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Somers Point, NJ
Public School Ratings




Somers Point Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Somers Point School District details

Somers Point School District
121 W. New York Avenue
Somers Point, NJ 08244

752 Students enrolled in District

3 Schools in District

9 Students Per Classroom (State average is 12)

Somers Point School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to New Jersey

1

(10 is best)

Better than 9.0% of all NJ school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

3

(10 is best)

Better than 22.8% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
21%
44%
26%
50%
17%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Dawes Avenue Elementary School
22 W. Dawes Avenue
Somers Point, NJ, 08244
PK-03
Jordan Road Elementary School
129 Jordan Road
Somers Point, NJ, 08244
04-08
New York Avenue Elementary School
121 West New York Avenue
Somers Point, NJ, 08244
PK-PK

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 42.6% 40.1%
Black 16.7% 15.1%
Hispanic 37.1% 33.8%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 2.6% 10.6%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 1.0% 0.4%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 59.0% 35.1%
Free lunch eligible 52.5% 29.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 6.5% 5.3%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $17,001 $12,785,000 58.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $3,814 $2,868,000 13.2%
Staff $816 $614,000 2.8%
General Administration $726 $546,000 2.5%
School Administration $1,039 $781,000 3.6%
Operation $2,516 $1,892,000 8.7%
Transportation $41 $31,000 0.1%
Other $797 $599,000 2.8%
Total Support $9,749 $7,331,000 33.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,162 $1,626,000 7.5%
Total Expenditures $28,912 $21,742,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,952 $17,923,333,000 51.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,555 $3,534,923,000 10.1%
Staff $804 $1,112,297,000 3.2%
General Administration $463 $640,692,000 1.8%
School Administration $1,140 $1,578,024,000 4.5%
Operation $2,061 $2,851,992,000 8.1%
Transportation $687 $951,282,000 2.7%
Other $633 $875,349,000 2.5%
Total Support $8,343 $11,544,559,000 32.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,100 $5,673,661,000 16.1%
Total Expenditures $25,395 $35,141,553,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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