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Northfield Community Elementary School

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Northfield Community Elementary School ranks 496 th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-4

496^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 63% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Northfield Community Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-4 in Northfield, New Jersey, with 451 students. The school is part of the Northfield City School District, which is ranked 191 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Northfield Community Elementary School consistently outperforms the state average on NJSLA (New Jersey Student Learning Assessment) tests in both English Language Arts and Mathematics. For example, in 2024-2025, 51.5% of 3rd graders and 63.6% of 4th graders were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state averages of 44.9% and 53.6% respectively. The school also generally performs better than the state averages for student subgroups, such as ranking 363 out of 1,318 NJ elementary schools for female students and 381 out of 975 for white students in 2022-2023. Additionally, Northfield Community Elementary School has seen a decrease in chronic absenteeism, from 16.6% in 2022-2023 to 9.5% in 2023-2024, which is lower than the state average.

Compared to nearby schools, Northfield Community Elementary School outperforms many of them in academic metrics, such as Seaview Elementary School in Linwood and William H. Ross III School in Margate City, which have higher test scores and rankings. However, schools in the Pleasantville Public School District and Principle Academy Charter School have significantly lower performance. The school's relatively low percentage of students receiving free/reduced-price lunch, compared to nearby schools, may be a contributing factor to its stronger academic performance.

457

Students ?

9.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,405

Per pupil spending ?

26.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2000 New Road
Northfield, NJ 08225

(609) 407-4005

District: Northfield City School District

Students who attend Northfield Community Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Northfield Community Middle School
High:	Mainland Regional High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

67.8%

Hispanic:

18.2%

Asian:

6.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 62nd percentile in 2015 → 63rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (57% vs 49% meeting standards)

✓Above the New Jersey median (63rd percentile)

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school57%

District avg57%

New Jersey avg49%

496^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 37%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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SchoolDigger rating ?

191^st of 609Northfield City 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	63.7	496 of 1347	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.4	573 of 1338	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.5	440 of 1342	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	75.0	359 of 1345	73.3%	★★★★☆
2021	53.7	551 of 1317	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.6	715 of 1360	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.7	698 of 1353	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	56.2	641 of 1352	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	58.4	601 of 1346	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	63.6	512 of 1357	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2014	69.7	478 of 1363	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	62.6	634 of 1367	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	53.4	776 of 1363	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	65.9	581 of 1360	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	61.8	629 of 1354	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	67.2	522 of 1346	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	61.4	652 of 1338	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	79.0	166 of 1329	87.5%	★★★★☆
2006	76.0	310 of 1314	76.4%	★★★★☆
2005	66.9	534 of 1303	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2004	67.3	521 of 1298	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2003	66.5	499 of 1204	58.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	61.2	512 of 1326	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.7	527 of 1317	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.1	363 of 1318	72.5%	★★★★☆
2022	78.3	296 of 1326	77.7%	★★★★☆
2021	59.4	468 of 1290	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.9	758 of 1331	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	58.0	588 of 1333	55.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	36.4	646 of 1032	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.9	799 of 989	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	54.4	387 of 982	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.5	214 of 953	77.5%	★★★★☆
2021	66.9	200 of 896	77.7%	★★★★☆
2019	25.8	674 of 899	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.0	779 of 870	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	47.3	527 of 1023	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.1	336 of 939	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.7	227 of 910	75.1%	★★★★☆
2022	83.5	86 of 863	90.0%	★★★★★
2021	80.8	60 of 839	92.8%	★★★★★
2019	42.7	516 of 948	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.7	439 of 942	53.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	65.3	465 of 1318	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.9	598 of 1313	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.2	511 of 1315	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.7	398 of 1324	69.9%	★★★★☆
2021	47.6	604 of 1297	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.4	613 of 1335	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.0	756 of 1334	43.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	34.2	613 of 1023	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.5	400 of 989	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.9	303 of 958	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	78.1	144 of 949	84.8%	★★★★☆
2021	35.2	526 of 868	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.8	590 of 1007	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.2	548 of 1001	45.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	55.7	445 of 970	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.6	499 of 963	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	60.4	381 of 975	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.2	277 of 976	71.6%	★★★★☆
2021	42.8	532 of 964	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.0	678 of 1023	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.4	590 of 1022	42.3%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Male (2025)65th percentile~ school

Female (2025)61st percentile~ school

White (2025)54th percentile-9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)48th percentile-15 vs school

Special Education (2025)40th percentile-23 vs school

Hispanic (2025)37th percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts58%+9 vs state

Mathematics55%+7 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 English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Northfield Community Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	2000 New Road	Northfield	08225	Atlantic County	Northfield City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 407-4005	457	50	9.1	26.3%	310 (67.8%)	8 (1.8%)	83 (18.2%)	28 (6.1%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.1%)	22 (4.8%)	63.7	496^th of 1347 public elementary schools	63.2%		57.4	573^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	57.2%	77		51.5	63.6			62.3	50.0			$10,405	$320	$10,085
South Main Street Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	701 South Main Street	Pleasantville	08232	Atlantic County	Pleasantville Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 383-6800	455	39	11.6	83.1%	2 (0.4%)	143 (31.4%)	298 (65.5%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	19.1	1111^th of 1347 public elementary schools	17.5%		14	1165^th of 1338 public elementary schools	12.9%	54	9.6	33.8	39.3	36.8		27.6	14.3	22.4		$15,724	$663	$15,061
Seaview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	2015 Wabash Ave	Linwood	08221	Atlantic County	Linwood City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 926-6700	444	39	11.3	10.4%	359 (80.9%)	3 (0.7%)	42 (9.5%)	12 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.3%)	84	218^th of 1347 public elementary schools	83.8%		79.2	291^st of 1338 public elementary schools	78.3%	73		61.4	70.8			80.9	73.4			$10,304	$345	$9,959
Principle Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-6	6718 E Black Horse Pike	Egg Harbor Township	08234	Atlantic County	Principle Academy Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 498-6350	434	40	10.8	86.6%	14 (3.2%)	162 (37.3%)	243 (56.0%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.3%)	24.9	1023^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	24.1%		14.4	1154^th of 1338 public elementary schools	13.8%	131	15.5	15.9	42.0	40.3	40.0	11.4	34.3	34.5	27.2
Washington Avenue Elementary School	Public	K-5	225 W Washington Avenue	Pleasantville	08232	Atlantic County	Pleasantville Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 383-6865	432	37	11.6	88.2%	5 (1.2%)	58 (13.4%)	362 (83.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	9.6	1261^st of 1347 public elementary schools	6.4%		9.1	1253^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	6.4%	8	6.8	9.8	18.2	26.1		24.1	14.9	18.9		$17,263	$1,063	$16,200
North Main Street Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	215 North Main Street	Pleasantville	08232	Atlantic County	Pleasantville Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 383-6887	318	38	8.4	84.9%	4 (1.3%)	113 (35.5%)	188 (59.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.5%)	19.9	1102^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	18.2%		18.7	1093^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	18.3%	9	6.5	38.5	41.8	26.2		38.4	29.5	14.3		$19,102	$779	$18,323
Dawes Avenue Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	22 W. Dawes Avenue	Somers Point	08244	Atlantic County	Somers Point School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 653-1027	341	41	8.3	73.0%	108 (31.7%)	65 (19.1%)	123 (36.1%)	6 (1.8%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	35 (10.3%)	19.3	1107^th of 1347 public elementary schools	17.8%		20.8	1065^th of 1338 public elementary schools	20.4%	42		29.8				27.1				$14,096	$1,062	$13,034
Swift-Slaybaugh Complex	Public	PK, KG-3	11 Swift Avenue	Egg Harbor Township	08234	Atlantic County	Egg Harbor Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 927-8222	1,422	96	14.7	39.7%	749 (52.7%)	105 (7.4%)	332 (23.3%)	138 (9.7%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	95 (6.7%)	37.3	852^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	36.7%		39.7	802^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	40.1%	50		35.9				45.1				$12,373	$76	$12,297
William H. Ross III School	Public	PK, KG-4	101 N Haverford Avenue	Margate City	08402	Atlantic County	Margate City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 822-2080	186	26	7.0	7.0%	162 (87.1%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (8.6%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.8%)	72.8	380^th of 1347 public elementary schools	71.8%		82.5	246^th of 1338 public elementary schools	81.6%	134		54.6	67.5			70.6	57.5			$18,057	$540	$17,517
Leeds Avenue Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	100 W Leeds Avenue	Pleasantville	08232	Atlantic County	Pleasantville Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 383-6878	570	55	10.4	84.7%	15 (2.6%)	214 (37.5%)	311 (54.6%)	9 (1.6%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	17 (3.0%)	15.8	1162^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	13.7%		12	1207^th of 1338 public elementary schools	9.8%	45	13.8	33.0	32.0	19.7		22.3	21.0	19.7		$14,104	$559	$13,545

Frequently Asked Questions about Northfield Community Elementary School

What district is Northfield Community Elementary School in?

Northfield City School District

What is the racial makeup of Northfield Community Elementary School?

Students at Northfield Community Elementary School are 68% White, 18% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 5% Two or more races, 2% African American, 1% Pacific Islander.

How many students attend Northfield Community Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 457 students attended Northfield Community Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Northfield Community Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Northfield Community Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Northfield Community Middle School
High : Mainland Regional High School

Is Northfield Community Elementary School a good school?

Northfield Community Elementary School ranks 496^th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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