Samuel T. Busansky School

Summary:

Samuel T. Busansky School is an elementary school in Pemberton, New Jersey, serving 297 students in grades 3-5. The school is part of the Pemberton Township School District, which is ranked 516 out of 615 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Samuel T. Busansky School consistently underperforms the state and district averages in standardized test scores, with only 13% of 3rd graders proficient or better in ELA, compared to 42% statewide and 22.6% in the district. The school's performance has been declining, with its statewide ranking dropping from 733 out of 1,317 elementary schools in 2020-2021 to 1,130 out of 1,342 in 2022-2023. The school has a more diverse student population, with a higher percentage of African American (25.25%) and Hispanic (20.2%) students compared to nearby schools like Denbo Crichton School and Joseph S. Stackhouse School.

Samuel T. Busansky School has also experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, from 8.9% in 2018-2019 to 29.1% in 2021-2022, which is much higher than the nearby schools. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, reaching 57.24% in the 2022-2023 school year, higher than the nearby schools. These findings suggest that the school is facing academic and socioeconomic challenges that may require a comprehensive, data-driven approach to improve educational outcomes for its diverse student population.


Detail:

Public 3-5

 16 Scrapetown Road
       Pemberton, NJ  08068


(609) 893-8141

District: Pemberton Township School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
1130th of 1,342 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $18,370 Help


Student/teacher ratio:  9.9 Help
Number of students:  297

Racial breakdown:

White:
42.8%
African American:
25.3%
Hispanic:
20.2%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  57.2% Help


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Compare Details Samuel T. Busansky School ranks worse than 84.2% of elementary schools in New Jersey. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 16.67. (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 Samuel T. Busansky School has the largest elementary school student body size in the Pemberton Township School District. Student population at Samuel T. Busansky School is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (42.8%), African American (25.3%), Hispanic (20.2%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 57.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Samuel T. Busansky School is 9.9, which is the 2nd best among 2 elementary schools in the Pemberton Township School District. (See more...)
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Compare Samuel T. Busansky School employs 30 full-time teachers.
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Samuel T. Busansky School is $18,370. 2 elementary schools in the Pemberton Township School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Samuel T. Busansky School:

SchoolDigger ranks Samuel T. Busansky School 1130th of 1342 New Jersey public elementary schools. (See Samuel T. Busansky School in the ranking list.)

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Pemberton Township School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Pemberton Township School District 516th of 615 New Jersey school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Samuel T. Busansky School

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Rank History for all students at Samuel T. Busansky School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 39.14 843rd 1204 30.0%
2004 42.31 901st 1298 30.6%
2005 46.13 870th 1303 33.2%
2006 34.62 1013th 1314 22.9%
2007 44.84 931st 1329 29.9%
2008 42.40 942nd 1338 29.6%
2009 27.48 1091st 1346 18.9%
2010 29.84 1068th 1354 21.1%
2011 31.91 1042nd 1360 23.4%
2012 31.78 1043rd 1363 23.5%
2013 26.66 1082nd 1367 20.8%
2014 19.88 1151st 1363 15.6%
2015 27.52 1004th 1357 26.0%
2016 25.75 1046th 1346 22.3%
2017 27.54 1019th 1352 24.6%
2018 22.28 1096th 1353 19.0%
2019 27.11 1024th 1360 24.7%
2021 39.52 733rd 1317 44.3%
2022 32.42 914th 1345 32.0%
2023 16.67 1130th 1342 15.8%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Samuel T. Busansky School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 19.92 786th 1001 21.5%
2019 38.47 548th 1007 45.6%
2021 50.50 358th 868 58.8%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Samuel T. Busansky School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 23.74 805th 942 14.5%
2019 35.73 604th 948 36.3%
2021 65.55 168th 839 80.0%
2022 51.31 359th 863 58.4%
2023 28.02 668th 910 26.6%
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Rank History for Female students at Samuel T. Busansky School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 24.83 1040th 1333 22.0%
2019 28.38 997th 1331 25.1%
2021 44.24 669th 1290 48.1%
2022 38.00 813th 1326 38.7%
2023 21.96 1021st 1318 22.5%
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Rank History for Male students at Samuel T. Busansky School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 21.32 1074th 1334 19.5%
2019 26.63 1006th 1335 24.6%
2021 36.33 755th 1297 41.8%
2022 28.03 936th 1324 29.3%
2023 17.31 1082nd 1315 17.7%
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Rank History for African American students at Samuel T. Busansky School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 40.07 288th 517 44.3%
2019 50.92 247th 522 52.7%
2021 54.73 161st 456 64.7%
2022 45.78 258th 494 47.8%
2023 29.43 354th 463 23.5%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Samuel T. Busansky School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 41.65 501st 870 42.4%
2019 65.74 248th 899 72.4%
2021 78.86 126th 896 85.9%
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Rank History for White students at Samuel T. Busansky School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 13.32 929th 1022 9.1%
2019 16.28 899th 1023 12.1%
2021 32.39 699th 964 27.5%
2022 20.63 824th 976 15.6%
2023 11.62 891st 975 8.6%
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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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Enrollment information for Samuel T. Busansky School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 249 201 6 37 0 n/a n/a 0 493
1989 241 183 19 41 0 n/a n/a 0 484
1990 237 213 14 46 0 n/a n/a 0 510
1991 195 170 9 49 0 n/a n/a 0 423
1992 150 156 7 50 0 n/a n/a 0 363
1993 161 138 3 28 0 n/a n/a 0 330
1994 138 128 9 23 0 n/a n/a 0 298
1995 147 121 4 23 0 n/a n/a 0 295
1996 147 121 4 23 0 n/a n/a 0 295
1998 151 142 7 30 0 n/a n/a 0 330
1999 161 130 7 29 0 n/a n/a 0 327
2000 159 119 4 22 0 n/a n/a 0 304
2001 153 116 6 29 0 n/a n/a 0 304
2002 168 104 4 30 0 n/a n/a 0 306
2003 168 104 4 30 0 n/a n/a 0 306
2004 137 95 4 24 0 n/a n/a 0 260
2005 142 94 4 29 0 n/a n/a 0 269
2006 165 99 5 24 0 n/a n/a 0 293
2007 147 98 3 26 0 n/a n/a 0 274
2008 157 100 4 37 0 n/a n/a 0 298
2009 157 107 5 37 0 0 0 0 306
2010 156 90 3 39 0 1 0 0 289
2011 161 82 5 53 1 0 0 0 302
2012 155 87 4 52 0 0 0 0 298
2013 165 90 4 58 1 0 0 0 318
2014 176 105 6 50 4 0 0 0 341
2015 193 113 6 62 2 0 0 0 376
2016 176 105 5 59 4 0 4 0 353
2017 189 95 12 47 4 1 11 0 359
2018 175 93 12 40 4 1 5 0 330
2019 172 91 11 46 3 1 9 0 333
2020 155 89 8 55 1 1 12 0 321
2021 121 70 8 60 0 0 15 0 274
2022 130 66 7 57 0 0 21 0 281
2023 127 75 5 60 0 0 30 0 297

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 Samuel T. Busansky School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 493 26.0 18.9 n/a
1989 484 25.0 19.3 n/a
1990 510 22.0 23.1 26.5
1991 423 22.0 19.2 25.8
1992 363 19.0 19.1 30.3
1993 330 21.0 15.7 38.8
1994 298 19.0 15.7 49
1995 295 21.0 14.0 38.6
1996 295 21.0 14.0 38.6
1998 330 23.0 14.3 30.6
1999 327 24.0 13.6 31.8
2000 304 25.0 12.2 39.8
2001 304 25.2 12.1 48.4
2002 306 31.0 9.9 46.1
2003 306 31.0 9.9 46.1
2004 260 29.0 9.0 49.6
2005 269 28.0 9.6 n/a
2006 293 29.0 10.1 51.9
2007 274 26.0 10.5 54.7
2008 298 19.0 15.7 59.7
2009 306 34.1 6.3 54.6
2010 289 25.0 11.5 58.8
2011 302 24.0 12.5 56.6
2012 298 26.3 11.3 59.1
2013 318 27.0 11.7 63.8
2014 341 32.0 10.6 54.5
2015 376 34.0 11.0 50
2016 353 35.0 10.0 48.4
2017 359 33.0 10.8 39.3
2018 330 32.0 10.3 42.7
2019 333 32.0 10.4 41.4
2020 321 31.0 10.3 57
2021 274 31.0 8.8 43.1
2022 281 n/a n/a 45.9
2023 297 30.0 9.9 57.2

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 Samuel T. Busansky School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 493 26.0 18.9 n/a
1989 484 25.0 19.3 n/a
1990 510 22.0 23.1 26.5
1991 423 22.0 19.2 25.8
1992 363 19.0 19.1 30.3
1993 330 21.0 15.7 38.8
1994 298 19.0 15.7 49
1995 295 21.0 14.0 38.6
1996 295 21.0 14.0 38.6
1998 330 23.0 14.3 30.6
1999 327 24.0 13.6 31.8
2000 304 25.0 12.2 39.8
2001 304 25.2 12.1 48.4
2002 306 31.0 9.9 46.1
2003 306 31.0 9.9 46.1
2004 260 29.0 9.0 49.6
2005 269 28.0 9.6 n/a
2006 293 29.0 10.1 51.9
2007 274 26.0 10.5 54.7
2008 298 19.0 15.7 59.7
2009 306 34.1 6.3 54.6
2010 289 25.0 11.5 58.8
2011 302 24.0 12.5 56.6
2012 298 26.3 11.3 59.1
2013 318 27.0 11.7 63.8
2014 341 32.0 10.6 54.5
2015 376 34.0 11.0 50
2016 353 35.0 10.0 48.4
2017 359 33.0 10.8 39.3
2018 330 32.0 10.3 42.7
2019 333 32.0 10.4 41.4
2020 321 31.0 10.3 57
2021 274 31.0 8.8 43.1
2022 281 n/a n/a 45.9
2023 297 30.0 9.9 57.2

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 Samuel T. Busansky School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $771 (4.2%) $17,599 (95.8%) $18,370

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Samuel T. Busansky 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 1024th of 1360 Elementary schoolsRanks 1130th of 1342 Elementary schools
 8.9%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Samuel T. Busansky School)51.313
 38.3%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Pemberton Township School District)4822.6
 25.4%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)50.242
 8.2%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Samuel T. Busansky School)39.527.8
 11.7%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Pemberton Township School District)47.628.2
 19.4%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)55.145.9
 9.2%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Samuel T. Busansky School)38.932.2
 6.7%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Pemberton Township School District)3731.9
 5.1%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)57.451.3
 6.1%
4th Grade Mathematics (Samuel T. Busansky School)28.829.2
 0.4%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Pemberton Township School District)3525.7
 9.3%
   4th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)5144.3
 6.7%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Samuel T. Busansky School)50.922.9
 28%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Pemberton Township School District)45.331.6
 13.7%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)57.953.2
 4.7%
5th Grade Mathematics (Samuel T. Busansky School)2510.8
 14.2%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Pemberton Township School District)30.615
 15.6%
   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 Students333297
 10.8%
African American9175
 17.6%
American Indian30
 100%
Asian115
 54.5%
Hispanic4660
 30.4%
Pacific Islander10
 100%
White172127
 26.2%
Two or More Races930
 233.3%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients41.4%57.2%
 15.8%


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In the 2022-23 school year, 297 students attended Samuel T. Busansky School.

Samuel T. Busansky School ranks in the bottom 15.8% of New Jersey elementary schools.

Students at Samuel T. Busansky School are 43% White, 25% African American, 20% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 2% Asian.


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