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Leeds Avenue Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1162^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 14% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Leeds Avenue Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 627 students in grades PK-5 in Pleasantville, New Jersey. The school is part of the Pleasantville Public School District, which is ranked 581 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. Over the past 10 years, Leeds Avenue Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom 20% of New Jersey elementary schools, with a 1-star rating.

Academically, Leeds Avenue Elementary significantly underperforms compared to state and district averages on standardized tests. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 19.7-33% of students were proficient in English Language Arts and 19.7-22.3% were proficient in Mathematics, well below the state averages. The school's performance on science assessments is also very low, with only 13.8% proficiency in 5th grade. Additionally, Leeds Avenue Elementary has very high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.9% to 30.5% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

When comparing Leeds Avenue Elementary to other schools in the Pleasantville Public School District, such as South Main Street and North Main Street, the performance gap is less pronounced, but these schools also struggle overall. However, when comparing Leeds Avenue Elementary to schools outside the district, such as those in Atlantic City and Egg Harbor Township, the performance gap is more significant, with these out-of-district schools generally outperforming Leeds Avenue Elementary on academic measures and having lower rates of chronic absenteeism and free/reduced-price lunch eligibility.

570

Students ?

10.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,104

Per pupil spending ?

84.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

100 W Leeds Avenue
Pleasantville, NJ 08232

(609) 383-6878

District: Pleasantville Public School District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

54.6%

African American:

37.5%

Two or more races:

3.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 15th percentile in 2015 → 14th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (24% vs 46% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (22% vs 14% New Jersey)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

District avg23%

New Jersey avg46%

1,162^nd of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 14%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4Elementary Schools in the Pleasantville Public School District

581^st of 609Pleasantville 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	15.8	1162 of 1347	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.0	1207 of 1338	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.7	1157 of 1342	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.3	1103 of 1345	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.6	1065 of 1317	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.4	1057 of 1360	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.3	1095 of 1353	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	21.8	1084 of 1352	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	28.1	1013 of 1346	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	16.4	1159 of 1357	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	17.8	1166 of 1363	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	17.7	1170 of 1367	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	32.0	1039 of 1363	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	22.1	1141 of 1360	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	30.3	1064 of 1354	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	31.0	1053 of 1346	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	36.6	1001 of 1338	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	34.4	1041 of 1329	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	22.2	1118 of 1314	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	13.0	1171 of 1303	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	16.1	1130 of 1298	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	6.8	1091 of 1204	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	50.0	203 of 463	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.8	290 of 469	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.8	279 of 463	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.2	278 of 494	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.2	303 of 456	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.0	254 of 522	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.6	213 of 517	58.8%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	55.0	211 of 597	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.0	324 of 559	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.4	216 of 499	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.6	235 of 489	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.6	180 of 411	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.8	137 of 463	70.4%	★★★★☆
2018	57.5	150 of 434	65.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	22.3	1024 of 1326	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.6	1128 of 1317	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.9	1123 of 1318	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.6	985 of 1326	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.9	1022 of 1290	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.9	958 of 1331	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.9	986 of 1333	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	28.4	746 of 1032	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.2	790 of 989	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.4	656 of 982	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.3	547 of 953	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.2	408 of 896	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.3	395 of 899	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.8	488 of 870	43.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	34.0	741 of 1023	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.1	737 of 939	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.1	629 of 910	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.0	422 of 863	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.7	467 of 839	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.5	625 of 942	33.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	12.6	1172 of 1318	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.4	1181 of 1313	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.5	1096 of 1315	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.9	1126 of 1324	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.2	1057 of 1297	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.0	1068 of 1335	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.8	1102 of 1334	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	19.8	862 of 1023	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.7	901 of 989	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.8	845 of 958	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.7	859 of 949	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.1	774 of 868	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.6	824 of 1007	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.8	728 of 1001	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)65th percentile+51 vs school

African American (2025)56th percentile+42 vs school

Hispanic (2025)28th percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)28th percentile+14 vs school

Female (2025)23rd percentile+9 vs school

Special Education (2025)16th percentile~ school

Male (2025)11th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts29%-21 vs state

Mathematics21%-26 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)						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
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
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
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
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
H Ashton Marsh	Public	PK, KG-4	800 Irelan Ave	Absecon	08201	Atlantic County	Absecon Public Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 641-5375	516	60	8.5	53.1%	226 (43.8%)	58 (11.2%)	168 (32.6%)	37 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.2%)	43	771^st of 1347 public elementary schools	42.8%		33.2	897^th of 1338 public elementary schools	33.0%	126			51.3	45.1					51.4	33.0					$9,221	$942	$8,279
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
Arthur Rann Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	515 S Eighth Ave	Galloway	08205	Atlantic County	Galloway Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 748-1250	635	61	10.4	53.9%	301 (47.4%)	84 (13.2%)	153 (24.1%)	59 (9.3%)	4 (0.6%)	4 (0.6%)	30 (4.7%)	23.4	1043^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	22.6%		27.5	974^th of 1338 public elementary schools	27.2%	69	22.8		21.5	42.8	16.8	29.2			40.5	39.8	21.8	21.8			$10,851	$546	$10,305
Clayton J. Davenport Elementary School	Public	K-3	2499 Spruce Avenue	Egg Harbor Township	08234	Atlantic County	Egg Harbor Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 645-3550	677	49	13.8	70.8%	146 (21.6%)	82 (12.1%)	303 (44.8%)	92 (13.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	51 (7.5%)	16.5	1152^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	14.5%		16.8	1120^th of 1338 public elementary schools	16.3%	32			24.7						28.1						$16,276	$1,047	$15,229
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
Chelsea Heights School	Public	PK, KG-8	4101 Filbert Avenue	Atlantic City	08401	Atlantic County	Atlantic City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 343-7272	267	29	9.1	89.1%	10 (3.7%)	55 (20.6%)	116 (43.4%)	80 (30.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	39.9	813^th of 1347 public elementary schools	39.6%		50.6	659^th of 1338 public elementary schools	50.7%	154	17.2	2.8	41.9	32.0	55.2	51.3	63.9	50.0	29.0	28.0	53.4	43.2	36.8	27.8	$13,190	$1,919	$11,271

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