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Schools in Lawnside · Lawnside Borough School District

Lawnside’s public schools score below 94% of New Jersey districts on tests and graduation

8% of students in Lawnside’s public schools are proficient in math, below the New Jersey average (36%). The grade covers the public school district serving Lawnside, 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.

#444of 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
27%
▼ 22 pts vs NJ 49%
2021–22
Math proficiency
8%
▼ 28 pts vs NJ 36%
2021–22
Spent per student
$29.4K
▲ 3% vs NJ $28.4K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.3
NJ 11.6 · larger classes
Schools in town
1
333 students on the public path
In brief

Lawnside’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 202 New Jersey towns with household incomes within a quarter of Lawnside’s, its schools beat 11%, higher than their 6% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 27% of tested students were proficient in reading and 8% 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 $29,427 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 Lawnside’s grade

D Test scores

D: better than 6% of New Jersey school districts, #444 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 6%
Lower resultsHigher results
New Jersey towns with similar household incomes (202)Better than 11%
D−DA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 196 test results could put Lawnside anywhere from D− to D. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Lawnside’s students in the tested grades sat them (196 in math, 196 in reading).

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Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–8Lawnside School DistrictLawnside Borough School DistrictC−

Lawnside’s public schools are run by Lawnside 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.

Lawnside Borough School DistrictGrades PK–8 · 1 schools · 333 students, up 8% since 2020–21 · 12.3 per teacher (NJ 11.6)
$29,427NJ $28,441 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading27%
State average 48.6% · 196 students tested
Math8%
State average 35.5% · 196 students tested

Lawnside vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
LawnsideDLawnside Borough
Cherry HillBCherry Hill Township
BarringtonC+Barrington Borough
MagnoliaC−Magnolia Borough PK–8 · Sterling High School 9–12
Tavistock—Haddonfield Borough
VoorheesB+Voorhees Township PK–8 · Eastern Camden County Regional 9–12
HaddonfieldAHaddonfield Borough
SomerdaleC−Somerdale Borough PK–8 · Sterling High School 9–12

Every school in Lawnside

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 Lawnsideby address
Lawnside School District
Elementary · Grades PK–8
C−
333 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Lawnside’s schools

Are Lawnside’s schools good?

On New Jersey’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Lawnside children attend score below 94% of New Jersey’s school districts on tests and graduation, a D Schools grade, #444 of 465 New Jersey towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 11%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2020.

What school district is Lawnside in?

Lawnside Borough School District, which runs grades PK–8 and enrolls 333 students in 1 schools (2024–25).

How much does Lawnside spend per student?

$29,427 in Lawnside Borough School District (FY2024), against $28,441 across New Jersey. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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.