Best Public Schools in Bloomsbury, NJ

Summary:

The city of Bloomsbury, New Jersey is home to a single elementary school, the Bloomsbury Borough School, which serves grades PK-8 and has a total enrollment of 96 students. The school is part of the Bloomsbury Borough School District, which is ranked 265 out of 615 districts in New Jersey and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The Bloomsbury Borough School has a relatively diverse student population, with 71.88% white, 12.5% African American, 11.46% Hispanic, and 4.17% two or more races. Academically, the school performs well in 6th grade math, with a proficiency rate of 66.6% compared to the state average of 34.3%. However, its 4th grade math proficiency of 30% is lower than the state's 44.3%. In English Language Arts, the school's 4th grade proficiency of 60% is higher than the state's 51.3%, while the 6th grade rate of 50% is slightly above the state's 49%.

The school's spending per student of $16,669 is higher than the state average, which may contribute to its relatively strong academic performance. However, the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 13.0% is higher than the state average, which could be an area for improvement. Overall, the Bloomsbury Borough School appears to be performing reasonably well, with some strengths in academic achievement, particularly in math, and a diverse student population, but the higher-than-average chronic absenteeism rate is a potential concern.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking (2022)				NJSLA English Language Arts (2023)		NJSLA Mathematics (2023)		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 (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Statewide Rank (2022)	State Percentile (2022)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Bloomsbury Borough School	Public	PK, KG-8	20 Main Street	Bloomsbury	08804	Hunterdon County	Bloomsbury Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 479-4414	96	15	6.2	22.9%	69 (71.9%)	12 (12.5%)	11 (11.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.2%)	61.9	521^st of 1342 public elementary schools	61.2%		54.5	612^th of 1345 public elementary schools	54.5%	91	60.0	50.0	30.0	66.6	$16,669	$199	$16,470

Cities Near Bloomsbury

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Asbury	2.62 mi	2	204^th
Stewartsville	3.46 mi	2	192^nd
Milford	3.78 mi	2	252^nd
Phillipsburg	4.05 mi	9	352^nd
Alpha	4.8 mi	1	371^st

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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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