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Taunton Forge Elementary School

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Taunton Forge Elementary School ranks 334 th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

334^th

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of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 75% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Taunton Forge Elementary School is a high-performing public elementary school serving grades PK-5 in Medford, New Jersey. With 287 students, the school consistently ranks among the top 25% of elementary schools in the state, outperforming both the Medford Township School District and the state averages in academic achievement.

Taunton Forge Elementary School's standout features include its exceptional academic performance, with 78.3% of 5th graders proficient or better in ELA and 71.7% in math, compared to 72.6% and 68.2% for the district, respectively. The school also ranks exceptionally high for its special education program, placing in the top 10% of New Jersey elementary schools in this category. Additionally, Taunton Forge maintains relatively low chronic absenteeism rates, with only 4.3% in the 2022-2023 school year, compared to 9.4% for the district and 16.6% for the state.

When compared to other elementary schools in the Medford Township School District, Taunton Forge consistently outperforms its peers in academic achievement. The school's low percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, at just 1.04%, also sets it apart from some of the nearby schools in the Evesham Township School District, such as Frances DeMasi Elementary (5.59%) and Marlton Elementary (4.35%), suggesting a more affluent student population at Taunton Forge.

318

Students ?

10.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,935

Per pupil spending ?

5.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

32 Evergreen Trail
Medford, NJ 08055

(609) 654-6723

District: Medford Township School District

Students who attend Taunton Forge Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Haines Sixth Grade Center
	Medford Memorial Middle School
High:	Shawnee High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

81.4%

Hispanic:

7.9%

Two or more races:

7.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 85th percentile in 2015 → 75th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (63% vs 46% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 25% of New Jersey elementary schools

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2015

!Near the bottom of Medford Township School District's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school63%

District avg66%

New Jersey avg46%

334^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 25%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From top 15% (2015) to top 25% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 5Elementary Schools in the Medford Township School District

127^th of 609Medford Township 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	76.5	334 of 1347	75.2%	★★★★☆
2024	70.6	410 of 1338	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	83.6	221 of 1342	83.5%	★★★★☆
2022	88.7	144 of 1345	89.3%	★★★★☆
2021	86.6	153 of 1317	88.4%	★★★★☆
2019	73.9	388 of 1360	71.5%	★★★★☆
2018	75.9	345 of 1353	74.5%	★★★★☆
2017	84.8	181 of 1352	86.6%	★★★★☆
2016	85.3	184 of 1346	86.3%	★★★★☆
2015	84.4	205 of 1357	84.9%	★★★★☆
2014	86.2	79 of 1363	94.2%	★★★★★
2013	86.9	53 of 1367	96.1%	★★★★★
2012	86.5	42 of 1363	96.9%	★★★★★
2011	86.1	51 of 1360	96.3%	★★★★★
2010	86.6	44 of 1354	96.8%	★★★★★
2009	85.5	83 of 1346	93.8%	★★★★★
2008	82.5	98 of 1338	92.7%	★★★★★
2007	83.5	36 of 1329	97.3%	★★★★★
2006	82.6	79 of 1314	94.0%	★★★★★
2005	75.0	331 of 1303	74.6%	★★★★☆
2004	82.5	127 of 1298	90.2%	★★★★★
2003	84.6	122 of 1204	89.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	83.1	217 of 1326	83.6%	★★★★☆
2024	67.6	430 of 1317	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	85.0	178 of 1318	86.5%	★★★★☆
2022	93.8	46 of 1326	96.5%	★★★★★
2021	85.9	143 of 1290	88.9%	★★★★☆
2019	74.0	349 of 1331	73.8%	★★★★☆
2018	73.6	372 of 1333	72.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	68.0	429 of 1318	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.8	368 of 1313	72.0%	★★★★☆
2023	79.0	270 of 1315	79.5%	★★★★☆
2022	75.8	311 of 1324	76.5%	★★★★☆
2021	80.5	215 of 1297	83.4%	★★★★☆
2019	71.0	407 of 1335	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	76.4	312 of 1334	76.6%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	86.7	101 of 1023	90.1%	★★★★★
2024	80.0	135 of 989	86.3%	★★★★☆
2023	91.3	53 of 958	94.5%	★★★★★
2022	93.3	42 of 949	95.6%	★★★★★
2021	89.3	46 of 868	94.7%	★★★★★
2019	67.0	272 of 1007	73.0%	★★★★☆
2018	61.7	322 of 1001	67.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	68.8	289 of 970	70.2%	★★★★☆
2024	60.6	368 of 963	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	75.6	198 of 975	79.7%	★★★★☆
2022	84.6	103 of 976	89.4%	★★★★☆
2021	81.7	113 of 964	88.3%	★★★★☆
2019	59.0	416 of 1023	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.4	391 of 1022	61.7%	★★★☆☆

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)90th percentile+15 vs school

Female (2025)84th percentile+8 vs school

White (2025)70th percentile-5 vs school

Male (2025)67th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics67%+20 vs state

English Language Arts61%+11 vs state

Science59%+29 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 (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 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
Taunton Forge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	32 Evergreen Trail	Medford	08055	Burlington County	Medford Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 654-6723	318	30	10.6	5.3%	259 (81.4%)	4 (1.3%)	25 (7.9%)	4 (1.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (7.5%)	76.5	334^th of 1347 public elementary schools	75.2%		70.6	410^th of 1338 public elementary schools	69.4%	76	58.7	43.8	66.7	78.3	64.9	64.1	71.7	$9,935		$9,935
Milton H. Allen Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	24 Allen Avenue	Medford	08055	Burlington County	Medford Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 654-4203	428	32	13.2	11.7%	346 (80.8%)	12 (2.8%)	44 (10.3%)	10 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.7%)	62.1	514^th of 1347 public elementary schools	61.8%		67.5	449^th of 1338 public elementary schools	66.4%	65	26.4	58.8	70.9	43.4	67.6	66.7	44.7	$9,181		$9,181
Kirby's Mill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	151 Hartford Road	Medford	08055	Burlington County	Medford Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 714-7014	402	32	12.4	13.4%	263 (65.4%)	22 (5.5%)	35 (8.7%)	68 (16.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.5%)	85.6	186^th of 1347 public elementary schools	86.2%		81.4	263^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	80.3%	77	56.0	69.8	66.1	82.5	77.7	64.9	70.7	$10,032	$84	$9,948
Cranberry Pines Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	400 Fairview Road	Medford	08055	Burlington County	Medford Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 983-2861	371	30	12.3	4.6%	311 (83.8%)	2 (0.5%)	26 (7.0%)	9 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (5.9%)	90.9	101^st of 1347 public elementary schools	92.5%		87.2	172^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	87.1%	71	68.4	77.6	72.9	86.9	84.5	68.5	82.0	$8,592		$8,592
Chairville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	36 Chairville Road	Medford	08055	Burlington County	Medford Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 654-9610	439	39	11.3	11.4%	356 (81.1%)	20 (4.6%)	37 (8.4%)	9 (2.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.4%)	82.7	236^th of 1347 public elementary schools	82.5%		75.6	346^th of 1338 public elementary schools	74.1%	110	58.5	55.7	70.4	80.0	65.7	64.8	77.2	$9,524	$93	$9,431
Richard L Rice School	Public	PK, KG-5	50 Crown Royal Parkway	Marlton	08053	Burlington County	Evesham Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 988-0685	492	39	12.6	7.7%	297 (60.4%)	37 (7.5%)	66 (13.4%)	37 (7.5%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	51 (10.4%)	45.8	729^th of 1347 public elementary schools	45.9%		55.5	601^st of 1338 public elementary schools	55.1%	128	28.3	46.3	48.6	45.3	53.7	54.3	34.0	$8,190	$15	$8,175
Nokomis School	Public	PK, KG-2	135 Mudjekeewis Trail	Medford Lakes	08055	Burlington County	Medford Lakes School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 654-0991	126	16	8.1	4.0%	115 (91.3%)	1 (0.8%)	2 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (6.3%)								(n/a)								$7,824		$7,824
Marlton Elementary	Public	K-5	190 Tomlinson Mill Road	Marlton	08053	Burlington County	Evesham Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 988-9811	567	37	15.3	10.9%	426 (75.1%)	20 (3.5%)	48 (8.5%)	37 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.3%)	47.9	710^th of 1347 public elementary schools	47.3%		52.4	640^th of 1338 public elementary schools	52.2%	70	28.1	42.5	58.7	35.8	50.5	60.7	37.4	$9,212	$21	$9,191
Helen L Beeler	Public	K-5	60 Caldwell Ave	Marlton	08053	Burlington County	Evesham Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 988-0619	557	42	13.4	16.2%	334 (60.0%)	44 (7.9%)	44 (7.9%)	83 (14.9%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.4%)	47 (8.4%)	47.5	714^th of 1347 public elementary schools	47.0%		42.3	764^th of 1338 public elementary schools	42.9%	50	28.5	39.8	41.3	42.9	56.2	54.4	50.0	$7,091	$189	$6,902
Robert B Jaggard School	Public	K-5	2 Westcott Road	Marlton	08053	Burlington County	Evesham Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 988-0679	483	45	10.7	23.6%	271 (56.1%)	78 (16.1%)	45 (9.3%)	54 (11.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	33 (6.8%)	60	537^th of 1347 public elementary schools	60.1%		73.2	375^th of 1338 public elementary schools	72.0%	162	27.9	57.1	64.5	55.7	48.6	58.1	50.8	$10,326	$284	$10,042

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