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Lawrenceville Elementary School

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Lawrenceville Elementary School ranks 695 th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-3

695^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 48% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Lawrenceville Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-3 in Lawrenceville, New Jersey, with 298 students. The school's performance has been mixed, with its statewide ranking fluctuating between 213 out of 1,342 New Jersey elementary schools in 2022-2023 (rated 4 stars) and 695 out of 1,347 in 2024-2025 (rated 2 stars).

While the school's 3rd-grade test scores have generally outperformed the Lawrence Township Public School District and the state of New Jersey in recent years, particularly in Mathematics, it faces challenges with increasing chronic absenteeism, from 9.6% in 2023-2024 to 16.6% in 2022-2023. Additionally, the school's performance varies across different student subgroups, with female students ranking higher than male students in 2022-2023.

Compared to nearby schools, Eldridge Park School and Slackwood Elementary School, which are also part of the Lawrence Township Public School District, Lawrenceville Elementary School outperforms them in terms of statewide ranking and test scores. However, it lags behind the higher-performing schools in the Hopewell Valley Regional School District, such as Stony Brook Elementary School and Toll Gate Grammar School.

301

Students ?

10.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,394

Per pupil spending ?

18.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

40 Craven Lane
Lawrenceville, NJ 08648-1637

(609) 671-5570

District: Lawrence Township Public School District

Students who attend Lawrenceville Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Lawrence Intermediate School
	Lawrence Middle School
High:	Lawrence High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

54.2%

Hispanic:

15.9%

Asian:

13.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 75th percentile in 2015 → 48th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 27 percentile points since 2015

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

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school47%

District avg46%

New Jersey avg47%

695^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 48%▼ down 27 pts since 2015

From top 25% (2015) to bottom 48% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4Elementary Schools in the Lawrence Township Public School District

338^th of 609Lawrence 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	48.9	695 of 1347	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.9	648 of 1338	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	84.2	213 of 1342	84.1%	★★★★☆
2022	59.9	553 of 1345	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.9	501 of 1317	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.3	460 of 1360	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.4	416 of 1353	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	74.2	384 of 1352	71.6%	★★★★☆
2016	74.7	366 of 1346	72.8%	★★★★☆
2015	76.3	338 of 1357	75.1%	★★★★☆
2014	85.3	101 of 1363	92.6%	★★★★★
2013	86.0	75 of 1367	94.5%	★★★★★
2012	81.7	167 of 1363	87.7%	★★★★☆
2011	75.8	337 of 1360	75.2%	★★★★☆
2010	87.5	28 of 1354	97.9%	★★★★★
2009	85.7	79 of 1346	94.1%	★★★★★
2008	83.1	85 of 1338	93.6%	★★★★★
2007	77.6	215 of 1329	83.8%	★★★★☆
2006	68.5	504 of 1314	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2005	79.6	192 of 1303	85.3%	★★★★☆
2004	60.8	647 of 1298	50.2%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2019	41.7	309 of 522	40.8%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	3.0	312 of 340	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	28.9	267 of 346	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	5.2	313 of 348	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	5.5	326 of 339	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	47.8	201 of 370	45.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	62.7	491 of 1326	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.3	581 of 1317	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	78.3	282 of 1318	78.6%	★★★★☆
2022	45.8	709 of 1326	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.4	638 of 1290	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.5	545 of 1331	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	86.7	124 of 1333	90.7%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	75.2	203 of 1032	80.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	59.0	350 of 1023	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	28.3	694 of 939	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	56.5	269 of 839	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	17.0	776 of 948	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	37.8	811 of 1318	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.0	642 of 1313	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	87.7	141 of 1315	89.3%	★★★★☆
2022	75.7	312 of 1324	76.4%	★★★★☆
2021	67.0	375 of 1297	71.1%	★★★★☆
2019	75.3	321 of 1335	76.0%	★★★★☆
2018	59.4	557 of 1334	58.2%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	59.6	329 of 1023	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.7	303 of 989	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.6	447 of 868	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	74.6	192 of 1007	80.9%	★★★★☆
2018	60.2	337 of 1001	66.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	26.3	762 of 970	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	45.0	542 of 963	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	83.6	109 of 975	88.8%	★★★★☆
2022	56.2	423 of 976	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	76.9	162 of 964	83.2%	★★★★☆
2019	72.7	236 of 1023	76.9%	★★★★☆
2018	34.1	709 of 1022	30.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)80th percentile+32 vs school

Special Education (2025)68th percentile+19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)66th percentile+17 vs school

Female (2025)63rd percentile+15 vs school

African American (2019)41st percentile-25 vs school

Male (2025)38th percentile-10 vs school

White (2025)21st percentile-27 vs school

Asian (2024)8th percentile-43 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts49%+4 vs state

Mathematics44%-5 vs state

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by a parent
Monday, November 13, 2017

Our two children attended Lawrenceville Elementary School (LES). The thing that stuck out about LES is that the teachers really love your children. It is a warm, positive school with lots of focus on academics and character. We were very happy with LES. 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 (2025)	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
Lawrenceville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	40 Craven Lane	Lawrenceville	08648	Mercer County	Lawrence Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 671-5570	301	29	10.2	18.9%	163 (54.2%)	35 (11.6%)	48 (15.9%)	41 (13.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.7%)	48.9	695^th of 1347 public elementary schools	48.4%		51.9	648^th of 1338 public elementary schools	51.6%	47			49.2						44.4								$15,394	$25	$15,369
Stony Brook Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	20 Stephenson Road	Pennington	08534	Mercer County	Hopewell Valley Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 737-4006	395	41	9.5	12.7%	149 (37.7%)	33 (8.4%)	40 (10.1%)	165 (41.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.0%)	92.6	68^th of 1347 public elementary schools	95.0%		94.6	40^th of 1338 public elementary schools	97.0%	28	75.8		78.7	78.4	86.2				80.7	71.6	84.5						$12,315		$12,315
Ben Franklin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-3	2939 Princeton Pike	Lawrenceville	08648	Mercer County	Lawrence Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 671-5540	342	36	9.5	21.3%	142 (41.5%)	35 (10.2%)	60 (17.5%)	85 (24.9%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (4.7%)	58.3	568^th of 1347 public elementary schools	57.8%		70.9	407^th of 1338 public elementary schools	69.6%	161			51.4						52.7								$15,316	$62	$15,254
William L Antheil Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	339 Ewingville Road	Ewing	08638	Mercer County	Ewing Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 538-9800	746	68	11.0	57.0%	141 (18.9%)	271 (36.3%)	245 (32.8%)	34 (4.6%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	51 (6.8%)	28.2	983^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	27.0%		22.6	1036^th of 1338 public elementary schools	22.6%	53	21.6		27.9	44.3	43.6				33.6	29.9	32.4						$16,183	$243	$15,940
Eldridge Park School	Public	PK, KG-3	55 Lawn Park Ave	Lawrenceville	08648	Mercer County	Lawrence Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 671-5560	212	20	10.4	34.4%	97 (45.8%)	15 (7.1%)	58 (27.4%)	23 (10.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (9.0%)	51.7	659^th of 1347 public elementary schools	51.1%		48	697^th of 1338 public elementary schools	47.9%	38			44.8						52.2								$16,447	$274	$16,173
Slackwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	2060 Princeton Pike	Lawrenceville	08648	Mercer County	Lawrence Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 671-5580	251	24	10.5	59.8%	89 (35.5%)	28 (11.2%)	93 (37.1%)	37 (14.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	31.6	934^th of 1347 public elementary schools	30.7%		57.4	572^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	57.2%	362			32.2						42.0								$16,162	$474	$15,688
Toll Gate Grammar School	Public	PK, KG-5	275 So Main Street	Pennington	08534	Mercer County	Hopewell Valley Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 737-4008	299	39	7.7	4.7%	239 (79.9%)	8 (2.7%)	15 (5.0%)	29 (9.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.3%)	85.3	191^st of 1347 public elementary schools	85.8%		84.5	212^th of 1338 public elementary schools	84.2%	21	71.4		55.1	67.4	78.5				75.5	82.6	73.8						$12,454		$12,454
Dr. Crosby Copeland Junior Elementary	Public	K-3	1200 Brunswick Avenue	Trenton	08638	Mercer County	Trenton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 656-4690	353	26	13.5	84.1%	2 (0.6%)	191 (54.1%)	145 (41.1%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.7%)	3.2	1343^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	0.3%		4.6	1321^st of 1338 public elementary schools	1.3%	22			4.9						9.4								$11,353	$835	$10,518
Paul Robeson Charter School for the Humanities	Public, Charter	K-8	643 Indiana Ave	Trenton	08638	Mercer County	Paul Robeson Charter School for the Humanities	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 394-7727	545	33	16.5	94.9%	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	396 (72.7%)	144 (26.4%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22.4	1056^th of 1347 public elementary schools	21.6%		30.3	940^th of 1338 public elementary schools	29.7%	116	11.6	13.6	15.1	46.9	30.8	46.0	42.1	41.9	18.5	35.8	20.5	21.6	19.7	11.3	100.0	100.0	$12,952	$1,300	$11,652
Johnson Park School	Public	PK, KG-5	285 Rosedale Road	Princeton	08540	Mercer County	Princeton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 806-4240	360	38	9.3	21.1%	134 (37.2%)	25 (6.9%)	79 (21.9%)	87 (24.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (9.7%)	82.4	244^th of 1347 public elementary schools	81.9%		86	194^th of 1338 public elementary schools	85.5%	50	56.3		61.0	66.1	66.2				75.0	71.9	71.8						$15,867	$241	$15,626

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