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Delair Elementary School

Public Grades K-3

1187^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 12% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Delair Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades K-3 in the Pennsauken Township Board of Education School District in New Jersey. With 269 students, the school has consistently been ranked in the bottom 15% of New Jersey elementary schools over the past 10 years, receiving a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Delair Elementary School faces significant challenges in academic performance, with only 25.3% of 3rd graders proficient in English Language Arts and 22.6% proficient in Mathematics, compared to state averages of 44.9% and 49.8%, respectively. The school also has high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.9% to 24.8% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, 58.74% of Delair Elementary students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds.

Compared to other elementary schools in the Pennsauken Township Board of Education School District, such as Pennsauken Intermediate School and George B. Fine Elementary School, Delair Elementary School performs significantly worse in academic proficiency and has higher chronic absenteeism rates. However, when compared to schools outside the district, such as Merchantville Elementary School and Dr. Henry H. Davis Elementary School, Delair Elementary School performs better, though still ranking in the bottom 15% of New Jersey elementary schools.

301

Students ?

10.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,537

Per pupil spending ?

82.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

850 Derousse Avenue
Delair, NJ 08110-3411

(856) 662-6164

District: Pennsauken Township Board of Education School District

Students who attend Delair Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Howard M. Phifer Middle School
High:	Pennsauken High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

63.8%

African American:

23.6%

Asian:

4.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 22nd percentile in 2015 → 12th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (24% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (28% vs 14% New Jersey)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

District avg35%

New Jersey avg47%

1,187^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 12%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 22% (2015) to bottom 12% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4Elementary Schools in the Pennsauken Township Board of Education School District

434^th of 609Pennsauken Township Board of Education 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	14.2	1187 of 1347	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.3	1126 of 1338	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.6	1063 of 1342	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.3	1046 of 1345	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.5	1147 of 1317	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.2	1226 of 1360	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.4	1140 of 1353	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	14.5	1164 of 1352	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	15.3	1166 of 1346	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	23.5	1061 of 1357	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	24.7	1107 of 1363	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	38.6	962 of 1367	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	33.5	1020 of 1363	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	30.2	1058 of 1360	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	41.1	947 of 1354	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	43.7	903 of 1346	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	50.0	838 of 1338	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	20.7	1137 of 1329	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	28.0	1066 of 1314	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	39.9	947 of 1303	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	23.0	1086 of 1298	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	26.1	937 of 1204	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	24.9	331 of 463	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	51.3	203 of 469	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.2	112 of 463	75.8%	★★★★☆
2022	16.1	457 of 494	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	42.2	251 of 456	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	63.5	156 of 522	70.1%	★★★★☆
2018	63.3	157 of 517	69.6%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2022	4.6	314 of 348	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	13.3	1154 of 1326	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.6	1080 of 1317	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.7	946 of 1318	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.5	1005 of 1326	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.6	1042 of 1290	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	7.2	1247 of 1331	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.1	1136 of 1333	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	38.4	609 of 1032	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	18.9	834 of 989	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.3	733 of 982	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	50.3	404 of 953	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	31.4	651 of 896	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.3	777 of 899	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.7	641 of 870	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	28.0	828 of 1023	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.0	553 of 939	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.7	591 of 910	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	63.2	245 of 863	71.6%	★★★★☆
2021	34.3	565 of 839	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	17.5	773 of 948	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.9	693 of 942	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	16.7	1123 of 1318	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.0	1082 of 1313	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.4	1060 of 1315	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.5	1008 of 1324	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.6	1154 of 1297	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.7	1127 of 1335	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.9	1067 of 1334	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	16.8	907 of 1023	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.1	832 of 989	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.2	911 of 1007	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.3	951 of 1001	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2025)41st percentile+29 vs school

African American (2025)29th percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)19th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)15th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)13th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)11th percentile~ school

Asian (2022)10th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts25%-20 vs state

Mathematics23%-27 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)			NJSLA Geometry (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 7th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	NJSLA Geometry 8th Grade	NJSLA Geometry End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
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
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
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
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
Dr. Henry H. Davis Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3425 Cramer Street	Camden	08105	Camden County	Camden City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 966-8920	515	51	10.0	44.5%	9 (1.7%)	93 (18.1%)	387 (75.1%)	20 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)	8.8	1273^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	5.5%		7.1	1280^th of 1338 public elementary schools	4.3%	7	5.7	0.0	22.0	14.0	16.7	8.2	31.3	17.9	28.2	22.9	7.1	0.0	9.1	0.0		0.0	0.0			$20,427	$3,485	$16,942
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
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
Octavius V. Catto Community Family School	Public	PK, KG-8	3100 Westfield Ave	Camden	08105	Camden County	Camden City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 966-4097	593	57	10.4	56.5%	7 (1.2%)	128 (21.6%)	441 (74.4%)	10 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.0%)	17.7	1136^th of 1347 public elementary schools	15.7%		14.3	1157^th of 1338 public elementary schools	13.5%	21	14.0	1.5	18.3	54.9	29.9	7.7	12.8	14.1	28.2	25.5	24.6	7.8	8.5	0.0		22.3	22.3			$16,913	$3,301	$13,612
Roosevelt Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics (ST	Public	K-8	5526 Wisteria Ave	Pennsauken	08109	Camden County	Pennsauken Township Board of Education School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(856) 662-8141	184	17	10.8	46.7%	32 (17.4%)	18 (9.8%)	85 (46.2%)	35 (19.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (7.1%)	97.8	2^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	99.9%		94.2	48^th of 1338 public elementary schools	96.4%	46	81.0	57.1	85.0	100.0	100.0	89.5	100.0	100.0	100.0	94.4	100.0	79.0			55.0		55.0	61.9	61.9

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