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Thelma L. Sandmeier Elementary School

Q: Is Thelma L. Sandmeier Elementary School a good school?

Thelma L. Sandmeier Elementary School ranks 398 th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 3-5

398^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 70% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Thelma L. Sandmeier Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades 3-5 in Springfield, New Jersey. With 275 students, the school has consistently performed well on state assessments, with a significant portion of students scoring proficient or better in English Language Arts and Mathematics.

Thelma L. Sandmeier Elementary School generally outperforms the other nearby schools in the Springfield Public School District, such as James Caldwell Elementary and Edward V. Walton Primary School, on state assessments. However, it lags behind some of the higher-performing schools in neighboring districts, such as the Westfield Public School District's Washington and Wilson Elementary Schools.

The school has seen an increase in chronic absenteeism over the past few years, rising from 5.5% in 2021-2022 to 16.6% in 2022-2023. This is an area of concern that the school and district should address. Overall, Thelma L. Sandmeier Elementary School is a strong-performing school, but the school should focus on improving attendance to ensure all students have the opportunity to succeed academically.

276

Students ?

12.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,736

Per pupil spending ?

13.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

666 South Springfield Ave.
Springfield, NJ 07081-3011

(973) 376-1025

District: Springfield Public School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

54.0%

Hispanic:

17.0%

African American:

16.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 69th percentile in 2014 → 70th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (59% vs 46% meeting standards)

✓Above the New Jersey median (70th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school59%

District avg59%

New Jersey avg46%

398^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 30%▼ down 12 pts since 2015

From top 18% (2015) to top 30% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Elementary Schools in the Springfield Public School District

201^st of 609Springfield 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	71.7	398 of 1347	70.5%	★★★★☆
2024	67.2	455 of 1338	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	79.0	281 of 1342	79.1%	★★★★☆
2022	84.5	219 of 1345	83.7%	★★★★☆
2019	82.4	220 of 1360	83.8%	★★★★☆
2018	77.6	310 of 1353	77.1%	★★★★☆
2017	77.5	324 of 1352	76.0%	★★★★☆
2016	79.3	277 of 1346	79.4%	★★★★☆
2015	82.2	239 of 1357	82.4%	★★★★☆
2014	72.7	418 of 1363	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	68.2	529 of 1367	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	60.1	677 of 1363	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	65.7	585 of 1360	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	66.7	533 of 1354	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	65.1	563 of 1346	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	48.1	868 of 1338	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	60.9	691 of 1329	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	60.5	694 of 1314	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2005	62.4	642 of 1303	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2004	73.7	361 of 1298	72.2%	★★★★☆
2003	67.6	483 of 1204	59.9%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	75.7	71 of 463	84.7%	★★★★☆
2024	91.2	23 of 469	95.1%	★★★★★
2023	98.6	4 of 463	99.1%	★★★★★
2022	93.2	21 of 494	95.7%	★★★★★
2019	97.2	13 of 522	97.5%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	70.3	393 of 1326	70.4%	★★★★☆
2024	73.2	356 of 1317	73.0%	★★★★☆
2023	76.7	305 of 1318	76.9%	★★★★☆
2022	81.4	244 of 1326	81.6%	★★★★☆
2019	84.8	161 of 1331	87.9%	★★★★☆
2018	79.6	255 of 1333	80.9%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	85.1	110 of 1032	89.3%	★★★★☆
2024	41.8	555 of 989	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	78.1	163 of 982	83.4%	★★★★☆
2022	92.8	56 of 953	94.1%	★★★★★
2019	86.4	82 of 899	90.9%	★★★★★
2018	92.4	49 of 870	94.4%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	56.0	398 of 1023	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	95.4	19 of 863	97.8%	★★★★★
2018	72.2	200 of 942	78.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	54.1	595 of 1318	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.2	576 of 1313	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	80.1	260 of 1315	80.2%	★★★★☆
2022	85.8	174 of 1324	86.9%	★★★★☆
2019	77.8	282 of 1335	78.9%	★★★★☆
2018	73.6	365 of 1334	72.6%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	64.7	284 of 1023	72.2%	★★★★☆
2024	53.2	374 of 989	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.8	288 of 958	69.9%	★★★★☆
2022	63.8	267 of 949	71.9%	★★★★☆
2019	30.7	648 of 1007	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.8	461 of 1001	53.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	55.7	444 of 970	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.5	424 of 963	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.7	247 of 975	74.7%	★★★★☆
2022	81.9	136 of 976	86.1%	★★★★☆
2019	67.9	303 of 1023	70.4%	★★★★☆
2018	69.2	298 of 1022	70.8%	★★★★☆

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)89th percentile+19 vs school

African American (2025)85th percentile+14 vs school

Special Education (2025)72nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)70th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)61st percentile-9 vs school

Male (2025)55th percentile-16 vs school

White (2025)54th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts63%+13 vs state

Mathematics61%+14 vs state

Science43%+13 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 English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Thelma L. Sandmeier Elementary School	Public	3-5	666 South Springfield Ave.	Springfield	07081	Union County	Springfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 376-1025	276	23	12.0	13.8%	149 (54.0%)	45 (16.3%)	47 (17.0%)	16 (5.8%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.2%)	12 (4.3%)	71.7	398^th of 1347 public elementary schools	70.5%		67.2	455^th of 1338 public elementary schools	66.0%	57	42.9	51.1	60.3	71.8		53.2	54.0	69.2		$13,736	$180	$13,556
Edward V. Walton Primary School	Public	PK, KG-3	601 Mountain Ave.	Springfield	07081	Union County	Springfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 376-1025	511	39	13.1	12.3%	291 (56.9%)	59 (11.5%)	74 (14.5%)	51 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	34 (6.7%)	73.2	374^th of 1347 public elementary schools	72.2%					(n/a)		55.3				67.1				$9,760	$25	$9,735
Crossroads School	Public	PK, KG-8	45 Cardinal Drive	Westfield	07090	Union County	Union County Educational Services Commission	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 232-6655	52	11	4.7	26.9%	7 (13.5%)	21 (40.4%)	19 (36.5%)	4 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.9%)								(n/a)										$40,627		$40,627
James Caldwell Elementary School	Public	3-5	36 Caldwell Place	Springfield	07081	Union County	Springfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 376-1025	276	21	13.1	17.0%	144 (52.2%)	29 (10.5%)	66 (23.9%)	22 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	10 (3.6%)	73	377^th of 1347 public elementary schools	72.0%		69.5	421^st of 1338 public elementary schools	68.5%	44	38.7	52.5	68.6	66.2		65.0	68.2	54.6		$15,601	$168	$15,433
Battle Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	2600 Killian Place	Union	07083	Union County	Township of Union School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 851-6480	414	36	11.5	46.4%	84 (20.3%)	131 (31.6%)	151 (36.5%)	30 (7.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	15 (3.6%)	32.1	928^th of 1347 public elementary schools	31.1%		24	1019^th of 1338 public elementary schools	23.8%	91		52.4	29.5			41.2	24.6			$12,502		$12,502
Primary Center at Jefferson	Public	PK-K	110 Ashwood Avenue	Summit	07091	Union County	Summit Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 918-2160	116	10	11.8	17.2%	59 (50.9%)	5 (4.3%)	30 (25.9%)	17 (14.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.3%)								(n/a)										$7,830	$51	$7,779
Jefferson Elementary School	Public	1-5	110 Ashwood Avenue	Summit	07901	Union County	Summit Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 273-3807	221	24	9.4	27.1%	90 (40.7%)	12 (5.4%)	66 (29.9%)	41 (18.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.4%)	82	252^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	81.3%		84.7	211^th of 1338 public elementary schools	84.2%	41	37.5	79.5	73.9	77.5		70.0	71.7	60.0		$8,684	$839	$7,845
Warren G. Harding Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	426 Boulevard	Kenilworth	07033	Union County	Kenilworth School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 276-5936	659	62	10.7	23.4%	351 (53.3%)	18 (2.7%)	241 (36.6%)	31 (4.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	15 (2.3%)	44.9	741^st of 1347 public elementary schools	45.0%		55.1	605^th of 1338 public elementary schools	54.8%	136	30.5	36.8	47.1	57.7	48.4	47.4	41.2	35.3	42.8	$9,535	$277	$9,258
Brookside Place School	Public	K-5	700 Brookside Place	Cranford	07016	Union County	Cranford Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 709-6244	364	26	14.0		275 (75.5%)	1 (0.3%)	53 (14.6%)	10 (2.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.6%)	87	172^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	87.2%		88.3	143^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	89.3%	29	59.4	67.2	69.8	73.3		82.0	80.8	68.4		$7,629	$04	$7,625
Washington Elementary School	Public	1-5	900 St. Marks Avenue	Westfield	07090	Union County	Westfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 789-4600	300	23	13.0	1.0%	216 (72.0%)	2 (0.7%)	35 (11.7%)	32 (10.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.0%)	93.6	51^st of 1347 public elementary schools	96.2%		91.6	84^th of 1338 public elementary schools	93.7%	33	64.2	82.4	87.8	86.5		77.9	81.6	76.2		$6,459	$17	$6,442

Frequently Asked Questions about Thelma L. Sandmeier Elementary School

What district is Thelma L. Sandmeier Elementary School in?

Springfield Public School District

How many students attend Thelma L. Sandmeier Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 276 students attended Thelma L. Sandmeier Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Thelma L. Sandmeier Elementary School?

Students at Thelma L. Sandmeier Elementary School are 54% White, 17% Hispanic, 16% African American, 6% Asian, 4% Two or more races, 2% Pacific Islander.

Is Thelma L. Sandmeier Elementary School a good school?

Thelma L. Sandmeier Elementary School ranks 398^th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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