Enrollment
277
Elementary
STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BROOKLAWN PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340237001340
Alice Costello Elementary School
301 Haakon Rd., BROOKLAWN, NJ 08030 · (856) 456-4039 · Camden County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL277 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 50% 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.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
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
8.6:1
32 FTE teachers
STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
70%
194 students
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 26 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 22 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 30 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 30 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 26 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 22 | 8% |
| Grade 5 | 29 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 33 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 31 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 28 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (22) is 21% smaller than its 8th grade class (28).
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
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NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
48.5%
NJ avg 53.1% . +4.5pp since 2023
Math
34.6%
NJ avg 41.6% . +0.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 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 have held steady.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 48.5% | 34.6% |
| 2023-24 | 44.0% | 33.8% |
% 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
36.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.8%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% 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 Alice Costello Elementary School
Alice Costello Elementary School's state test result (36.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alice Costello Elementary School this school | 277 | 70.0% | 36.2% |
| Collings Lakes Elementary School WILLIAMSTOWN | 221 | 71.5% | N/A |
| Dr. J.P. Cleary Elementary School MINOTOLA | 320 | 62.2% | 25.0% |
| Parkview Elementary School WESTVILLE | 347 | 63.4% | 27.5% |
| Lakehurst Elementary School LAKEHURST | 411 | 69.1% | 17.3% |
| Mount Pleasant Elementary School MILLVILLE | 193 | 68.9% | 25.1% |
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 Alice Costello Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Camden County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.2% | #831 of 1,290 | #51 of 85 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.6% | #881 of 1,319 ▼ 31 | #53 of 85 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.5% | #744 of 1,319 ▲ 64 | #42 of 85 ▲ 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 277 | #1,197 of 1,562 | #65 of 95 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.6:1 | #87 of 1,390 | #7 of 77 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.3% | #377 of 1,392 | #30 of 77 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 70.0% | #355 of 1,481 | #12 of 91 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.3% | #494 of 798 | #22 of 37 |
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
277
-8 (-3%) vs 2020
+31% since 1990-91, when it was 212
Student : Teacher
8.6:1
was 9.8:1
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 | 277 | 32.3 | 8.6:1 | 70% (194) |
| 2023-24 | 263 | 33.3 | 7.9:1 | 59% (155) |
| 2022-23 | 279 | 31.8 | 8.8:1 | 64% (179) |
| 2020-21 | 285 | 29 | 9.8:1 | 59% (168) |
| 2017-18 | 302 | 28.8 | 10.5:1 | 58% (174) |
| 2015-16 | 319 | 29 | 11.0:1 | 55% (174) |
| 2010-11 | 287 | 20 | 14.3:1 | 52% (150) |
| 2000-01 | 227 | 18 | 12.6:1 | 31% (70) |
| 1990-91 | 212 | 15 | 14.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Alice Costello Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (302 to 277); teachers up 12% (28.8 to 32.3).
About Alice Costello Elementary School
Alice Costello Elementary School, located in BROOKLAWN, New Jersey, is a low-enrollment elementary school. It enrolls 277 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are pre-K through 8. That is 32% below the average of about 405 students for elementary schools in New Jersey.
The school's district is Brooklawn Public School District.
White students are 52% of those enrolled at Alice Costello Elementary School. The next largest groups are 30% Hispanic, 10% Black, 5% Asian, and 3% multiracial. That is in line with Camden County, where about 55% of residents are White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 63, compared with 70 nationally.
Its staff includes 32.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 8.6 students per teacher. Compared with the 11.4:1 average for elementary schools in New Jersey, this school's ratio is lower. Roughly 70% of students at Alice Costello Elementary School can receive free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 50% for public schools in Camden County.
Alice Costello Elementary School holds a B- allk12 Grade, placing it above 50% of New Jersey public elementary schools.
Alice Costello Elementary School posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 36.2%, compared with a predicted 27.8%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of New Jersey schools on BeatsExpectations.
American Community Survey estimates for Camden County show that the median household earns about $88,755 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Across Camden County, 158 public schools serve about 82,104 students.
Of the public schools around it, Alice Costello Elementary School is closest to Gloucester City High School, about 0.6 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 36.1% on proficiency, and Alice Costello Elementary School is above that at 36.2%.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 277, compared with 285 in 2020-21. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 9.8:1; by 2024-25 it was 8.6:1.
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Camden County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
527,257
Census ACS
Median income
$88,755
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
158
82,104 students
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- Gloucester City High School0.6 mi · 739
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- Bellmawr Park Elementary School1.0 mi · 496
- Gloucester City Middle School1.1 mi · 816
- Mary Bray Elementary School1.5 mi · 289
Frequently asked questions
About Alice Costello Elementary SchoolHow large is Alice Costello Elementary School?
Alice Costello Elementary School enrolls approximately 277 students in grades PK-08.
Is Alice Costello Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Alice Costello Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many teachers does Alice Costello Elementary School have?
Alice Costello Elementary School employs 32 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 8.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Alice Costello Elementary School?
Student demographics at Alice Costello Elementary School are roughly 52% White, 30% Hispanic, 10% Black, 5% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Alice Costello Elementary School in?
Alice Costello Elementary School is part of Brooklawn Public School District.
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