Perry L. Drew Elementary School

Summary:

Perry L. Drew Elementary School is a public school serving grades 3-5 in East Windsor, New Jersey, which is part of the East Windsor Regional School District. The school has a diverse student population, with a racial makeup of 20.55% White, 8.46% African American, 48.53% Hispanic, 18.31% Asian, and 4.15% two or more races.

While Perry L. Drew Elementary School has shown some academic strengths, such as outperforming the district in English Language Arts for grades 3-5, it faces challenges in maintaining consistent performance across subject areas and student subgroups. The school's Mathematics proficiency is more varied, with 3rd grade outperforming the district but 4th and 5th grades underperforming. Additionally, the school's Science proficiency for 5th grade is lower than the district and state averages. Notably, the school has seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, from 4.4% in 2017-2018 to 11.0% in 2021-2022, which is higher than the state average.

When compared to other elementary schools in the East Windsor Regional School District, Perry L. Drew Elementary School generally performs on par or slightly better in academic metrics. However, it has a higher chronic absenteeism rate than its district counterparts, Grace N. Rogers Elementary School (7.4%) and Ethel McKnight Elementary School (20.2%). Neighboring school districts, such as Monroe Township School District and Cranbury Township School District, have significantly higher-performing elementary schools, suggesting opportunities for improvement at Perry L. Drew Elementary School.


Detail:

Public 3-5

 70 Twin Rivers Drive North
       East Windsor, NJ  08520


(609) 443-7820

District: East Windsor Regional School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
700th of 1,342 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $11,627 Help


Students who attend Perry L. Drew Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Melvin H. Kreps Middle School
High:    Hightstown High School

Student/teacher ratio:  10.7 Help
Number of students:  579

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
48.5%
White:
20.6%
Asian:
18.3%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  39.9% Help


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Compare Details Perry L. Drew Elementary School ranks worse than 52.2% of elementary schools in New Jersey. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 47.53. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a high 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 Perry L. Drew Elementary School is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (48.5%), White (20.6%), Asian (18.3%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 39.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the East Windsor Regional School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Perry L. Drew Elementary School is 10.7. 2 elementary schools in the East Windsor Regional School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Perry L. Drew Elementary School is $11,627, which is the lowest among 4 elementary schools in the East Windsor Regional School District!
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Perry L. Drew Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Perry L. Drew Elementary School 700th of 1342 New Jersey public elementary schools. (See Perry L. Drew Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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East Windsor Regional School District:

SchoolDigger ranks East Windsor Regional School District 420th of 615 New Jersey school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Perry L. Drew Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Perry L. Drew Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 45.49 774th 1204 35.7%
2004 57.27 705th 1298 45.7%
2005 60.59 677th 1303 48.0%
2006 57.33 741st 1314 43.6%
2007 50.39 867th 1329 34.8%
2008 59.80 679th 1338 49.3%
2009 55.99 723rd 1346 46.3%
2010 45.43 893rd 1354 34.0%
2011 54.03 783rd 1360 42.4%
2012 59.93 680th 1363 50.1%
2013 65.76 589th 1367 56.9%
2014 62.04 623rd 1363 54.3%
2015 75.08 356th 1357 73.8%
2016 61.05 567th 1346 57.9%
2017 35.57 910th 1352 32.7%
2018 52.04 683rd 1353 49.5%
2019 48.15 744th 1360 45.3%
2021 42.02 702nd 1317 46.7%
2022 45.47 726th 1345 46.0%
2023 47.53 700th 1342 47.8%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Perry L. Drew Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 60.91 135th 434 68.9%
2019 40.74 252nd 463 45.6%
2021 36.54 237th 411 42.3%
2022 32.51 317th 489 35.2%
2023 44.08 229th 499 54.1%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Perry L. Drew Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 26.53 695th 1001 30.6%
2019 43.44 504th 1007 50.0%
2021 50.97 351st 868 59.6%
2022 29.23 625th 949 34.1%
2023 33.85 567th 958 40.8%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Perry L. Drew Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 62.30 285th 942 69.7%
2019 47.64 450th 948 52.5%
2021 42.96 454th 839 45.9%
2022 36.27 531st 863 38.5%
2023 38.07 543rd 910 40.3%
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Rank History for Female students at Perry L. Drew Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 59.50 562nd 1333 57.8%
2019 50.30 696th 1331 47.7%
2021 39.86 728th 1290 43.6%
2022 43.39 736th 1326 44.5%
2023 41.22 758th 1318 42.5%
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Rank History for Male students at Perry L. Drew Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 45.90 740th 1334 44.5%
2019 46.93 730th 1335 45.3%
2021 45.10 641st 1297 50.6%
2022 48.04 668th 1324 49.5%
2023 54.91 583rd 1315 55.7%
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Rank History for Asian students at Perry L. Drew Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 52.70 183rd 370 50.5%
2019 48.54 196th 370 47.0%
2021 44.83 203rd 339 40.1%
2022 42.46 216th 348 37.9%
2023 38.91 232nd 346 32.9%
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Rank History for African American students at Perry L. Drew Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 94.00 22nd 517 95.7%
2019 86.71 45th 522 91.4%
2021 59.73 130th 456 71.5%
2022 80.98 64th 494 87.0%
2023 84.40 52nd 463 88.8%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Perry L. Drew Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 52.64 370th 870 57.5%
2019 43.36 496th 899 44.8%
2021 32.84 631st 896 29.6%
2022 34.91 600th 953 37.0%
2023 39.48 567th 982 42.3%
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Rank History for White students at Perry L. Drew Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 57.29 462nd 1022 54.8%
2019 44.33 592nd 1023 42.1%
2021 42.73 534th 964 44.6%
2022 49.68 494th 976 49.4%
2023 52.78 459th 975 52.9%
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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.

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Enrollment information for Perry L. Drew Elementary School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 434 53 20 19 0 n/a n/a 0 526
1989 380 56 13 17 2 n/a n/a 0 468
1990 348 57 15 21 3 n/a n/a 0 444
1991 319 49 25 22 0 n/a n/a 0 415
1992 341 61 19 14 0 n/a n/a 0 435
1993 379 53 29 46 0 n/a n/a 0 507
1994 370 40 32 57 0 n/a n/a 0 499
1995 396 50 27 78 0 n/a n/a 0 551
1996 396 50 27 78 0 n/a n/a 0 551
1998 379 55 37 86 0 n/a n/a 0 557
1999 394 61 47 95 0 n/a n/a 0 597
2000 353 61 44 102 0 n/a n/a 0 560
2001 335 62 42 112 0 n/a n/a 0 551
2002 334 79 75 196 0 n/a n/a 0 684
2003 334 79 75 196 0 n/a n/a 0 684
2004 307 74 95 216 0 n/a n/a 0 692
2005 286 69 107 239 0 n/a n/a 0 701
2006 257 64 117 246 0 n/a n/a 0 684
2007 236 77 126 247 0 n/a n/a 0 686
2008 216 69 132 230 1 n/a n/a 0 648
2009 205 72 147 219 0 0 0 0 643
2010 214 61 153 247 0 0 1 0 676
2011 201 51 147 273 0 1 0 0 673
2012 205 47 143 159 0 1 3 0 558
2013 198 57 146 172 0 1 2 0 576
2014 189 67 144 254 0 1 4 0 659
2015 169 58 116 279 0 1 8 0 631
2016 164 63 102 327 0 2 12 0 670
2017 153 55 113 372 0 1 16 0 710
2018 142 57 99 338 0 1 22 0 659
2019 149 42 95 278 1 2 15 0 582
2020 135 50 99 278 0 1 17 0 580
2021 131 42 107 272 0 0 15 0 567
2022 116 37 104 272 0 0 23 0 552
2023 119 49 106 281 0 0 24 0 579

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 Perry L. Drew Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 526 38.0 13.8 n/a
1989 468 37.0 12.6 n/a
1990 444 36.0 12.3 2.9
1991 415 35.0 11.8 6.3
1992 435 29.0 15.0 8.7
1993 507 38.1 13.3 8.7
1994 499 35.1 14.2 11
1995 551 39.0 14.1 12
1996 551 39.0 14.1 12
1998 557 37.6 14.8 12.2
1999 597 37.6 15.9 8.5
2000 560 39.6 14.1 14.3
2001 551 39.8 13.8 18
2002 684 47.0 14.6 20.9
2003 684 47.0 14.6 20.9
2004 692 49.0 14.1 25
2005 701 49.5 14.2 n/a
2006 684 50.0 13.7 27.2
2007 686 49.0 14.0 25.9
2008 648 42.0 15.4 28.4
2009 643 50.8 11.7 26.3
2010 676 43.0 15.7 31.5
2011 673 41.0 16.4 35.5
2012 558 37.4 14.9 27.6
2013 576 44.4 12.9 31.3
2014 659 46.4 14.2 36
2015 631 50.0 12.6 39.8
2016 670 50.0 13.4 43.6
2017 710 57.5 12.3 46.2
2018 659 52.0 12.6 45.7
2019 582 51.9 11.2 43.5
2020 580 56.3 10.3 44.5
2021 567 57.0 9.9 41.3
2022 552 58.8 9.3 34.1
2023 579 53.8 10.7 39.9

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 Perry L. Drew Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 526 38.0 13.8 n/a
1989 468 37.0 12.6 n/a
1990 444 36.0 12.3 2.9
1991 415 35.0 11.8 6.3
1992 435 29.0 15.0 8.7
1993 507 38.1 13.3 8.7
1994 499 35.1 14.2 11
1995 551 39.0 14.1 12
1996 551 39.0 14.1 12
1998 557 37.6 14.8 12.2
1999 597 37.6 15.9 8.5
2000 560 39.6 14.1 14.3
2001 551 39.8 13.8 18
2002 684 47.0 14.6 20.9
2003 684 47.0 14.6 20.9
2004 692 49.0 14.1 25
2005 701 49.5 14.2 n/a
2006 684 50.0 13.7 27.2
2007 686 49.0 14.0 25.9
2008 648 42.0 15.4 28.4
2009 643 50.8 11.7 26.3
2010 676 43.0 15.7 31.5
2011 673 41.0 16.4 35.5
2012 558 37.4 14.9 27.6
2013 576 44.4 12.9 31.3
2014 659 46.4 14.2 36
2015 631 50.0 12.6 39.8
2016 670 50.0 13.4 43.6
2017 710 57.5 12.3 46.2
2018 659 52.0 12.6 45.7
2019 582 51.9 11.2 43.5
2020 580 56.3 10.3 44.5
2021 567 57.0 9.9 41.3
2022 552 58.8 9.3 34.1
2023 579 53.8 10.7 39.9

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 Perry L. Drew Elementary School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $178 (1.5%) $11,449 (98.5%) $11,627

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Perry L. Drew Elementary School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 744th of 1360 Elementary schoolsRanks 700th of 1342 Elementary schools
 2.5%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Perry L. Drew Elementary School)40.537.2
 3.3%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (East Windsor Regional School District)45.929.6
 16.3%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)50.242
 8.2%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Perry L. Drew Elementary School)5150.3
 0.7%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (East Windsor Regional School District)5543.5
 11.5%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)55.145.9
 9.2%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Perry L. Drew Elementary School)62.250.5
 11.7%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (East Windsor Regional School District)60.345.8
 14.5%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)57.451.3
 6.1%
4th Grade Mathematics (Perry L. Drew Elementary School)64.136.2
 27.9%
   4th Grade Mathematics (East Windsor Regional School District)6138.5
 22.5%
   4th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)5144.3
 6.7%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Perry L. Drew Elementary School)50.555.9
 5.4%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (East Windsor Regional School District)53.253.1
 0.1%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)57.953.2
 4.7%
5th Grade Mathematics (Perry L. Drew Elementary School)47.642.7
 4.9%
   5th Grade Mathematics (East Windsor Regional School District)52.341.1
 11.2%
   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 Students582579
 0.5%
African American4249
 16.7%
American Indian10
 100%
Asian95106
 11.6%
Hispanic278281
 1.1%
Pacific Islander20
 100%
White149119
 20.1%
Two or More Races1524
 60%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients43.5%39.9%
 3.6%


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Students who attend Perry L. Drew Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Melvin H. Kreps Middle School
High : Hightstown High School

In the 2022-23 school year, 579 students attended Perry L. Drew Elementary School.

Students at Perry L. Drew Elementary School are 49% Hispanic, 21% White, 18% Asian, 8% African American, 4% Two or more races.

Perry L. Drew Elementary School ranks 700th of 1342 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.


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