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Central Park Elementary School

Public Grades K-3

1108^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 18% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Central Park Elementary School is a public elementary school in Pennsville, New Jersey, serving students from kindergarten to 3rd grade. With 234 students, it is the smallest of the three elementary schools in the Pennsville School District.

While Central Park Elementary School has a lower student-teacher ratio of 10.4 students per teacher, the school has consistently underperformed academically compared to the state and district averages. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 19.7% of 3rd-grade students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, and 36.3% were proficient or better in Mathematics, significantly lower than the state averages of 44.9% and 49.8%, respectively. The school's academic performance has been declining over the years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 750 out of 1,346 New Jersey elementary schools in 2015-2016 to 1,108 out of 1,347 in 2024-2025.

Central Park Elementary School also faces challenges with higher chronic absenteeism rates and a higher percentage of students from disadvantaged backgrounds, with 38.03% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, compared to the district averages of 41.52% at Penn Beach Elementary and 41.47% at Valley Park Elementary. Addressing these issues will require a comprehensive approach from the Pennsville School District to improve the educational outcomes at Central Park Elementary School.

275

Students ?

12.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,263

Per pupil spending ?

48%

Free/discounted lunch ?

43 Oliver Ave
Pennsville, NJ 08070-1531

(856) 540-6200

District: Pennsville School District

Students who attend Central Park Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Pennsville Middle School
High:	Pennsville Memorial High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

61.5%

Hispanic:

23.3%

African American:

7.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 40th percentile in 2015 → 18th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (28% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 22 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg28%

New Jersey avg47%

1,108^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 18%▼ down 23 pts since 2015

From bottom 40% (2015) to bottom 18% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Elementary Schools in the Pennsville School District

495^th of 609Pennsville 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	19.3	1108 of 1347	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.7	886 of 1338	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.6	979 of 1342	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.9	1007 of 1345	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.7	910 of 1317	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.4	991 of 1360	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.2	947 of 1353	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	35.9	906 of 1352	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	48.1	750 of 1346	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	43.2	809 of 1357	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	43.5	906 of 1363	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	50.5	813 of 1367	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	40.7	945 of 1363	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	38.7	975 of 1360	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	38.7	973 of 1354	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	41.7	928 of 1346	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	47.7	873 of 1338	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	45.3	929 of 1329	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	37.6	974 of 1314	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	34.4	994 of 1303	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	33.1	1009 of 1298	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	70.7	429 of 1204	64.4%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	24.4	333 of 463	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	57.8	180 of 494	63.6%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	27.1	461 of 597	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	17.2	1099 of 1326	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.7	886 of 1317	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.3	917 of 1318	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.6	984 of 1326	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.4	807 of 1290	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.2	967 of 1331	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.4	888 of 1333	33.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	34.4	673 of 1032	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	90.6	66 of 989	93.3%	★★★★★
2023	74.0	203 of 982	79.3%	★★★★☆
2022	43.1	506 of 953	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.9	628 of 896	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	71.2	191 of 870	78.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	26.6	844 of 1023	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	71.7	172 of 939	81.7%	★★★★☆
2023	51.3	381 of 910	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.9	297 of 863	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.1	473 of 839	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.7	624 of 948	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	58.7	334 of 942	64.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	21.9	1031 of 1318	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.6	806 of 1313	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.1	968 of 1315	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.1	954 of 1324	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.7	987 of 1297	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.5	927 of 1335	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.3	904 of 1334	32.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	29.0	697 of 1023	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.1	483 of 989	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.6	335 of 958	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	32.1	584 of 949	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.7	475 of 868	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.1	478 of 1007	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	34.8	594 of 1001	40.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	8.7	903 of 970	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.5	858 of 963	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.7	905 of 975	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.9	909 of 976	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.8	920 of 964	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.8	910 of 1023	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.9	931 of 1022	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)35th percentile+17 vs school

Special Education (2025)32nd percentile+14 vs school

African American (2025)28th percentile+10 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)23rd percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)22nd percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)17th percentile~ school

Female (2025)17th percentile~ school

White (2025)7th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics36%-14 vs state

English Language Arts20%-25 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
Central Park Elementary School	Public	K-3	43 Oliver Ave	Pennsville	08070	Salem County	Pennsville School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 540-6200	275	23	12.2	48.0%	169 (61.5%)	20 (7.3%)	64 (23.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	19 (6.9%)	19.3	1108^th of 1347 public elementary schools	17.7%		33.7	886^th of 1338 public elementary schools	33.8%	222			19.7						36.3								$14,263	$511	$13,752
Penn Beach Elementary	Public	3-5	96 Kansas Rd	Pennsville	08070	Salem County	Pennsville School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 540-6200	263	26	10.3	45.2%	195 (74.1%)	13 (4.9%)	39 (14.8%)	5 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.2%)	43.4	765^th of 1347 public elementary schools	43.2%		42.5	759^th of 1338 public elementary schools	43.3%	6	26.7			56.5	56.5					34.5	33.9						$14,650	$378	$14,272
Valley Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-1	63 Mahoney Road	Pennsville	08070	Salem County	Pennsville School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 540-6200	365	32	11.4	49.9%	215 (58.9%)	29 (7.9%)	76 (20.8%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	38 (10.4%)								(n/a)																	$14,754	$180	$14,574
Lafayette - Pershing	Public	PK-K	237 Shell Road	Carneys Point	08069	Salem County	Penns Grove-Carneys Point Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 299-3230	313	31	10.0	74.1%	45 (14.4%)	101 (32.3%)	154 (49.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.8%)								(n/a)																	$14,469	$53	$14,416
Paul W Carleton	Public	4-5	251 Maple Avenue	Penns Grove	08069	Salem County	Penns Grove-Carneys Point Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 299-1706	322	26	12.3	74.5%	48 (14.9%)	122 (37.9%)	147 (45.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)								(n/a)	8.0			12.6	20.9					10.2	16.5						$14,250	$1,204	$13,046
Field Street School	Public	1-3	144 Field Street	Carneys Point	08069	Salem County	Penns Grove-Carneys Point Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 299-0170	463	43	10.7	76.5%	54 (11.7%)	165 (35.6%)	228 (49.2%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.9%)	17.5	1139^th of 1347 public elementary schools	15.4%		10	1238^th of 1338 public elementary schools	7.5%	99			24.8						29.6								$10,390	$793	$9,597
Mannington Township Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	495 Route 45	Salem	08079	Salem County	Mannington Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 935-1078	170	20	8.5	25.9%	129 (75.9%)	8 (4.7%)	24 (14.1%)	3 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.5%)	78.2	312^th of 1347 public elementary schools	76.8%		75.5	349^th of 1338 public elementary schools	73.9%	37	33.3	53.8	57.1	75.1	66.6	75.1	56.3	69.3	66.7	81.3	58.4	62.5	68.8		70.0	70.0	$13,691	$1,148	$12,543
John Fenwick Academy	Public	PK, KG-2	183 Smith Street	Salem	08079	Salem County	Salem City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 935-4100	387	23	16.8	69.3%	44 (11.4%)	250 (64.6%)	68 (17.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.9%)								(n/a)																	$13,529	$1,260	$12,269
Elsinboro Township School	Public	PK, KG-8	631 Salem Fort Elfsborg Road	Salem	08079	Salem County	Elsinboro Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 935-3817	105	16	6.4	54.3%	67 (63.8%)	16 (15.2%)	11 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (10.5%)	39.6	819^th of 1347 public elementary schools	39.2%		46.3	718^th of 1338 public elementary schools	46.3%	101	35.7		27.3	57.1	42.9		64.7		27.3	28.6	50.0		23.5				$14,031	$944	$13,087
Oldmans Township School	Public	PK, KG-8	10 Freed Road	Pedricktown	08067	Salem County	Oldmans Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 299-4240	308	28	10.9	22.7%	219 (71.1%)	42 (13.6%)	30 (9.7%)	8 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.9%)	36.4	867^th of 1347 public elementary schools	35.6%		44.5	737^th of 1338 public elementary schools	44.9%	130	30.3	13.5	25.0	31.3	27.3	36.1	54.3	29.7	50.0	50.0	45.4	38.9	57.1	11.5	72.7	72.7	$12,139	$640	$11,499

Frequently Asked Questions about Central Park Elementary School

What district is Central Park Elementary School in?

Pennsville School District

How many students attend Central Park Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 275 students attended Central Park Elementary School.

Is Central Park Elementary School a good school?

Central Park Elementary School ranks in the bottom 17.7% of New Jersey elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Central Park Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Central Park Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Pennsville Middle School
High : Pennsville Memorial High School

What is the racial makeup of Central Park Elementary School?

Students at Central Park Elementary School are 61% White, 23% Hispanic, 7% African American, 7% Two or more races.

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