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Enrollment
595
Elementary
DISTRICT 487 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VINELAND PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341680001910
Anthony Rossi Elementary School
2572 PALERMO AVE, VINELAND, NJ 08360 · (856) 794-6961 · Cumberland County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL595 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.7:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
340 students
DISTRICT 65% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 81 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 105 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 103 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 106 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 95 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 105 | 18% |
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · 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
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
37.1%
NJ avg 53.1% . -4.6pp since 2023
Math
34.1%
NJ avg 41.6% . -1.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 37.1% | 34.1% |
| 2023-24 | 41.7% | 36.0% |
% 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
34.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.9%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 →
Where Anthony Rossi Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Cumberland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.5% | #864 of 1,290 | #4 of 32 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.1% | #897 of 1,319 | #5 of 32 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.1% | #989 of 1,319 | #9 of 32 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 595 | #236 of 1,562 | #6 of 37 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #1,172 of 1,390 | #29 of 31 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.1% | #315 of 1,392 | #10 of 31 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.1% | #492 of 1,481 | #24 of 36 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.3% | #769 of 798 | #21 of 24 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
595
-42 (-7%) vs 2020
-16% since 1990-91, when it was 711
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
was 12.7:1
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 | 595 | 44 | 13.5:1 | 57% (340) |
| 2023-24 | 614 | 50.9 | 12.1:1 | 49% (301) |
| 2022-23 | 611 | 52.9 | 11.6:1 | 0% (3) |
| 2020-21 | 637 | 50 | 12.7:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 603 | 45 | 13.4:1 | 51% (307) |
| 2015-16 | 481 | 43 | 11.2:1 | 52% (249) |
| 2010-11 | 545 | 46 | 11.8:1 | 52% (282) |
| 2000-01 | 720 | 56 | 12.9:1 | 57% (407) |
| 1990-91 | 711 | 51 | 13.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Anthony Rossi Elementary School.
About Anthony Rossi Elementary School
Located in VINELAND, New Jersey, Anthony Rossi Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school. The school teaches kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 595 students. It has 47% more students than the average for elementary schools in New Jersey (about 405).
District-wide, Vineland Public School District has 14 schools and 9,392 students.
The biggest share of students at Anthony Rossi Elementary School, 48%, is Hispanic. Next come 32% White, 12% Black, 5% multiracial, and 3% Asian. That compares with about 36% Hispanic among all Cumberland County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 65%.
Anthony Rossi Elementary School has 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 13.5:1. Elementary schools in New Jersey average 11.4:1, 2.1 fewer students per teacher than here. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 57% at Anthony Rossi Elementary School. Public schools in Cumberland County average 67%.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 34.9% at Anthony Rossi Elementary School; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 34.5%.
The county, Cumberland County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $67,436, about 19% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 12%. The county's public schools total 52, with about 27,803 students.
Measured in a straight line, Sgt. Dominick Pilla Middle School is about 1.3 miles from Anthony Rossi Elementary School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The nearest schools with test data average 24.4%, lower than Anthony Rossi Elementary School's 34.5%.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Small: inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment fell by 7% across 4 years, from 637 in 2020-21 to 595 in 2024-25.
The allk12 page for Anthony Rossi Elementary School lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
Cumberland County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
153,305
Census ACS
Median income
$67,436
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
52
27,803 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Vineland Public School District
- Vineland Senior High SchoolHigh · 2,736 students
- Thomas W. Wallace Jr. Middle SchoolMiddle · 695 students
- Gloria M Sabater Elementary SchoolElementary · 678 students
- Sgt. Dominick Pilla Middle SchoolMiddle · 620 students
- Veterans Memorial MiddleMiddle · 603 students
- Dr. William Mennies Elementary SchoolElementary · 558 students
Other schools in VINELAND
- Vineland Senior High SchoolHigh · 2,736 students
- Thomas W. Wallace Jr. Middle SchoolMiddle · 695 students
- Gloria M Sabater Elementary SchoolElementary · 678 students
- Sgt. Dominick Pilla Middle SchoolMiddle · 620 students
- Veterans Memorial MiddleMiddle · 603 students
- Dr. William Mennies Elementary SchoolElementary · 558 students
Nearby schools
- Sgt. Dominick Pilla Middle School1.3 mi · 620
- Pauline J. Petway Elementary School1.4 mi · 486
- Vineland Public Charter School1.5 mi · 428
- John H. Winslow Elementary School1.6 mi · 472
- Vineland Senior High School2.1 mi · 2,736
- Dr. William Mennies Elementary School2.3 mi · 558
Frequently asked questions
About Anthony Rossi Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Anthony Rossi Elementary School?
Anthony Rossi Elementary School enrolls approximately 595 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Anthony Rossi Elementary School serve?
Anthony Rossi Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Anthony Rossi Elementary School?
Approximately 13.5:1 students per teacher at Anthony Rossi Elementary School.
How diverse is Anthony Rossi Elementary School?
Anthony Rossi Elementary School reports a student body of 32% White, 48% Hispanic, 12% Black, 3% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Anthony Rossi Elementary School?
Anthony Rossi Elementary School is overseen by Vineland Public School District in Cumberland County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.