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New Hanover Township School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

1017^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 24% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

New Hanover Township School is an elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Wrightstown, New Jersey, with 186 students. The school is part of the New Hanover Township School District, which is ranked 518 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, New Hanover Township School consistently performs below the state average on NJSLA assessments in English Language Arts and Mathematics across all grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's 3rd grade ELA proficiency rate was 28.6% compared to the state average of 44.9%, and its 8th grade Math proficiency rate was 0% compared to the state average of 20.7%. Compared to nearby schools, such as Mansfield Township Elementary School, which had significantly higher proficiency rates, New Hanover Township School lags behind in academic performance.

The school also faces challenges with high rates of economic disadvantage, with 48.92% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024, which is significantly higher than nearby schools like Mansfield Township Elementary School and Springfield Township School. Additionally, New Hanover Township School has struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.9% to 19.2% in recent years, which is also higher than the state average and the rates of nearby schools.

185

Students ?

9.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,216

Per pupil spending ?

52.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

122 Fort Dix Street
Wrightstown, NJ 08562

(609) 723-2139

District: New Hanover Township

Racial breakdown:

White:

41.1%

Hispanic:

38.9%

African American:

14.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 16th percentile in 2022 → 24th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 24th (2025) from a 16th-percentile low (2022)

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (27% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

District avg27%

New Jersey avg44%

Elementary school

1,017^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 24%▼ down 14 pts since 2015

From bottom 39% (2015) to bottom 24% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

564^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Bottom 25%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

518^th of 609New Hanover Township 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	25.4	1017 of 1347	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.0	969 of 1338	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.1	1056 of 1342	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.2	1130 of 1345	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.0	989 of 1317	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.2	927 of 1360	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.1	779 of 1353	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	30.0	975 of 1352	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	28.3	1012 of 1346	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	41.3	829 of 1357	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	23.8	1110 of 1363	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	27.8	1070 of 1367	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	4.7	1296 of 1363	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	19.0	1163 of 1360	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	35.6	1005 of 1354	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	37.5	984 of 1346	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	23.0	1131 of 1338	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	37.3	1015 of 1329	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	29.0	1059 of 1314	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	29.3	1044 of 1303	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	57.4	703 of 1298	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2003	72.6	392 of 1204	67.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	17.0	1101 of 1326	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.5	1166 of 1326	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.5	1151 of 1331	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	60.5	340 of 1032	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.2	284 of 989	71.3%	★★★★☆
2019	15.5	758 of 899	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	37.2	691 of 1023	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.5	624 of 939	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.7	699 of 863	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	50.1	350 of 839	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.5	368 of 942	60.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	28.7	933 of 1318	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.3	1138 of 1324	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.0	962 of 1297	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.2	1154 of 1335	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2019	29.1	678 of 1007	32.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	11.3	880 of 963	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	1.4	950 of 976	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	23.7	564 of 752	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.5	652 of 743	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.1	595 of 748	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.9	542 of 745	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.0	353 of 652	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	67.5	230 of 745	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	24.0	565 of 716	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	16.9	592 of 712	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	42.4	422 of 713	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	28.3	519 of 713	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	30.2	530 of 717	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	26.6	542 of 704	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	13.4	594 of 677	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	33.0	518 of 684	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	53.8	404 of 677	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	59.4	344 of 664	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	45.9	429 of 640	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	42.2	449 of 631	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	40.4	438 of 615	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	69.2	237 of 599	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2004	70.8	217 of 588	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2003	58.9	320 of 574	44.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2022	6.4	720 of 726	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	23.2	518 of 613	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.4	370 of 584	36.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2022	16.3	618 of 730	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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

Hispanic (2025)67th percentile+43 vs school

Special Education (2019)33rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)32nd percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)29th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)17th percentile-8 vs school

White (2024)9th percentile-19 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)15th percentile-10 vs school

Male (2022)15th percentile-12 vs school

Female (2022)1st percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts37%-17 vs state

Mathematics22%-19 vs state

Science11%-14 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
New Hanover Township School	Public	PK, KG-8	122 Fort Dix Street	Wrightstown	08562	Burlington County	New Hanover Township	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 723-2139	185	20	9.0	52.4%	76 (41.1%)	27 (14.6%)	72 (38.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.4%)	25.4	1017^th of 1347 public elementary schools	24.5%		28	969^th of 1338 public elementary schools	27.6%	48	20.0	0.0	28.6	31.6	47.4	46.2	33.4	37.6	31.8	10.5	25.0	38.5	22.7	0.0	$20,216	$933	$19,283
Endeavour Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1 School Road	Joint Base Mdl	08641	Burlington County	North Hanover Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 738-2653	791	71	11.1	33.0%	386 (48.8%)	97 (12.3%)	199 (25.2%)	11 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	95 (12.0%)	45.7	731^st of 1347 public elementary schools	45.7%		47.9	700^th of 1338 public elementary schools	47.7%	31			49.6	51.4					44.0	40.2
Fort Dix Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1199 Fort Dix Juliustown Road	Fort Dix	08640	Burlington County	Pemberton Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 893-8141	296	28	10.5	38.2%	125 (42.2%)	52 (17.6%)	69 (23.3%)	10 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	36 (12.2%)	55.7	603^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	55.2%		37.9	823^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	38.5%	220	37.9		45.3	42.3	62.1				57.1	42.3	55.1				$14,204	$383	$13,821
Clarence B. Lamb Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	46 Schoolhouse Road	Wrightstown	08562	Burlington County	North Hanover Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 738-2630	294	37	7.8	36.7%	179 (60.9%)	18 (6.1%)	74 (25.2%)	5 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (5.4%)	35.1	880^th of 1347 public elementary schools	34.7%		44.4	740^th of 1338 public elementary schools	44.7%	140			35.7						42.8						$11,042	$678	$10,364
Joseph S. Stackhouse School	Public	K-2	125a Trenton Road	Browns Mills	08015	Burlington County	Pemberton Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 893-8141	242	20	12.1	57.4%	110 (45.5%)	38 (15.7%)	58 (24.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (14.0%)								(n/a)															$21,340	$881	$20,459
Springfield Township School	Public	PK, KG-6	2146 Jacksonville Road	Jobstown	08041	Burlington County	Springfield Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 723-2479	297	17	17.6	12.5%	246 (82.8%)	11 (3.7%)	21 (7.1%)	7 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.7%)	53.6	632^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	53.1%		63.8	493^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	63.2%	139	31.6		30.4	55.9	57.9	77.7			45.7	44.2	39.5	65.7			$15,391	$477	$14,914
Mansfield Township Elementary School	Public	3-6	200 Mansfield Road East	Columbus	08022	Burlington County	Mansfield Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 298-2037	303	32	9.4	11.9%	189 (62.4%)	36 (11.9%)	27 (8.9%)	29 (9.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (6.6%)	82.6	241^st of 1347 public elementary schools	82.1%		82.8	242^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	81.9%	1	35.9		58.3	79.2	75.6	88.3			72.2	67.1	67.9	70.6			$9,680		$9,680
Dr. Gerald H. Woehr Elementary School	Public	1-6	44 N Main St	New Egypt	08533	Ocean County	Plumsted Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 758-6800	490	47	10.4	25.3%	383 (78.2%)	7 (1.4%)	78 (15.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.9%)	57.6	576^th of 1347 public elementary schools	57.2%		60.4	539^th of 1338 public elementary schools	59.7%	37	29.5		53.1	56.6	49.4	46.5			60.5	56.6	55.1	47.7			$9,581	$41	$9,540
Denbo Crichton School	Public	K-5	Two Learning Way	Browns Mills	08015	Burlington County	Pemberton Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 893-8141	855	73	11.7	53.6%	421 (49.2%)	89 (10.4%)	225 (26.3%)	7 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	110 (12.9%)	12.9	1203^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	10.7%		14.4	1156^th of 1338 public elementary schools	13.6%	47	11.2		28.5	29.0	25.0				27.0	14.7	12.1
New Egypt Primary School	Public	PK-K	131 Evergreen Road	New Egypt	08533	Ocean County	Plumsted Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(609) 758-6800	177	7	25.2	20.3%	152 (85.9%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (11.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	3 (1.7%)								(n/a)															$11,774		$11,774

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New Hanover Township School ranks in the bottom 24.5% of New Jersey elementary schools.

How many students attend New Hanover Township School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 185 students attended New Hanover Township School.

What is the racial makeup of New Hanover Township School?

Students at New Hanover Township School are 41% White, 39% Hispanic, 15% African American, 5% Two or more races.

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