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Upper Township Elementary School

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Upper Township Elementary School ranks 437 th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 3-5

437^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 68% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Upper Township Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades 3-5 in Marmora, New Jersey, with 448 students. The school is part of the Upper Township School District, which is ranked 162 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Upper Township Elementary School consistently outperforms the state average in NJSLA/PARCC assessments for English Language Arts and Mathematics. In 2024-2025, the school had 68% of 4th graders and 68.7% of 5th graders proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state averages of 53.6% and 52.7% respectively. In Mathematics, the school had 64.6% of 4th graders and 53.3% of 5th graders proficient or better, compared to the state averages of 46.7% and 44.2%. The school also performs well across different student subgroups, ranking in the top third of New Jersey elementary schools for female, Hispanic, and special education students in ELA.

When compared to nearby schools, such as William H. Ross III School and Woodbine Elementary School, Upper Township Elementary School generally outperforms them academically. The school has maintained a consistent high performance over the years, with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger and a statewide ranking that has fluctuated between 186 and 457 out of over 1,300 New Jersey elementary schools. One area the school could focus on is improving its performance in science, where the 5th grade proficiency rates have ranged from 36.5% to 41.5% over the past few years, which is still below the state average.

477

Students ?

12.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,254

Per pupil spending ?

16.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

50 Old Tuckahoe Rd
Marmora, NJ 08223

(609) 628-3500

District: Upper Township School District

Students who attend Upper Township Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:

Upper Township Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

89.7%

Hispanic:

6.3%

Two or more races:

2.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 77th percentile in 2015 → 68th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (57% vs 46% meeting standards)

✓Above the New Jersey median (68th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school57%

District avg57%

New Jersey avg46%

437^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 32%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From top 23% (2015) to top 32% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

162^nd of 609Upper 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	68.5	437 of 1347	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.0	457 of 1338	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	74.9	359 of 1342	73.2%	★★★★☆
2022	80.9	274 of 1345	79.6%	★★★★☆
2021	80.2	224 of 1317	83.0%	★★★★☆
2019	82.3	222 of 1360	83.7%	★★★★☆
2018	80.1	266 of 1353	80.3%	★★★★☆
2017	84.6	186 of 1352	86.2%	★★★★☆
2016	74.2	374 of 1346	72.2%	★★★★☆
2015	77.5	313 of 1357	76.9%	★★★★☆
2014	67.2	533 of 1363	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	70.8	477 of 1367	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	62.6	638 of 1363	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	56.9	742 of 1360	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	63.3	605 of 1354	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	63.6	595 of 1346	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	69.5	472 of 1338	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	69.6	479 of 1329	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	70.3	457 of 1314	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2005	59.7	685 of 1303	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2004	48.2	841 of 1298	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2003	51.3	700 of 1204	41.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	72.9	357 of 1326	73.1%	★★★★☆
2024	69.6	403 of 1317	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	78.1	290 of 1318	78.0%	★★★★☆
2022	82.6	229 of 1326	82.7%	★★★★☆
2021	78.5	216 of 1290	83.3%	★★★★☆
2019	82.0	209 of 1331	84.3%	★★★★☆
2018	77.7	296 of 1333	77.8%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	58.2	360 of 1032	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.3	253 of 989	74.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	44.1	571 of 1023	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	60.3	287 of 939	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.5	232 of 910	74.5%	★★★★☆
2022	85.2	77 of 863	91.1%	★★★★★
2021	89.4	30 of 839	96.4%	★★★★★
2019	76.0	138 of 948	85.4%	★★★★☆
2018	77.7	150 of 942	84.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	62.7	496 of 1318	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.0	473 of 1313	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.1	389 of 1315	70.4%	★★★★☆
2022	77.0	299 of 1324	77.4%	★★★★☆
2021	78.9	230 of 1297	82.3%	★★★★☆
2019	81.4	220 of 1335	83.5%	★★★★☆
2018	80.7	242 of 1334	81.9%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	54.8	365 of 1023	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.3	273 of 989	72.4%	★★★★☆
2023	75.2	168 of 958	82.5%	★★★★☆
2022	71.3	205 of 949	78.4%	★★★★☆
2021	80.7	106 of 868	87.8%	★★★★☆
2019	74.3	200 of 1007	80.1%	★★★★☆
2018	74.7	206 of 1001	79.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	56.0	440 of 970	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.3	445 of 963	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.1	348 of 975	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.1	268 of 976	72.5%	★★★★☆
2021	74.8	180 of 964	81.3%	★★★★☆
2019	74.7	209 of 1023	79.6%	★★★★☆
2018	70.3	281 of 1022	72.5%	★★★★☆

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)

Female (2025)73rd percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)65th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)64th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)62nd percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)55th percentile-13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)44th percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts61%+10 vs state

Mathematics59%+12 vs state

Science39%+9 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-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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Upper Township Elementary School	Public	3-5	50 Old Tuckahoe Rd	Marmora	08223	Cape May County	Upper Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 628-3500	477	39	12.3	16.1%	428 (89.7%)	3 (0.6%)	30 (6.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.7%)	68.5	437^th of 1347 public elementary schools	67.6%		67	457^th of 1338 public elementary schools	65.8%	20	38.9		45.9	68.0	68.7				59.1	64.6	53.3				$8,254		$8,254
Upper Township Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	130 Old Tuckahoe Rd	Marmora	08223	Cape May County	Upper Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 628-3500	460	35	13.3	17.6%	416 (90.4%)	3 (0.7%)	22 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.3%)								(n/a)															$9,172	$247	$8,925
Ocean City Primary School	Public	PK, KG-3	550 West Avenue	Ocean City	08226	Cape May County	Ocean City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 399-3191	271	37	7.3	31.7%	192 (70.8%)	14 (5.2%)	54 (19.9%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.3%)	59.2	555^th of 1347 public elementary schools	58.8%		72.7	384^th of 1338 public elementary schools	71.3%	171			47.3						58.2						$12,032	$923	$11,109
Dawes Avenue Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	22 W. Dawes Avenue	Somers Point	08244	Atlantic County	Somers Point School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 653-1027	341	41	8.3	73.0%	108 (31.7%)	65 (19.1%)	123 (36.1%)	6 (1.8%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	35 (10.3%)	19.3	1107^th of 1347 public elementary schools	17.8%		20.8	1065^th of 1338 public elementary schools	20.4%	42			29.8						27.1						$14,096	$1,062	$13,034
Seaview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	2015 Wabash Ave	Linwood	08221	Atlantic County	Linwood City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 926-6700	444	39	11.3	10.4%	359 (80.9%)	3 (0.7%)	42 (9.5%)	12 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.3%)	84	218^th of 1347 public elementary schools	83.8%		79.2	291^st of 1338 public elementary schools	78.3%	73			61.4	70.8					80.9	73.4					$10,304	$345	$9,959
Swift-Slaybaugh Complex	Public	PK, KG-3	11 Swift Avenue	Egg Harbor Township	08234	Atlantic County	Egg Harbor Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 927-8222	1,422	96	14.7	39.7%	749 (52.7%)	105 (7.4%)	332 (23.3%)	138 (9.7%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	95 (6.7%)	37.3	852^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	36.7%		39.7	802^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	40.1%	50			35.9						45.1						$12,373	$76	$12,297
Northfield Community Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	2000 New Road	Northfield	08225	Atlantic County	Northfield City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 407-4005	457	50	9.1	26.3%	310 (67.8%)	8 (1.8%)	83 (18.2%)	28 (6.1%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.1%)	22 (4.8%)	63.7	496^th of 1347 public elementary schools	63.2%		57.4	573^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	57.2%	77			51.5	63.6					62.3	50.0					$10,405	$320	$10,085
William H. Ross III School	Public	PK, KG-4	101 N Haverford Avenue	Margate City	08402	Atlantic County	Margate City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 822-2080	186	26	7.0	7.0%	162 (87.1%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (8.6%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.8%)	72.8	380^th of 1347 public elementary schools	71.8%		82.5	246^th of 1338 public elementary schools	81.6%	134			54.6	67.5					70.6	57.5					$18,057	$540	$17,517
Woodbine Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	801 Webster Street	Woodbine	08270	Cape May County	Woodbine School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 861-5174	247	33	7.4	81.0%	57 (23.1%)	47 (19.0%)	117 (47.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (10.5%)	12.9	1202^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	10.8%		12.5	1195^th of 1338 public elementary schools	10.7%	7	0.0	5.3	19.0	20.0	23.5	38.9	36.0	36.8	33.3	0.0	5.9	22.2	16.0	10.5	$15,342	$1,702	$13,640
Ventnor Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	400 N Lafayette Avenue	Ventnor City	08406	Atlantic County	Ventnor City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 487-7900	318	36	8.8	45.6%	175 (55.0%)	13 (4.1%)	86 (27.0%)	24 (7.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.0%)	67.5	448^th of 1347 public elementary schools	66.7%		74.3	362^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	72.9%	86			68.1	53.3					56.9	62.9					$6,322		$6,322

Frequently Asked Questions about Upper Township Elementary School

How many students attend Upper Township Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 477 students attended Upper Township Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Upper Township Elementary School?

Students at Upper Township Elementary School are 90% White, 6% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

What district is Upper Township Elementary School in?

Upper Township School District

What schools do graduates of Upper Township Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Upper Township Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Upper Township Middle School

Is Upper Township Elementary School a good school?

Upper Township Elementary School ranks 437^th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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