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Tabernacle Elementary School

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Tabernacle Elementary School ranks 696 th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-4

696^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 48% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Tabernacle Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-4 in Tabernacle, New Jersey, with 383 students. The school faces several challenges, including lower-than-average test scores, high chronic absenteeism, and a growing population of economically disadvantaged students.

Tabernacle Elementary School's test scores are generally below the state averages in both English Language Arts and Mathematics across grades 3 and 4. For example, in 2024-2025, only 41.8% of 3rd graders were proficient or better in ELA compared to the state average of 44.9%. The school also has high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 8.5% to 16.6% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state's target of 5%. Additionally, the percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch has increased from 3.33% in 2021-2022 to 10.44% in 2023-2024, indicating a growing population of economically disadvantaged students.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Taunton Forge Elementary School and Cranberry Pines Elementary, both part of the Medford Township School District, Tabernacle Elementary School's performance is generally lower, with higher test scores, lower chronic absenteeism, and lower percentages of economically disadvantaged students. Additionally, Tabernacle Elementary School's statewide ranking has declined from 499 out of 1,363 schools in 2013-2014 to 696 out of 1,347 schools in 2024-2025, indicating a relative decline in performance compared to other elementary schools in New Jersey.

416

Students ?

15.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,182

Per pupil spending ?

15.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

141 New Road
Tabernacle, NJ 08088

(609) 268-0150

District: Tabernacle Township School District

Students who attend Tabernacle Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Kenneth R. Olson Middle School
High:	Seneca High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

85.1%

Hispanic:

8.2%

Two or more races:

3.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 63rd percentile in 2014 → 48th in 2025

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 15 percentile points since 2014

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school48%

District avg48%

New Jersey avg49%

696^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 48%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 44% (2015) to bottom 48% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

358^th of 609Tabernacle Township 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	48.9	696 of 1347	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.0	608 of 1338	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.4	538 of 1342	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.1	645 of 1345	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.4	811 of 1360	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.4	855 of 1353	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	51.5	710 of 1352	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	47.5	754 of 1346	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	47.1	761 of 1357	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	69.0	499 of 1363	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	68.3	526 of 1367	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	65.6	583 of 1363	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	69.1	505 of 1360	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	62.6	618 of 1354	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	51.8	786 of 1346	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	73.0	388 of 1338	71.0%	★★★★☆
2007	70.5	448 of 1329	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	70.6	448 of 1314	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2005	72.6	402 of 1303	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2004	74.5	342 of 1298	73.7%	★★★★☆
2003	62.5	570 of 1204	52.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	45.5	715 of 1326	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.4	773 of 1317	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.8	661 of 1318	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.5	723 of 1326	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.5	692 of 1331	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.2	731 of 1333	45.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2019	24.6	718 of 948	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.6	758 of 942	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	52.1	615 of 1318	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.7	449 of 1313	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.8	417 of 1315	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.4	544 of 1324	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.6	860 of 1335	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.4	896 of 1334	32.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	50.7	410 of 1023	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.6	370 of 989	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.4	489 of 958	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.5	531 of 949	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.1	435 of 1007	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.3	450 of 1001	55.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	27.5	734 of 970	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.4	623 of 963	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.1	531 of 975	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.7	649 of 976	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.8	787 of 1023	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.0	748 of 1022	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)60th percentile+12 vs school

Male (2025)53rd percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)46th percentile~ school

White (2025)24th percentile-24 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2019)24th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics55%+7 vs state

English Language Arts42%-7 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Tuesday, April 28, 2015

While there are some good teachers at Tabernacle Elementary, the environment at these district schools is terrible. The working relationship between the administration, teachers, parents, and school board/superintendent is very unhealthy. Policies are ridiculous and trust between the parties is very low. I have never seen such low morale in teachers and bickering among parents. Glad we are moving. Would fully recommend new families look a little north towards Southampton if coming to this area. Close Quote

by a parent
Wednesday, October 26, 2011

I believe this school is an outstanding learning place! The staff really cares about each child and works to make sure that all kids succeed! Close Quote

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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
Tabernacle Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	141 New Road	Tabernacle	08088	Burlington County	Tabernacle Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 268-0150	416	27	15.1	15.1%	354 (85.1%)	10 (2.4%)	34 (8.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.6%)	48.9	696^th of 1347 public elementary schools	48.3%		55	608^th of 1338 public elementary schools	54.6%	88		41.8	42.0		62.6	47.8		$11,182	$140	$11,042
Indian Mills Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	112 Indian Mills Road	Shamong	08088	Burlington County	Shamong Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 268-0220	347	35	9.9	8.4%	311 (89.6%)	2 (0.6%)	21 (6.1%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.3%)	70.2	422^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	68.7%		62.2	516^th of 1338 public elementary schools	61.4%	94		57.2	63.6		61.5	60.0		$15,158	$139	$15,019
Nokomis School	Public	PK, KG-2	135 Mudjekeewis Trail	Medford Lakes	08055	Burlington County	Medford Lakes School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 654-0991	126	16	8.1	4.0%	115 (91.3%)	1 (0.8%)	2 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (6.3%)								(n/a)								$7,824		$7,824
Chairville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	36 Chairville Road	Medford	08055	Burlington County	Medford Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 654-9610	439	39	11.3	11.4%	356 (81.1%)	20 (4.6%)	37 (8.4%)	9 (2.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.4%)	82.7	236^th of 1347 public elementary schools	82.5%		75.6	346^th of 1338 public elementary schools	74.1%	110	58.5	55.7	70.4	80.0	65.7	64.8	77.2	$9,524	$93	$9,431
Southampton Township School #2	Public	3-5	100 Miss Mabel Drive	Southampton	08088	Burlington County	Southampton Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 859-2256	222	25	8.8	29.7%	174 (78.4%)	7 (3.2%)	33 (14.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.6%)	39.1	823^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	38.9%		44.2	742^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	44.5%	81	27.5	28.2	46.0	52.2	33.3	44.5	49.3	$12,084	$77	$12,007
Southampton Township School #1	Public	K-2	26 Pleasant Street	Southampton	08088	Burlington County	Southampton Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 859-2256	213	21	10.2	27.2%	167 (78.4%)	8 (3.8%)	26 (12.2%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.7%)								(n/a)								$12,867	$78	$12,789
Milton H. Allen Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	24 Allen Avenue	Medford	08055	Burlington County	Medford Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 654-4203	428	32	13.2	11.7%	346 (80.8%)	12 (2.8%)	44 (10.3%)	10 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.7%)	62.1	514^th of 1347 public elementary schools	61.8%		67.5	449^th of 1338 public elementary schools	66.4%	65	26.4	58.8	70.9	43.4	67.6	66.7	44.7	$9,181		$9,181
Cranberry Pines Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	400 Fairview Road	Medford	08055	Burlington County	Medford Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 983-2861	371	30	12.3	4.6%	311 (83.8%)	2 (0.5%)	26 (7.0%)	9 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (5.9%)	90.9	101^st of 1347 public elementary schools	92.5%		87.2	172^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	87.1%	71	68.4	77.6	72.9	86.9	84.5	68.5	82.0	$8,592		$8,592
Taunton Forge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	32 Evergreen Trail	Medford	08055	Burlington County	Medford Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 654-6723	318	30	10.6	5.3%	259 (81.4%)	4 (1.3%)	25 (7.9%)	4 (1.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (7.5%)	76.5	334^th of 1347 public elementary schools	75.2%		70.6	410^th of 1338 public elementary schools	69.4%	76	58.7	43.8	66.7	78.3	64.9	64.1	71.7	$9,935		$9,935
Samuel T. Busansky School	Public	3-5	16 Scrapetown Road	Pemberton	08068	Burlington County	Pemberton Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 893-8141	283	30	9.4	47.7%	107 (37.8%)	63 (22.3%)	69 (24.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (15.2%)	17.4	1140^th of 1347 public elementary schools	15.4%		17	1116^th of 1338 public elementary schools	16.6%	24	14.2	33.3	27.7	31.1	29.2	24.1	16.9	$18,370	$771	$17,599

Frequently Asked Questions about Tabernacle Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Tabernacle Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Tabernacle Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Kenneth R. Olson Middle School
High : Seneca High School

Is Tabernacle Elementary School a good school?

Tabernacle Elementary School ranks 696^th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Tabernacle Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 416 students attended Tabernacle Elementary School.

What district is Tabernacle Elementary School in?

Tabernacle Township School District

What is the racial makeup of Tabernacle Elementary School?

Students at Tabernacle Elementary School are 85% White, 8% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 2% African American.

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