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Edward V. Walton Primary School

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Edward V. Walton Primary School ranks 374 th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-3

374^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 72% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Edward V. Walton Primary School is an elementary school located in Springfield, New Jersey, serving grades PK-3 with a total enrollment of 541 students. The school is part of the Springfield Public School District, which is ranked 201 out of 609 districts in New Jersey and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Edward V. Walton Primary School outperforms the state average in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics for 3rd grade students, with 55.3% of 3rd graders proficient or better in ELA compared to the state average of 44.9%, and 67.1% proficient or better in Mathematics compared to the state average of 49.8%. The school also outperforms the district average in both subjects. Additionally, the school has seen a decrease in chronic absenteeism rates over the past few years, from 16.6% in 2022-2023 to 10.4% in 2023-2024, and has a relatively low percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 6.44% in 2021-2022 to 8.87% in 2023-2024.

Compared to nearby schools, Edward V. Walton Primary School outperforms the James Caldwell Elementary School and Thelma L. Sandmeier Elementary School, both of which are also part of the Springfield Public School District. However, the school lags behind the high-performing schools in the neighboring Summit Public School District, such as Jefferson Elementary School and Brayton Elementary School, which consistently rank among the top elementary schools in the state.

511

Students ?

13.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,760

Per pupil spending ?

12.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

601 Mountain Ave.
Springfield, NJ 07081

(973) 376-1025

District: Springfield Public School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

56.9%

Hispanic:

14.5%

African American:

11.5%

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At a glance

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (61% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Above the New Jersey median (72nd percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school61%

District avg58%

New Jersey avg47%

374^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 28%

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Elementary Schools in the Springfield Public School District

201^st of 609Springfield Public School District among New Jersey districts

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)

Male (2025)74th percentile~ school

Female (2025)70th percentile~ school

White (2025)57th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics67%+17 vs state

English Language Arts55%+10 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Brayton Elementary School	Public	1-5	89 Tulip Street	Summit	07901	Union County	Summit Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 273-1276	335	34	9.8	17.3%	227 (67.8%)	17 (5.1%)	59 (17.6%)	27 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	89.4	132^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	90.2%		91.5	87^th of 1338 public elementary schools	93.5%	45	61.2	70.7	77.9	80.3		70.0	75.4	79.1		$6,383	$68	$6,315

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