Walnut Street School

Summary:

Walnut Street School is a public middle school located in Delanco, New Jersey, serving grades 6-8 with a student population of 129. The school is part of the Delanco Township School District, which is ranked 567 out of 613 districts in New Jersey and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Walnut Street School consistently ranks in the bottom half of New Jersey middle schools, with a ranking between 466 and 680 over the past 10 years. The school's performance on NJSLA tests is significantly below the state averages across all grade levels and subject areas, with proficiency rates ranging from 20% to 30.6% in English Language Arts and 5.7% to 15.6% in Mathematics, compared to the state averages of 52.3% to 53.9% and 19.4% to 36.2%, respectively. The school's performance is also below the district average, indicating that Walnut Street School is underperforming compared to other schools in the Delanco Township School District.

Walnut Street School's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with Hispanic students performing relatively better than White students and students with disabilities, who perform significantly worse. The school also has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 16.6% to 18.8% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, the school's spending per student is $6,370, which is lower than the state average and some of the nearby schools, such as Burlington Township Middle School at Springside, William Allen Middle School, and Delran Middle School, which all have higher rankings and better academic outcomes.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 411 Walnut St
       Delanco, NJ  08075-4645


(856) 461-0874

District: Delanco Township School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
592nd of 743 New Jersey Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $6,370 Help


Feeder schools for Walnut Street School:

Elementary:    M. Joan Pearson Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio:  16.0 Help
Number of students:  128

Racial breakdown:

White:
49.2%
African American:
24.2%
Hispanic:
18.8%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  40.6% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Walnut Street School ranks worse than 79.7% of middle schools in New Jersey. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 20.96. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Walnut Street School is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (49.2%), African American (24.2%), Hispanic (18.8%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 40.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Walnut Street School is 16. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Walnut Street School is $6,370.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Walnut Street School:

SchoolDigger ranks Walnut Street School 592nd of 743 New Jersey public middle schools. (See Walnut Street School in the ranking list.)

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Delanco Township School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Delanco Township School District 567th of 613 New Jersey school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Walnut Street School

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Rank History for all students at Walnut Street School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 50.89 365th 574 36.4%
2004 49.90 380th 588 35.4%
2005 38.84 430th 599 28.2%
2006 57.30 354th 615 42.4%
2007 58.88 343rd 631 45.6%
2008 35.05 469th 640 26.7%
2009 28.57 527th 664 20.6%
2010 31.37 508th 677 25.0%
2011 47.73 442nd 684 35.4%
2012 42.84 459th 677 32.2%
2013 49.13 428th 704 39.2%
2014 41.79 466th 717 35.0%
2015 29.26 511th 713 28.3%
2016 26.77 536th 713 24.8%
2017 24.31 536th 712 24.7%
2018 24.42 563rd 716 21.4%
2019 26.09 558th 745 25.1%
2021 15.96 546th 652 16.3%
2022 20.14 598th 745 19.7%
2023 14.81 655th 748 12.4%
2024 20.96 592nd 743 20.3%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Walnut Street School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 54.02 181st 492 63.2%
2022 20.77 484th 535 9.5%
2024 26.87 398th 510 22.0%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Walnut Street School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 44.10 283rd 522 45.8%
2019 31.13 373rd 541 31.1%
2022 38.09 325th 549 40.8%
2023 33.39 377th 568 33.6%
2024 38.68 355th 584 39.2%
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Rank History for Female students at Walnut Street School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 28.14 520th 680 23.5%
2019 25.26 533rd 703 24.2%
2021 18.53 515th 625 17.6%
2022 23.90 557th 726 23.3%
2023 13.69 645th 720 10.4%
2024 22.87 555th 717 22.6%
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Rank History for Male students at Walnut Street School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 21.70 537th 675 20.4%
2019 28.61 507th 697 27.3%
2021 18.20 505th 635 20.5%
2022 18.34 604th 730 17.3%
2023 17.46 603rd 718 16.0%
2024 20.86 584th 719 18.8%
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Rank History for African American students at Walnut Street School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 23.79 284th 352 19.3%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Walnut Street School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 29.03 433rd 591 26.7%
2024 60.50 180th 589 69.4%
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Rank History for White students at Walnut Street School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 9.53 479th 497 3.6%
2019 18.30 439th 504 12.9%
2021 6.08 434th 435 0.2%
2022 9.79 483rd 512 5.7%
2023 6.82 485th 509 4.7%
2024 12.35 467th 510 8.4%
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Data source: test scores: New Jersey Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Walnut Street School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 145 2 5 0 0 n/a n/a 0 152
1989 147 3 4 0 0 n/a n/a 0 154
1990 102 1 3 0 0 n/a n/a 0 106
1991 103 1 3 0 0 n/a n/a 0 107
1992 100 2 2 1 0 n/a n/a 0 105
1993 112 4 1 1 0 n/a n/a 0 118
1994 117 2 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 120
1995 129 3 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 133
1996 129 3 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 133
1998 122 2 0 2 0 n/a n/a 0 126
1999 126 2 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 129
2000 116 4 1 1 0 n/a n/a 0 122
2001 116 9 0 2 0 n/a n/a 0 127
2002 122 11 1 5 0 n/a n/a 0 139
2003 122 11 1 5 0 n/a n/a 0 139
2004 120 9 2 4 0 n/a n/a 0 135
2005 111 13 3 4 0 n/a n/a 0 131
2006 111 10 2 2 0 n/a n/a 0 125
2007 108 13 2 1 0 n/a n/a 0 124
2008 117 9 3 2 0 n/a n/a 0 131
2009 108 18 4 4 0 0 0 0 134
2010 106 19 5 6 0 0 0 0 136
2011 93 20 7 9 0 0 1 0 130
2012 86 26 6 8 0 0 1 0 127
2013 65 22 6 7 0 0 1 0 101
2014 78 25 5 8 0 0 1 0 117
2015 83 24 3 8 0 0 1 0 119
2016 96 26 2 6 0 0 2 0 132
2017 99 30 2 9 0 0 2 0 142
2018 86 22 2 16 0 0 2 0 128
2019 92 16 3 22 0 1 3 0 137
2020 91 25 1 27 0 1 7 0 152
2021 87 26 1 22 0 1 11 0 148
2022 74 28 1 27 0 0 10 0 140
2023 64 27 1 22 0 0 15 0 129
2024 63 31 0 24 0 1 9 0 128

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Walnut Street School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 152 8.0 19.0 n/a
1989 154 8.0 19.2 n/a
1990 106 6.0 17.6 9.4
1991 107 6.0 17.8 3.7
1992 105 6.0 17.5 14.3
1993 118 6.7 17.6 11.9
1994 120 5.7 21.1 14.2
1995 133 5.7 23.3 10.5
1996 133 5.7 23.3 10.5
1998 126 6.7 18.8 15.9
1999 129 6.7 19.3 15.5
2000 122 6.5 18.8 31.1
2001 127 6.8 18.7 26.8
2002 139 8.0 17.4 22.3
2003 139 8.0 17.4 22.3
2004 135 8.0 16.9 19.3
2005 131 9.2 14.2 n/a
2006 125 9.2 13.6 20
2007 124 7.0 17.7 22.6
2008 131 6.0 21.8 19.1
2009 134 10.3 14.1 25.4
2010 136 7.0 19.4 25.7
2011 130 6.5 20.0 29.2
2012 127 9.1 13.9 30.7
2013 101 7.7 13.1 38.6
2014 117 8.7 13.4 41
2015 119 8.0 14.8 38.7
2016 132 8.0 16.5 35.6
2017 142 8.2 17.3 35.2
2018 128 7.9 16.2 41.4
2019 137 8.4 16.3 35.8
2020 152 7.9 19.2 45.4
2021 148 8.2 18.0 38.5
2022 140 8.0 17.5 30.7
2023 129 8.0 16.1 34.9
2024 128 8.0 16.0 40.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Walnut Street School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 152 8.0 19.0 n/a
1989 154 8.0 19.2 n/a
1990 106 6.0 17.6 9.4
1991 107 6.0 17.8 3.7
1992 105 6.0 17.5 14.3
1993 118 6.7 17.6 11.9
1994 120 5.7 21.1 14.2
1995 133 5.7 23.3 10.5
1996 133 5.7 23.3 10.5
1998 126 6.7 18.8 15.9
1999 129 6.7 19.3 15.5
2000 122 6.5 18.8 31.1
2001 127 6.8 18.7 26.8
2002 139 8.0 17.4 22.3
2003 139 8.0 17.4 22.3
2004 135 8.0 16.9 19.3
2005 131 9.2 14.2 n/a
2006 125 9.2 13.6 20
2007 124 7.0 17.7 22.6
2008 131 6.0 21.8 19.1
2009 134 10.3 14.1 25.4
2010 136 7.0 19.4 25.7
2011 130 6.5 20.0 29.2
2012 127 9.1 13.9 30.7
2013 101 7.7 13.1 38.6
2014 117 8.7 13.4 41
2015 119 8.0 14.8 38.7
2016 132 8.0 16.5 35.6
2017 142 8.2 17.3 35.2
2018 128 7.9 16.2 41.4
2019 137 8.4 16.3 35.8
2020 152 7.9 19.2 45.4
2021 148 8.2 18.0 38.5
2022 140 8.0 17.5 30.7
2023 129 8.0 16.1 34.9
2024 128 8.0 16.0 40.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Walnut Street School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $249 (3.9%) $6,121 (96.1%) $6,370

Data source: New Jersey Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Walnut Street School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 558th of 745 Middle schoolsRanks 655th of 748 Middle schools
 12.7%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade English Language Arts (Walnut Street School)28.810.8
 18%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Delanco Township School District)28.810.8
 18%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)56.149
 7.1%
6th Grade Mathematics (Walnut Street School)342.6
 31.4%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Delanco Township School District)342.6
 31.4%
   6th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)40.634.3
 6.3%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Walnut Street School)48.820.4
 28.4%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Delanco Township School District)48.820.4
 28.4%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)62.855.7
 7.1%
7th Grade Mathematics (Walnut Street School)32.616.3
 16.3%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Delanco Township School District)32.616.3
 16.3%
   7th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)42.133.8
 8.3%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Walnut Street School)34.719
 15.7%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Delanco Township School District)34.719
 15.7%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)62.955.3
 7.6%
8th Grade Mathematics (Walnut Street School)18.211.9
 6.3%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Delanco Township School District)18.211.9
 6.3%
   8th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)29.317.8
 11.5%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students137129
 5.8%
African American1627
 68.8%
American Indian00
Asian31
 66.7%
Hispanic2222
Pacific Islander10
 100%
White9264
 30.4%
Two or More Races315
 400%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients35.8%34.9%
 0.9%


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Walnut Street School ranks in the bottom 20.3% of New Jersey middle schools.

Students at Walnut Street School are 49% White, 24% African American, 19% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races.

In the 2023-24 school year, 128 students attended Walnut Street School.


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