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Enrollment
599
Elementary
DISTRICT 558 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EAST WINDSOR REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340432003062
Perry L. Drew Elementary School
70 TWIN RIVERS DRIVE NORTH, EAST WINDSOR, NJ 08520 · (609) 443-7820 · Mercer County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL599 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 48% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New Jersey public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
10.2:1
59 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.8:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
311 students
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 41%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 208 | 35% |
| Grade 4 | 197 | 33% |
| Grade 5 | 194 | 32% |
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within East Windsor Regional School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
45.8%
NJ avg 53.1% . +2.1pp since 2023
Math
44.8%
NJ avg 41.6% . +1.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 45.8% | 44.8% |
| 2023-24 | 43.7% | 43.7% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: NJSLA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
41.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.7%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% typical for New Jersey schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New Jersey's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Perry L. Drew Elementary School
Perry L. Drew Elementary School's state test result (41.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Perry L. Drew Elementary School this school | 599 | 51.9% | 41.1% |
| Ethel McKnight Elementary School EAST WINDSOR | 530 | 47.0% | N/A |
| Grace N. Rogers Elementary School HIGHTSTOWN | 591 | 43.8% | 34.6% |
| Lafayette Estates Elementary School FORDS | 705 | 54.5% | 31.6% |
| Walter C. Black Elementary School HIGHTSTOWN | 510 | 45.7% | N/A |
| Washington Elementary School LITTLE FERRY | 469 | 46.1% | 46.1% |
Matched among New Jersey elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Perry L. Drew Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Mercer County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.1% | #715 of 1,290 | #25 of 56 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.8% | #693 of 1,319 ▼ 11 | #22 of 56 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.8% | #812 of 1,319 ▲ 5 | #27 of 56 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 599 | #228 of 1,562 | #5 of 60 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.2:1 | #391 of 1,390 | #14 of 57 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.1% | #318 of 1,392 | #20 of 57 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.9% | #564 of 1,481 | #29 of 58 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.1% | #462 of 798 | #14 of 30 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
599
+32 (+6%) vs 2020
+44% since 1990-91, when it was 415
Student : Teacher
10.2:1
was 9.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 599 | 58.8 | 10.2:1 | 52% (311) |
| 2023-24 | 591 | 59.3 | 10.0:1 | 45% (268) |
| 2022-23 | 579 | 53.8 | 10.8:1 | 40% (231) |
| 2020-21 | 567 | 57 | 9.9:1 | 41% (234) |
| 2017-18 | 659 | 52 | 12.7:1 | 46% (301) |
| 2015-16 | 670 | 50 | 13.4:1 | 44% (292) |
| 2010-11 | 673 | 41 | 16.4:1 | 36% (239) |
| 2000-01 | 551 | 39 | 14.1:1 | 18% (99) |
| 1990-91 | 415 | 35 | 11.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Perry L. Drew Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (659 to 599); teachers up 13% (52 to 58.8).
About Perry L. Drew Elementary School
Perry L. Drew Elementary School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in EAST WINDSOR, New Jersey. The school covers grades 3 through 5 and reported 599 students in 2024-25. Across elementary schools in New Jersey, the average enrollment is about 405.
Perry L. Drew Elementary School is a school in East Windsor Regional School District. The district has 6 schools and 5,006 students.
The student body at Perry L. Drew Elementary School is 53% Hispanic. The rest of enrollment is 19% White, 17% Asian, 8% Black, and 3% multiracial. Among all residents of Mercer County, the Hispanic share is about 23%. A diversity index of 65% means there is a 65% chance two randomly chosen students at Perry L. Drew Elementary School are from different groups.
On staff are 58.8 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 10.2:1. The average for elementary schools in New Jersey is 11.4:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. About 52% of students at Perry L. Drew Elementary School are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Among New Jersey public elementary schools, Perry L. Drew Elementary School outscored 48%, which works out to a B- on the allk12 Grade.
Perry L. Drew Elementary School's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (41.1%) and its predicted rate (37.7%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of New Jersey schools.
For the population of Mercer County, the median household earns about $100,645 a year, about 45% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Perry L. Drew Elementary School shares Mercer County with 109 other public schools.
A public school about 0.9 miles away, Ethel McKnight Elementary School, is the closest to Perry L. Drew Elementary School. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Perry L. Drew Elementary School. Of 7 schools in the immediate area with test results, Perry L. Drew Elementary School ranks 5th on average proficiency.
The federal government classifies Perry L. Drew Elementary School's location as Suburb: Large.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 599, up from 567 in 2020-21.
On allk12, people connected to Perry L. Drew Elementary School can post about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Mercer County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
385,864
Census ACS
Median income
$100,645
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
45%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
110
58,647 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in East Windsor Regional School District
- Hightstown High SchoolHigh · 1,616 students
- Melvin H. Kreps Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,160 students
- Grace N. Rogers Elementary SchoolElementary · 591 students
- Ethel McKnight Elementary SchoolElementary · 530 students
- Walter C. Black Elementary SchoolElementary · 510 students
Other schools in EAST WINDSOR
- Melvin H. Kreps Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,160 students
- Ethel McKnight Elementary SchoolElementary · 530 students
Nearby schools
- Ethel McKnight Elementary School0.9 mi · 530
- Oak Tree Elementary School1.6 mi · 578
- Applegarth Elementary School1.7 mi · 373
- Grace N. Rogers Elementary School2.3 mi · 591
- Walter C. Black Elementary School2.4 mi · 510
- Hightstown High School2.4 mi · 1,616
Frequently asked questions
About Perry L. Drew Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Perry L. Drew Elementary School?
Perry L. Drew Elementary School enrolls approximately 599 students in grades 03-05.
What age range does Perry L. Drew Elementary School serve?
Perry L. Drew Elementary School serves students from grade 03 through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Perry L. Drew Elementary School?
Approximately 10.2:1 students per teacher at Perry L. Drew Elementary School.
How diverse is Perry L. Drew Elementary School?
Perry L. Drew Elementary School reports a student body of 19% White, 53% Hispanic, 8% Black, 17% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Perry L. Drew Elementary School public or private?
Perry L. Drew Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by East Windsor Regional School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.