Enrollment
283
Elementary
DISTRICT 399 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PEMBERTON TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341281001222
Samuel T. Busansky School
16 SCRAPETOWN ROAD, PEMBERTON, NJ 08068 · (609) 893-8141 · Burlington County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL283 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 6% 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.
- FBeats 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
9.4:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.7:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
135 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 41%
Community
0
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 | 93 | 33% |
| Grade 4 | 80 | 28% |
| Grade 5 | 110 | 39% |
Student demographics
72%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · 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
Samuel T. Busansky School→Marcus W. Newcomb Middle School→Helen A. Fort Middle School→Pemberton Township High School
Based on grade levels within Pemberton Township School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
30.8%
NJ avg 53.1% . +4.6pp since 2023
Math
23.0%
NJ avg 41.6% . +3.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 30.8% | 23.0% |
| 2023-24 | 26.2% | 19.6% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of NJ schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
22.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.0%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-17.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 40% typical for New Jersey schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Samuel T. Busansky School
Samuel T. Busansky School's state test result (22.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samuel T. Busansky School this school | 283 | 47.7% | 22.9% |
| Howard L. Emmons PEMBERTON | 273 | 44.3% | N/A |
| Sunnybrae Elementary School HAMILTON | 278 | 44.2% | 34.1% |
| M. Joan Pearson School DELANCO | 355 | 46.5% | 19.6% |
| John Brainerd Elementary School MOUNT HOLLY | 304 | 42.8% | N/A |
| Fort Dix Elementary School FORT DIX | 296 | 38.2% | 42.1% |
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 Samuel T. Busansky School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Burlington County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 22.9% | #1,081 of 1,290 | #51 of 56 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.0% | #1,098 of 1,319 ▲ 5 | #48 of 56 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.8% | #1,090 of 1,319 ▲ 38 | #49 of 56 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 283 | #1,178 of 1,562 | #61 of 76 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.4:1 | #216 of 1,390 | #10 of 70 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.5% | #73 of 1,392 | #11 of 70 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.7% | #616 of 1,481 | #21 of 73 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.2% | #291 of 798 | #10 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
283
+9 (+3%) vs 2020
-33% since 1990-91, when it was 423
Student : Teacher
9.4:1
was 8.8:1
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 | 283 | 30 | 9.4:1 | 48% (135) |
| 2023-24 | 299 | 29 | 10.3:1 | 62% (186) |
| 2022-23 | 297 | 30 | 9.9:1 | 57% (170) |
| 2020-21 | 274 | 31 | 8.8:1 | 43% (118) |
| 2017-18 | 330 | 32 | 10.3:1 | 43% (141) |
| 2015-16 | 353 | 35 | 10.1:1 | 48% (171) |
| 2010-11 | 302 | 24 | 12.6:1 | 57% (171) |
| 2000-01 | 304 | 25 | 12.2:1 | 48% (147) |
| 1990-91 | 423 | 22 | 19.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Samuel T. Busansky School.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (330 to 283); teachers down 6% (32 to 30).
About Samuel T. Busansky School
Samuel T. Busansky School sits in PEMBERTON, New Jersey, and is classified as an elementary school. Classes run from 3 through 5, and the school has 283 students. Against the 405-student average for elementary schools in New Jersey, enrollment here is 30% lower.
Across its 9 schools, Pemberton Township School District enrolls 4,261 students. Samuel T. Busansky School is one of those schools.
The most common group at Samuel T. Busansky School is White students, at 38%. Enrollment also includes 24% Hispanic, 22% Black, and 15% multiracial. The school's White share is 27 points below the 64% share among Burlington County residents. The school's diversity index is 72%, meaning two students picked at random have a 72% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Staffing totals 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 9.4:1. That is lower than the 11.4:1 average for elementary schools in New Jersey. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 48%. Compared with the 32% average for public schools in Burlington County, the school's rate is higher.
allk12 grades Samuel T. Busansky School a D. The grade compares the school only with New Jersey public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Samuel T. Busansky School scores 17.1 points below its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests: 22.9% actual versus 40.0% predicted. That puts it in the bottom 10% of New Jersey schools on BeatsExpectations.
According to the American Community Survey, in Burlington County, the median household income is $108,111, roughly 43% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. There are 139 public schools in Burlington County, enrolling about 69,020 students in all.
Nearby, Howard L. Emmons is about 0.2 miles away. Within five miles of Samuel T. Busansky School, there are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, Samuel T. Busansky School is 5th of 7 nearby schools with test data.
Samuel T. Busansky School has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 9 more students in 2024-25.
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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 Pemberton Township School District
- Pemberton Township High SchoolHigh · 972 students
- Denbo Crichton SchoolElementary · 855 students
- Helen A. Fort Middle SchoolMiddle · 584 students
- Pemberton Early Childhood Education CenterElementary · 447 students
- Marcus W. Newcomb Middle SchoolMiddle · 309 students
- Fort Dix Elementary SchoolElementary · 296 students
Other schools in PEMBERTON
- Pemberton Township High SchoolHigh · 972 students
- Helen A. Fort Middle SchoolMiddle · 584 students
- Pemberton Early Childhood Education CenterElementary · 447 students
- Marcus W. Newcomb Middle SchoolMiddle · 309 students
- Howard L. EmmonsElementary · 273 students
Nearby schools
- Howard L. Emmons0.2 mi · 273
- Pemberton Early Childhood Education Center1.9 mi · 447
- Pemberton Township High School2.2 mi · 972
- Marcus W. Newcomb Middle School2.8 mi · 309
- Helen A. Fort Middle School2.9 mi · 584
- Fort Dix Elementary School3.7 mi · 296
Frequently asked questions
About Samuel T. Busansky SchoolHow many students attend Samuel T. Busansky School?
Samuel T. Busansky School enrolls approximately 283 students in grades 03-05.
What grades does Samuel T. Busansky School serve?
Samuel T. Busansky School serves grades 03-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Samuel T. Busansky School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Samuel T. Busansky School is approximately 9.4:1 (30 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Samuel T. Busansky School?
At Samuel T. Busansky School, the student body is approximately 38% White, 24% Hispanic, 22% Black, 0% Asian, 15% Two or more.
Who oversees Samuel T. Busansky School?
Samuel T. Busansky School is overseen by Pemberton Township School District in Burlington County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.