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Samuel T. Busansky School

Public Grades 3-5

1140^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 15% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Samuel T. Busansky School is an elementary school located in Pemberton, New Jersey, serving grades 3-5 with a total enrollment of 299 students. The school is part of the Pemberton Township School District, which is ranked 516 out of 609 districts in New Jersey and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Samuel T. Busansky School consistently ranks in the bottom quarter of New Jersey elementary schools, with a ranking between 914 and 1,140 out of 1,345-1,347 schools over the past 5 school years. The school's performance on NJSLA (New Jersey Student Learning Assessment) tests is significantly below the state and district averages, with proficiency rates as low as 16.9% in 5th grade Math. The school also has high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 14.9% to 24.3% over the past few school years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

In contrast, the nearby Bobby's Run Elementary School, Eastampton Township Community School, and Springfield Township School generally outperform Samuel T. Busansky School and the Pemberton Township School District on academic measures, despite serving similar student populations. This suggests that the challenges faced by Samuel T. Busansky School and the district may be systemic and require targeted interventions and increased resources to address the unique needs of their diverse learners.

283

Students ?

9.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,370

Per pupil spending ?

47.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

16 Scrapetown Road
Pemberton, NJ 08068

(609) 893-8141

District: Pemberton Township School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

37.8%

Hispanic:

24.4%

African American:

22.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 26th percentile in 2015 → 15th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (25% vs 46% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

District avg25%

New Jersey avg46%

1,140^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 15%▼ down 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 26% (2015) to bottom 15% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Elementary Schools in the Pemberton Township School District

516^th of 609Pemberton Township 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	17.4	1140 of 1347	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.0	1116 of 1338	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.7	1130 of 1342	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.4	914 of 1345	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.5	733 of 1317	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.1	1024 of 1360	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.3	1096 of 1353	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	27.5	1019 of 1352	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	25.7	1046 of 1346	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	27.5	1004 of 1357	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	19.9	1151 of 1363	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	26.7	1082 of 1367	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	31.8	1043 of 1363	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	31.9	1042 of 1360	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	29.8	1068 of 1354	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	27.5	1091 of 1346	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	42.4	942 of 1338	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	44.8	931 of 1329	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	34.6	1013 of 1314	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	46.1	870 of 1303	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2004	42.3	901 of 1298	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2003	39.1	843 of 1204	30.0%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	45.9	227 of 463	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	30.2	344 of 469	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.4	354 of 463	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	45.8	258 of 494	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	54.7	161 of 456	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.9	247 of 522	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.1	288 of 517	44.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	19.8	1062 of 1326	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.9	972 of 1317	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.0	1021 of 1318	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.0	813 of 1326	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.2	669 of 1290	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.4	997 of 1331	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.8	1040 of 1333	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2021	78.9	126 of 896	85.9%	★★★★☆
2019	65.7	248 of 899	72.4%	★★★★☆
2018	41.7	501 of 870	42.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	24.7	863 of 1023	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.8	687 of 939	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.0	668 of 910	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	51.3	359 of 863	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.5	168 of 839	80.0%	★★★★☆
2019	35.7	604 of 948	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.7	805 of 942	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	17.6	1109 of 1318	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.8	1153 of 1313	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.3	1082 of 1315	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.0	936 of 1324	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.3	755 of 1297	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.6	1006 of 1335	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.3	1074 of 1334	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2021	50.5	358 of 868	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.5	548 of 1007	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	19.9	786 of 1001	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	9.4	898 of 970	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.0	883 of 963	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.6	891 of 975	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.6	824 of 976	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.4	699 of 964	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.3	899 of 1023	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.3	929 of 1022	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2021)86th percentile+42 vs school

Special Education (2021)59th percentile+14 vs school

African American (2025)51st percentile+36 vs school

Female (2025)20th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)16th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)16th percentile~ school

White (2025)7th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts31%-20 vs state

Mathematics23%-24 vs state

Science14%-16 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
Samuel T. Busansky School	Public	3-5	16 Scrapetown Road	Pemberton	08068	Burlington County	Pemberton Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 893-8141	283	30	9.4	47.7%	107 (37.8%)	63 (22.3%)	69 (24.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (15.2%)	17.4	1140^th of 1347 public elementary schools	15.4%		17	1116^th of 1338 public elementary schools	16.6%	24	14.2		33.3	27.7	31.1				29.2	24.1	16.9						$18,370	$771	$17,599
Howard L. Emmons	Public	K-2	14 Scrapetown Road	Pemberton	08068	Burlington County	Pemberton Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 893-8141	273	28	9.7	44.3%	97 (35.5%)	51 (18.7%)	70 (25.6%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (19.4%)								(n/a)																	$21,622	$980	$20,642
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
Southampton Township School #2	Public	3-5	100 Miss Mabel Drive	Southampton	08088	Burlington County	Southampton Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 859-2256	222	25	8.8	29.7%	174 (78.4%)	7 (3.2%)	33 (14.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.6%)	39.1	823^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	38.9%		44.2	742^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	44.5%	81	27.5		28.2	46.0	52.2				33.3	44.5	49.3						$12,084	$77	$12,007
Southampton Township School #1	Public	K-2	26 Pleasant Street	Southampton	08088	Burlington County	Southampton Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 859-2256	213	21	10.2	27.2%	167 (78.4%)	8 (3.8%)	26 (12.2%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.7%)								(n/a)																	$12,867	$78	$12,789
Eastampton Township Community School	Public	PK, KG-8	1 Student Drive	Eastampton	08060	Burlington County	Eastampton Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 267-9172	600	56	10.7	25.2%	278 (46.3%)	128 (21.3%)	125 (20.8%)	26 (4.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (7.0%)	50.2	680^th of 1347 public elementary schools	49.5%		40.8	785^th of 1338 public elementary schools	41.3%	105	32.2	15.6	47.5	48.3	34.6	48.1	30.5	45.4	59.1	51.8	41.8	50.0	36.9	24.0	92.9	92.9	$12,289	$519	$11,770
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
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
Bobby's Run Elementary School	Public	2-5	32 Dimsdale Drive	Lumberton	08048	Burlington County	Lumberton Township Board of Education	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 702-5555	457	35	13.2	35.7%	192 (42.0%)	117 (25.6%)	71 (15.5%)	26 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (11.2%)	40	812^th of 1347 public elementary schools	39.7%		30.7	935^th of 1338 public elementary schools	30.1%	123	25.4		42.7	54.0	38.6				50.9	34.0	36.8						$13,627	$175	$13,452

Frequently Asked Questions about Samuel T. Busansky School

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Samuel T. Busansky School ranks in the bottom 15.4% of New Jersey elementary schools.

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Pemberton Township School District

How many students attend Samuel T. Busansky School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 283 students attended Samuel T. Busansky School.

What is the racial makeup of Samuel T. Busansky School?

Students at Samuel T. Busansky School are 38% White, 24% Hispanic, 22% African American, 15% Two or more races.

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