Roebling Elementary School

Summary:

Roebling Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-3 in Roebling, New Jersey, which is part of the Florence Township School District. With consistently low academic performance and high chronic absenteeism rates, Roebling Elementary has struggled to provide a high-quality education for its students.

The school's academic proficiency rates are significantly below state averages, with only 23.4% of 3rd graders proficient in English Language Arts and 26% proficient in math, compared to state averages of 43.6% and 47.6%, respectively. Additionally, Roebling Elementary has faced high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.8% to 18.1% over the past few years, which is notably higher than the state average. These challenges may be exacerbated by the school's relatively high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 40.21% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

Interestingly, Roebling Elementary's performance varies greatly across different student subgroups, with the school ranking in the top third of New Jersey schools for African American students but in the bottom quarter for Hispanic and White students. This suggests the school may need to focus on addressing these equity gaps. Furthermore, the school's performance is significantly lower than many of the nearby schools in the surrounding area, such as Mansfield Township Elementary School, which ranks in the top 20% of New Jersey elementary schools. The stark contrast in performance between Roebling Elementary and the high-performing Riverbank Charter School of Excellence, located just 0.14 miles away, highlights the potential impact of school choice and alternative educational models in the community.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-3

 1330 Hornberger Ave
       Roebling, NJ  08554


(609) 499-4640

District: Florence Township School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
1124th of 1,338 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $6,070 Help


Students who attend Roebling Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Florence Riverfront School
High:    Florence Township Memorial High School

Student/teacher ratio:  7.3 Help
Number of students:  347

Racial breakdown:

White:
43.2%
African American:
21.0%
Asian:
15.3%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  46.1% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Roebling Elementary School ranks worse than 84% of elementary schools in New Jersey. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 16.55. (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 Roebling Elementary School is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (43.2%), African American (21%), Asian (15.3%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 46.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Roebling Elementary School is 7.3. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Roebling Elementary School is $6,070.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Roebling Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Roebling Elementary School 1124th of 1338 New Jersey public elementary schools. (See Roebling Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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Florence Township School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Florence Township School District 489th of 613 New Jersey school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Roebling Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Roebling Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 47.94 844th 1298 35.0%
2005 42.28 918th 1303 29.5%
2006 20.60 1126th 1314 14.3%
2007 39.68 990th 1329 25.5%
2008 34.36 1026th 1338 23.3%
2009 43.72 901st 1346 33.1%
2010 47.04 872nd 1354 35.6%
2011 45.79 899th 1360 33.9%
2012 35.93 1004th 1363 26.3%
2013 39.57 953rd 1367 30.3%
2014 37.37 976th 1363 28.4%
2015 46.12 775th 1357 42.9%
2016 23.57 1071st 1346 20.4%
2017 13.87 1172nd 1352 13.3%
2018 26.78 1046th 1353 22.7%
2019 22.72 1087th 1360 20.1%
2022 23.32 1027th 1345 23.6%
2023 18.57 1111th 1342 17.2%
2024 16.55 1124th 1338 16.0%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Roebling Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 69.87 111th 434 74.4%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Roebling Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 33.61 605th 1001 39.6%
2019 20.16 799th 1007 20.7%
2021 18.88 735th 868 15.3%
2022 41.94 467th 949 50.8%
2023 23.48 720th 958 24.8%
2024 27.40 673rd 989 32.0%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Roebling Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 48.44 491st 942 47.9%
2019 28.01 685th 948 27.7%
2022 41.95 477th 863 44.7%
2023 43.03 485th 910 46.7%
2024 22.63 747th 939 20.4%
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Rank History for Female students at Roebling Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 23.89 1054th 1333 20.9%
2019 25.25 1035th 1331 22.2%
2021 21.77 1000th 1290 22.5%
2022 16.49 1099th 1326 17.1%
2023 23.83 995th 1318 24.5%
2024 18.89 1059th 1317 19.6%
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Rank History for Male students at Roebling Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 32.08 940th 1334 29.5%
2019 21.25 1065th 1335 20.2%
2021 10.14 1192nd 1297 8.1%
2022 35.43 842nd 1324 36.4%
2023 14.89 1121st 1315 14.8%
2024 16.00 1101st 1313 16.1%
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Rank History for Asian students at Roebling Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 1.15 332nd 370 10.3%
2022 5.42 312th 348 10.3%
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Rank History for African American students at Roebling Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 34.90 330th 517 36.2%
2019 29.27 408th 522 21.8%
2021 38.14 279th 456 38.8%
2022 23.61 408th 494 17.4%
2023 77.10 79th 463 82.9%
2024 33.08 334th 469 28.8%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Roebling Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 26.25 666th 899 25.9%
2021 46.52 416th 896 53.6%
2024 8.27 928th 989 6.2%
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Rank History for White students at Roebling Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 13.60 928th 1022 9.2%
2019 13.76 919th 1023 10.2%
2021 4.60 953rd 964 1.1%
2022 12.15 897th 976 8.1%
2023 6.39 921st 975 5.5%
2024 11.27 881st 963 8.5%
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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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Data source: New Jersey Department of Education

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by a citizen
Wednesday, February 20, 2013

Open Quote Used to be a parent... I removed my child from this school. Very negative & frustrating school experience. I don't hesitate to recommend to friends & family alike that private, Catholic or charter school is their best bet, by far. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Roebling Elementary School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 496 27 6 2 0 n/a n/a 0 531
1989 488 27 9 9 0 n/a n/a 0 533
1990 510 24 7 15 0 n/a n/a 0 556
1991 422 18 0 14 0 n/a n/a 0 454
1992 430 36 3 14 0 n/a n/a 0 483
1993 435 28 8 18 0 n/a n/a 0 489
1994 500 44 11 13 0 n/a n/a 0 568
1995 442 36 16 10 0 n/a n/a 0 504
1996 442 36 16 10 0 n/a n/a 0 504
1998 427 45 18 7 0 n/a n/a 0 497
1999 441 46 17 10 0 n/a n/a 0 514
2000 386 78 12 11 0 n/a n/a 0 487
2001 378 69 14 10 0 n/a n/a 0 471
2002 329 91 19 20 0 n/a n/a 0 459
2003 329 91 19 20 0 n/a n/a 0 459
2004 328 101 16 13 1 n/a n/a 0 459
2005 335 94 16 18 1 n/a n/a 0 464
2006 331 100 20 18 1 n/a n/a 0 470
2007 340 110 27 23 0 n/a n/a 0 500
2008 323 107 23 21 0 n/a n/a 0 474
2009 352 118 25 22 0 1 0 0 518
2010 344 118 25 26 0 0 0 0 513
2011 320 111 42 25 0 3 0 0 501
2012 323 113 38 22 0 3 0 0 499
2013 314 114 40 18 1 4 0 0 491
2014 294 114 36 22 4 3 0 0 473
2015 308 91 33 20 2 1 0 0 455
2016 280 92 37 26 4 1 0 0 440
2017 275 100 39 26 3 0 0 0 443
2018 256 106 43 33 1 0 5 0 444
2019 227 84 42 31 0 0 12 0 396
2020 225 79 42 40 2 0 14 0 402
2021 164 67 39 44 3 0 13 0 330
2022 173 63 45 49 3 2 18 0 353
2023 176 77 46 52 2 3 17 0 373
2024 150 73 53 49 1 3 18 0 347

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 Roebling Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 531 29.0 18.3 n/a
1989 533 31.0 17.1 n/a
1990 556 28.0 19.8 13.8
1991 454 23.0 19.7 15.4
1992 483 25.0 19.3 14.1
1993 489 26.5 18.5 13.1
1994 568 32.0 17.8 14.4
1995 504 31.0 16.3 15.1
1996 504 31.0 16.3 15.1
1998 497 29.0 17.1 16.1
1999 514 33.0 15.6 16.3
2000 487 35.0 13.9 28.5
2001 471 35.2 13.4 25.1
2002 459 39.0 11.8 22.9
2003 459 39.0 11.8 22.9
2004 459 37.0 12.4 24.6
2005 464 39.0 11.9 n/a
2006 470 38.0 12.4 35.5
2007 500 37.0 13.5 28
2008 474 32.0 14.8 2.7
2009 518 45.4 9.6 31.5
2010 513 36.0 14.2 34.5
2011 501 36.1 13.8 32.9
2012 499 38.6 12.9 28.3
2013 491 39.4 12.4 32.8
2014 473 39.5 11.9 28.3
2015 455 42.0 10.8 25.1
2016 440 42.0 10.4 23.4
2017 443 42.6 10.3 23.9
2018 444 42.2 10.5 21.8
2019 396 40.2 9.8 19.2
2020 402 38.5 10.4 35.3
2021 330 39.7 8.3 24.2
2022 353 38.7 9.1 23.5
2023 373 43.0 8.6 40.2
2024 347 47.0 7.3 46.1

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 Roebling Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 531 29.0 18.3 n/a
1989 533 31.0 17.1 n/a
1990 556 28.0 19.8 13.8
1991 454 23.0 19.7 15.4
1992 483 25.0 19.3 14.1
1993 489 26.5 18.5 13.1
1994 568 32.0 17.8 14.4
1995 504 31.0 16.3 15.1
1996 504 31.0 16.3 15.1
1998 497 29.0 17.1 16.1
1999 514 33.0 15.6 16.3
2000 487 35.0 13.9 28.5
2001 471 35.2 13.4 25.1
2002 459 39.0 11.8 22.9
2003 459 39.0 11.8 22.9
2004 459 37.0 12.4 24.6
2005 464 39.0 11.9 n/a
2006 470 38.0 12.4 35.5
2007 500 37.0 13.5 28
2008 474 32.0 14.8 2.7
2009 518 45.4 9.6 31.5
2010 513 36.0 14.2 34.5
2011 501 36.1 13.8 32.9
2012 499 38.6 12.9 28.3
2013 491 39.4 12.4 32.8
2014 473 39.5 11.9 28.3
2015 455 42.0 10.8 25.1
2016 440 42.0 10.4 23.4
2017 443 42.6 10.3 23.9
2018 444 42.2 10.5 21.8
2019 396 40.2 9.8 19.2
2020 402 38.5 10.4 35.3
2021 330 39.7 8.3 24.2
2022 353 38.7 9.1 23.5
2023 373 43.0 8.6 40.2
2024 347 47.0 7.3 46.1

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 Roebling Elementary School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $498 (8.2%) $5,572 (91.8%) $6,070

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Roebling Elementary School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1087th of 1360 Elementary schoolsRanks 1111th of 1342 Elementary schools
 2.9%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Roebling Elementary School)33.322.5
 10.8%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Florence Township School District)33.322.5
 10.8%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)50.242
 8.2%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Roebling Elementary School)41.226.3
 14.9%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Florence Township School District)41.226.3
 14.9%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)55.145.9
 9.2%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students396373
 5.8%
African American8477
 8.3%
American Indian02
Asian4246
 9.5%
Hispanic3152
 67.7%
Pacific Islander03
White227176
 22.5%
Two or More Races1217
 41.7%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients19.2%40.2%
 21%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Roebling Elementary School

In the 2023-24 school year, 347 students attended Roebling Elementary School.

Students at Roebling Elementary School are 43% White, 21% African American, 15% Asian, 14% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races.

Roebling Elementary School ranks in the bottom 16.0% of New Jersey elementary schools.

Students who attend Roebling Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Florence Riverfront School
High : Florence Township Memorial High School


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