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Slackwood Elementary School

Summary:

Slackwood Elementary School is a public elementary school in Lawrenceville, New Jersey, serving grades K-3 and part of the Lawrence Township Public School District. This diverse school has consistently outperformed the district and state in academic achievement, with strong performance across different student subgroups.

Slackwood Elementary School has a track record of excellence, with 70.6% of its 3rd-grade students proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 52.8% for the district and 42% for the state. In Mathematics, 57.7% of Slackwood's 3rd-graders were proficient or better, versus 53.7% for the district and 45.9% for the state. The school's Hispanic and White students, as well as its English Language Learners, have all performed exceptionally well, ranking among the top elementary schools in New Jersey.

Despite having a high percentage of students from low-income backgrounds, Slackwood Elementary School has demonstrated a strong commitment to equity and inclusion, with its low-income students ranking 18th out of 910 New Jersey elementary schools. When compared to nearby schools in the Hamilton Township and Trenton Public School Districts, Slackwood stands out as a high-performing institution, offering a model of success for other schools in the region.


Detail:

Public K-3

 2060 Princeton Pike
       Lawrenceville, NJ  08648-4324

(609) 671-5580

District: Lawrence Township Public School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
276th of 1,342 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $16,162 Help


Students who attend Slackwood Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Lawrence Intermediate School
    Lawrence Middle School
High:    Lawrence High School

Student/teacher ratio:  10.4 Help
Number of students:  238

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
34.0%
White:
31.1%
Asian:
18.9%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  48.7% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Slackwood Elementary School ranks better than 79.4% of elementary schools in New Jersey. It also ranks 2nd among 4 ranked elementary schools in the Lawrence Township Public School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 79.66. (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 Slackwood Elementary School is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (34%), White (31.1%), Asian (18.9%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 48.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Lawrence Township Public School District. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Slackwood Elementary School is 10.4. 2 elementary schools in the Lawrence Township Public School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Slackwood Elementary School is $16,162, which is the 2nd highest among 4 elementary schools in the Lawrence Township Public School District.
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Slackwood Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Slackwood Elementary School 276th of 1342 New Jersey public elementary schools. (See Slackwood Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Lawrence Township Public School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Lawrence Township Public School District 231st of 615 New Jersey school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Slackwood Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Slackwood Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 52.54 780th 1298 39.9%
2005 29.05 1049th 1303 19.5%
2006 41.03 944th 1314 28.2%
2007 65.37 596th 1329 55.2%
2008 32.70 1041st 1338 22.2%
2009 30.54 1060th 1346 21.2%
2010 56.02 740th 1354 45.3%
2011 58.74 708th 1360 47.9%
2012 61.11 656th 1363 51.9%
2013 51.24 793rd 1367 42.0%
2014 50.43 807th 1363 40.8%
2015 47.40 756th 1357 44.3%
2016 52.03 681st 1346 49.4%
2017 41.00 842nd 1352 37.7%
2018 39.87 865th 1353 36.1%
2019 54.15 669th 1360 50.8%
2021 37.12 768th 1317 41.7%
2022 43.32 755th 1345 43.9%
2023 79.66 276th 1342 79.4%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Slackwood Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 76.31 88th 434 79.7%
2019 47.55 203rd 463 56.2%
2021 53.57 115th 411 72.0%
2022 49.64 180th 489 63.2%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Slackwood Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 14.15 887th 1001 11.4%
2021 55.65 303rd 868 65.1%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Slackwood Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 62.83 282nd 942 70.1%
2019 78.08 117th 948 87.7%
2021 57.04 261st 839 68.9%
2022 65.43 222nd 863 74.3%
2023 96.47 18th 910 98.0%
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Rank History for Female students at Slackwood Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 32.95 944th 1333 29.2%
2019 56.94 602nd 1331 54.8%
2021 38.82 745th 1290 42.2%
2022 60.01 538th 1326 59.4%
2023 70.67 401st 1318 69.6%
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Rank History for Male students at Slackwood Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 49.95 684th 1334 48.7%
2019 51.71 672nd 1335 49.7%
2021 38.06 732nd 1297 43.6%
2022 20.24 1034th 1324 21.9%
2023 86.57 157th 1315 88.1%
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Rank History for Asian students at Slackwood Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 5.46 322nd 370 13.0%
2021 11.90 307th 339 9.4%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Slackwood Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 52.51 372nd 870 57.2%
2021 28.76 689th 896 23.1%
2022 55.91 347th 953 63.6%
2023 88.04 91st 982 90.7%
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Rank History for White students at Slackwood Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 21.74 853rd 1022 16.5%
2019 40.58 647th 1023 36.8%
2021 58.06 349th 964 63.8%
2022 10.99 901st 976 7.7%
2023 84.95 100th 975 89.7%
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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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Enrollment information for Slackwood Elementary School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 175 19 16 0 0 n/a n/a 0 210
1989 189 25 29 4 2 n/a n/a 0 249
1990 210 26 28 9 1 n/a n/a 0 274
1991 222 36 20 10 0 n/a n/a 0 288
1992 207 32 25 7 0 n/a n/a 0 271
1993 224 35 37 11 0 n/a n/a 0 307
1994 187 27 34 3 0 n/a n/a 0 251
1995 180 28 41 27 0 n/a n/a 0 276
1996 180 28 41 27 0 n/a n/a 0 276
1998 171 31 54 15 0 n/a n/a 0 271
1999 157 37 53 24 0 n/a n/a 0 271
2000 150 42 56 32 0 n/a n/a 0 280
2001 151 44 47 24 0 n/a n/a 0 266
2002 148 59 42 36 3 n/a n/a 0 288
2003 148 59 42 36 3 n/a n/a 0 288
2004 148 79 60 48 1 n/a n/a 0 336
2005 161 73 79 54 2 n/a n/a 0 369
2006 138 40 47 44 3 n/a n/a 0 272
2007 138 38 46 47 0 n/a n/a 0 269
2008 131 34 44 42 0 n/a n/a 0 251
2009 133 28 46 50 0 0 11 0 268
2010 117 23 56 59 0 0 9 0 264
2011 99 27 51 74 0 0 7 0 258
2012 109 28 46 73 0 0 14 0 270
2013 102 30 32 75 0 0 23 0 262
2014 105 33 47 76 0 0 12 0 273
2015 113 37 43 78 0 0 19 0 290
2016 111 31 36 67 0 0 21 0 266
2017 110 30 46 81 0 0 17 0 284
2018 105 26 57 70 0 0 9 0 267
2019 91 22 57 67 0 1 10 0 248
2020 87 26 56 78 0 1 8 0 256
2021 73 18 46 70 0 1 11 0 219
2022 71 20 41 77 1 0 12 0 222
2023 74 28 45 81 0 0 10 0 238

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 Slackwood Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 210 12.0 17.5 n/a
1989 249 16.0 15.5 n/a
1990 274 20.0 13.7 8.4
1991 288 18.0 16.0 8
1992 271 17.0 15.9 5.9
1993 307 22.1 13.9 9.4
1994 251 20.0 12.5 16.7
1995 276 19.6 14.1 14.9
1996 276 19.6 14.1 14.9
1998 271 20.1 13.5 12.5
1999 271 22.5 12.0 14.8
2000 280 22.4 12.5 21.4
2001 266 22.6 11.8 19.9
2002 288 26.9 10.7 7.6
2003 288 26.9 10.7 7.6
2004 336 27.9 12.0 24.1
2005 369 28.9 12.8 n/a
2006 272 28.0 9.7 25
2007 269 23.0 11.7 26.4
2008 251 21.0 12.0 31.5
2009 268 23.9 9.6 31.3
2010 264 20.0 13.2 29.2
2011 258 19.0 13.5 37.2
2012 270 26.2 10.2 40.4
2013 262 23.0 11.3 42.7
2014 273 22.0 12.4 41
2015 290 24.0 12.0 37.2
2016 266 24.0 11.0 41.4
2017 284 24.5 11.5 42.6
2018 267 24.5 10.8 44.2
2019 248 24.5 10.1 47.2
2020 256 25.5 10.0 41.8
2021 219 n/a n/a 47.9
2022 222 23.7 9.3 38.3
2023 238 22.7 10.4 48.7

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 Slackwood Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 210 12.0 17.5 n/a
1989 249 16.0 15.5 n/a
1990 274 20.0 13.7 8.4
1991 288 18.0 16.0 8
1992 271 17.0 15.9 5.9
1993 307 22.1 13.9 9.4
1994 251 20.0 12.5 16.7
1995 276 19.6 14.1 14.9
1996 276 19.6 14.1 14.9
1998 271 20.1 13.5 12.5
1999 271 22.5 12.0 14.8
2000 280 22.4 12.5 21.4
2001 266 22.6 11.8 19.9
2002 288 26.9 10.7 7.6
2003 288 26.9 10.7 7.6
2004 336 27.9 12.0 24.1
2005 369 28.9 12.8 n/a
2006 272 28.0 9.7 25
2007 269 23.0 11.7 26.4
2008 251 21.0 12.0 31.5
2009 268 23.9 9.6 31.3
2010 264 20.0 13.2 29.2
2011 258 19.0 13.5 37.2
2012 270 26.2 10.2 40.4
2013 262 23.0 11.3 42.7
2014 273 22.0 12.4 41
2015 290 24.0 12.0 37.2
2016 266 24.0 11.0 41.4
2017 284 24.5 11.5 42.6
2018 267 24.5 10.8 44.2
2019 248 24.5 10.1 47.2
2020 256 25.5 10.0 41.8
2021 219 n/a n/a 47.9
2022 222 23.7 9.3 38.3
2023 238 22.7 10.4 48.7

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 Slackwood Elementary School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $474 (2.9%) $15,688 (97.1%) $16,162

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Slackwood 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 669th of 1360 Elementary schoolsRanks 276th of 1342 Elementary schools
 28.6%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 % proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Slackwood Elementary School)59.670.6
 11%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Lawrence Township Public School District)56.652.8
 3.8%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)50.242
 8.2%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Slackwood Elementary School)51.157.7
 6.6%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Lawrence Township Public School District)55.653.7
 1.9%
   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 Students248238
 4%
African American2228
 27.3%
American Indian00
Asian5745
 21.1%
Hispanic6781
 20.9%
Pacific Islander10
 100%
White9174
 18.7%
Two or More Races1010
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients47.2%48.7%
 1.6%

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Slackwood Elementary School ranks 276th of 1342 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Students at Slackwood Elementary School are 34% Hispanic, 31% White, 19% Asian, 12% African American, 4% Two or more races.

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

Middle : Lawrence Intermediate School
Middle : Lawrence Middle School
High : Lawrence High School

In the 2022-23 school year, 238 students attended Slackwood Elementary School.


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