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Enrollment
441
Middle
DISTRICT 386 · STATE 578
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BELLMAWR PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340138001316
Bell Oaks Upper Elementary School
256 ANDERSON AVENUE, BELLMAWR, NJ 08031 · (856) 931-6273 · Camden County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL441 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 62% of New Jersey public middle schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.8:1 · STATE 10.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
256 students
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 41%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 105 | 24% |
| Grade 6 | 97 | 22% |
| Grade 7 | 125 | 28% |
| Grade 8 | 114 | 26% |
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · 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
Based on grade levels within Bellmawr Public School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
55.4%
NJ avg 53.1% . -5.3pp since 2023
Math
37.1%
NJ avg 41.6% . +3.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 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 up about 4 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 55.4% | 37.1% |
| 2023-24 | 60.7% | 33.3% |
% 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
40.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.4%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 Bell Oaks Upper Elementary School
Bell Oaks Upper Elementary School's state test result (40.7% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bell Oaks Upper Elementary School this school | 441 | 58.0% | 40.7% |
| Emma C Attales ABSECON | 392 | 57.4% | 40.4% |
| Manchester Township Middle School MANCHESTER | 586 | 52.6% | 37.8% |
| Buena Regional Middle School BUENA | 345 | 57.7% | 26.1% |
| Middle Township Elementary #4 CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE | 544 | 54.2% | 34.3% |
| Ralph J. Steinhauer Elementary School MAPLE SHADE | 355 | 56.9% | 20.6% |
Matched among New Jersey middle 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 Bell Oaks Upper Elementary School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Camden County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.7% | #250 of 433 | #9 of 24 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.1% | #249 of 437 ▲ 18 | #9 of 24 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.4% | #256 of 437 ▼ 61 | #12 of 24 ▼ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 441 | #294 of 445 | #18 of 24 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.3:1 | #259 of 417 | #14 of 23 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.7% | #120 of 419 | #10 of 23 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.0% | #105 of 436 | #11 of 24 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.6% | #202 of 282 | #9 of 11 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
441
-26 (-6%) vs 2020
+7% since 1990-91, when it was 414
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
was 12.0:1
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 | 441 | 39 | 11.3:1 | 58% (256) |
| 2023-24 | 454 | 39 | 11.6:1 | 48% (219) |
| 2022-23 | 457 | 40 | 11.4:1 | 39% (176) |
| 2020-21 | 467 | 39 | 12.0:1 | 48% (222) |
| 2017-18 | 467 | 37.8 | 12.3:1 | 50% (234) |
| 2015-16 | 447 | 37 | 12.1:1 | 54% (241) |
| 2010-11 | 482 | 29 | 16.6:1 | 47% (228) |
| 2000-01 | 423 | 29 | 14.6:1 | 35% (146) |
| 1990-91 | 414 | 28 | 14.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bell Oaks Upper Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (467 to 441); teachers up 3% (37.8 to 39).
About Bell Oaks Upper Elementary School
Bell Oaks Upper Elementary School runs as a low-enrollment middle school in BELLMAWR, New Jersey. It reported 441 students in grades 5 through 8 in 2024-25. By comparison, middle schools in New Jersey enroll about 578 students on average.
Bell Oaks Upper Elementary School falls under Bellmawr Public School District, which has 3 schools enrolling 1,159 students.
More than half of enrollment at Bell Oaks Upper Elementary School is White: 53%. Enrollment also includes 24% Hispanic, 11% Asian, 6% Black, and 5% multiracial. In Camden County overall, the White share is about 55%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 64%.
Bell Oaks Upper Elementary School reports a ratio of 11.3 students per teacher, from 39 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among middle schools in New Jersey is similar, at 10.9:1. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Bell Oaks Upper Elementary School, 58% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Bell Oaks Upper Elementary School earns a B on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 62% of New Jersey public middle schools.
After adjusting for student poverty, Bell Oaks Upper Elementary School lands between the top and bottom 10% of New Jersey schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 40.7%; the prediction is 34.4%.
In the surrounding county, Camden County, median household income comes to about $88,755, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. The county's public schools total 158, with about 82,104 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Raymond W. Kershaw School, is about 0.6 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Bell Oaks Upper Elementary School places 5th of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Under the NCES locale system, Bell Oaks Upper Elementary School is Suburb: Large.
The school shrank from 467 students in 2020-21 to 441 in 2024-25.
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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
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Bellmawr Public School District
- Bellmawr Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 496 students
- Ethel M Burke Elementary SchoolElementary · 222 students
Other schools in BELLMAWR
- Bellmawr Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 496 students
- Ethel M Burke Elementary SchoolElementary · 222 students
Nearby schools
- Raymond W. Kershaw School0.6 mi · 137
- Bellmawr Park Elementary School0.7 mi · 496
- Ethel M Burke Elementary School0.7 mi · 222
- Mary Bray Elementary School0.7 mi · 289
- Glenview Avenue1.0 mi · 261
- Audubon Junior/Senior High School1.3 mi · 801
Frequently asked questions
About Bell Oaks Upper Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Bell Oaks Upper Elementary School?
Bell Oaks Upper Elementary School enrolls approximately 441 students in grades 05-08.
Is Bell Oaks Upper Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Bell Oaks Upper Elementary School is a middle school covering grades 05-08.
How many teachers does Bell Oaks Upper Elementary School have?
Bell Oaks Upper Elementary School employs 39 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.3:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Bell Oaks Upper Elementary School?
At Bell Oaks Upper Elementary School, the student body is approximately 53% White, 24% Hispanic, 6% Black, 11% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Bell Oaks Upper Elementary School public or private?
Bell Oaks Upper Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Bellmawr Public School District.
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