Whitney Mansion · Photo: BobGalasso · CC BY-SA 3.0Glassboro’s public schools score below 78% of New Jersey districts on tests and graduation
30% of students in Glassboro’s public schools are proficient in reading, below the New Jersey average (49%). The grade covers the public school district serving Glassboro, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. 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 97% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Glassboro’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 349 New Jersey towns with household incomes within a quarter of Glassboro’s, its schools beat 27%, higher than their 22% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2022, 30% of tested students were proficient in reading and 23% in math, against 49% and 36% statewide; 97% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
85–89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90% across New Jersey (the state reports Glassboro’s rate as a range). Districts ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $24,365 per student, against $28,441 across New Jersey (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
One elementary school, then one elementary and two middle schools
Which school depends on the address at the later steps. Enrollment is up 28% since 2020–21. See the path ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Glassboro’s grade
C−: better than 22% of New Jersey school districts, #380 of 465 New Jersey towns. Both inputs trail the New Jersey average; graduation is the closer of the two to typical.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Glassboro, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Glassboro
J. Harvey Rodgers School
Grades PK–K · 274 students · 11:1 students per teacher
Kindergarten in Glassboro
J. Harvey Rodgers School
Grades PK–K · 274 students · 11:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Glassboro
Dorothy L. Bullock School
Grades 1–5 · 701 students · 12:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Glassboro
Dorothy L. Bullock School
Grades 1–5 · 701 students · 12:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in Glassboro
Dorothy L. Bullock School
Grades 1–5 · 701 students · 12:1 students per teacher
4th grade in Glassboro
Dorothy L. Bullock School
Grades 1–5 · 701 students · 12:1 students per teacher
5th grade in Glassboro
Dorothy L. Bullock School
Grades 1–5 · 701 students · 12:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Glassboro
Thomas E. Bowe Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 412 students · 11:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Glassboro · depends on your address
Glassboro High School
Grades 7–12 · 561 students · 11:1 students per teacher
Thomas E. Bowe Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 412 students · 11:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Glassboro · depends on your address
Glassboro High School
Grades 7–12 · 561 students · 11:1 students per teacher
Thomas E. Bowe Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 412 students · 11:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Glassboro
Glassboro High School
Grades 7–12 · 561 students · 11:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Glassboro
Glassboro High School
Grades 7–12 · 561 students · 11:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Glassboro
Glassboro High School
Grades 7–12 · 561 students · 11:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Glassboro
Glassboro High School
Grades 7–12 · 561 students · 11:1 students per teacher
Glassboro’s public schools are run by Glassboro 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.
Well below the state in reading
Glassboro vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the New Jersey towns that share Glassboro’s borders.
Every school in Glassboro
4 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).
Questions about Glassboro’s schools
Are Glassboro’s schools good?
On New Jersey’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Glassboro children attend score below 78% of New Jersey’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C− Schools grade, #380 of 465 New Jersey towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 27%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Glassboro in?
Glassboro Borough School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 1,948 students in 4 schools (2024–25).
What is Glassboro’s graduation rate?
85–89% of the class of 2023 in Glassboro Borough School District graduated in four years, against 90% across New Jersey.
How much does Glassboro spend per student?
$24,365 in Glassboro Borough School District (FY2024), against $28,441 across New Jersey. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Glassboro families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Glassboro → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) 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.