Cambridge Elementary School

Summary:

Cambridge Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Kendall Park, New Jersey, serving 410 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. It is part of the South Brunswick School District, which is ranked 147 out of 613 school districts in New Jersey and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. Cambridge Elementary School has consistently maintained a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past several years.

Cambridge Elementary School consistently outperforms the state and district averages in NJSLA (New Jersey Student Learning Assessment) test scores across all grade levels and subject areas. In the 2023-2024 school year, 83% of 5th-grade students were proficient or better in English Language Arts (ELA), compared to 68.5% for the district and 52.3% for the state. The school's performance in Science is also noteworthy, with 55.4% of 5th-grade students being proficient or better, compared to 47.6% for the district and 27.5% for the state. Cambridge Elementary School has a strong performance across different student subgroups, particularly in Hispanic and Special Education student populations, ranking 15th and 76th out of New Jersey elementary schools, respectively, in these categories.

While Cambridge Elementary School has experienced fluctuations in its chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 9.6% to 18.1% over the past few years, it is still lower than the state average of 18.1% in the 2021-2022 school year. The school's spending per student ($10,867 in 2018-2019) is lower than the state average, suggesting that it is able to achieve high academic performance with relatively efficient resource allocation. When compared to other elementary schools in the South Brunswick School District, Cambridge Elementary School consistently outperforms its peers in academic achievement, particularly in the Monmouth Junction Elementary School, which ranks among the top 5% of New Jersey elementary schools.


Detail:

Public K-5

 35 Cambridge Road
       Kendall Park, NJ  08824


(732) 297-2941

District: South Brunswick School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
204th of 1,338 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,867 Help


Students who attend Cambridge Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Crossroads South Middle School
High:    South Brunswick High School

Student/teacher ratio:  11.9 Help
Number of students:  427

Racial breakdown:

Asian:
53.2%
White:
27.9%
Hispanic:
10.1%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  11.5% Help


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Compare Details Cambridge Elementary School ranks better than 84.8% of elementary schools in New Jersey. It also ranks 2nd among 7 ranked elementary schools in the South Brunswick School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 85.44. (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 Racial makeup is: Asian (53.2%), White (27.9%), Hispanic (10.1%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 11.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Cambridge Elementary School is 11.9. 5 elementary schools in the South Brunswick School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Cambridge Elementary School is $10,867, which is the lowest among 7 elementary schools in the South Brunswick School District!
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Cambridge Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Cambridge Elementary School 204th of 1338 New Jersey public elementary schools. (See Cambridge Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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South Brunswick School District:

SchoolDigger ranks South Brunswick School District 147th of 613 New Jersey school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Cambridge Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Cambridge Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 85.96 84th 1204 93.0%
2004 81.71 140th 1298 89.2%
2005 78.03 228th 1303 82.5%
2006 78.36 225th 1314 82.9%
2007 78.76 180th 1329 86.5%
2008 79.32 189th 1338 85.9%
2009 80.14 205th 1346 84.8%
2010 81.11 181st 1354 86.6%
2011 84.33 94th 1360 93.1%
2012 78.15 278th 1363 79.6%
2013 81.45 197th 1367 85.6%
2014 80.31 240th 1363 82.4%
2015 90.34 107th 1357 92.1%
2016 84.77 192nd 1346 85.7%
2017 82.42 231st 1352 82.9%
2018 85.99 162nd 1353 88.0%
2019 83.98 198th 1360 85.4%
2021 86.20 155th 1317 88.2%
2022 88.52 147th 1345 89.1%
2023 82.08 240th 1342 82.1%
2024 85.44 204th 1338 84.8%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Cambridge Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 83.58 128th 1001 87.2%
2019 89.74 76th 1007 92.5%
2021 22.36 683rd 868 21.3%
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Rank History for Female students at Cambridge Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 87.87 106th 1333 92.0%
2019 83.61 178th 1331 86.6%
2021 82.66 173rd 1290 86.6%
2022 83.65 208th 1326 84.3%
2023 76.38 311th 1318 76.4%
2024 86.97 152nd 1317 88.5%
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Rank History for Male students at Cambridge Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 82.32 207th 1334 84.5%
2019 81.84 213th 1335 84.0%
2021 87.33 140th 1297 89.2%
2022 90.97 100th 1324 92.4%
2023 84.37 200th 1315 84.8%
2024 80.72 253rd 1313 80.7%
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Rank History for Asian students at Cambridge Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 64.68 132nd 370 64.3%
2019 73.29 78th 370 78.9%
2021 66.95 113th 339 66.7%
2022 68.22 105th 348 69.8%
2023 56.42 160th 346 53.8%
2024 58.22 158th 340 53.5%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Cambridge Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 94.29 46th 896 94.9%
2022 98.10 15th 953 98.4%
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Rank History for White students at Cambridge Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 54.84 488th 1022 52.3%
2019 43.05 613th 1023 40.1%
2021 42.01 547th 964 43.3%
2022 59.46 380th 976 61.1%
2023 52.55 461st 975 52.7%
2024 50.97 481st 963 50.1%
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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 Cambridge Elementary School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 226 21 22 3 0 n/a n/a 0 272
1989 280 37 34 8 1 n/a n/a 0 360
1990 295 37 49 9 0 n/a n/a 0 390
1991 319 44 47 12 0 n/a n/a 0 422
1992 321 44 69 17 1 n/a n/a 0 452
1993 275 49 62 17 0 n/a n/a 0 403
1994 297 63 65 16 0 n/a n/a 0 441
1995 367 68 70 20 0 n/a n/a 0 525
1996 367 68 70 20 0 n/a n/a 0 525
1998 297 52 66 30 0 n/a n/a 0 445
1999 309 52 59 33 0 n/a n/a 0 453
2000 311 45 73 36 0 n/a n/a 0 465
2001 337 51 96 40 0 n/a n/a 0 524
2002 388 32 141 25 0 n/a n/a 0 586
2003 388 32 141 25 0 n/a n/a 0 586
2004 337 33 164 12 0 n/a n/a 0 546
2005 342 35 197 25 0 n/a n/a 0 599
2006 311 37 233 23 0 n/a n/a 0 604
2007 271 39 219 27 0 n/a n/a 0 556
2008 271 34 206 31 0 n/a n/a 0 542
2009 262 35 227 28 0 0 9 0 561
2010 252 27 243 31 0 0 18 0 571
2011 232 19 273 39 0 0 17 0 580
2012 214 15 270 34 0 0 19 0 552
2013 216 14 273 34 0 0 18 0 555
2014 224 18 305 26 0 0 19 0 592
2015 203 13 289 32 0 0 15 0 552
2016 200 12 297 32 0 0 9 0 550
2017 187 15 270 34 0 0 14 0 520
2018 179 23 284 34 0 0 11 0 531
2019 170 21 275 37 0 0 9 0 512
2020 162 31 265 52 3 0 11 0 524
2021 145 29 253 46 3 0 12 0 488
2022 123 30 254 38 2 0 11 0 458
2023 113 23 218 40 3 0 13 0 410
2024 119 23 227 43 0 0 15 0 427

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 Cambridge Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 272 18.0 15.1 n/a
1989 360 23.0 15.6 n/a
1990 390 23.0 16.9 2.3
1991 422 24.0 17.5 3.6
1992 452 27.0 16.7 7.1
1993 403 28.5 14.1 6.5
1994 441 30.5 14.5 8.6
1995 525 35.7 14.7 6.7
1996 525 35.7 14.7 6.7
1998 445 30.5 14.6 5.4
1999 453 35.2 12.9 5.5
2000 465 32.6 14.3 7.3
2001 524 32.9 15.9 5.3
2002 586 39.8 14.7 2.4
2003 586 39.8 14.7 2.4
2004 546 38.6 14.1 3.7
2005 599 39.5 15.2 n/a
2006 604 36.2 16.7 2.8
2007 556 39.0 14.3 2.7
2008 542 30.0 18.1 3
2009 561 43.2 10.0 3.6
2010 571 36.0 15.8 5.1
2011 580 32.6 17.7 5.7
2012 552 35.4 15.5 6
2013 555 35.8 15.4 7.4
2014 592 37.4 15.8 6.9
2015 552 38.0 14.5 6.7
2016 550 37.0 14.8 7.6
2017 520 33.7 15.4 8.8
2018 531 32.6 16.2 7.3
2019 512 34.1 14.9 7
2020 524 32.1 16.3 8.4
2021 488 34.0 14.3 5.7
2022 458 37.8 12.1 4.8
2023 410 32.3 12.6 8
2024 427 35.6 11.9 11.5

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 Cambridge Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 272 18.0 15.1 n/a
1989 360 23.0 15.6 n/a
1990 390 23.0 16.9 2.3
1991 422 24.0 17.5 3.6
1992 452 27.0 16.7 7.1
1993 403 28.5 14.1 6.5
1994 441 30.5 14.5 8.6
1995 525 35.7 14.7 6.7
1996 525 35.7 14.7 6.7
1998 445 30.5 14.6 5.4
1999 453 35.2 12.9 5.5
2000 465 32.6 14.3 7.3
2001 524 32.9 15.9 5.3
2002 586 39.8 14.7 2.4
2003 586 39.8 14.7 2.4
2004 546 38.6 14.1 3.7
2005 599 39.5 15.2 n/a
2006 604 36.2 16.7 2.8
2007 556 39.0 14.3 2.7
2008 542 30.0 18.1 3
2009 561 43.2 10.0 3.6
2010 571 36.0 15.8 5.1
2011 580 32.6 17.7 5.7
2012 552 35.4 15.5 6
2013 555 35.8 15.4 7.4
2014 592 37.4 15.8 6.9
2015 552 38.0 14.5 6.7
2016 550 37.0 14.8 7.6
2017 520 33.7 15.4 8.8
2018 531 32.6 16.2 7.3
2019 512 34.1 14.9 7
2020 524 32.1 16.3 8.4
2021 488 34.0 14.3 5.7
2022 458 37.8 12.1 4.8
2023 410 32.3 12.6 8
2024 427 35.6 11.9 11.5

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 Cambridge Elementary School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $49 (0.5%) $10,818 (99.5%) $10,867

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Cambridge Elementary School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 198th of 1360 Elementary schoolsRanks 240th of 1342 Elementary schools
 3.3%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Cambridge Elementary School)67.567.1
 0.4%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (South Brunswick School District)62.860.6
 2.2%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)50.242
 8.2%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Cambridge Elementary School)75.367.1
 8.2%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (South Brunswick School District)74.366.7
 7.6%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)55.145.9
 9.2%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Cambridge Elementary School)83.672.7
 10.9%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (South Brunswick School District)74.564.4
 10.1%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)57.451.3
 6.1%
4th Grade Mathematics (Cambridge Elementary School)81.178.8
 2.3%
   4th Grade Mathematics (South Brunswick School District)73.568.6
 4.9%
   4th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)5144.3
 6.7%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Cambridge Elementary School)79.872.7
 7.1%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (South Brunswick School District)77.973.2
 4.7%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)57.953.2
 4.7%
5th Grade Mathematics (Cambridge Elementary School)64.659.1
 5.5%
   5th Grade Mathematics (South Brunswick School District)67.460.5
 6.9%
   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 Students512410
 19.9%
African American2123
 9.5%
American Indian03
Asian275218
 20.7%
Hispanic3740
 8.1%
Pacific Islander00
White170113
 33.5%
Two or More Races913
 44.4%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients7%8%
 1%


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In the 2023-24 school year, 427 students attended Cambridge Elementary School.

Cambridge Elementary School ranks 204th of 1338 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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

Middle : Crossroads South Middle School
High : South Brunswick High School

Students at Cambridge Elementary School are 53% Asian, 28% White, 10% Hispanic, 5% African American, 4% Two or more races.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the New Jersey Department of Education.

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