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Cambridge Elementary School

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Cambridge Elementary School ranks 235 th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

235^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 83% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Cambridge Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades K-5 in Kendall Park, New Jersey. It is part of the South Brunswick School District, which is ranked 144 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. With 427 students, Cambridge Elementary consistently ranks in the top 20% of New Jersey elementary schools, currently at 235 out of 1,347 schools.

Cambridge Elementary School stands out for its strong academic performance, consistently outperforming state and district averages in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 84.8% of 4th-grade students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 67.9% for the district and 53.6% for the state. The school also excels in supporting its Hispanic and English Language Learner (ELL) student subgroups, ranking 15th and 77th, respectively, out of all New Jersey elementary schools in those categories.

While Cambridge Elementary is a high-performing school, it is not the top-ranked school in the South Brunswick School District. Monmouth Junction Elementary School consistently ranks higher, with a 2024-2025 ranking of 35 out of 1,347 New Jersey elementary schools. Additionally, Cambridge Elementary has room for improvement in supporting its Special Education and Low Socioeconomic Status (SES) student populations, where it ranks 683rd and 478th, respectively, among New Jersey elementary schools in those categories.

416

Students ?

11.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,867

Per pupil spending ?

15.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

35 Cambridge Road
Kendall Park, NJ 08824

(732) 297-2941

District: South Brunswick School District

Students who attend Cambridge Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Crossroads South Middle School
High:	South Brunswick High School

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

52.9%

White:

25.5%

Hispanic:

11.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 92nd percentile in 2015 → 83rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (67% vs 46% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 17% of New Jersey elementary schools

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school67%

District avg62%

New Jersey avg46%

235^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 17%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From top 8% (2015) to top 17% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 7Elementary Schools in the South Brunswick School District

144^th of 609South Brunswick 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	82.7	235 of 1347	82.6%	★★★★☆
2024	85.4	204 of 1338	84.8%	★★★★☆
2023	82.1	240 of 1342	82.1%	★★★★☆
2022	88.5	147 of 1345	89.1%	★★★★☆
2021	86.2	155 of 1317	88.2%	★★★★☆
2019	84.0	198 of 1360	85.4%	★★★★☆
2018	86.0	162 of 1353	88.0%	★★★★☆
2017	82.4	231 of 1352	82.9%	★★★★☆
2016	84.8	192 of 1346	85.7%	★★★★☆
2015	90.3	107 of 1357	92.1%	★★★★★
2014	80.3	240 of 1363	82.4%	★★★★☆
2013	81.4	197 of 1367	85.6%	★★★★☆
2012	78.2	278 of 1363	79.6%	★★★★☆
2011	84.3	94 of 1360	93.1%	★★★★★
2010	81.1	181 of 1354	86.6%	★★★★☆
2009	80.1	205 of 1346	84.8%	★★★★☆
2008	79.3	189 of 1338	85.9%	★★★★☆
2007	78.8	180 of 1329	86.5%	★★★★☆
2006	78.4	225 of 1314	82.9%	★★★★☆
2005	78.0	228 of 1303	82.5%	★★★★☆
2004	81.7	140 of 1298	89.2%	★★★★☆
2003	86.0	84 of 1204	93.0%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	61.7	135 of 330	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.2	158 of 340	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.4	160 of 346	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.2	105 of 348	69.8%	★★★★☆
2021	66.9	113 of 339	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.3	78 of 370	78.9%	★★★★☆
2018	64.7	132 of 370	64.3%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	87.9	77 of 597	87.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	80.7	248 of 1326	81.3%	★★★★☆
2024	87.0	152 of 1317	88.5%	★★★★☆
2023	76.4	311 of 1318	76.4%	★★★★☆
2022	83.6	208 of 1326	84.3%	★★★★☆
2021	82.7	173 of 1290	86.6%	★★★★☆
2019	83.6	178 of 1331	86.6%	★★★★☆
2018	87.9	106 of 1333	92.0%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	38.1	614 of 1032	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	98.1	15 of 953	98.4%	★★★★★
2021	94.3	46 of 896	94.9%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	49.8	478 of 1023	53.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	81.1	238 of 1318	81.9%	★★★★☆
2024	80.7	253 of 1313	80.7%	★★★★☆
2023	84.4	200 of 1315	84.8%	★★★★☆
2022	91.0	100 of 1324	92.4%	★★★★★
2021	87.3	140 of 1297	89.2%	★★★★☆
2019	81.8	213 of 1335	84.0%	★★★★☆
2018	82.3	207 of 1334	84.5%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2021	22.4	683 of 868	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	89.7	76 of 1007	92.5%	★★★★★
2018	83.6	128 of 1001	87.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	53.4	471 of 970	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.0	481 of 963	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.5	461 of 975	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.5	380 of 976	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.0	547 of 964	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.0	613 of 1023	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.8	488 of 1022	52.3%	★★★☆☆

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)87th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)82nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)81st percentile~ school

Asian (2025)59th percentile-23 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)53rd percentile-29 vs school

White (2025)51st percentile-31 vs school

Hispanic (2025)41st percentile-42 vs school

Special Education (2021)21st percentile-67 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts71%+21 vs state

Mathematics70%+23 vs state

Science47%+17 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
Cambridge Elementary School	Public	K-5	35 Cambridge Road	Kendall Park	08824	Middlesex County	South Brunswick School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 297-2941	416	36	11.7	15.6%	106 (25.5%)	24 (5.8%)	49 (11.8%)	220 (52.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.8%)	82.7	235^th of 1347 public elementary schools	82.6%		85.4	204^th of 1338 public elementary schools	84.8%	31	47.5	59.4	84.8	70.4	75.3	77.3	59.8	$10,867	$49	$10,818
Constable Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	29 Constable Road	Kendall Park	08824	Middlesex County	South Brunswick School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 297-2488	476	43	11.0	19.5%	100 (21.0%)	49 (10.3%)	55 (11.6%)	244 (51.3%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (4.8%)	69.2	432^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	67.9%		76.9	324^th of 1338 public elementary schools	75.8%	108	44.6	40.7	70.1	71.1	52.5	71.3	54.2	$11,281	$258	$11,023
Greenbrook Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	23 Roberts Street	Kendall Park	08824	Middlesex County	South Brunswick School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 297-2480	392	35	11.1	35.2%	65 (16.6%)	39 (9.9%)	92 (23.5%)	181 (46.2%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (2.8%)	58.8	563^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	58.2%		49.1	680^th of 1338 public elementary schools	49.2%	117	42.6	35.2	48.5	70.5	50.7	51.5	67.2	$13,104	$650	$12,454
Claremont Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	175 Claremont Road	Franklin Park	08823	Somerset County	Franklin Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 873-0100	685	74	9.2	56.6%	59 (8.6%)	173 (25.3%)	295 (43.1%)	138 (20.1%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.5%)	39	826^th of 1347 public elementary schools	38.7%		39.9	799^th of 1338 public elementary schools	40.3%	27	17.3	34.8	45.0	43.3	46.2	51.3	42.0	$9,539	$332	$9,207
Franklin Park School	Public	PK, KG-5	30 Eden Street	Franklin Park	08823	Somerset County	Franklin Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 297-5666	671	72	9.3	45.2%	57 (8.5%)	215 (32.0%)	181 (27.0%)	198 (29.5%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.4%)	51.7	657^th of 1347 public elementary schools	51.2%		50	665^th of 1338 public elementary schools	50.3%	8	21.7	49.5	56.6	60.0	47.4	52.7	43.3	$12,403	$240	$12,163
Brunswick Acres Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	41 Kory Drive	Kendall Park	08824	Middlesex County	South Brunswick School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 297-6621	448	38	11.8	29.0%	78 (17.4%)	44 (9.8%)	75 (16.7%)	228 (50.9%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.8%)	59.1	556^th of 1347 public elementary schools	58.7%		62.3	515^th of 1338 public elementary schools	61.5%	41	37.0	43.9	55.6	62.0	56.7	53.8	48.6	$12,141	$555	$11,586
Monmouth Junction Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	630 Ridge Road	Monmouth Junction	08852	Middlesex County	South Brunswick School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 329-6981	301	23	12.9	13.3%	46 (15.3%)	16 (5.3%)	26 (8.6%)	208 (69.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	95	35^th of 1347 public elementary schools	97.4%		94.4	44^th of 1338 public elementary schools	96.7%	9	65.3	83.1	84.9	83.7	84.6	84.4	87.7	$11,552	$55	$11,497
Brooks Crossing Elementary School	Public	K-5	50 Deans Rhode Hall Road	Monmouth Junction	08852	Middlesex County	South Brunswick School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 821-7478	498	38	13.2	17.5%	78 (15.7%)	35 (7.0%)	40 (8.0%)	328 (65.9%)	9 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.6%)	82	251^st of 1347 public elementary schools	81.4%		84.4	213^th of 1338 public elementary schools	84.1%	38	52.0	65.9	81.0	63.0	76.7	67.4	56.2	$11,554	$45	$11,509
Woods Road Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	120 South Woods Road	Hillsborough	08844	Somerset County	Hillsborough Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 431-6600	410	40	10.2	10.5%	193 (47.1%)	8 (2.0%)	46 (11.2%)	141 (34.4%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	17 (4.1%)	87.5	166^th of 1347 public elementary schools	87.7%		92.1	79^th of 1338 public elementary schools	94.1%	87		67.7	79.2		68.2	88.1		$4,675		$4,675
Indian Fields Elementary School	Public	K-5	359 Ridge Road	Dayton	08810	Middlesex County	South Brunswick School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 329-1043	460	35	12.9	17.6%	50 (10.9%)	37 (8.0%)	40 (8.7%)	310 (67.4%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.5%)	76	341^st of 1347 public elementary schools	74.7%		76.1	338^th of 1338 public elementary schools	74.7%	3	52.5	54.9	58.2	67.0	66.7	61.2	71.3	$12,419	$170	$12,249

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