M. Joan Pearson Elementary School

Summary:

M. Joan Pearson Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-5 in Delanco, New Jersey, with 218 students. The school is part of the Delanco Township School District, which is ranked 567 out of 613 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. Unfortunately, M. Joan Pearson Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of New Jersey elementary schools over the past several years, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, the school underperforms the state and district averages on standardized tests, with only 14-36% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 5-26% proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to state averages of 43.6-52.3% in ELA and 40.1-47.6% in Math. The school's performance has been declining over the past few years. Additionally, the school has high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 16.2% to 18.1% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

Compared to nearby schools, such as those in the Cinnaminson Township, Willingboro, and Riverside districts, M. Joan Pearson Elementary School generally underperforms on academic measures. For example, Eleanor Rush Intermediate School in Cinnaminson had 44-64% of students proficient or better in ELA and Math, compared to M. Joan Pearson's 5-36% proficiency rates. This may be due in part to the school's higher percentage of students from low-income families (35.32% free/reduced lunch) and higher student-teacher ratio of 14.5, compared to the nearby schools.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 1301 Burlington Ave
       Delanco, NJ  08075


(856) 461-1976

District: Delanco Township School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
1173rd of 1,338 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $6,205 Help


Students who attend M. Joan Pearson Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Walnut Street School

Student/teacher ratio:  15.4 Help
Number of students:  231

Racial breakdown:

White:
42.9%
African American:
24.2%
Hispanic:
21.6%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  45.5% Help


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Compare Details M. Joan Pearson Elementary School ranks worse than 87.7% of elementary schools in New Jersey. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 13.52. (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 M. Joan Pearson Elementary School is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (42.9%), African American (24.2%), Hispanic (21.6%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 45.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at M. Joan Pearson Elementary School is 15.4. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at M. Joan Pearson Elementary School is $6,205.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

M. Joan Pearson Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks M. Joan Pearson Elementary School 1173rd of 1338 New Jersey public elementary schools. (See M. Joan Pearson Elementary 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 M. Joan Pearson Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at M. Joan Pearson Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 44.00 786th 1204 34.7%
2004 62.09 629th 1298 51.5%
2005 48.37 839th 1303 35.6%
2006 57.36 740th 1314 43.7%
2007 53.75 819th 1329 38.4%
2008 44.81 919th 1338 31.3%
2009 40.47 946th 1346 29.7%
2010 54.91 759th 1354 43.9%
2011 48.23 864th 1360 36.5%
2012 37.96 981st 1363 28.0%
2013 37.88 971st 1367 29.0%
2014 39.53 951st 1363 30.2%
2015 31.35 961st 1357 29.2%
2016 42.17 824th 1346 38.8%
2017 30.20 973rd 1352 28.0%
2018 32.31 976th 1353 27.9%
2019 18.69 1134th 1360 16.6%
2021 13.37 1149th 1317 12.8%
2022 6.91 1305th 1345 3.0%
2023 10.13 1244th 1342 7.3%
2024 13.52 1173rd 1338 12.3%
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Rank History for Special Education students at M. Joan Pearson Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 44.86 491st 1001 50.9%
2019 19.61 806th 1007 20.0%
2022 19.53 778th 949 18.0%
2023 26.24 668th 958 30.3%
2024 14.60 904th 989 8.6%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at M. Joan Pearson Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 39.45 626th 942 33.5%
2019 31.80 648th 948 31.6%
2021 42.38 460th 839 45.2%
2022 14.36 746th 863 13.6%
2023 7.77 804th 910 11.6%
2024 21.26 754th 939 19.7%
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Rank History for Female students at M. Joan Pearson Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 41.12 838th 1333 37.1%
2019 20.58 1081st 1331 18.8%
2021 11.64 1175th 1290 8.9%
2022 7.26 1257th 1326 5.2%
2023 12.83 1158th 1318 12.1%
2024 13.66 1143rd 1317 13.2%
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Rank History for Male students at M. Joan Pearson Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 30.07 973rd 1334 27.1%
2019 18.91 1095th 1335 18.0%
2021 18.72 1026th 1297 20.9%
2022 8.24 1254th 1324 5.3%
2023 10.49 1190th 1315 9.5%
2024 16.79 1088th 1313 17.1%
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Rank History for African American students at M. Joan Pearson Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 26.49 425th 522 18.6%
2021 22.94 399th 456 12.5%
2022 8.20 493rd 494 0.2%
2023 15.95 427th 463 7.8%
2024 20.18 407th 469 13.2%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at M. Joan Pearson Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 14.16 846th 953 11.2%
2024 21.72 805th 989 18.6%
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Rank History for White students at M. Joan Pearson Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 20.60 866th 1022 15.3%
2019 12.01 933rd 1023 8.8%
2021 6.97 944th 964 2.1%
2022 1.81 948th 976 2.9%
2023 4.06 934th 975 4.2%
2024 7.53 905th 963 6.0%
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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.

M. Joan Pearson Elementary School Test Scores
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Data source: New Jersey Department of Education

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Reviews:
by a parent
Tuesday, October 14, 2014

Open Quote Great caring teachers! Close Quote


by a parent on FaceBook
Tuesday, March 27, 2012

Open Quote Very under-qualified staff, mainly from the top down. Close Quote



Enrollment information for M. Joan Pearson Elementary School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 188 1 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 190
1989 188 1 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 190
1990 271 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 272
1991 278 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 279
1992 281 2 0 6 0 n/a n/a 0 289
1993 264 3 0 5 0 n/a n/a 0 272
1994 276 6 0 3 0 n/a n/a 0 285
1995 273 9 0 4 0 n/a n/a 0 286
1996 273 9 0 4 0 n/a n/a 0 286
1998 262 10 2 4 0 n/a n/a 0 278
1999 244 7 2 4 0 n/a n/a 0 257
2000 246 8 1 1 0 n/a n/a 0 256
2001 234 8 2 3 0 n/a n/a 0 247
2002 219 9 7 4 0 n/a n/a 0 239
2003 219 9 7 4 0 n/a n/a 0 239
2004 211 13 3 6 0 n/a n/a 0 233
2005 201 12 6 7 0 n/a n/a 0 226
2006 204 19 7 9 0 n/a n/a 0 239
2007 199 29 9 5 0 n/a n/a 0 242
2008 195 42 9 11 0 n/a n/a 0 257
2009 184 51 11 11 0 0 0 0 257
2010 178 49 8 20 0 0 1 0 256
2011 197 53 10 9 0 0 3 0 272
2012 193 47 7 20 0 0 3 0 270
2013 202 50 3 22 0 1 7 0 285
2014 187 48 4 25 0 1 8 0 273
2015 175 46 6 30 0 1 10 0 268
2016 179 40 5 27 0 1 11 0 263
2017 161 49 2 26 0 1 16 0 255
2018 167 49 4 33 0 1 17 0 271
2019 152 60 5 33 1 0 17 0 268
2020 147 50 3 33 0 0 23 0 256
2021 135 52 3 43 0 0 17 0 250
2022 117 44 2 39 0 0 16 0 218
2023 104 45 2 44 0 1 22 0 218
2024 99 56 2 50 0 1 23 0 231

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 M. Joan Pearson Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 190 10.0 19.0 n/a
1989 190 11.0 17.2 n/a
1990 272 14.0 19.4 8.8
1991 279 14.0 19.9 9.7
1992 289 14.0 20.6 11.8
1993 272 14.0 19.4 16.5
1994 285 14.0 20.4 14.7
1995 286 15.0 19.1 19.2
1996 286 15.0 19.1 19.2
1998 278 16.0 17.4 18.3
1999 257 15.0 17.1 17.1
2000 256 16.5 15.5 28.9
2001 247 16.7 14.8 27.1
2002 239 16.5 14.5 21.3
2003 239 16.5 14.5 21.3
2004 233 16.5 14.1 19.7
2005 226 16.5 13.7 n/a
2006 239 16.5 14.5 27.2
2007 242 16.0 15.1 24
2008 257 14.0 18.4 27.6
2009 257 23.6 12.0 29.6
2010 256 16.0 16.0 30.5
2011 272 13.0 20.9 30.5
2012 270 19.7 13.6 34.1
2013 285 18.0 15.8 40.4
2014 273 17.5 15.6 39.2
2015 268 17.0 15.7 39.9
2016 263 17.0 15.4 40.7
2017 255 17.0 15.0 45.9
2018 271 17.5 15.4 41.7
2019 268 15.5 17.2 38.8
2020 256 16.5 15.5 38.3
2021 250 16.0 15.6 42
2022 218 17.0 12.8 35.3
2023 218 15.0 14.5 35.3
2024 231 15.0 15.4 45.5

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 M. Joan Pearson Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 190 10.0 19.0 n/a
1989 190 11.0 17.2 n/a
1990 272 14.0 19.4 8.8
1991 279 14.0 19.9 9.7
1992 289 14.0 20.6 11.8
1993 272 14.0 19.4 16.5
1994 285 14.0 20.4 14.7
1995 286 15.0 19.1 19.2
1996 286 15.0 19.1 19.2
1998 278 16.0 17.4 18.3
1999 257 15.0 17.1 17.1
2000 256 16.5 15.5 28.9
2001 247 16.7 14.8 27.1
2002 239 16.5 14.5 21.3
2003 239 16.5 14.5 21.3
2004 233 16.5 14.1 19.7
2005 226 16.5 13.7 n/a
2006 239 16.5 14.5 27.2
2007 242 16.0 15.1 24
2008 257 14.0 18.4 27.6
2009 257 23.6 12.0 29.6
2010 256 16.0 16.0 30.5
2011 272 13.0 20.9 30.5
2012 270 19.7 13.6 34.1
2013 285 18.0 15.8 40.4
2014 273 17.5 15.6 39.2
2015 268 17.0 15.7 39.9
2016 263 17.0 15.4 40.7
2017 255 17.0 15.0 45.9
2018 271 17.5 15.4 41.7
2019 268 15.5 17.2 38.8
2020 256 16.5 15.5 38.3
2021 250 16.0 15.6 42
2022 218 17.0 12.8 35.3
2023 218 15.0 14.5 35.3
2024 231 15.0 15.4 45.5

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 M. Joan Pearson Elementary School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $163 (2.6%) $6,042 (97.4%) $6,205

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

Impact of COVID-19 on M. Joan Pearson 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 1134th of 1360 Elementary schoolsRanks 1244th of 1342 Elementary schools
 9.3%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (M. Joan Pearson Elementary School)33.310.8
 22.5%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Delanco Township School District)33.310.8
 22.5%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)50.242
 8.2%
3rd Grade Mathematics (M. Joan Pearson Elementary School)57.810.5
 47.3%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Delanco Township School District)57.810.5
 47.3%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)55.145.9
 9.2%
4th Grade English Language Arts (M. Joan Pearson Elementary School)23.122.9
 0.2%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Delanco Township School District)23.122.9
 0.2%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)57.451.3
 6.1%
4th Grade Mathematics (M. Joan Pearson Elementary School)27.511.4
 16.1%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Delanco Township School District)27.511.4
 16.1%
   4th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)5144.3
 6.7%
5th Grade English Language Arts (M. Joan Pearson Elementary School)2623.8
 2.2%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Delanco Township School District)2623.8
 2.2%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)57.953.2
 4.7%
5th Grade Mathematics (M. Joan Pearson Elementary School)2019
 1%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Delanco Township School District)2019
 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 Students268218
 18.7%
African American6045
 25%
American Indian10
 100%
Asian52
 60%
Hispanic3344
 33.3%
Pacific Islander01
White152104
 31.6%
Two or More Races1722
 29.4%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients38.8%35.3%
 3.5%


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Frequently Asked Questions about M. Joan Pearson Elementary School

M. Joan Pearson Elementary School ranks in the bottom 12.3% of New Jersey elementary schools.

Students at M. Joan Pearson Elementary School are 43% White, 24% African American, 22% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races.

Students who attend M. Joan Pearson Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Walnut Street School

In the 2023-24 school year, 231 students attended M. Joan Pearson Elementary School.


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