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Mary Bray Elementary School

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Mary Bray Elementary School ranks 540 th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

540^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 60% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Mary Bray Elementary School is a public elementary school in Mount Ephraim, New Jersey, serving 290 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Mt. Ephraim School District, which is ranked 317 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Mary Bray Elementary School has shown mixed academic performance in recent years, with its statewide ranking fluctuating between 466 (2018-2019) and 803 (2022-2023) out of around 1,350 New Jersey elementary schools. While the school's 3rd-grade students achieved 71.9% proficiency in both English Language Arts and Mathematics, which is significantly higher than the state averages, the school's performance in other grades and subjects, such as 4th-grade Mathematics (36.5% proficient) and 5th-grade Science (37.8% proficient), is below the state averages. The school has also shown strong performance for students with special education needs and those from low socioeconomic backgrounds, ranking 83 out of 1,007 and 131 out of 1,023 New Jersey elementary schools, respectively.

Compared to nearby elementary schools, such as Glenview Avenue, Mansion Avenue School, and Clyde S. Jennings Elementary, Mary Bray Elementary School generally performs in the middle to lower range on various academic metrics. However, the school's performance for certain student subgroups, such as male students and those from low socioeconomic backgrounds, is a strength that the school and district should leverage to improve overall academic achievement. Additionally, the school's increasing chronic absenteeism rate, which rose from 13.0% in 2023-2024 to 18.1% in 2022-2023, is a concerning trend that the school and district should address.

289

Students ?

11.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,701

Per pupil spending ?

39.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

225 West Kings Highway
Mount Ephraim, NJ 08059-1803

(856) 931-7807

District: Mt. Ephraim School District

Students who attend Mary Bray Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:

Raymond W. Kershaw School

Racial breakdown:

White:

77.2%

Hispanic:

14.9%

African American:

3.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 60th percentile in 2015 → 60th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (52% vs 46% meeting standards)

✓Above the New Jersey median (60th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school52%

District avg52%

New Jersey avg46%

540^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 40%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

317^th of 609Mt. Ephraim 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	59.9	540 of 1347	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.8	713 of 1338	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.1	803 of 1342	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.0	733 of 1345	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.9	759 of 1317	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	68.8	466 of 1360	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.6	560 of 1353	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	56.5	634 of 1352	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	41.5	834 of 1346	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	61.3	543 of 1357	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2014	59.6	664 of 1363	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	49.9	819 of 1367	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	59.2	693 of 1363	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	56.4	748 of 1360	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	64.9	577 of 1354	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	65.8	551 of 1346	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	65.9	554 of 1338	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	57.4	757 of 1329	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	73.8	368 of 1314	72.0%	★★★★☆
2005	57.6	725 of 1303	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2004	80.0	182 of 1298	86.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	49.9	655 of 1326	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.1	672 of 1317	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.7	821 of 1318	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.9	639 of 1326	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.3	710 of 1290	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.7	533 of 1331	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.4	651 of 1333	51.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	79.8	131 of 1023	87.2%	★★★★☆
2024	60.6	277 of 939	70.5%	★★★★☆
2023	56.0	319 of 910	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	73.3	157 of 863	81.8%	★★★★☆
2021	57.7	256 of 839	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	76.3	136 of 948	85.7%	★★★★☆
2018	77.4	154 of 942	83.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	69.7	408 of 1318	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.1	717 of 1313	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.8	721 of 1315	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.3	774 of 1324	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.0	765 of 1297	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	72.6	377 of 1335	71.8%	★★★★☆
2018	67.5	454 of 1334	66.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	44.6	472 of 989	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.9	502 of 949	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	88.4	83 of 1007	91.8%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	48.3	523 of 970	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.0	693 of 963	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.0	751 of 975	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.4	733 of 976	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.8	764 of 964	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	54.8	465 of 1023	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.6	587 of 1022	42.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)87th percentile+27 vs school

Male (2025)69th percentile+9 vs school

Special Education (2024)52nd percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)51st percentile-9 vs school

White (2025)46th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts60%+10 vs state

Mathematics49%~ state avg

Science38%+8 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	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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Mary Bray Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	225 West Kings Highway	Mount Ephraim	08059	Camden County	Mt. Ephraim School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 931-7807	289	26	11.3	39.1%	223 (77.2%)	9 (3.1%)	43 (14.9%)	8 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.1%)	59.9	540^th of 1347 public elementary schools	59.9%		46.8	713^th of 1338 public elementary schools	46.7%	173	37.8		71.9	53.7	57.8				71.9	36.5	44.4				$11,701	$256	$11,445
Glenview Avenue	Public	K-6	1700 Sycamore Street	Haddon Heights	08035	Camden County	HADDON HEIGHTS School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 547-7647	261	30	8.6	8.0%	219 (83.9%)	5 (1.9%)	25 (9.6%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.4%)	70.1	425^th of 1347 public elementary schools	68.4%		74.7	358^th of 1338 public elementary schools	73.2%	67	51.4		48.6	61.3	65.7	69.2			48.6	54.9	62.8	59.0			$12,403	$243	$12,160
Mansion Avenue School	Public	3-6	300 Mansion Avenue	Audubon	08106	Camden County	Audubon Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 546-4926	331	33	10.0	24.5%	285 (86.1%)	6 (1.8%)	28 (8.5%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.7%)	74.5	360^th of 1347 public elementary schools	73.3%		80	283^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	78.8%	77	36.3		58.8	66.6	72.6	73.5			65.1	54.3	62.6	57.8			$12,922	$400	$12,522
Bellmawr Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	29 Peach Road	Bellmawr	08031	Camden County	Bellmawr Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 931-6272	496	41	12.0	60.1%	281 (56.7%)	38 (7.7%)	113 (22.8%)	41 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (4.4%)	34	897^th of 1347 public elementary schools	33.4%		45.4	728^th of 1338 public elementary schools	45.6%	169			20.3	56.2					41.8	40.0					$12,420	$1,397	$11,023
Ethel M Burke Elementary School	Public	K-4	112 South Black Horse Pike	Bellmawr	08031	Camden County	Bellmawr Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 931-6362	222	25	8.8	50.0%	94 (42.3%)	7 (3.2%)	56 (25.2%)	44 (19.8%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (9.0%)	67.4	450^th of 1347 public elementary schools	66.6%		59.5	553^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	58.7%	103			59.0	50.0					82.1	54.5					$12,426	$1,311	$11,115
Cold Springs School	Public	PK, KG-3	1194 Market Street	Gloucester City	08030	Camden County	Gloucester City Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 456-7000	839	75	11.2	65.9%	414 (49.3%)	115 (13.7%)	210 (25.0%)	32 (3.8%)	5 (0.6%)	3 (0.4%)	60 (7.2%)	28	984^th of 1347 public elementary schools	26.9%		17.4	1110^th of 1338 public elementary schools	17.0%	126			38.3						30.2						$11,740	$261	$11,479
Oaklyn Public School	Public	PK, KG-5	136 Kendall Blvd	Oaklyn	08107	Camden County	Oaklyn Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 858-0335	273	29	9.5	29.7%	201 (73.6%)	10 (3.7%)	40 (14.7%)	8 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.1%)	43.8	757^th of 1347 public elementary schools	43.8%		46.7	714^th of 1338 public elementary schools	46.6%	43	33.3		25.0	56.3	63.4				32.5	25.0	53.7				$16,778	$522	$16,256
Clyde S. Jennings Elementary School	Public	K-5	100 Cedar Avenue	Oaklyn	08107	Camden County	Haddon Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 869-7720	123	11	11.3	21.1%	96 (78.0%)	5 (4.1%)	16 (13.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.1%)	54.9	618^th of 1347 public elementary schools	54.1%		55.8	597^th of 1338 public elementary schools	55.4%	21	53.3		41.7	59.1	53.3				50.0	40.9	53.4				$12,020	$364	$11,656
Alice Costello Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	301 Haakon rd.	Brooklawn	08030	Camden County	Brooklawn Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 456-4039	277	32	8.5	70.0%	143 (51.6%)	28 (10.1%)	82 (29.6%)	13 (4.7%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.1%)	7 (2.5%)	37.4	849^th of 1347 public elementary schools	37.0%		37.2	834^th of 1338 public elementary schools	37.7%	15	25.0	0.0	50.0	50.0	56.2	21.2	71.9	42.9	62.5	45.0	18.8	18.8	54.9	10.0	$12,492	$561	$11,931
Atlantic Avenue	Public	PK, KG-2	21 East Atlantic Avenue	Haddon Heights	08035	Camden County	HADDON HEIGHTS School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 547-0630	125	11	11.3	8.8%	104 (83.2%)	4 (3.2%)	13 (10.4%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.4%)								(n/a)															$13,637	$243	$13,394

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