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Dawes Avenue Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-3

1107^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 18% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Dawes Avenue Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-3 in Somers Point, New Jersey, with 366 students. The school is part of the Somers Point School District, which is ranked 545 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Dawes Avenue Elementary School consistently performs below the state average in both English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency for 3rd grade students. For example, in 2024-2025, only 29.8% of 3rd graders were proficient in ELA compared to the state average of 44.9%, and 27.1% were proficient in Math compared to the state average of 49.8%. The school also has high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 10.4% to 17.5% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 55.94% to 62.84% over the past few years.

Compared to nearby schools like William H. Ross III School, Upper Township Elementary School, and Seaview Elementary School, Dawes Avenue Elementary School performs significantly worse, with higher academic proficiency rates, lower chronic absenteeism, and a lower proportion of economically disadvantaged students. The school's statewide ranking has also steadily declined over the past 10 years, suggesting that it is not making significant improvements to address its challenges.

341

Students ?

8.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,096

Per pupil spending ?

73%

Free/discounted lunch ?

22 W. Dawes Avenue
Somers Point, NJ 08244-1408

(609) 653-1027

District: Somers Point School District

Students who attend Dawes Avenue Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Jordan Road Elementary School
High:	Mainland Regional High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

36.1%

White:

31.7%

African American:

19.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 17th percentile in 2015 → 18th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 8 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (28% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 23 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg28%

New Jersey avg47%

1,107^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 18%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

545^th of 609Somers Point 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	19.3	1107 of 1347	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.8	1065 of 1338	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.9	1106 of 1342	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.4	1235 of 1345	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.8	1145 of 1317	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.4	1138 of 1360	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.9	1073 of 1353	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	23.3	1060 of 1352	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	22.1	1087 of 1346	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	19.4	1120 of 1357	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	17.6	1168 of 1363	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	23.2	1115 of 1367	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	8.0	1262 of 1363	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	19.7	1159 of 1360	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	16.8	1182 of 1354	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	30.9	1055 of 1346	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	31.5	1056 of 1338	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	51.0	860 of 1329	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	48.2	860 of 1314	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2005	33.8	1000 of 1303	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	28.6	1041 of 1298	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	21.7	966 of 1204	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2022	13.9	474 of 494	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	30.2	346 of 456	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.3	459 of 522	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	18.4	536 of 597	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.2	320 of 463	30.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	18.5	1079 of 1326	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.6	976 of 1317	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.6	1063 of 1318	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.3	1225 of 1326	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.5	1006 of 1290	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.7	1070 of 1331	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.1	982 of 1333	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	28.2	750 of 1032	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.1	916 of 989	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.3	782 of 982	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.8	840 of 953	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	47.0	410 of 896	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	21.5	707 of 899	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.2	786 of 870	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	35.1	723 of 1023	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.9	703 of 939	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.5	581 of 910	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	18.1	721 of 863	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.5	582 of 839	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.5	628 of 948	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.5	709 of 942	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	21.9	1034 of 1318	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.2	1030 of 1313	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.7	1033 of 1315	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.7	1152 of 1324	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.9	1197 of 1297	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.2	1120 of 1335	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.0	1085 of 1334	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2023	46.7	425 of 958	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.4	509 of 949	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.0	659 of 868	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.5	689 of 1007	31.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	13.5	872 of 970	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.5	764 of 963	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.9	886 of 975	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.8	941 of 976	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.1	952 of 964	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.9	891 of 1023	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.0	832 of 1022	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2023)56th percentile+38 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)29th percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2025)27th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)22nd percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)19th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)10th percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)10th percentile-8 vs school

African American (2022)4th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts30%-15 vs state

Mathematics27%-23 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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
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
Ocean City Primary School	Public	PK, KG-3	550 West Avenue	Ocean City	08226	Cape May County	Ocean City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 399-3191	271	37	7.3	31.7%	192 (70.8%)	14 (5.2%)	54 (19.9%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.3%)	59.2	555^th of 1347 public elementary schools	58.8%		72.7	384^th of 1338 public elementary schools	71.3%	171		47.3			58.2			$12,032	$923	$11,109
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
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
Upper Township Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	130 Old Tuckahoe Rd	Marmora	08223	Cape May County	Upper Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 628-3500	460	35	13.3	17.6%	416 (90.4%)	3 (0.7%)	22 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.3%)								(n/a)								$9,172	$247	$8,925
Upper Township Elementary School	Public	3-5	50 Old Tuckahoe Rd	Marmora	08223	Cape May County	Upper Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 628-3500	477	39	12.3	16.1%	428 (89.7%)	3 (0.6%)	30 (6.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.7%)	68.5	437^th of 1347 public elementary schools	67.6%		67	457^th of 1338 public elementary schools	65.8%	20	38.9	45.9	68.0	68.7	59.1	64.6	53.3	$8,254		$8,254
Ventnor Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	400 N Lafayette Avenue	Ventnor City	08406	Atlantic County	Ventnor City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 487-7900	318	36	8.8	45.6%	175 (55.0%)	13 (4.1%)	86 (27.0%)	24 (7.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.0%)	67.5	448^th of 1347 public elementary schools	66.7%		74.3	362^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	72.9%	86		68.1	53.3		56.9	62.9		$6,322		$6,322
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Dawes Avenue Elementary School

What district is Dawes Avenue Elementary School in?

Somers Point School District

Is Dawes Avenue Elementary School a good school?

Dawes Avenue Elementary School ranks in the bottom 17.8% of New Jersey elementary schools.

How many students attend Dawes Avenue Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 341 students attended Dawes Avenue Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Dawes Avenue Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Dawes Avenue Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Jordan Road Elementary School
High : Mainland Regional High School

What is the racial makeup of Dawes Avenue Elementary School?

Students at Dawes Avenue Elementary School are 36% Hispanic, 32% White, 19% African American, 10% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

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