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M. Joan Pearson School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–8

1301 Burlington Ave, Delanco, NJ 08075 · (856) 461-1976 · Part of Delanco Township School District

Delanco Township’s School Grade D− better than 4% of New Jersey school districts

Directions
Students
355
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
46%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–8
The gist

What stands out about M. Joan Pearson School

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of New Jersey’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 23 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 25 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 42% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency2%
State average 25.4%
Reading / language arts22%
State average 47.3%

Its own letter, D, places these results among New Jersey’s 2,144 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1301 Burlington Ave, Delanco

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K10
Kindergarten49
Grade 135
Grade 237
Grade 330
Grade 439
Grade 542
Grade 637
Grade 740
Grade 836
Enrollment over time
250’20
218’21
218’22
231’23
355’24

Up 42% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 46%Black 25%Hispanic 19%Two or more races 9%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about M. Joan Pearson School from Delanco Township families.

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against New Jersey’s other public schools; Delanco Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.