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Lawnside School District

Public Grades PK, KG-8

1242^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 8% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Lawnside School District is an elementary school (grades PK-8) located in Lawnside, NJ, with 342 students. The district is ranked 587 out of 609 districts in New Jersey and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger, consistently ranking in the bottom 15-20% of New Jersey elementary schools over the past 10 years.

Lawnside School District faces significant challenges, with very low academic performance across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in 2024-2025, only 14.3% of 3rd graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math, compared to the state averages of 44.9% and 49.8%, respectively. The proficiency gaps widen as students progress, with 8th grade ELA at 40% (vs 57.1% state) and 8th grade Math at just 4% (vs 20.7% state). The school also has very high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.9% to 24% over the past few years, significantly above the state average.

In comparison, nearby schools such as Woodcrest Elementary, Avon Elementary, and Horace Mann Elementary significantly outperform Lawnside School District on test scores, with proficiency rates often 2-3 times higher. These schools also have lower chronic absenteeism and lower percentages of students from low-income backgrounds. Despite Lawnside School District's higher per-student spending of $13,798, compared to surrounding schools, the academic outcomes have not improved.

333

Students ?

12.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,798

Per pupil spending ?

48.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

426 East Charleston Ave
Lawnside, NJ 08045-1404

(856) 546-4850

District: Lawnside School District

Racial breakdown:

African American:

68.8%

Hispanic:

21.9%

Two or more races:

6.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 24th percentile in 2015 → 8th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (18% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 16 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school18%

District avg18%

New Jersey avg44%

Elementary school

1,242^nd of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 8%▼ down 16 pts since 2015

From bottom 24% (2015) to bottom 8% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

664^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Bottom 12%▼ down 23 pts since 2015

From bottom 35% (2015) to bottom 12% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

587^th of 609Lawnside 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	10.7	1242 of 1347	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.9	1185 of 1338	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.7	1267 of 1342	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.9	1137 of 1345	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.7	1029 of 1317	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.2	1198 of 1360	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.7	1091 of 1353	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	22.0	1083 of 1352	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	32.4	945 of 1346	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	25.4	1032 of 1357	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	23.2	1114 of 1363	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	16.5	1180 of 1367	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	16.9	1176 of 1363	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	27.2	1091 of 1360	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	18.1	1172 of 1354	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	15.6	1174 of 1346	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	11.5	1212 of 1338	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	18.4	1153 of 1329	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	4.0	1243 of 1314	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	19.7	1119 of 1303	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	41.1	914 of 1298	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	21.5	968 of 1204	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	32.5	307 of 463	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.0	294 of 469	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.5	353 of 463	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.5	295 of 494	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	54.1	165 of 456	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.8	314 of 522	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	57.6	180 of 517	65.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	12.8	1168 of 1326	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.8	1141 of 1317	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.3	1216 of 1318	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.8	1081 of 1326	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.0	863 of 1290	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	18.0	1115 of 1331	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.2	1006 of 1333	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	31.6	713 of 1032	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	59.9	337 of 989	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	18.2	836 of 982	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	21.9	896 of 1023	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.6	676 of 939	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.7	770 of 910	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.0	488 of 863	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.6	546 of 839	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.1	757 of 948	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.6	602 of 942	36.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	12.1	1181 of 1318	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.3	1128 of 1313	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.1	1199 of 1315	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.9	1103 of 1324	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.1	1114 of 1297	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.2	1183 of 1335	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.8	1103 of 1334	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	12.6	971 of 1023	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	14.6	664 of 752	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.9	667 of 743	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.8	657 of 748	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.6	642 of 745	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.9	547 of 652	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.9	544 of 745	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.7	514 of 716	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	17.9	586 of 712	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	26.8	535 of 713	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	36.0	466 of 713	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2014	25.2	557 of 717	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	13.1	599 of 704	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	14.3	587 of 677	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	18.3	578 of 684	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	16.8	578 of 677	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	18.5	552 of 664	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	18.6	536 of 640	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	19.8	532 of 631	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	13.3	533 of 615	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	15.6	512 of 599	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	4.7	543 of 588	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	4.7	526 of 574	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	35.4	224 of 359	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.1	257 of 352	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.9	286 of 361	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.2	243 of 356	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.6	155 of 291	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	65.3	84 of 326	74.2%	★★★★☆
2018	65.2	78 of 326	76.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	13.7	647 of 728	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.3	617 of 717	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.1	599 of 720	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.5	551 of 726	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.2	421 of 625	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.5	497 of 703	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.9	446 of 680	34.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	24.5	508 of 613	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.2	434 of 584	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.3	489 of 568	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.8	320 of 467	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.9	324 of 541	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.2	187 of 522	64.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	17.7	612 of 726	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.4	669 of 719	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.1	646 of 718	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.3	685 of 730	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.8	622 of 635	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.9	602 of 697	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.2	518 of 675	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

African American (2025)34th percentile+26 vs school

Hispanic (2025)31st percentile+23 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)12th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)12th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)10th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2025)5th percentile-3 vs school

Middle school

African American (2025)38th percentile+26 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)17th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)16th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)11th percentile~ school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts28%-26 vs state

Mathematics13%-28 vs state

Science4%-20 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
Lawnside School District	Public	PK, KG-8	426 East Charleston Ave	Lawnside	08045	Camden County	Lawnside School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 546-4850	333	27	12.3	48.9%	11 (3.3%)	229 (68.8%)	73 (21.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.0%)	10.7	1242^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	7.8%		12.9	1185^th of 1338 public elementary schools	11.4%	57	4.5	4.0	14.3	23.1	22.2	33.3	32.4	40.0	14.3	19.2	24.4	0.0	8.8	4.0			$13,798	$1,024	$12,774
Magnolia	Public	PK, KG-8	420 North Warwick Rd	Magnolia	08049	Camden County	Magnolia School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 783-4763	396	41	9.7	43.9%	175 (44.2%)	87 (22.0%)	83 (21.0%)	13 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	36 (9.1%)	39.7	815^th of 1347 public elementary schools	39.5%		25.1	1004^th of 1338 public elementary schools	25.0%	189	17.2	11.1	48.8	56.1	51.7	78.4	63.2	76.5	36.6	23.8	20.7	21.1	28.2	13.3			$15,707	$668	$15,039
Somerdale Park School	Public	PK, KG-8	301 Grace Street	Somerdale	08083	Camden County	Somerdale School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 783-6261	447	43	10.3	55.5%	164 (36.7%)	95 (21.3%)	129 (28.9%)	27 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (6.9%)	43.8	758^th of 1347 public elementary schools	43.7%		23.7	1024^th of 1338 public elementary schools	23.5%	266	25.8	19.6	54.8	55.8	32.3	45.5	38.1	41.1	43.8	42.3	38.7	38.6	35.8	2.8	85.0	85.0	$12,807	$615	$12,192
Horace Mann Elementary School	Public	K-5	150 Walt Whitman Blvd.	Cherry Hill	08003	Camden County	Cherry Hill School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 428-1144	287	21	13.6	19.9%	139 (48.4%)	32 (11.1%)	53 (18.5%)	43 (15.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (6.6%)	67.9	442^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	67.2%		66.3	462^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	65.5%	20	53.5		52.1	50.9	65.5				53.0	52.7	70.7						$10,186		$10,186
Osage School	Public	K-5	112 Somerdale Road	Voorhees	08043	Camden County	Voorhees Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 428-2990	515	48	10.8	29.9%	189 (36.7%)	78 (15.1%)	74 (14.4%)	139 (27.0%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (5.6%)	71.8	397^th of 1347 public elementary schools	70.5%		72.4	388^th of 1338 public elementary schools	71.0%	9	36.0		58.9	71.3	68.4				61.0	59.7	57.0						$12,761	$134	$12,627
Woodcrest Elementary School	Public	K-5	400 Cranford Dr.	Cherry Hill	08003	Camden County	Cherry Hill School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 429-2058	374	31	12.2	15.5%	214 (57.2%)	34 (9.1%)	43 (11.5%)	60 (16.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	21 (5.6%)	74.9	355^th of 1347 public elementary schools	73.6%		72	398^th of 1338 public elementary schools	70.3%	43	49.2		66.0	56.1	76.9				67.9	49.2	67.7						$8,197		$8,197
Avon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	862 Mercer Dr	Haddonfield	08033	Camden County	Barrington School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 547-6632	305	35	8.6	33.4%	217 (71.1%)	18 (5.9%)	33 (10.8%)	8 (2.6%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	25 (8.2%)	49.4	688^th of 1347 public elementary schools	48.9%		48.9	684^th of 1338 public elementary schools	48.9%	4			34.6	59.7					50.0	49.1							$4,908		$4,908
James Johnson Elementary School	Public	K-5	500 Kresson Rd.	Cherry Hill	08034	Camden County	Cherry Hill School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 428-8848	457	34	13.4	28.9%	209 (45.7%)	38 (8.3%)	102 (22.3%)	68 (14.9%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (8.1%)	58	573^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	57.5%		61.5	526^th of 1338 public elementary schools	60.7%	47	36.8		46.8	53.5	56.6				55.9	47.7	57.9						$8,729	$164	$8,565
Seventh Avenue	Public	3-6	316 Seventh Avenue	Haddon Heights	08035	Camden County	HADDON HEIGHTS School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 547-0610	145	13	11.4	9.0%	120 (82.8%)	5 (3.4%)	9 (6.2%)	5 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.1%)	67.8	443^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	67.1%		67.5	451^st of 1338 public elementary schools	66.3%	8	51.6		51.6	43.3	50.0	76.1			69.7	36.7	58.8	69.5					$10,786	$243	$10,543
Central School	Public	PK, KG-5	Three Lincoln Avenue	Haddonfield	08033	Camden County	Haddonfield School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 429-5851	447	32	13.7	0.7%	383 (85.7%)	2 (0.4%)	18 (4.0%)	12 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.9%)	96.6	14^th of 1347 public elementary schools	99.0%		97.1	9^th of 1338 public elementary schools	99.3%	5	70.2		81.1	93.8	94.6				90.6	88.8	82.4						$6,314	$347	$5,967

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