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Schools in Delanco Township · Delanco Township School District

Delanco Township’s public schools score below 96% of New Jersey districts on tests and graduation

In Delanco Township, 9% of tested students are proficient in math, below the New Jersey average (36%). The grade covers the public school district serving Delanco Township, 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.

#452of 465 New Jersey townsK–12Where will my kid go?

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
20%
▼ 29 pts vs NJ 49%
2021–22
Math proficiency
9%
▼ 26 pts vs NJ 36%
2021–22
Spent per student
$22.4K
▼ 21% vs NJ $28.4K
FY2024
Students per teacher
15.7
NJ 11.6 · larger classes
Schools in town
1
355 students on the public path
In brief

Delanco Township’s schools, in brief

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 20% of tested students were proficient in reading and 9% 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 $22,380 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 Delanco Township’s grade

D Test scores

D−: better than 4% of New Jersey school districts, #452 of 465 New Jersey towns. Test scores are below the New Jersey average; there is no graduation rate to add.

New Jersey school districts we grade (651)Better than 4%
Lower resultsHigher results
New Jersey towns with similar household incomes (268)Better than 4%
Towns in Burlington County (29)Better than 0%
D−DA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 266 test results could put Delanco Township anywhere from D− to D. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Delanco Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (270 in math, 263 in reading).

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Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–8M. Joan Pearson SchoolDelanco Township School DistrictD

Delanco Township’s public schools are run by Delanco Township 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.

Delanco Township School DistrictGrades PK–8 · 1 schools · 355 students, up 42% since 2020–21 · 15.7 per teacher (NJ 11.6)
$22,380NJ $28,441 · FY2024
D−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading20%
State average 48.6% · 263 students tested
Math9%
State average 35.5% · 270 students tested

Delanco Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Delanco TownshipD−Delanco Township
Edgewater ParkDEdgewater Park Township
DelranB−Delran Township
RiversideDRiverside Township
WillingboroDWillingboro Township
BeverlyCBeverly City

Bensalem, PA and Philadelphia, PA border Delanco Township but are graded on their own state’s tests, so they’re left out.

Every school in Delanco Township

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 Delanco Townshipby address
M. Joan Pearson School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Delanco
D
355 students16:1Rate it →

Questions about Delanco Township’s schools

Are Delanco Township’s schools good?

On New Jersey’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Delanco Township children attend score below 96% of New Jersey’s school districts on tests and graduation, a D− Schools grade, #452 of 465 New Jersey towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 4%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2020.

What school district is Delanco Township in?

Delanco Township School District, which runs grades PK–8 and enrolls 355 students in 1 schools (2024–25).

How much does Delanco Township spend per student?

$22,380 in Delanco Township School District (FY2024), against $28,441 across New Jersey. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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What Delanco Township 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.