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Bobby's Run Elementary School

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Bobby's Run Elementary School ranks 812 th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 2-5

812^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 40% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Bobby's Run Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Lumberton, New Jersey, serving grades 2-5 with a total enrollment of 436 students. The school is part of the Lumberton Township Board of Education district, which is ranked 412 out of 609 districts in New Jersey and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While the school's student-teacher ratio and per-student spending are on par with nearby schools, Bobby's Run Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of New Jersey elementary schools over the past five years. The school's performance on NJSLA (New Jersey Student Learning Assessment) tests is below the state average across all grade levels and subject areas, particularly in mathematics and science. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates were 42.7% in 3rd grade ELA, 54% in 4th grade ELA, and 38.6% in 5th grade ELA, compared to the state averages of 44.9%, 53.6%, and 52.7%, respectively. The school also struggles with higher chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 13.3% to 16.6% over the past few years, compared to the state average of 10-12%.

Interestingly, the nearby Ashbrook Elementary School, which is also part of the Lumberton Township Board of Education district, performs similarly to Bobby's Run Elementary School. However, some other nearby schools, such as Larchmont Elementary School and Fleetwood Elementary School (both part of the Mount Laurel Township School District), perform better than Bobby's Run Elementary School. The Hainesport Township School also stands out as a higher-performing school in the area.

457

Students ?

13.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,627

Per pupil spending ?

35.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

32 Dimsdale Drive
Lumberton, NJ 08048

(609) 702-5555

District: Lumberton Township Board of Education

Students who attend Bobby's Run Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Lumberton Middle School
High:	Rancocas Valley Regional High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

42.0%

African American:

25.6%

Hispanic:

15.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 40th percentile in 2021 → 40th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (40% vs 46% meeting standards)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school40%

District avg40%

New Jersey avg46%

812^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 40%▼ down 1 pts since 2021

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SchoolDigger rating ?

412^th of 609Lumberton Township Board of Education 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	40.0	812 of 1347	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.7	935 of 1338	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.4	911 of 1342	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.6	829 of 1345	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.2	784 of 1317	40.5%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	52.4	186 of 463	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.9	236 of 469	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.1	303 of 463	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.4	300 of 494	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.1	196 of 456	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	77.1	86 of 522	83.5%	★★★★☆
2018	53.8	198 of 517	61.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	37.2	834 of 1326	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.3	916 of 1317	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.3	839 of 1318	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.5	803 of 1326	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.9	766 of 1290	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.6	634 of 1331	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.2	780 of 1333	41.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	64.5	301 of 1032	70.8%	★★★★☆
2024	38.0	604 of 989	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.3	644 of 982	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.5	452 of 953	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.7	444 of 896	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.8	173 of 899	80.8%	★★★★☆
2018	59.1	309 of 870	64.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	33.2	755 of 1023	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.5	590 of 939	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.4	654 of 910	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.2	624 of 863	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	53.9	305 of 839	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.1	619 of 948	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.2	696 of 942	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	43.3	741 of 1318	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.6	857 of 1313	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.4	892 of 1315	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.0	799 of 1324	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.0	764 of 1297	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	60.1	548 of 1335	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.1	650 of 1334	51.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	32.5	633 of 1023	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.8	776 of 989	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.3	762 of 958	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.5	813 of 949	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.9	546 of 868	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.3	632 of 1007	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.2	487 of 1001	51.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	34.0	664 of 970	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.6	700 of 963	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.5	644 of 975	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.9	606 of 976	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.3	577 of 964	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.7	467 of 1023	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.4	547 of 1022	46.5%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)71st percentile+31 vs school

African American (2025)60th percentile+20 vs school

Male (2025)44th percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2025)38th percentile~ school

Female (2025)37th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)32nd percentile-8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)26th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts45%-6 vs state

Mathematics41%-6 vs state

Science25%-5 vs state

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by a student
Wednesday, March 20, 2024

This school is sweeping under the rug what is really happening. In my son's class his teacher put her hands on a student and was fired without any public attention which I think was much needed, and they are also covering up all of the physical fights that are happening in 5th grade. 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
Bobby's Run Elementary School	Public	2-5	32 Dimsdale Drive	Lumberton	08048	Burlington County	Lumberton Township Board of Education	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 702-5555	457	35	13.2	35.7%	192 (42.0%)	117 (25.6%)	71 (15.5%)	26 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (11.2%)	40	812^th of 1347 public elementary schools	39.7%		30.7	935^th of 1338 public elementary schools	30.1%	123	25.4		42.7	54.0	38.6				50.9	34.0	36.8						$13,627	$175	$13,452
Ashbrook Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-1	33 Municipal Drive	Lumberton	08048	Burlington County	Lumberton Township Board of Education	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 518-0030	371	31	11.9	29.6%	142 (38.3%)	100 (27.0%)	71 (19.1%)	23 (6.2%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	31 (8.4%)								(n/a)																	$13,612	$229	$13,383
John Brainerd Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-1	100 Wollner Dr	Mount Holly	08060	Burlington County	Mount Holly Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 267-3600	304	32	9.5	42.8%	99 (32.6%)	90 (29.6%)	60 (19.7%)	7 (2.3%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	44 (14.5%)								(n/a)																	$13,340	$2,009	$11,331
Gertrude C. Folwell Elementary School	Public	2-4	455 Jacksonville Rd	Mount Holly	08060	Burlington County	Mount Holly Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 267-0071	327	31	10.4	57.5%	89 (27.2%)	103 (31.5%)	79 (24.2%)	11 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.7%)	33 (10.1%)	28.5	979^th of 1347 public elementary schools	27.3%		23	1030^th of 1338 public elementary schools	23.0%	51			30.4	34.5					41.2	38.9							$12,482	$944	$11,538
Holly Hills Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	500 Ogden Drive	Westampton	08060	Burlington County	Westampton Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 267-8565	460	34	13.3	37.2%	141 (30.7%)	137 (29.8%)	87 (18.9%)	55 (12.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (8.3%)	38.7	832^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	38.2%		33.3	896^th of 1338 public elementary schools	33.0%	64			41.4						41.0								$9,987	$319	$9,668
Hainesport Township School	Public	PK, KG-8	211 Broad Street	Hainesport	08036	Burlington County	Hainesport Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 267-1316	523	58	9.0	13.8%	367 (70.2%)	66 (12.6%)	46 (8.8%)	18 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.0%)	55.1	614^th of 1347 public elementary schools	54.4%		42.4	762^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	43.0%	148	34.7	14.9	58.0	51.7	44.9	48.5	34.0	50.0	63.9	60.0	48.9	31.4	48.9	29.0	86.9	86.9	$12,400	$190	$12,210
Eastampton Township Community School	Public	PK, KG-8	1 Student Drive	Eastampton	08060	Burlington County	Eastampton Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 267-9172	600	56	10.7	25.2%	278 (46.3%)	128 (21.3%)	125 (20.8%)	26 (4.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (7.0%)	50.2	680^th of 1347 public elementary schools	49.5%		40.8	785^th of 1338 public elementary schools	41.3%	105	32.2	15.6	47.5	48.3	34.6	48.1	30.5	45.4	59.1	51.8	41.8	50.0	36.9	24.0	92.9	92.9	$12,289	$519	$11,770
Southampton Township School #1	Public	K-2	26 Pleasant Street	Southampton	08088	Burlington County	Southampton Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 859-2256	213	21	10.2	27.2%	167 (78.4%)	8 (3.8%)	26 (12.2%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.7%)								(n/a)																	$12,867	$78	$12,789
Southampton Township School #2	Public	3-5	100 Miss Mabel Drive	Southampton	08088	Burlington County	Southampton Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 859-2256	222	25	8.8	29.7%	174 (78.4%)	7 (3.2%)	33 (14.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.6%)	39.1	823^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	38.9%		44.2	742^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	44.5%	81	27.5		28.2	46.0	52.2				33.3	44.5	49.3						$12,084	$77	$12,007
Fleetwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	231 Fleetwood Ave	Mount Laurel	08054	Burlington County	Mount Laurel Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 235-3004	404	36	11.3	28.5%	171 (42.3%)	79 (19.6%)	55 (13.6%)	53 (13.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (11.1%)	34.4	887^th of 1347 public elementary schools	34.1%		45.5	725^th of 1338 public elementary schools	45.8%	162			34.9	44.5					39.6	40.9							$7,934	$121	$7,813

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