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Schools in Brooklawn · Brooklawn Borough School District

Brooklawn’s public schools score below 80% of New Jersey districts on tests and graduation

On the state reading tests, 32% of Brooklawn’s students scored proficient, below the New Jersey average (49%). The grade covers the public school district serving Brooklawn, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within New Jersey, not nationally.

From New Jersey state tests taken in spring 2022, when 98% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2020’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
32%
▼ 17 pts vs NJ 49%
2021–22
Math proficiency
27%
▼ 8 pts vs NJ 36%
2021–22
Spent per student
$27.8K
▼ 2% vs NJ $28.4K
FY2024
Students per teacher
8.6
NJ 11.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
277 students on the public path
In brief

Brooklawn’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 96 New Jersey towns with household incomes within a quarter of Brooklawn’s, its schools beat 48%, higher than their 20% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 32% of tested students were proficient in reading and 27% in math, against 49% and 36% statewide; 98% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $27,779 per student, against $28,441 across New Jersey (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2020; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Brooklawn’s grade

C− Test scores

C−: better than 20% of New Jersey school districts. Test scores are below the New Jersey average; there is no graduation rate to add.

New Jersey school districts we grade (651)Better than 20%
Lower resultsHigher results
New Jersey towns with similar household incomes (96)Better than 48%
DCA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 190 test results could put Brooklawn anywhere from D to C. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Brooklawn’s students in the tested grades sat them (191 in math, 190 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Brooklawn, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–8Alice Costello Elementary SchoolBrooklawn Borough School DistrictC

Brooklawn’s public schools are run by Brooklawn Borough School District. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading32%
State average 48.6% · 190 students tested
Math27%
State average 35.5% · 191 students tested

Brooklawn vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the New Jersey towns that share Brooklawn’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
BrooklawnC−Brooklawn Borough
Gloucester CityC−Gloucester City
WestvilleCWestville Borough PK–6 · Gateway Regional 7–12
BellmawrC+Bellmawr Borough PK–8 · Black Horse Pike Regional 9–12

Every school in Brooklawn

1 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with New Jersey’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Brooklawnby address

Questions about Brooklawn’s schools

Are Brooklawn’s schools good?

On New Jersey’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Brooklawn children attend score below 80% of New Jersey’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 48%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2020.

What school district is Brooklawn in?

Brooklawn Borough School District, which runs grades PK–8 and enrolls 277 students in 1 schools (2024–25).

How much does Brooklawn spend per student?

$27,779 in Brooklawn Borough School District (FY2024), against $28,441 across New Jersey. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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What Brooklawn families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2020) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within New Jersey. Stars are from neighbors.