School a good school?

Sayen Elementary School ranks 707^th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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