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E Raymond Appleby Elementary School

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E Raymond Appleby Elementary School ranks 930 th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 2-5

930^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 31% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

E Raymond Appleby Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades 2-5 in Spotswood, New Jersey, with an enrollment of 350 students. The school has seen a decline in its statewide ranking over the past several years, dropping from 384 out of 1,357 New Jersey elementary schools in 2014-2015 (4-star rating) to 930 out of 1,347 in 2024-2025 (2-star rating), placing it in the bottom third of elementary schools in the state.

The school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups. While E Raymond Appleby Elementary School has relatively strong performance among Hispanic and Low Socioeconomic Status students, White and Special Education students perform poorly, ranking in the bottom quarter. Additionally, the school has struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 11.2% to 17.2% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average.

When compared to other elementary schools in the surrounding area, E Raymond Appleby Elementary School generally underperforms. For example, Bowne-Munro Elementary School in the East Brunswick Township School District and Hatikvah International Academy Charter School significantly outperform E Raymond Appleby Elementary School on academic measures, with much higher proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics.

365

Students ?

9.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,070

Per pupil spending ?

30.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

23 Vliet Street
Spotswood, NJ 08884

(732) 723-2200

District: Spotswood Public School District

Students who attend E Raymond Appleby Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Spotswood Memorial Middle School
High:	Spotswood High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

58.1%

Hispanic:

26.8%

Two or more races:

6.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 72nd percentile in 2015 → 31st in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (35% vs 46% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 41 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

District avg35%

New Jersey avg46%

930^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 31%▼ down 41 pts since 2015

From top 28% (2015) to bottom 31% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

415^th of 609Spotswood 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	32.0	930 of 1347	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.9	699 of 1338	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.0	643 of 1342	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.2	635 of 1345	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.5	658 of 1317	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.8	657 of 1360	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.2	553 of 1353	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	66.3	515 of 1352	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	61.1	566 of 1346	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	72.9	384 of 1357	71.7%	★★★★☆
2014	75.0	366 of 1363	73.1%	★★★★☆
2013	71.5	457 of 1367	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	72.8	426 of 1363	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	70.7	446 of 1360	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	68.5	486 of 1354	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	55.0	739 of 1346	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	61.0	661 of 1338	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	63.6	639 of 1329	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2006	53.6	795 of 1314	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2005	57.0	731 of 1303	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2004	46.7	857 of 1298	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2003	68.4	471 of 1204	60.9%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2019	43.8	211 of 370	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	72.3	93 of 370	74.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	33.9	878 of 1326	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.0	661 of 1317	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.3	655 of 1318	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.5	760 of 1326	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.3	667 of 1290	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	70.7	417 of 1331	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.9	383 of 1333	71.3%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	43.4	536 of 1032	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	63.8	299 of 989	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.9	307 of 982	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.2	257 of 953	73.0%	★★★★☆
2021	63.1	226 of 896	74.8%	★★★★☆
2019	45.2	476 of 899	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	59.6	306 of 870	64.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	44.3	569 of 1023	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.4	469 of 939	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.7	273 of 910	70.0%	★★★★☆
2022	60.9	263 of 863	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.2	286 of 839	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.7	245 of 948	74.2%	★★★★☆
2018	63.9	272 of 942	71.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	31.2	895 of 1318	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.9	692 of 1313	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.8	571 of 1315	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.2	473 of 1324	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.5	605 of 1297	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.0	784 of 1335	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.2	649 of 1334	51.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	13.6	959 of 1023	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	24.4	721 of 989	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	52.8	368 of 958	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.6	433 of 949	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	25.1	644 of 868	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.2	560 of 1007	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	57.0	365 of 1001	63.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	18.5	834 of 970	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.5	703 of 963	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.8	621 of 975	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.4	630 of 976	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.7	752 of 964	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.8	619 of 1023	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.0	529 of 1022	48.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)48th percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)44th percentile+13 vs school

Asian (2019)43rd percentile-9 vs school

Female (2025)34th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)32nd percentile~ school

White (2025)14th percentile-17 vs school

Special Education (2025)6th percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics40%-7 vs state

English Language Arts39%-12 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)						NJSLA Algebra I (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 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
E Raymond Appleby Elementary School	Public	2-5	23 Vliet Street	Spotswood	08884	Middlesex County	Spotswood Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 723-2200	365	38	9.6	30.7%	212 (58.1%)	12 (3.3%)	98 (26.8%)	20 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (6.0%)	32	930^th of 1347 public elementary schools	31.0%		47.9	699^th of 1338 public elementary schools	47.8%	231	13.8		34.6	50.6	31.2				34.7	40.5	43.6						$11,070	$171	$10,899
G Austin Schoenly Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-1	80 Kane Avenue	Spotswood	08884	Middlesex County	Spotswood Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 723-2200	235	15	15.6	25.1%	142 (60.4%)	16 (6.8%)	51 (21.7%)	15 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.7%)								(n/a)																	$12,319	$361	$11,958
Woodland School	Public	4-5	42 Harrison Ave	Monroe Township	08831	Middlesex County	Monroe Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 251-1177	261	26	9.9	16.5%	161 (61.7%)	8 (3.1%)	21 (8.0%)	58 (22.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	12 (4.6%)								(n/a)	30.0			60.7	70.8					60.6	55.4						$12,690	$130	$12,560
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
Raymond E. Voorhees Elementary School	Public	K-5	11 Liberty Street	Old Bridge	08857	Middlesex County	Old Bridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 360-4544	424	40	10.7	25.9%	241 (56.8%)	34 (8.0%)	62 (14.6%)	69 (16.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.8%)	66.7	460^th of 1347 public elementary schools	65.9%		76.2	335^th of 1338 public elementary schools	75.0%	125	35.1		45.3	79.3	60.0				62.7	64.1	50.6						$12,225	$63	$12,162
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
Hatikvah International Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	7 Lexington Avenue	East Brunswick	08816	Middlesex County	Hatikvah International Academy Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 254-8300	657	47	14.1	8.8%	186 (28.3%)	39 (5.9%)	40 (6.1%)	369 (56.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.5%)	96.3	15^th of 1347 public elementary schools	98.9%		95.5	26^th of 1338 public elementary schools	98.1%	11	75.4	69.4	82.0	90.9	88.1	96.0	92.9	91.9	88.5	82.1	92.2	79.7	75.0	42.9	95.6	96.8	$8,359	$283	$8,076
Mill Lake	Public	PK, KG-3	115 Monmouth Road	Monroe Twp	08831	Middlesex County	Monroe Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 251-5336	462	41	11.2	17.5%	258 (55.8%)	9 (1.9%)	77 (16.7%)	83 (18.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (7.4%)	54.5	622^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	53.8%		58.9	558^th of 1338 public elementary schools	58.3%	64			42.1						58.5								$13,039	$106	$12,933
William A. Miller Elementary School	Public	K-5	2 Old Matawan Road	Old Bridge	08857	Middlesex County	Old Bridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 360-4589	314	21	14.8	28.3%	159 (50.6%)	25 (8.0%)	53 (16.9%)	61 (19.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (4.5%)	59.8	541^st of 1347 public elementary schools	59.8%		68.5	440^th of 1338 public elementary schools	67.1%	101	26.0		47.1	69.8	64.9				55.7	53.7	46.3						$12,088	$156	$11,932
Southwood Elementary School	Public	K-5	64 Southwood Dr	Old Bridge	08857	Middlesex County	Old Bridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 360-4539	265	29	9.1	28.7%	158 (59.6%)	14 (5.3%)	66 (24.9%)	23 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	66.9	456^th of 1347 public elementary schools	66.1%		63.1	502^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	62.5%	46	28.8		45.9	58.0	77.1				64.8	48.0	75.5						$16,304	$63	$16,241

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