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W. R. James Senior Elementary School

Public Grades 1-4

1247^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 7% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

W. R. James Senior Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades 1-4 in Willingboro, New Jersey, with an enrollment of 387 students. The school is part of the Willingboro Public School District, which is ranked 579 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, W. R. James Senior Elementary School consistently ranks in the bottom 10-15% of New Jersey elementary schools, with proficiency rates on the NJSLA assessments that are significantly lower than the state and district averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 23.4% of 3rd graders and 18.7% of 4th graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state averages of 44.9% and 53.6%, respectively. The school also has high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 13.8% to 23.3% over the past few years, which is much higher than the state average.

When comparing W. R. James Senior Elementary School to other nearby schools in the Willingboro Public School District, it consistently performs worse academically. For instance, Hawthorne Park Elementary School and Twin Hills Elementary School have significantly higher proficiency rates on the NJSLA assessments and higher SchoolDigger rankings. Despite the school's higher-than-average spending per student, the academic outcomes have not improved, suggesting that a more comprehensive approach, including a focus on instructional quality, school leadership, and community engagement, may be necessary to address the school's challenges.

408

Students ?

14.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,232

Per pupil spending ?

78.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

41 Pinetree Lane
Willingboro, NJ 08046

(609) 835-8940

District: Willingboro Public School District

Students who attend W. R. James Senior Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	James A Cotten Intermediate School
	Willingboro Memorial Middle School
High:	Willingboro High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

62.3%

Hispanic:

25.5%

White:

5.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 15th percentile in 2015 → 7th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (21% vs 49% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school21%

District avg25%

New Jersey avg49%

1,247^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 7%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 15% (2015) to bottom 7% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

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

579^th of 609Willingboro 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	10.4	1247 of 1347	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.7	1287 of 1338	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.5	1235 of 1342	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.4	1236 of 1345	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.9	1156 of 1317	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	7.5	1276 of 1360	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.1	1222 of 1353	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	15.0	1158 of 1352	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	16.8	1146 of 1346	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	17.0	1148 of 1357	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	22.6	1121 of 1363	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	31.1	1044 of 1367	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	48.8	839 of 1363	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	53.3	793 of 1360	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	54.2	769 of 1354	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	35.3	1011 of 1346	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	43.7	930 of 1338	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	37.6	1011 of 1329	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	44.0	909 of 1314	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2005	51.3	800 of 1303	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2004	32.2	1014 of 1298	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	28.7	922 of 1204	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	35.1	294 of 463	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.6	365 of 469	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.2	309 of 463	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.9	372 of 494	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	41.3	256 of 456	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.3	388 of 522	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.4	312 of 517	39.7%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2019	4.2	451 of 463	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	19.7	1064 of 1326	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	6.4	1245 of 1317	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.1	1218 of 1318	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.7	1251 of 1326	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.7	1038 of 1290	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	7.8	1236 of 1331	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.3	1217 of 1333	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	21.2	839 of 1032	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.3	898 of 989	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.5	769 of 982	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.5	604 of 953	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.9	616 of 896	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	11.0	797 of 899	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	4.3	810 of 870	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	22.0	894 of 1023	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.9	817 of 939	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.0	724 of 910	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.9	696 of 863	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.7	705 of 839	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.5	746 of 948	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.5	807 of 942	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	6.4	1259 of 1318	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.9	1219 of 1313	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.3	1115 of 1315	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.5	1093 of 1324	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.1	1100 of 1297	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.9	1224 of 1335	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.7	1172 of 1334	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	16.6	910 of 1023	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.0	918 of 989	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.6	867 of 958	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	24.1	700 of 949	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.2	840 of 868	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.7	922 of 1007	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)37th percentile+29 vs school

Female (2025)20th percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2025)19th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)13th percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2025)11th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)4th percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2019)3rd percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics21%-27 vs state

English Language Arts21%-29 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
W. R. James Senior Elementary School	Public	1-4	41 Pinetree Lane	Willingboro	08046	Burlington County	Willingboro Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 835-8940	408	29	14.0	78.4%	24 (5.9%)	254 (62.3%)	104 (25.5%)	5 (1.2%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.9%)	10.4	1247^th of 1347 public elementary schools	7.4%		6.7	1287^th of 1338 public elementary schools	3.8%	40			23.4	18.7					20.0	21.5					$12,232	$646	$11,586
Benjamin Banneker Preparatory Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	11 South Sunset Road	Willingboro	08046	Burlington County	Benjamin Banneker Preparatory Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 835-8370	356	26	13.5	48.0%	7 (2.0%)	294 (82.6%)	52 (14.6%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23.3	1047^th of 1347 public elementary schools	22.3%		18.8	1092^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	18.4%	45	25.0	13.2	27.5	28.9	50.0	50.0	25.0	44.7	20.0	15.8	25.0	10.0	7.5	15.8	$8,406	$294	$8,112
J.C.Stuart ECDC	Public	PK-K	70 Sunset Road	Willingboro	08046	Burlington County	Willingboro Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 835-3881	365	24	15.5	64.1%	14 (3.8%)	247 (67.7%)	75 (20.5%)	13 (3.6%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.0%)								(n/a)															$12,511	$339	$12,172
Hawthorne Park Elementary School	Public	1-4	84 Hampshire Lane	Willingboro	08046	Burlington County	Willingboro Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 835-8960	354	23	15.3	67.5%	9 (2.5%)	236 (66.7%)	76 (21.5%)	6 (1.7%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	23 (6.5%)	21.3	1075^th of 1347 public elementary schools	20.2%		18.2	1101^st of 1338 public elementary schools	17.7%	26			37.0	31.4					33.3	22.1					$11,283	$553	$10,730
Mildred Magowan Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	405 Cherrix Avenue	Edgewater Park	08010	Burlington County	Edgewater Park Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 877-1430	583	56	10.3	67.8%	200 (34.3%)	180 (30.9%)	152 (26.1%)	17 (2.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (5.5%)	36.9	858^th of 1347 public elementary schools	36.3%		33.6	890^th of 1338 public elementary schools	33.5%	32			31.7	50.6					35.6	50.0					$11,624	$626	$10,998
Garfield ECDC	Public	PK-K	150 Evergreen Dr.	Willingboro	08046	Burlington County	Willingboro Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 835-8990	294	15	20.2	56.1%	11 (3.7%)	197 (67.0%)	64 (21.8%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.1%)								(n/a)
Delran Intermediate School	Public	3-5	20 Creek Road	Delran	08075	Burlington County	Delran Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 764-5100	610	60	10.1	37.2%	378 (62.0%)	53 (8.7%)	132 (21.6%)	18 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (4.6%)	37.2	853^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	36.7%		42.8	755^th of 1338 public elementary schools	43.6%	98	25.1		35.3	50.6	39.8				41.5	41.0	40.0				$10,792	$180	$10,612
Twin Hills Elementary School	Public	K-4	110 Twin Hill Drive	Willingboro	08046	Burlington County	Willingboro Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 835-8980	332	30	11.0	69.0%	19 (5.7%)	216 (65.1%)	70 (21.1%)	9 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.4%)	12.3	1209^th of 1347 public elementary schools	10.2%		19.2	1085^th of 1338 public elementary schools	18.9%	124			19.0	35.6					15.0	20.5					$11,881	$686	$11,195
Beverly City School District	Public	PK, KG-8	601 Bentley Ave	Beverly	08010	Burlington County	Beverly City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 387-2200	342	37	9.2	71.6%	101 (29.5%)	120 (35.1%)	93 (27.2%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	24 (7.0%)	27.6	988^th of 1347 public elementary schools	26.7%		36.2	851^st of 1338 public elementary schools	36.4%	137	11.5	11.8	20.0	37.8	57.7	46.4	44.4	58.8	37.1	24.3	38.5	25.0	36.2	41.2	$14,330	$691	$13,639
Millbridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	282 Conrow Road	Delran	08075	Burlington County	Delran Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 461-2900	666	63	10.5	31.2%	389 (58.4%)	56 (8.4%)	161 (24.2%)	21 (3.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (5.7%)								(n/a)															$12,252	$180	$12,072

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