South Main Street Elementary School

Summary:

South Main Street Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-5 in the Pleasantville Public School District in Pleasantville, New Jersey, with a student population of 463 that is predominantly Hispanic (62.63%) and African American (32.83%).

Despite serving a high-needs student population, with over 80% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, South Main Street Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom quarter of New Jersey elementary schools. In the 2022-2023 school year, only 32.9% of 3rd graders, 22.2% of 4th graders, and 25% of 5th graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state averages of 42%, 51.3%, and 53.2%, respectively. In mathematics, the proficiency rates were even lower, with only 20.3% of 3rd graders, 14.5% of 4th graders, and 8.1% of 5th graders meeting or exceeding the standards, compared to the state averages of 45.9%, 44.3%, and 40.1%. The school has also experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 8% in 2016-2017 to 24% in 2021-2022.

In contrast, nearby schools outside the Pleasantville Public School District, such as Ventnor Elementary School, Clayton J. Davenport Elementary School, and William H. Ross III School, have significantly higher academic performance and statewide rankings, suggesting that the challenges faced by South Main Street Elementary may be systemic within the Pleasantville district and require a comprehensive review of educational practices and resource allocation to address the needs of its most vulnerable students.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 701 South Main Street
       Pleasantville, NJ  08232-3223


(609) 383-6800

District: Pleasantville Public School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
1166th of 1,342 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $15,724 Help


Student/teacher ratio:  9.6 Help
Number of students:  463

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
62.6%
African American:
32.8%
White:
2.4%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  84.2% Help


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Compare Details South Main Street Elementary School ranks worse than 86.9% of elementary schools in New Jersey. It also ranks 3rd among 4 ranked elementary schools in the Pleasantville Public School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 14.18. (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 Racial makeup is: Hispanic (62.6%), African American (32.8%), White (2.4%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 84.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Pleasantville Public School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at South Main Street Elementary School is 9.6, which is the 2nd best among 4 elementary schools in the Pleasantville Public School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at South Main Street Elementary School is $15,724. 2 elementary schools in the Pleasantville Public School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

South Main Street Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks South Main Street Elementary School 1166th of 1342 New Jersey public elementary schools. (See South Main Street Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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Pleasantville Public School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Pleasantville Public School District 581st of 615 New Jersey school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for South Main Street Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at South Main Street Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 4.14 1127th 1204 6.4%
2004 10.33 1167th 1298 10.1%
2005 20.95 1112th 1303 14.7%
2006 25.86 1087th 1314 17.3%
2007 21.09 1134th 1329 14.7%
2008 23.56 1129th 1338 15.6%
2009 20.41 1142nd 1346 15.2%
2010 28.35 1089th 1354 19.6%
2011 12.38 1223rd 1360 10.1%
2012 20.52 1145th 1363 16.0%
2013 8.77 1249th 1367 8.6%
2014 10.43 1229th 1363 9.8%
2015 16.75 1153rd 1357 15.0%
2016 22.48 1082nd 1346 19.6%
2017 20.23 1103rd 1352 18.4%
2018 16.67 1150th 1353 15.0%
2019 14.55 1180th 1360 13.2%
2021 16.15 1095th 1317 16.9%
2022 11.31 1215th 1345 9.7%
2023 14.18 1166th 1342 13.1%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at South Main Street Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 34.16 283rd 434 34.8%
2019 25.30 352nd 463 24.0%
2021 24.60 340th 411 17.3%
2022 23.05 407th 489 16.8%
2023 33.44 320th 499 35.9%
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Rank History for Special Education students at South Main Street Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 17.45 842nd 1001 15.9%
2019 23.43 753rd 1007 25.2%
2021 22.75 678th 868 21.9%
2022 21.96 736th 949 22.4%
2023 13.87 876th 958 8.6%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at South Main Street Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 34.00 691st 942 26.6%
2019 32.45 643rd 948 32.2%
2021 37.01 532nd 839 36.6%
2022 20.36 704th 863 18.4%
2023 35.99 576th 910 36.7%
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Rank History for Female students at South Main Street Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 15.49 1145th 1333 14.1%
2019 13.40 1169th 1331 12.2%
2021 23.96 965th 1290 25.2%
2022 13.45 1153rd 1326 13.0%
2023 17.98 1075th 1318 18.4%
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Rank History for Male students at South Main Street Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 20.89 1078th 1334 19.2%
2019 17.36 1119th 1335 16.2%
2021 17.53 1049th 1297 19.1%
2022 11.14 1192nd 1324 10.0%
2023 13.20 1146th 1315 12.9%
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Rank History for African American students at South Main Street Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 41.54 275th 517 46.8%
2019 42.06 307th 522 41.2%
2021 33.01 320th 456 29.8%
2022 37.82 314th 494 36.4%
2023 45.34 237th 463 48.8%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at South Main Street Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 35.13 574th 870 34.0%
2019 31.47 621st 899 30.9%
2021 35.61 582nd 896 35.0%
2022 21.58 764th 953 19.8%
2023 26.01 739th 982 24.7%
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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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Enrollment information for South Main Street Elementary School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 34 372 7 56 0 n/a n/a 0 469
1989 46 390 11 79 0 n/a n/a 0 526
1990 38 426 2 81 0 n/a n/a 0 547
1991 29 438 0 55 0 n/a n/a 0 522
1992 26 495 0 71 0 n/a n/a 0 592
1993 27 533 0 78 0 n/a n/a 0 638
1994 19 542 2 76 4 n/a n/a 0 643
1995 23 582 4 84 4 n/a n/a 0 697
1996 23 582 4 84 4 n/a n/a 0 697
1998 12 619 8 139 3 n/a n/a 0 781
1999 20 354 8 91 0 n/a n/a 0 473
2000 10 387 4 87 0 n/a n/a 0 488
2001 11 408 5 111 0 n/a n/a 0 535
2002 9 335 2 146 0 n/a n/a 0 492
2003 9 335 2 146 0 n/a n/a 0 492
2004 7 331 2 144 0 n/a n/a 0 484
2005 10 329 3 176 0 n/a n/a 0 518
2006 15 322 2 202 0 n/a n/a 0 541
2007 5 303 2 213 0 n/a n/a 0 523
2008 10 280 4 229 0 n/a n/a 0 523
2009 7 250 5 216 0 0 0 0 478
2010 11 203 6 236 0 0 0 0 456
2011 21 164 58 164 13 41 3 0 464
2012 8 121 43 249 2 16 1 0 440
2014 13 219 24 291 0 10 2 0 559
2015 8 198 18 299 0 7 3 0 533
2016 7 179 11 303 0 5 3 0 508
2017 4 186 8 306 1 3 1 0 509
2018 6 187 4 291 1 0 0 0 489
2019 8 187 6 289 0 0 1 0 491
2020 8 186 3 292 0 2 4 0 495
2021 5 171 2 274 0 2 3 1 458
2022 9 168 1 297 0 1 2 0 478
2023 11 152 3 290 1 1 5 0 463

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 South Main Street Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 469 28.0 16.7 n/a
1989 526 30.0 17.5 n/a
1990 547 32.0 17.0 47.2
1991 522 29.0 18.0 48.7
1992 592 32.0 18.5 62
1993 638 34.0 18.8 56.4
1994 643 36.0 17.9 65.8
1995 697 38.0 18.3 64.6
1996 697 38.0 18.3 64.6
1998 781 50.0 15.6 59.7
1999 473 34.0 13.9 58.6
2000 488 41.0 11.9 86.5
2001 535 41.2 13.0 0
2002 492 48.0 10.3 62.6
2003 492 48.0 10.3 62.6
2004 484 48.0 10.1 86.6
2005 518 48.0 10.8 n/a
2006 541 49.0 11.0 71.7
2007 523 56.0 9.3 61
2008 523 48.0 10.9 60.8
2009 478 50.1 7.4 80.3
2010 456 41.0 11.1 70.4
2011 464 38.0 12.2 83.2
2012 440 43.2 10.1 95.2
2014 559 48.2 11.5 91.2
2015 533 42.0 12.6 88.9
2016 508 44.0 11.5 95.7
2017 509 45.1 11.2 93.1
2018 489 41.9 11.6 88.8
2019 491 34.9 14.0 87.6
2020 495 37.9 13.0 88.5
2021 458 37.9 12.0 83.8
2022 478 50.9 9.3 82.2
2023 463 47.9 9.6 84.2

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 South Main Street Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 469 28.0 16.7 n/a
1989 526 30.0 17.5 n/a
1990 547 32.0 17.0 47.2
1991 522 29.0 18.0 48.7
1992 592 32.0 18.5 62
1993 638 34.0 18.8 56.4
1994 643 36.0 17.9 65.8
1995 697 38.0 18.3 64.6
1996 697 38.0 18.3 64.6
1998 781 50.0 15.6 59.7
1999 473 34.0 13.9 58.6
2000 488 41.0 11.9 86.5
2001 535 41.2 13.0 0
2002 492 48.0 10.3 62.6
2003 492 48.0 10.3 62.6
2004 484 48.0 10.1 86.6
2005 518 48.0 10.8 n/a
2006 541 49.0 11.0 71.7
2007 523 56.0 9.3 61
2008 523 48.0 10.9 60.8
2009 478 50.1 7.4 80.3
2010 456 41.0 11.1 70.4
2011 464 38.0 12.2 83.2
2012 440 43.2 10.1 95.2
2014 559 48.2 11.5 91.2
2015 533 42.0 12.6 88.9
2016 508 44.0 11.5 95.7
2017 509 45.1 11.2 93.1
2018 489 41.9 11.6 88.8
2019 491 34.9 14.0 87.6
2020 495 37.9 13.0 88.5
2021 458 37.9 12.0 83.8
2022 478 50.9 9.3 82.2
2023 463 47.9 9.6 84.2

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 South Main Street Elementary School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $663 (4.2%) $15,061 (95.8%) $15,724

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

Impact of COVID-19 on South Main Street 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 1180th of 1360 Elementary schoolsRanks 1166th of 1342 Elementary schools
 0.1%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (South Main Street Elementary School)25.632.9
 7.3%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Pleasantville Public School District)29.125.7
 3.4%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)50.242
 8.2%
3rd Grade Mathematics (South Main Street Elementary School)34.620.3
 14.3%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Pleasantville Public School District)33.120.3
 12.8%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)55.145.9
 9.2%
4th Grade English Language Arts (South Main Street Elementary School)39.622.2
 17.4%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Pleasantville Public School District)37.624.4
 13.2%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)57.451.3
 6.1%
4th Grade Mathematics (South Main Street Elementary School)22.214.5
 7.7%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Pleasantville Public School District)27.818.8
 9%
   4th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)5144.3
 6.7%
5th Grade English Language Arts (South Main Street Elementary School)40.425
 15.4%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Pleasantville Public School District)37.330.3
 7%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)57.953.2
 4.7%
5th Grade Mathematics (South Main Street Elementary School)18.78.1
 10.6%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Pleasantville Public School District)21.416.2
 5.2%
   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 Students491463
 5.7%
African American187152
 18.7%
American Indian01
Asian63
 50%
Hispanic289290
 0.3%
Pacific Islander01
White811
 37.5%
Two or More Races15
 400%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients87.6%84.2%
 3.3%


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In the 2022-23 school year, 463 students attended South Main Street Elementary School.

Students at South Main Street Elementary School are 63% Hispanic, 33% African American, 2% White, 1% Two or more races.

South Main Street Elementary School ranks in the bottom 13.1% of New Jersey elementary schools.


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