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Enrollment
571
Elementary
DISTRICT 522 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341707002644
Bells Elementary School
227 GREENTREE RD, TURNERSVILLE, NJ 08012 · (856) 589-8441 · Gloucester County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL571 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 36% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- B-Test 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.
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
11.7:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.0:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
21%
119 students
DISTRICT 26% · 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 | 87 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 90 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 95 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 94 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 96 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 109 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (87) is 20% smaller than its 5th grade class (109).
Student demographics
42%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · 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
57.2%
NJ avg 53.1% . +9.1pp since 2023
Math
50.7%
NJ avg 41.6% . +3.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 57 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 up about 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 57.2% | 50.7% |
| 2023-24 | 48.1% | 47.7% |
% 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
47.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.8%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 Bells Elementary School
Bells Elementary School's state test result (47.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bells Elementary School this school | 571 | 20.8% | 47.5% |
| Whitman Elementary School TURNERSVILLE | 566 | 23.5% | 61.6% |
| Clinton Public School CLINTON | 521 | 18.8% | 53.0% |
| Eleanor Rush Intermediate School CINNAMINSON | 638 | 22.6% | 56.2% |
| Hurffville Elementary School SEWELL | 544 | 17.1% | 58.1% |
| Mahala F. Atchison School TINTON FALLS | 484 | 19.2% | N/A |
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 Bells Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Gloucester County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.5% | #581 of 1,290 | #15 of 35 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.7% | #574 of 1,319 ▲ 19 | #14 of 35 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.2% | #554 of 1,319 ▲ 159 | #10 of 35 ▲ 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 571 | #274 of 1,562 | #9 of 48 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.7:1 | #795 of 1,390 | #30 of 45 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.2% | #998 of 1,392 | #32 of 45 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 20.8% | #1,022 of 1,481 | #40 of 48 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +33.1% | #52 of 545 | #2 of 22 |
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
571
+61 (+12%) vs 2020
-14% since 1990-91, when it was 663
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
was 10.8:1
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 | 571 | 49 | 11.7:1 | 21% (119) |
| 2023-24 | 552 | 47.5 | 11.6:1 | 13% (69) |
| 2022-23 | 553 | 50.5 | 10.9:1 | 15% (83) |
| 2020-21 | 510 | 47 | 10.8:1 | 18% (91) |
| 2017-18 | 429 | 43.4 | 9.9:1 | 17% (73) |
| 2015-16 | 475 | 50 | 9.5:1 | 26% (124) |
| 2010-11 | 397 | 36 | 11.0:1 | 17% (69) |
| 2000-01 | 596 | 38 | 15.7:1 | 12% (69) |
| 1990-91 | 663 | 29 | 22.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bells Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 33% (429 to 571); teachers up 13% (43.4 to 49).
About Bells Elementary School
In TURNERSVILLE, New Jersey, Bells Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school. The school counted 571 students in 2024-25, covering kindergarten through 5. That puts enrollment 41% larger than the 405-student average for elementary schools in New Jersey.
Washington Township School District is the district for Bells Elementary School. It has 10 schools and 6,938 students.
The share of White students at Bells Elementary School is 74%, a majority. It is also 16% Hispanic, 5% Black, and 4% Asian. Census estimates put Gloucester County at about 76% White, close to the school's figure. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 42, compared with 70 nationally.
Bells Elementary School has a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.7:1, with 49 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in New Jersey is about 11.4:1. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 21% at Bells Elementary School. Across public schools in Gloucester County, the average is 32%.
Bells Elementary School holds a C+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 36% of New Jersey public elementary schools.
On BeatsExpectations, Bells Elementary School is 7.2 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of New Jersey schools.
The school is in Gloucester County, where the median household earns about $105,115 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 37% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Bells Elementary School shares Gloucester County with 85 other public schools.
Wedgwood Elementary School is about 0.8 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Within five miles of Bells Elementary School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Bells Elementary School ranks 4th of 9 on average proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes Bells Elementary School as Suburb: Large.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has grown 12%, from 510 to 571.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about open houses, carpools, and field trips at Bells Elementary School. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Gloucester County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
306,954
Census ACS
Median income
$105,115
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
86
46,080 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Washington Township School District
- Washington Township High SchoolHigh · 2,105 students
- Chestnut Ridge Middle SchoolMiddle · 613 students
- Whitman Elementary SchoolElementary · 566 students
- Bunker Hill Middle SchoolMiddle · 562 students
- Hurffville Elementary SchoolElementary · 544 students
- Orchard Valley Middle SchoolMiddle · 529 students
Other schools in TURNERSVILLE
- Whitman Elementary SchoolElementary · 566 students
- Thomas Jefferson Elementary SchoolElementary · 511 students
- Birches Elementary SchoolElementary · 472 students
Other Bells Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Bells Elementary. Bells Elementary School is the largest of the 4.
- Bells Elementary SchoolBELLS, TX · 458 students
- Bells ElementaryBells, TN · 407 students
- Bells ElementaryRuffin, SC · 249 students
Nearby schools
- Wedgwood Elementary School0.8 mi · 465
- Birches Elementary School1.1 mi · 472
- Washington Township High School1.1 mi · 2,105
- Whitman Elementary School1.6 mi · 566
- Chestnut Ridge Middle School1.7 mi · 613
- Thomas Jefferson Elementary School1.9 mi · 511
Frequently asked questions
About Bells Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Bells Elementary School?
Bells Elementary School enrolls approximately 571 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Bells Elementary School serve?
Bells Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Bells Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Bells Elementary School is approximately 11.7:1 (49 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Bells Elementary School?
Student demographics at Bells Elementary School are roughly 74% White, 16% Hispanic, 5% Black, 4% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees Bells Elementary School?
Bells Elementary School is overseen by Washington Township School District in Gloucester County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.