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Blanquita B. Valenti Community School

Public Grades K-8

1166^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 13% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Blanquita B. Valenti Community School is an elementary school located in New Brunswick, New Jersey, serving grades K-8 with a total enrollment of 760 students. The school is part of the New Brunswick School District, which is ranked 570 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Blanquita B. Valenti Community School consistently ranks in the bottom 15-20% of New Jersey elementary schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's proficiency rates in NJSLA English Language Arts and Mathematics are significantly lower than the state averages, often by 20-30 percentage points. Compared to other schools in the New Brunswick School District, Blanquita B. Valenti Community School generally performs on par or slightly better in ELA and Math, but still lags behind the district's already low scores. The school's performance is particularly weak in 8th grade Math, with only 6.2% of students proficient or better, compared to the state average of 20.7%. Additionally, the school has experienced high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 11.6% to 21.7% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average.

The school's per-student spending of $8,890 in the 2018-2019 school year was lower than the state average and some of the nearby schools, such as Lincoln Elementary School and Paul Robeson Community School for the Arts. The student-teacher ratio of 11.3 in 2023-2024 is slightly higher than the nearby schools, which range from 7.6 to 11.2 students per teacher. Overall, Blanquita B. Valenti Community School faces significant challenges in providing a high-quality education to its students, and addressing the academic, demographic, and resource-related issues will be crucial for the school to improve student outcomes.

810

Students ?

11.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,890

Per pupil spending ?

93.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

50 Jersey Ave
New Brunswick, NJ 08901

(732) 745-5300

District: New Brunswick School District

Students who attend Blanquita B. Valenti Community School usually attend:

High:

New Brunswick High School

Feeder schools for Blanquita B. Valenti Community School:

Elementary:

Lincoln Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

96.2%

African American:

3.1%

White:

0.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 11th percentile in 2019 → 13th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (22% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 24 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school22%

District avg19%

New Jersey avg44%

Elementary school

1,166^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 13%▲ up 3 pts since 2019

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★★★★★

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Middle school

627^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Bottom 17%▬ steady since 2019

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 9Elementary Schools in the New Brunswick School District

570^th of 609New Brunswick 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	15.4	1166 of 1347	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.2	1113 of 1338	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.8	1215 of 1360	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	28.2	446 of 597	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.6	433 of 559	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	14.4	1144 of 1326	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.0	1106 of 1317	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	26.5	775 of 1032	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.5	753 of 989	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	27.7	832 of 1023	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.6	663 of 939	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	19.2	1080 of 1318	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.4	1028 of 1313	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	20.9	836 of 1023	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.9	818 of 989	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	17.9	627 of 752	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.9	566 of 743	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.8	603 of 748	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.6	578 of 745	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.6	493 of 652	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.9	622 of 745	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	32.7	226 of 343	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.5	208 of 320	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	13.3	285 of 288	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.2	265 of 270	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	28.1	146 of 202	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	18.1	606 of 728	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.3	571 of 717	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.6	573 of 720	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.4	577 of 726	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.2	487 of 625	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.0	587 of 703	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.8	613 of 680	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	23.3	494 of 608	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.8	434 of 589	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.5	418 of 587	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.4	407 of 591	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.4	292 of 480	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.4	427 of 524	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.1	445 of 504	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	30.7	454 of 613	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.5	351 of 584	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.3	414 of 568	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.4	334 of 549	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	56.2	136 of 467	70.9%	★★★★☆
2019	21.9	425 of 541	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.8	415 of 522	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	19.6	595 of 726	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.1	535 of 719	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.6	553 of 718	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.3	525 of 730	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.1	446 of 635	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	16.8	585 of 697	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.1	593 of 675	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	21.0	457 of 507	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.7	422 of 510	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.4	483 of 505	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	25.1	431 of 535	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.6	331 of 401	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.6	416 of 492	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.0	417 of 471	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

English Language Learner (2025)25th percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2025)25th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)19th percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2025)18th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)18th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)14th percentile~ school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2025)34th percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)26th percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)19th percentile~ school

Male (2025)18th percentile~ school

Female (2025)17th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)10th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I59%+13 vs state

English Language Arts31%-23 vs state

Mathematics17%-24 vs state

Science9%-15 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
Blanquita B. Valenti Community School	Public	K-8	50 Jersey Ave	New Brunswick	08901	Middlesex County	New Brunswick School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 745-5300	810	73	11.1	93.7%	2 (0.2%)	25 (3.1%)	779 (96.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	15.4	1166^th of 1347 public elementary schools	13.4%		17.2	1113^th of 1338 public elementary schools	16.8%	53	16.7	4.5	15.1	29.8	28.9	26.8	32.9	39.8	12.5	29.2	23.1	16.2	18.2	6.2	58.8	58.8	$8,890		$8,890
A Chester Redshaw School	Public	PK, KG-5	216 Livingston Avenue	New Brunswick	08901	Middlesex County	New Brunswick School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 745-5300	678	66	10.3	88.6%	5 (0.7%)	29 (4.3%)	636 (93.8%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	18.7	1114^th of 1347 public elementary schools	17.3%		12.4	1198^th of 1338 public elementary schools	10.5%	84	15.3		22.1	33.4	40.7				11.7	22.2	31.4						$8,353		$8,353
Livingston Elementary School	Public	K-5	206 Delavan Street	New Brunswick	08901	Middlesex County	New Brunswick School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 745-5300	342	33	10.3	93.3%	2 (0.6%)	18 (5.3%)	319 (93.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	6.3	1305^th of 1347 public elementary schools	3.1%		7.2	1279^th of 1338 public elementary schools	4.4%	26	2.6		10.2	22.4	25.0				10.9	7.8	13.5						$11,684		$11,684
Roosevelt Elementary School	Public	K-5	83 Livingston Ave	New Brunswick	08901	Middlesex County	New Brunswick School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 745-5300	597	60	10.0	97.0%	6 (1.0%)	28 (4.7%)	561 (94.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	9	1271^st of 1347 public elementary schools	5.6%		8.5	1262^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	5.7%	9	5.3		23.1	22.9	14.6				21.7	20.2	7.6						$10,736		$10,736
Lincoln Elementary School	Public	K-5	66 Bartlett Street	New Brunswick	08901	Middlesex County	New Brunswick School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 745-5300	356	43	8.3	93.3%	2 (0.6%)	9 (2.5%)	342 (96.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	11.5	1220^th of 1347 public elementary schools	9.4%		9.2	1251^st of 1338 public elementary schools	6.5%	31	11.1		16.7	24.4	17.8				27.3	26.7	8.9						$10,278		$10,278
Paul Robeson Community School for the Arts	Public	PK, KG-8	199 Paul Robeson Blvd	New Brunswick	08901	Middlesex County	New Brunswick School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 745-5300	624	67	9.3	93.4%	2 (0.3%)	31 (5.0%)	589 (94.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	16.4	1157^th of 1347 public elementary schools	14.1%		16.8	1117^th of 1338 public elementary schools	16.5%	40	1.8	2.7	33.3	31.3	44.4	37.5	39.6	51.4	21.4	12.5	14.3	15.8	14.3	16.2			$9,460		$9,460
Greater Brunswick Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	429 Joyce Kilmer Avenue	New Brunswick	08901	Middlesex County	Greater Brunswick Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 448-1052	397	21	18.9	83.1%	2 (0.5%)	21 (5.3%)	367 (92.4%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	18.8	1113^th of 1347 public elementary schools	17.4%		14.2	1160^th of 1338 public elementary schools	13.3%	47	8.6	2.4	28.6	28.2	27.6	32.6	31.9	42.8	19.0	39.1	31.9	16.3	31.9	4.2	38.9	38.9	$10,212	$955	$9,257
Lord Stirling Community School	Public	PK, KG-5	101 Redmond Street	New Brunswick	08901	Middlesex County	New Brunswick School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 745-5300	436	47	9.3	97.0%	2 (0.5%)	22 (5.0%)	408 (93.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	11.9	1213^th of 1347 public elementary schools	9.9%		12.4	1197^th of 1338 public elementary schools	10.5%	16	13.8		9.0	36.2	21.0				11.3	24.6	19.3						$11,427		$11,427
Mckinley Community School	Public	PK, KG-8	15 Van Dyke Ave	New Brunswick	08901	Middlesex County	New Brunswick School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 745-5300	524	64	8.1	92.9%	6 (1.1%)	81 (15.5%)	431 (82.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	18.9	1112^th of 1347 public elementary schools	17.4%		14.9	1147^th of 1338 public elementary schools	14.3%	35	7.7	0.0	34.7	39.0	33.3	20.9	19.2	24.3	24.5	36.6	20.5	14.0	14.9	7.4			$12,963		$12,963
Pine Grove Manor School	Public	PK, KG-5	130 Highland Avenue	Somerset	08873	Somerset County	Franklin Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 246-2424	346	41	8.4	76.9%	12 (3.5%)	58 (16.8%)	251 (72.5%)	17 (4.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.7%)	35.5	877^th of 1347 public elementary schools	34.9%		24.6	1014^th of 1338 public elementary schools	24.2%	137	17.4		56.1	20.4	42.2				50.0	34.1	38.3						$12,062	$307	$11,755

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