Paul Robeson Community School for the Arts

Public PK, KG-8

 199 Paul Robeson Blvd
       New Brunswick, NJ  08901-2734


(732) 745-5300

District: New Brunswick School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
1127th of 1,342 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $9,460 Help


Students who attend Paul Robeson Community School for the Arts usually attend:

High:    New Brunswick High School

Student/teacher ratio:  10.0 Help
Number of students:  665

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
94.1%
African American:
5.4%
Asian:
0.2%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  81.4% Help


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Compare Details Paul Robeson Community School for the Arts ranks worse than 84% of elementary schools in New Jersey. It also ranks first among 8 ranked elementary schools in the New Brunswick School District! (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 16.96. (See more...)
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Compare Details Paul Robeson Community School for the Arts ranks worse than 76.1% of middle schools in New Jersey. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 23.24. (See more...)
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (94.1%), African American (5.4%), American Indian (0.2%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 81.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the New Brunswick School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Paul Robeson Community School for the Arts is 10. 4 elementary schools in the New Brunswick School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Paul Robeson Community School for the Arts is $9,460. 6 elementary schools in the New Brunswick School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Paul Robeson Community School for the Arts:

SchoolDigger ranks Paul Robeson Community School for the Arts 1127th of 1342 New Jersey public elementary schools. (See Paul Robeson Community School for the Arts in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Paul Robeson Community School for the Arts 569th of 748 New Jersey public middle schools. (See Paul Robeson Community School for the Arts in the ranking list.)

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New Brunswick School District:

SchoolDigger ranks New Brunswick School District 588th of 615 New Jersey school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Paul Robeson Community School for the Arts

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Paul Robeson Community School for the Arts

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 8.51 1072nd 1204 11.0%
2004 16.14 1129th 1298 13.0%
2005 15.78 1146th 1303 12.0%
2006 32.05 1031st 1314 21.5%
2007 30.73 1066th 1329 19.8%
2008 40.92 953rd 1338 28.8%
2009 33.63 1026th 1346 23.8%
2010 31.32 1055th 1354 22.1%
2011 11.76 1232nd 1360 9.4%
2012 8.72 1254th 1363 8.0%
2013 9.43 1244th 1367 9.0%
2014 11.68 1216th 1363 10.8%
2015 19.36 1121st 1357 17.4%
2016 26.36 1041st 1346 22.7%
2017 29.97 978th 1352 27.7%
2018 27.42 1035th 1353 23.5%
2019 22.28 1094th 1360 19.6%
2021 12.06 1171st 1317 11.1%
2022 15.87 1138th 1345 15.4%
2023 16.96 1127th 1342 16.0%
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Rank History for elementary school English Language Learner students at Paul Robeson Community School for the Arts

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 39.63 246th 434 43.3%
2019 26.54 346th 463 25.3%
2021 22.42 360th 411 12.4%
2022 21.07 429th 489 12.3%
2023 21.74 430th 499 13.8%
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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at Paul Robeson Community School for the Arts

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 22.90 764th 1007 24.1%
2021 28.00 603rd 868 30.5%
2022 20.27 766th 949 19.3%
2023 9.96 924th 958 3.5%
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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Paul Robeson Community School for the Arts

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 55.03 392nd 942 58.4%
2019 39.83 552nd 948 41.8%
2022 42.33 471st 863 45.4%
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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Paul Robeson Community School for the Arts

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 24.76 1041st 1333 21.9%
2019 20.17 1089th 1331 18.2%
2021 17.81 1078th 1290 16.4%
2022 17.30 1088th 1326 17.9%
2023 19.01 1058th 1318 19.7%
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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Paul Robeson Community School for the Arts

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 32.47 934th 1334 30.0%
2019 28.73 977th 1335 26.8%
2021 11.89 1150th 1297 11.3%
2022 16.83 1086th 1324 18.0%
2023 17.22 1083rd 1315 17.6%
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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Paul Robeson Community School for the Arts

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 47.82 423rd 870 51.4%
2019 39.96 540th 899 39.9%
2021 26.13 726th 896 19.0%
2023 20.96 797th 982 18.8%
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Data source: test scores: New Jersey Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Rank History for all middle school students at Paul Robeson Community School for the Arts

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 20.82 592nd 745 20.5%
2021 14.51 557th 652 14.6%
2022 16.17 637th 745 14.5%
2023 23.24 569th 748 23.9%
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Rank History for middle school English Language Learner students at Paul Robeson Community School for the Arts

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 40.10 110th 202 45.5%
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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Paul Robeson Community School for the Arts

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 30.32 279th 401 30.4%
2022 40.23 268th 535 49.9%
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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Paul Robeson Community School for the Arts

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 21.07 419th 522 19.7%
2019 30.95 378th 541 30.1%
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Rank History for middle school Female students at Paul Robeson Community School for the Arts

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 16.53 577th 680 15.1%
2019 13.33 608th 703 13.5%
2021 19.39 505th 625 19.2%
2022 16.90 621st 726 14.5%
2023 27.12 522nd 720 27.5%
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Rank History for middle school Male students at Paul Robeson Community School for the Arts

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 25.08 519th 675 23.1%
2019 32.30 480th 697 31.1%
2021 13.79 553rd 635 12.9%
2022 20.17 586th 730 19.7%
2023 22.44 547th 718 23.8%
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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Paul Robeson Community School for the Arts

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 29.06 380th 504 24.6%
2019 22.60 426th 524 18.7%
2021 27.34 377th 480 21.5%
2022 25.57 477th 591 19.3%
2023 30.27 420th 587 28.4%
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Data source: test scores: New Jersey Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Enrollment information for Paul Robeson Community School for the Arts

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 10 323 3 42 0 n/a n/a 0 378
1989 10 295 2 41 0 n/a n/a 0 348
1990 3 294 0 50 0 n/a n/a 0 347
1991 2 318 2 54 0 n/a n/a 0 376
1992 2 333 6 76 0 n/a n/a 0 417
1993 4 298 5 86 0 n/a n/a 0 393
1994 4 304 5 78 0 n/a n/a 0 391
1995 4 287 3 99 0 n/a n/a 0 393
1996 4 287 3 99 0 n/a n/a 0 393
1998 4 332 3 120 0 n/a n/a 0 459
1999 4 335 1 123 0 n/a n/a 0 463
2000 1 340 0 159 0 n/a n/a 0 500
2001 3 308 1 181 0 n/a n/a 0 493
2002 5 213 4 237 0 n/a n/a 0 459
2003 5 213 4 237 0 n/a n/a 0 459
2004 6 212 6 297 0 n/a n/a 0 521
2005 6 225 12 388 0 n/a n/a 0 631
2006 5 178 2 348 0 n/a n/a 0 533
2007 2 149 2 337 0 n/a n/a 0 490
2008 10 96 1 292 1 n/a n/a 0 400
2009 6 101 2 373 0 0 0 0 482
2010 2 93 2 405 0 0 0 0 502
2011 2 93 1 412 0 1 0 0 509
2012 2 81 2 414 0 1 0 0 500
2013 1 78 3 431 0 0 0 0 513
2014 1 74 3 484 0 0 0 0 562
2015 1 65 3 505 1 0 0 0 575
2016 1 70 2 504 1 0 0 0 578
2017 1 53 1 468 1 0 1 0 525
2018 0 50 1 528 1 0 0 0 580
2019 1 55 4 604 1 0 0 0 665
2020 4 52 2 701 1 0 0 0 760
2021 0 50 1 713 1 0 0 0 765
2022 0 41 0 646 1 0 1 0 689
2023 0 36 1 626 1 0 1 0 665

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Paul Robeson Community School for the Arts

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 378 24.0 15.7 n/a
1989 348 23.0 15.1 n/a
1990 347 23.0 15.0 68
1991 376 22.0 17.0 67.3
1992 417 25.0 16.6 72.2
1993 393 27.0 14.6 76.3
1994 391 26.0 15.0 80.8
1995 393 25.0 15.7 84.7
1996 393 25.0 15.7 84.7
1998 459 27.0 17.0 80.2
1999 463 30.0 15.4 80.3
2000 500 29.0 17.2 84.6
2001 493 29.2 16.9 82.8
2002 459 37.0 12.4 79.7
2003 459 37.0 12.4 79.7
2004 521 54.0 9.6 77.4
2005 631 67.5 9.3 n/a
2006 533 56.0 9.5 71.5
2007 490 57.0 8.6 72.4
2008 400 33.0 12.1 73.8
2009 482 47.5 8.3 90.7
2010 502 36.0 13.9 81.5
2011 509 35.0 14.5 83.9
2012 500 40.9 12.1 91.4
2013 513 42.0 12.2 95.5
2014 562 45.0 12.4 81.3
2015 575 46.0 12.5 89.2
2016 578 44.0 13.1 59.2
2017 525 45.5 11.5 58.1
2018 580 47.4 12.2 54.1
2019 665 56.4 11.7 56.1
2020 760 55.4 13.7 77
2021 765 62.4 12.2 98
2022 689 64.0 10.7 85.6
2023 665 66.0 10.0 81.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Paul Robeson Community School for the Arts

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 378 24.0 15.7 n/a
1989 348 23.0 15.1 n/a
1990 347 23.0 15.0 68
1991 376 22.0 17.0 67.3
1992 417 25.0 16.6 72.2
1993 393 27.0 14.6 76.3
1994 391 26.0 15.0 80.8
1995 393 25.0 15.7 84.7
1996 393 25.0 15.7 84.7
1998 459 27.0 17.0 80.2
1999 463 30.0 15.4 80.3
2000 500 29.0 17.2 84.6
2001 493 29.2 16.9 82.8
2002 459 37.0 12.4 79.7
2003 459 37.0 12.4 79.7
2004 521 54.0 9.6 77.4
2005 631 67.5 9.3 n/a
2006 533 56.0 9.5 71.5
2007 490 57.0 8.6 72.4
2008 400 33.0 12.1 73.8
2009 482 47.5 8.3 90.7
2010 502 36.0 13.9 81.5
2011 509 35.0 14.5 83.9
2012 500 40.9 12.1 91.4
2013 513 42.0 12.2 95.5
2014 562 45.0 12.4 81.3
2015 575 46.0 12.5 89.2
2016 578 44.0 13.1 59.2
2017 525 45.5 11.5 58.1
2018 580 47.4 12.2 54.1
2019 665 56.4 11.7 56.1
2020 760 55.4 13.7 77
2021 765 62.4 12.2 98
2022 689 64.0 10.7 85.6
2023 665 66.0 10.0 81.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Paul Robeson Community School for the Arts

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2019 $9,460

Data source: New Jersey Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Paul Robeson Community School for the Arts

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1094th of 1360 Elementary schoolsRanks 1127th of 1342 Elementary schools
 3.5%
Ranks 592nd of 745 Middle schoolsRanks 569th of 748 Middle schools
 3.4%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Paul Robeson Community School for the Arts)22.313.8
 8.5%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (New Brunswick School District)24.413
 11.4%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)50.242
 8.2%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Paul Robeson Community School for the Arts)50.613.6
 37%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (New Brunswick School District)25.712.6
 13.1%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)55.145.9
 9.2%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Paul Robeson Community School for the Arts)42.625.7
 16.9%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (New Brunswick School District)31.422.6
 8.8%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)57.451.3
 6.1%
4th Grade Mathematics (Paul Robeson Community School for the Arts)36.814.7
 22.1%
   4th Grade Mathematics (New Brunswick School District)29.510.2
 19.3%
   4th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)5144.3
 6.7%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Paul Robeson Community School for the Arts)33.341.9
 8.6%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (New Brunswick School District)31.525
 6.5%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)57.953.2
 4.7%
5th Grade Mathematics (Paul Robeson Community School for the Arts)26.67.8
 18.8%
   5th Grade Mathematics (New Brunswick School District)20.47.6
 12.8%
   5th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)46.840.1
 6.7%
6th Grade English Language Arts (Paul Robeson Community School for the Arts)40.840.2
 0.6%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (New Brunswick School District)30.116.4
 13.7%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)56.149
 7.1%
6th Grade Mathematics (Paul Robeson Community School for the Arts)22.49.8
 12.6%
   6th Grade Mathematics (New Brunswick School District)10.95.4
 5.5%
   6th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)40.634.3
 6.3%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Paul Robeson Community School for the Arts)43.738.7
 5%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (New Brunswick School District)44.726.8
 17.9%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)62.855.7
 7.1%
7th Grade Mathematics (Paul Robeson Community School for the Arts)23.612.9
 10.7%
   7th Grade Mathematics (New Brunswick School District)25.110.3
 14.8%
   7th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)42.133.8
 8.3%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Paul Robeson Community School for the Arts)41.737.9
 3.8%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (New Brunswick School District)35.531.4
 4.1%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)62.955.3
 7.6%
8th Grade Mathematics (Paul Robeson Community School for the Arts)2.610.3
 7.7%
   8th Grade Mathematics (New Brunswick School District)10.36.6
 3.7%
   8th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)29.317.8
 11.5%
8th Grade Algebra I (Paul Robeson Community School for the Arts)705.9
 64.1%
   8th Grade Algebra I (New Brunswick School District)72.929.2
 43.7%
   8th Grade Algebra I (New Jersey)75.164.1
 11%
End of Course Algebra I (Paul Robeson Community School for the Arts)705.9
 64.1%
   End of Course Algebra I (New Brunswick School District)12.37.7
 4.6%
   End of Course Algebra I (New Jersey)43.335
 8.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students665665
African American5536
 34.5%
American Indian11
Asian41
 75%
Hispanic604626
 3.6%
Pacific Islander00
White10
 100%
Two or More Races01
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients56.1%81.4%
 25.3%


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In the 2022-23 school year, 665 students attended Paul Robeson Community School for the Arts.

Paul Robeson Community School for the Arts ranks in the bottom 16.0% of New Jersey elementary schools.

Students who attend Paul Robeson Community School for the Arts usually go on to attend:

High : New Brunswick High School

Students at Paul Robeson Community School for the Arts are 94% Hispanic, 5% African American.


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