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Enrollment
464
Elementary
DISTRICT 312 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BORDENTOWN REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340203005927
Peter Muschal Elementary
323 WARD AVE, BORDENTOWN, NJ 08505 · (609) 298-2600 · Burlington County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL464 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 45% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats 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
10.1:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.6:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
17%
77 students
DISTRICT 22% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 47 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 67 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 68 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 69 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 72 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 79 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 62 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (67) is 8% larger than its 5th grade class (62).
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · 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 Bordentown Regional School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
59.0%
NJ avg 53.1% . -2.2pp since 2023
Math
51.4%
NJ avg 41.6% . -6.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 6 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 59.0% | 51.4% |
| 2023-24 | 61.2% | 57.8% |
% 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
52.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.1%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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 Peter Muschal Elementary
Peter Muschal Elementary's state test result (52.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Muschal Elementary this school | 464 | 16.6% | 52.1% |
| Swimming River School TINTON FALLS | 432 | 18.1% | 50.6% |
| West Freehold School FREEHOLD | 447 | 17.9% | 60.6% |
| Mahala F. Atchison School TINTON FALLS | 484 | 19.2% | N/A |
| Clinton Public School CLINTON | 521 | 18.8% | 53.0% |
| Joseph J Catena School FREEHOLD | 445 | 14.4% | 57.0% |
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 Peter Muschal Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Burlington County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.1% | #480 of 1,290 | #16 of 56 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.4% | #564 of 1,319 ▼ 143 | #22 of 56 ▼ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.0% | #506 of 1,319 ▼ 77 | #14 of 56 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 464 | #499 of 1,562 | #23 of 76 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.1:1 | #366 of 1,390 | #18 of 70 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.5% | #707 of 1,392 | #49 of 70 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 16.6% | #1,105 of 1,481 | #51 of 73 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.4% | #449 of 798 | #21 of 32 |
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
464
-58 (-11%) vs 2020
-22% since 1990-91, when it was 594
Student : Teacher
10.1:1
was 10.0:1
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 | 464 | 46 | 10.1:1 | 17% (77) |
| 2023-24 | 480 | 50 | 9.6:1 | 14% (66) |
| 2022-23 | 480 | 50 | 9.6:1 | 14% (67) |
| 2020-21 | 522 | 52 | 10.0:1 | 1% (3) |
| 2017-18 | 512 | 41 | 12.5:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2015-16 | 573 | 45 | 12.7:1 | 15% (84) |
| 2010-11 | 584 | 39 | 15.0:1 | 14% (82) |
| 2000-01 | 653 | 42 | 15.6:1 | 11% (69) |
| 1990-91 | 594 | 35 | 17.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Peter Muschal Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (512 to 464); teachers up 12% (41 to 46).
About Peter Muschal Elementary
BORDENTOWN, New Jersey, is home to Peter Muschal Elementary, a medium-sized elementary school. It serves 464 students in pre-K through 5.
Bordentown Regional School District includes 5 schools. Together they enroll 2,167 students.
A majority of students at Peter Muschal Elementary, 65%, are White. Other reported shares: 18% Hispanic, 9% Black, and 8% Asian. That is close to the 64% White share among all Burlington County residents. Peter Muschal Elementary has a diversity index of 53%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Dividing enrollment by its 46 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 10.1:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in New Jersey is 11.4:1, higher than at this school. Peter Muschal Elementary reports 17% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. It compares with 32% for public schools in Burlington County.
Measured against New Jersey public elementary schools, Peter Muschal Elementary receives a B-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Peter Muschal Elementary posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 52.1%, compared with a predicted 57.1%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of New Jersey schools on BeatsExpectations.
In the county around the school, Burlington County, median household income is about $108,111, about 43% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. A total of 139 public schools operate in Burlington County, serving about 69,020 students.
The closest public school to Peter Muschal Elementary is Bordentown Regional High School, about 0.2 miles away. Within five miles of Peter Muschal Elementary, there are at least 8 other public schools. Of 8 schools in the immediate area with test results, Peter Muschal Elementary ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count declined from 522 to 464.
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Burlington County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
467,805
Census ACS
Median income
$108,111
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
139
69,020 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Bordentown Regional School District
- Bordentown Regional High SchoolHigh · 728 students
- Bordentown Regional Middle SchoolMiddle · 504 students
- Mac Farland IntermediateElementary · 269 students
- Clara Barton ElementaryElementary · 202 students
Other schools in BORDENTOWN
- Bordentown Regional High SchoolHigh · 728 students
- Bordentown Regional Middle SchoolMiddle · 504 students
- Mac Farland IntermediateElementary · 269 students
- Clara Barton ElementaryElementary · 202 students
- JUVENILE FEMALE SECURE UNITHigh
- JUVENILE MEDIUM SECURE FACILITYHigh
Nearby schools
- Bordentown Regional High School0.2 mi · 728
- Mac Farland Intermediate1.2 mi · 269
- Clara Barton Elementary1.2 mi · 202
- Chesterfield Township Elementary School1.8 mi · 675
- Bordentown Regional Middle School2.0 mi · 504
- Yardville Elementary School2.2 mi · 312
Frequently asked questions
About Peter Muschal ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Peter Muschal Elementary?
Peter Muschal Elementary enrolls approximately 464 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Peter Muschal Elementary serve?
Peter Muschal Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Peter Muschal Elementary?
Approximately 10.1:1 students per teacher at Peter Muschal Elementary.
How diverse is Peter Muschal Elementary?
Peter Muschal Elementary reports a student body of 65% White, 18% Hispanic, 9% Black, 8% Asian.
What district is Peter Muschal Elementary in?
Peter Muschal Elementary is part of Bordentown Regional School District.
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