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Charles Street School

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Charles Street School ranks 859 th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

859^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 36% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Charles Street School is an elementary school in Palmyra, New Jersey, serving 394 students in grades K-6. The school is part of the Palmyra Public School District, which is ranked 450 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Charles Street School's performance on NJSLA tests is generally below the state average across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics were 33.9% and 42.4% for 3rd grade, compared to the state averages of 44.9% and 49.8%, respectively. The school's performance is also below the district average, indicating it is one of the lower-performing schools within the Palmyra Public School District. However, the school performs relatively well for African American students, ranking in the top 40% of New Jersey elementary schools in this category.

Other key metrics show Charles Street School faces challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 10.5% to 17.9% over the past few years, and a relatively high proportion of students from low-income families, with 24.02% to 36.29% receiving free or reduced-price lunch. Compared to nearby schools, Eleanor Rush Intermediate School in the Cinnaminson Township School District consistently outperforms Charles Street School, while some schools in the Pennsauken Township Board of Education School District, such as Benjamin Franklin Elementary and Delair Elementary, have even lower academic performance and higher chronic absenteeism rates.

417

Students ?

10.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$6,259

Per pupil spending ?

46.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

100 W Charles Street
Palmyra, NJ 08065

(856) 786-9300

District: Palmyra Public School District

Students who attend Charles Street School usually attend:

High:

Palmyra High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

53.2%

Hispanic:

16.8%

Two or more races:

14.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 37th percentile in 2015 → 36th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (38% vs 46% meeting standards)

!English Language Arts scores 12 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

District avg38%

New Jersey avg46%

859^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 36%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

450^th of 609Palmyra Public 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	36.9	859 of 1347	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.5	908 of 1338	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.8	927 of 1342	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.3	852 of 1345	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.4	901 of 1317	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.6	881 of 1360	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.7	1012 of 1353	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	30.6	968 of 1352	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	39.5	847 of 1346	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	39.4	853 of 1357	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	42.3	921 of 1363	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	43.9	903 of 1367	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	53.0	782 of 1363	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	52.7	806 of 1360	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	44.2	912 of 1354	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	54.8	740 of 1346	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	61.4	648 of 1338	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	61.4	683 of 1329	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	70.2	462 of 1314	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2005	69.5	478 of 1303	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2004	64.3	582 of 1298	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2003	61.9	578 of 1204	52.0%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2023	55.5	187 of 463	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.3	241 of 494	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.5	358 of 522	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.8	356 of 517	31.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	42.3	757 of 1326	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.3	840 of 1317	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.4	867 of 1318	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.7	835 of 1326	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.0	1021 of 1290	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.8	862 of 1331	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.8	972 of 1333	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	41.1	568 of 1032	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.4	785 of 989	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.7	630 of 982	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.8	425 of 953	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	34.5	602 of 896	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.6	528 of 899	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.1	633 of 870	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	53.9	422 of 1023	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.8	409 of 939	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	31.9	621 of 910	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.5	330 of 863	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	31.9	598 of 839	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.5	538 of 948	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.5	724 of 942	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	33.3	868 of 1318	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.0	902 of 1313	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.9	885 of 1315	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.0	798 of 1324	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.3	725 of 1297	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.0	830 of 1335	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.2	984 of 1334	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	54.8	364 of 1023	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.4	481 of 989	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.1	384 of 958	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.9	444 of 949	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	22.3	684 of 868	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	54.6	389 of 1007	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.1	364 of 1001	63.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	27.8	727 of 970	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.0	819 of 963	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.9	807 of 975	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.2	840 of 976	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.3	809 of 964	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.2	638 of 1023	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.0	811 of 1022	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)64th percentile+28 vs school

African American (2023)60th percentile+29 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)59th percentile+23 vs school

Hispanic (2025)45th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)43rd percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)34th percentile~ school

White (2025)25th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts40%-12 vs state

Science38%+7 vs state

Mathematics37%-9 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Tuesday, February 26, 2019

I am a former student of Charles Street School and am now a parent of a student. I couldn't ask for a better school for my child to attend. Smaller class sizes allow for more individualized attention. Technology has come a significant way over the years. Palmyra is a hometown district where everyone tries to know and look out for each other. My son will walk in school in the morning and the other teachers and aides even know him by name as it is that close knit. I wouldn't want my children to go anywhere else. He is receiving a wonderful education now as I did 20 years ago. Close Quote

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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
Charles Street School	Public	K-6	100 W Charles Street	Palmyra	08065	Burlington County	Palmyra Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 786-9300	417	41	10.1	46.5%	222 (53.2%)	55 (13.2%)	70 (16.8%)	7 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	59 (14.1%)	36.9	859^th of 1347 public elementary schools	36.2%		32.5	908^th of 1338 public elementary schools	32.1%	49	37.6		33.9	33.9	50.0	43.8			42.4	25.4	43.8	36.0					$6,259	$525	$5,734
Riverton School District	Public	PK, KG-8	600 Fifth Street	Riverton	08077	Burlington County	Riverton School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 829-0087	252	28	9.0	19.0%	200 (79.4%)	7 (2.8%)	31 (12.3%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.8%)	64.7	484^th of 1347 public elementary schools	64.1%		64.9	483^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	63.9%	1	39.4	12.2	93.1	73.0	59.4	45.4	69.2	57.6	73.3	46.2	43.8	31.8	55.5	10.0	100.0	100.0	$12,139	$425	$11,714
Eleanor Rush Intermediate School	Public	3-5	1200 Wynwood Drive	Cinnaminson	08077	Burlington County	Cinnaminson Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 829-7778	638	58	11.0	22.6%	468 (73.4%)	45 (7.1%)	73 (11.4%)	19 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.2%)	72.4	386^th of 1347 public elementary schools	71.3%		67.6	447^th of 1338 public elementary schools	66.6%	61	47.5		52.8	58.3	64.1				67.5	61.3	65.5						$8,892		$8,892
Howard Yocum Elementary	Public	PK, KG-1	748 North Forklanding Road	Maple Shade	08052	Burlington County	Maple Shade School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 779-7423	507	53	9.5	54.0%	203 (40.0%)	92 (18.1%)	141 (27.8%)	23 (4.5%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	45 (8.9%)								(n/a)																	$7,810	$679	$7,131
Delair Elementary School	Public	K-3	850 Derousse Avenue	Delair	08110	Camden County	Pennsauken Township Board of Education School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 662-6164	301	30	10.2	82.1%	13 (4.3%)	71 (23.6%)	192 (63.8%)	14 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.7%)	14.2	1187^th of 1347 public elementary schools	11.9%		16.3	1126^th of 1338 public elementary schools	15.8%	61			25.3						22.6								$8,537	$497	$8,040
Pennsauken Intermediate School	Public	4-5	8125 Park Avenue	Pennsauken	08109	Camden County	Pennsauken Township Board of Education School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 662-8501	622	64	9.7	78.6%	40 (6.4%)	114 (18.3%)	390 (62.7%)	60 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.9%)								(n/a)	13.8			28.1	30.0					24.6	29.3						$10,375	$524	$9,851
New Albany Elementary School	Public	K-2	2701 New Albany Road	Cinnaminson	08077	Burlington County	Cinnaminson Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 786-2284	658	57	11.6	21.1%	484 (73.6%)	57 (8.7%)	71 (10.8%)	16 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	28 (4.3%)								(n/a)																	$9,160	$139	$9,021
Benjamin Franklin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	7201 Irving Avenue	Pennsauken	08109	Camden County	Pennsauken Township Board of Education School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 662-6455	418	37	11.2	69.1%	69 (16.5%)	60 (14.4%)	249 (59.6%)	21 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.5%)	15.2	1167^th of 1347 public elementary schools	13.4%		20.5	1068^th of 1338 public elementary schools	20.2%	99			26.2						23.8								$9,951	$443	$9,508
George B. Fine Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	3800 Gladwyn Ave	Pennsauken	08109	Camden County	Pennsauken Township Board of Education School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 662-8568	245	30	8.1	79.2%	22 (9.0%)	31 (12.7%)	164 (66.9%)	17 (6.9%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (3.7%)	62.3	512^th of 1347 public elementary schools	62.0%		21.1	1060^th of 1338 public elementary schools	20.8%	548			52.2						56.5								$12,099	$526	$11,573
Merchantville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	130 S Centre St	Merchantville	08109	Camden County	Merchantville School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 663-1091	394	36	11.0	42.1%	181 (45.9%)	48 (12.2%)	119 (30.2%)	16 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	28 (7.1%)	31.3	938^th of 1347 public elementary schools	30.4%		34.4	875^th of 1338 public elementary schools	34.6%	63	33.3	14.0	29.8	32.5	54.3	39.0	42.3	59.1	32.6	22.5	22.3	43.9	44.4	11.5	70.6	70.6	$10,608	$614	$9,994

Frequently Asked Questions about Charles Street School

What schools do graduates of Charles Street School attend?

Students who attend Charles Street School usually go on to attend:

High : Palmyra High School

What district is Charles Street School in?

Palmyra Public School District

What is the racial makeup of Charles Street School?

Students at Charles Street School are 53% White, 17% Hispanic, 14% Two or more races, 13% African American, 2% Asian.

Is Charles Street School a good school?

Charles Street School ranks 859^th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Charles Street School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 417 students attended Charles Street School.

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