Francis Lore Elementary School

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Francis Lore Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-5 in Ewing, New Jersey, with 511 students. The school is part of the Ewing Township School District, which is ranked 538 out of 613 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Francis Lore Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom third of New Jersey elementary schools, ranking between 797-1161 out of around 1,300-1,360 schools over the past 10 years. The school has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating it is performing below average compared to other elementary schools in the state. In contrast, nearby schools like Stony Brook Elementary and Toll Gate Grammar School in the Hopewell Valley Regional School District rank much higher, in the top 20% and top 15% of New Jersey elementary schools respectively, and have 5-star and 4-star ratings.

Francis Lore Elementary School's student proficiency rates on the NJSLA (New Jersey Student Learning Assessments) are generally lower than the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2023-2024, only 50% of 3rd graders were proficient in ELA, compared to 43.6% statewide and 41.9% in the Ewing Township School District. The school's performance is particularly low in Mathematics, with only 27.2% of 5th graders proficient in 2023-2024, compared to 40.1% statewide and 19.9% in the district. Additionally, the school has experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 12.4% to 18.1% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 13 Westwood Drive
       Ewing, NJ  08628-1912


(609) 538-9800

District: Ewing Township School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
910th of 1,338 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $11,727 Help


Students who attend Francis Lore Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Gilmore J Fisher Middle School
High:    Ewing High School

Student/teacher ratio:  11.7 Help
Number of students:  501

Racial breakdown:

African American:
37.3%
White:
23.8%
Hispanic:
22.8%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  47.9% Help


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Compare Details Francis Lore Elementary School ranks worse than 68% of elementary schools in New Jersey. It also ranks first among 3 ranked elementary schools in the Ewing Township School District! (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 32.38. (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 Francis Lore Elementary School is diverse. Racial makeup is: African American (37.3%), White (23.8%), Hispanic (22.8%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 47.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the Ewing Township School District. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Francis Lore Elementary School is 11.7, which is the highest among 3 elementary schools in the Ewing Township School District! (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Francis Lore Elementary School is $11,727, which is the lowest among 3 elementary schools in the Ewing Township School District!
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Francis Lore Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Francis Lore Elementary School 910th of 1338 New Jersey public elementary schools. (See Francis Lore Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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Ewing Township School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Ewing Township School District 538th of 613 New Jersey school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Francis Lore Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Francis Lore Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 38.44 849th 1204 29.5%
2004 42.18 903rd 1298 30.4%
2005 41.95 923rd 1303 29.2%
2006 42.16 928th 1314 29.4%
2007 41.34 970th 1329 27.0%
2008 45.03 917th 1338 31.5%
2009 25.57 1103rd 1346 18.1%
2010 34.06 1023rd 1354 24.4%
2011 32.51 1036th 1360 23.8%
2012 47.51 858th 1363 37.1%
2013 43.80 906th 1367 33.7%
2014 50.96 802nd 1363 41.2%
2015 38.65 863rd 1357 36.4%
2016 32.59 942nd 1346 30.0%
2017 28.37 1005th 1352 25.7%
2018 29.68 1003rd 1353 25.9%
2019 41.98 828th 1360 39.1%
2021 34.82 797th 1317 39.5%
2022 31.87 922nd 1345 31.4%
2023 31.28 938th 1342 30.1%
2024 32.38 910th 1338 32.0%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Francis Lore Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 82.75 66th 463 85.7%
2024 78.21 82nd 559 85.3%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Francis Lore Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 38.88 550th 1001 45.1%
2019 48.92 444th 1007 55.9%
2021 67.21 195th 868 77.5%
2022 53.43 363rd 949 61.7%
2023 44.61 450th 958 53.0%
2024 42.56 486th 989 50.9%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Francis Lore Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 26.84 764th 942 18.9%
2019 46.86 460th 948 51.5%
2021 37.44 525th 839 37.4%
2022 45.88 426th 863 50.6%
2023 45.17 459th 910 49.6%
2024 41.12 521st 939 44.5%
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Rank History for Female students at Francis Lore Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 34.84 918th 1333 31.1%
2019 50.61 689th 1331 48.2%
2021 38.86 744th 1290 42.3%
2022 27.74 942nd 1326 29.0%
2023 33.79 863rd 1318 34.5%
2024 33.89 857th 1317 34.9%
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Rank History for Male students at Francis Lore Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 25.64 1024th 1334 23.2%
2019 35.30 888th 1335 33.5%
2021 32.12 827th 1297 36.2%
2022 34.85 850th 1324 35.8%
2023 31.42 893rd 1315 32.1%
2024 32.64 873rd 1313 33.5%
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Rank History for African American students at Francis Lore Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 41.55 274th 517 47.0%
2019 57.86 190th 522 63.6%
2021 57.22 142nd 456 68.9%
2022 59.27 166th 494 66.4%
2023 67.07 120th 463 74.1%
2024 53.70 189th 469 59.7%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Francis Lore Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 41.66 499th 870 42.6%
2019 48.54 438th 899 51.3%
2021 41.84 482nd 896 46.2%
2022 38.26 564th 953 40.8%
2023 42.72 527th 982 46.3%
2024 57.30 365th 989 63.1%
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Rank History for White students at Francis Lore Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 52.38 514th 1022 49.7%
2019 61.46 390th 1023 61.9%
2021 52.94 422nd 964 56.2%
2022 63.60 341st 976 65.1%
2023 27.91 735th 975 24.6%
2024 28.34 730th 963 24.2%
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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 Francis Lore Elementary School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 274 46 15 2 0 n/a n/a 0 337
1989 286 39 17 6 0 n/a n/a 0 348
1990 302 44 12 3 0 n/a n/a 0 361
1991 294 49 12 3 0 n/a n/a 0 358
1992 293 52 12 1 0 n/a n/a 0 358
1993 306 63 16 1 0 n/a n/a 0 386
1994 292 70 11 1 0 n/a n/a 0 374
1995 274 131 16 4 0 n/a n/a 0 425
1996 274 131 16 4 0 n/a n/a 0 425
1998 238 147 21 10 1 n/a n/a 0 417
1999 231 150 19 18 1 n/a n/a 0 419
2000 234 164 24 17 1 n/a n/a 0 440
2001 235 148 18 20 0 n/a n/a 0 421
2002 289 240 22 33 0 n/a n/a 0 584
2003 289 240 22 33 0 n/a n/a 0 584
2004 317 218 20 33 0 n/a n/a 0 588
2005 353 239 27 29 0 n/a n/a 0 648
2006 311 230 24 44 0 n/a n/a 0 609
2007 291 207 22 45 0 n/a n/a 0 565
2008 274 200 28 46 0 n/a n/a 0 548
2009 270 181 24 43 0 2 9 0 529
2010 255 186 24 44 0 0 12 0 521
2011 243 195 27 46 0 0 13 0 524
2012 245 178 24 52 0 0 17 0 516
2013 226 195 31 48 0 0 19 0 519
2014 242 196 29 46 0 0 23 0 536
2015 240 201 21 64 0 0 26 0 552
2016 241 233 22 72 0 0 23 0 591
2017 243 229 34 74 0 0 23 0 603
2018 210 238 33 74 0 0 25 0 580
2019 182 235 27 83 0 1 29 0 557
2020 157 224 27 96 0 1 25 0 530
2021 137 210 22 103 0 1 27 0 500
2022 125 193 36 119 3 1 29 0 506
2023 138 195 28 116 0 0 34 0 511
2024 119 187 39 114 1 0 41 0 501

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 Francis Lore Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 337 17.0 19.8 n/a
1989 348 19.0 18.3 n/a
1990 361 20.0 18.0 3.3
1991 358 20.0 17.9 3.1
1992 358 19.0 18.8 7
1993 386 19.0 20.3 5.2
1994 374 19.0 19.7 6.1
1995 425 33.5 12.7 11.3
1996 425 33.5 12.7 11.3
1998 417 32.0 13.0 9.1
1999 419 31.0 13.5 11.9
2000 440 35.0 12.6 18.4
2001 421 35.2 12.0 15.4
2002 584 44.4 13.2 19.3
2003 584 44.4 13.2 19.3
2004 588 46.0 12.8 18.7
2005 648 47.2 13.7 n/a
2006 609 44.2 13.8 20
2007 565 40.0 14.1 20.5
2008 548 35.0 15.7 21.7
2009 529 44.6 10.2 22.9
2010 521 42.0 12.4 24.4
2011 524 38.8 13.5 27.3
2012 516 40.9 12.5 27.7
2013 519 41.1 12.6 28.5
2014 536 42.6 12.5 31.5
2015 552 44.0 12.5 32.8
2016 591 46.0 12.8 36.7
2017 603 44.6 13.5 37
2018 580 45.8 12.6 39.5
2019 557 44.8 12.4 39
2020 530 45.8 11.5 38.7
2021 500 45.8 10.9 35.2
2022 506 45.8 11.0 32.2
2023 511 44.8 11.4 38.4
2024 501 42.8 11.7 47.9

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 Francis Lore Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 337 17.0 19.8 n/a
1989 348 19.0 18.3 n/a
1990 361 20.0 18.0 3.3
1991 358 20.0 17.9 3.1
1992 358 19.0 18.8 7
1993 386 19.0 20.3 5.2
1994 374 19.0 19.7 6.1
1995 425 33.5 12.7 11.3
1996 425 33.5 12.7 11.3
1998 417 32.0 13.0 9.1
1999 419 31.0 13.5 11.9
2000 440 35.0 12.6 18.4
2001 421 35.2 12.0 15.4
2002 584 44.4 13.2 19.3
2003 584 44.4 13.2 19.3
2004 588 46.0 12.8 18.7
2005 648 47.2 13.7 n/a
2006 609 44.2 13.8 20
2007 565 40.0 14.1 20.5
2008 548 35.0 15.7 21.7
2009 529 44.6 10.2 22.9
2010 521 42.0 12.4 24.4
2011 524 38.8 13.5 27.3
2012 516 40.9 12.5 27.7
2013 519 41.1 12.6 28.5
2014 536 42.6 12.5 31.5
2015 552 44.0 12.5 32.8
2016 591 46.0 12.8 36.7
2017 603 44.6 13.5 37
2018 580 45.8 12.6 39.5
2019 557 44.8 12.4 39
2020 530 45.8 11.5 38.7
2021 500 45.8 10.9 35.2
2022 506 45.8 11.0 32.2
2023 511 44.8 11.4 38.4
2024 501 42.8 11.7 47.9

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 Francis Lore Elementary School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $173 (1.5%) $11,554 (98.5%) $11,727

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Francis Lore Elementary School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 828th of 1360 Elementary schoolsRanks 938th of 1342 Elementary schools
 9%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Francis Lore Elementary School)54.136.1
 18%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Ewing Township School District)37.523.4
 14.1%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)50.242
 8.2%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Francis Lore Elementary School)60.842.1
 18.7%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Ewing Township School District)52.628.3
 24.3%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)55.145.9
 9.2%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Francis Lore Elementary School)41.732
 9.7%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Ewing Township School District)44.932.5
 12.4%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)57.451.3
 6.1%
4th Grade Mathematics (Francis Lore Elementary School)41.226.9
 14.3%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Ewing Township School District)37.827.1
 10.7%
   4th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)5144.3
 6.7%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Francis Lore Elementary School)51.131.8
 19.3%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Ewing Township School District)45.330
 15.3%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)57.953.2
 4.7%
5th Grade Mathematics (Francis Lore Elementary School)42.734.1
 8.6%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Ewing Township School District)37.921.8
 16.1%
   5th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)46.840.1
 6.7%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students557511
 8.3%
African American235195
 17%
American Indian00
Asian2728
 3.7%
Hispanic83116
 39.8%
Pacific Islander10
 100%
White182138
 24.2%
Two or More Races2934
 17.2%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients39%38.4%
 0.6%


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Francis Lore Elementary School ranks 910th of 1338 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students at Francis Lore Elementary School are 37% African American, 24% White, 23% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 8% Asian.

In the 2023-24 school year, 501 students attended Francis Lore Elementary School.

Students who attend Francis Lore Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Gilmore J Fisher Middle School
High : Ewing High School


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