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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 08648

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Schools

1,106

Students

Top rankedBen Franklin Elementary568^th of 1,347 New Jersey elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Eldridge Park School up 38 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The 08648 zip code area in Lawrence Township, New Jersey is home to 4 elementary schools that are part of the Lawrence Township Public School District. These schools serve students from kindergarten through 5th grade and showcase a range of academic performance, with Ben Franklin Elementary and Lawrenceville Elementary School standing out as the top-performing schools in the area.

Ben Franklin Elementary consistently ranks higher than the other schools, ranking 407th out of 1,338 New Jersey elementary schools in 2023-2024. It boasts the highest proficiency rates in both English Language Arts (53.3%) and Mathematics (62.7%) for 3rd-grade students, outperforming the district and state averages. Lawrenceville Elementary School also performed well, ranking 213rd out of 1,342 New Jersey elementary schools in 2022-2023 and maintaining a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger in 2023-2024.

In contrast, Slackwood Elementary and Eldridge Park School have lower academic performance, with Slackwood Elementary having the lowest proficiency rates in English Language Arts (32.2%) and the highest free/reduced lunch rate (49.59%) among the 4 schools. This suggests a potential correlation between socioeconomic factors and academic achievement in the area.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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 English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Ben Franklin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-3	2939 Princeton Pike	Lawrenceville	08648	Mercer County	Lawrence Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 671-5540	342	36	9.5	21.3%	142 (41.5%)	35 (10.2%)	60 (17.5%)	85 (24.9%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (4.7%)	58.3	568^th of 1347 public elementary schools	57.8%		70.9	407^th of 1338 public elementary schools	69.6%	161	51.4	52.7	$15,316	$62	$15,254
Lawrenceville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	40 Craven Lane	Lawrenceville	08648	Mercer County	Lawrence Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 671-5570	301	29	10.2	18.9%	163 (54.2%)	35 (11.6%)	48 (15.9%)	41 (13.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.7%)	48.9	695^th of 1347 public elementary schools	48.4%		51.9	648^th of 1338 public elementary schools	51.6%	47	49.2	44.4	$15,394	$25	$15,369
Slackwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	2060 Princeton Pike	Lawrenceville	08648	Mercer County	Lawrence Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 671-5580	251	24	10.5	59.8%	89 (35.5%)	28 (11.2%)	93 (37.1%)	37 (14.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	31.6	934^th of 1347 public elementary schools	30.7%		57.4	572^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	57.2%	362	32.2	42.0	$16,162	$474	$15,688
Eldridge Park School	Public	PK, KG-3	55 Lawn Park Ave	Lawrenceville	08648	Mercer County	Lawrence Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 671-5560	212	20	10.4	34.4%	97 (45.8%)	15 (7.1%)	58 (27.4%)	23 (10.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (9.0%)	51.7	659^th of 1347 public elementary schools	51.1%		48	697^th of 1338 public elementary schools	47.9%	38	44.8	52.2	$16,447	$274	$16,173

Cities Near Zip Code 08648

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Lawrenceville	1.5 mi	7	314^th
Hamilton	1.51 mi	27	445^th
Trenton	2.41 mi	38	504^th
Ewing	3.79 mi	6	493^rd
Pennington	4.1 mi	7	139^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the New Jersey Department of Education.

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