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South River Elementary School

Public Grades 3-5

1036^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 23% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

South River Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades 3-5 in the South River Public School District in New Jersey, with 683 students. The school has consistently been ranked in the bottom 25% of New Jersey elementary schools over the past decade, receiving a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger, and the district is also rated 1 star out of 5.

South River Elementary School significantly underperforms compared to state and district averages on standardized tests, with only 33.3% of 3rd graders, 38.6% of 4th graders, and 40.2% of 5th graders proficient or better in English Language Arts, and even lower math proficiency rates. The school also has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.9% to 21.6% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, 59% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds.

When compared to nearby schools, such as Bowne-Munro Elementary School in the East Brunswick Township School District, South River Elementary School significantly underperforms, with much higher academic proficiency rates and lower chronic absenteeism. Addressing the challenges faced by South River Elementary School will require a concerted effort from the school, district, and community to implement effective strategies and interventions that can help improve student outcomes and provide a high-quality education for all students.

496

Students ?

8.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,291

Per pupil spending ?

71%

Free/discounted lunch ?

81 Johnson Place
South River, NJ 08882

(732) 613-4073

District: South River Public School District

Students who attend South River Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	South River Middle School
High:	South River High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

47.8%

White:

39.1%

African American:

8.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 38th percentile in 2015 → 23rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (31% vs 46% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 15 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg31%

New Jersey avg46%

1,036^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 23%▼ down 15 pts since 2015

From bottom 38% (2015) to bottom 23% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

543^rd of 609South River 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	24.0	1036 of 1347	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.3	953 of 1338	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.3	970 of 1342	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.3	975 of 1345	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.8	1046 of 1317	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.1	1062 of 1360	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.6	1059 of 1353	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	33.5	935 of 1352	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	36.3	893 of 1346	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	40.0	844 of 1357	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	46.0	870 of 1363	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	39.8	947 of 1367	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	43.4	909 of 1363	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	46.5	887 of 1360	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	41.8	938 of 1354	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	40.1	954 of 1346	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	36.5	1002 of 1338	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	39.6	991 of 1329	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	22.4	1117 of 1314	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	25.9	1075 of 1303	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	30.1	1031 of 1298	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	50.2	716 of 1204	40.5%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	45.8	228 of 463	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	93.6	20 of 469	95.7%	★★★★★
2019	57.3	194 of 522	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.8	146 of 517	71.8%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	32.3	397 of 597	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.0	388 of 559	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.8	356 of 499	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.8	255 of 489	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.2	356 of 411	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.1	378 of 463	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.5	329 of 434	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	28.8	947 of 1326	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.0	856 of 1317	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.9	920 of 1318	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.9	924 of 1326	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	14.8	1123 of 1290	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.5	1106 of 1331	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.4	1077 of 1333	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	27.3	764 of 1032	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.2	687 of 989	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.4	641 of 982	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.4	584 of 953	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.5	696 of 896	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.6	567 of 899	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.4	530 of 870	39.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	40.1	644 of 1023	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.4	353 of 939	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.8	412 of 910	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.1	303 of 863	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.6	502 of 839	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.7	591 of 948	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.8	650 of 942	31.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	21.4	1039 of 1318	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.4	955 of 1313	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.2	922 of 1315	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.4	946 of 1324	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.5	907 of 1297	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.9	924 of 1335	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.7	925 of 1334	30.7%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	31.5	658 of 1023	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.8	522 of 989	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.7	552 of 958	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.7	490 of 949	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.7	680 of 868	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.0	509 of 1007	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.7	677 of 1001	32.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	18.7	833 of 970	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.7	805 of 963	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.0	827 of 975	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.1	882 of 976	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.8	919 of 964	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.1	944 of 1023	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.3	933 of 1022	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)51st percentile+28 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)37th percentile+14 vs school

Special Education (2025)36th percentile+13 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)34th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)29th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)26th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)21st percentile~ school

White (2025)14th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts37%-13 vs state

Mathematics28%-19 vs state

Science18%-12 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
South River Elementary School	Public	3-5	81 Johnson Place	South River	08882	Middlesex County	South River Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 613-4073	496	57	8.7	71.0%	194 (39.1%)	41 (8.3%)	237 (47.8%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.2%)	24	1036^th of 1347 public elementary schools	23.1%		29.3	953^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	28.8%	83	17.9	33.3	38.6	40.2	28.6	27.4	28.5	$9,291	$568	$8,723
South River Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	22 David Street	South River	08882	Middlesex County	South River Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 613-4006	508	51	9.9	65.0%	213 (41.9%)	33 (6.5%)	235 (46.3%)	8 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.5%)								(n/a)								$9,607	$123	$9,484
Central Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	371 Cranbury Road	East Brunswick	08816	Middlesex County	East Brunswick Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 613-6820	349	38	9.1	27.2%	129 (37.0%)	25 (7.2%)	53 (15.2%)	120 (34.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	21 (6.0%)	81.7	257^th of 1347 public elementary schools	80.9%		84.1	216^th of 1338 public elementary schools	83.9%	41		58.9	72.3		72.1	73.0		$14,235		$14,235
Irwin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	71 Racetrack Road	East Brunswick	08816	Middlesex County	East Brunswick Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 613-6840	305	28	10.9	30.5%	127 (41.6%)	11 (3.6%)	37 (12.1%)	117 (38.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.6%)	86.2	181^st of 1347 public elementary schools	86.6%		86.2	190^th of 1338 public elementary schools	85.8%	9		73.0	66.1		92.0	72.4		$12,122	$226	$11,896
Chittick Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	5 Flagler Street	East Brunswick	08816	Middlesex County	East Brunswick Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 613-6830	338	40	8.3	38.5%	127 (37.6%)	18 (5.3%)	100 (29.6%)	78 (23.1%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (3.0%)	61.7	516^th of 1347 public elementary schools	61.7%		62.6	509^th of 1338 public elementary schools	62.0%	7		43.3	74.6		49.2	57.4		$13,704	$183	$13,521
Woodrow Wilson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	65 Dane Street	Sayreville	08872	Middlesex County	Sayreville School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 525-5240	401	30	13.3	46.6%	148 (36.9%)	73 (18.2%)	90 (22.4%)	61 (15.2%)	4 (1.0%)	2 (0.5%)	23 (5.7%)	56.2	594^th of 1347 public elementary schools	55.9%		47.6	704^th of 1338 public elementary schools	47.4%	110		49.0			52.9			$7,702	$136	$7,566
Bowne-Munro Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	120 Main Street	East Brunswick	08816	Middlesex County	East Brunswick Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 613-6810	201	17	11.9	23.9%	77 (38.3%)	22 (10.9%)	52 (25.9%)	38 (18.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.5%)	86.8	175^th of 1347 public elementary schools	87.0%		74	366^th of 1338 public elementary schools	72.6%	191		91.3	78.7		69.5	68.1		$13,912	$163	$13,749
Memorial Elementary School	Public	K-4	14 Innes Road	East Brunswick	08816	Middlesex County	East Brunswick Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 613-6860	408	38	10.6	24.8%	146 (35.8%)	22 (5.4%)	78 (19.1%)	127 (31.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (8.3%)	63.4	499^th of 1347 public elementary schools	63.0%		68.7	436^th of 1338 public elementary schools	67.4%	63		50.8	57.6		58.4	59.6		$12,923	$187	$12,736
Frost Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	65 Frost Avenue	East Brunswick	08816	Middlesex County	East Brunswick Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 613-6850	383	43	9.0	14.6%	144 (37.6%)	25 (6.5%)	59 (15.4%)	129 (33.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.8%)	89	142^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	89.5%		80.4	277^th of 1338 public elementary schools	79.3%	135		72.7	78.1		72.6	81.9		$11,319		$11,319
Lawrence Brook Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	48 Sullivan Way	East Brunswick	08816	Middlesex County	East Brunswick Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 613-6870	362	41	8.7	25.4%	127 (35.1%)	26 (7.2%)	90 (24.9%)	96 (26.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.4%)	77.7	322^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	76.1%		79.3	288^th of 1338 public elementary schools	78.5%	34		56.1	72.7		72.7	62.1		$12,904	$221	$12,683

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