Billingsport Elementary School

As a cozy elementary school in PAULSBORO, New Jersey, Billingsport Elementary School hosts 296 students from grades pre-K through 2, overseen by Paulsboro School District. Compared to the state average of about 405 students per school, that is 27% below typical.

Paulsboro School District comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 1,171 students; Billingsport Elementary School is among them.

On demographics, Billingsport Elementary School logs that 39% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder consists of 31% Hispanic, 19% White, 11% multiracial. That is visibly more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 11%.

On the resource side, The school currently runs with 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.1:1. The state averages around 11.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 77% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is noticeably above Gloucester County's rate of about 32%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Gloucester County put median household income runs about $105,115, about 37% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Gloucester County's 86 public schools (combined enrollment of about 46,080 students), Billingsport Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Paulsboro High School, roughly 0.4 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Looking at the recent track record. Billingsport Elementary School's enrollment has edged down 16% since 2018, when it stood at 351 (now 296). Hispanic enrollment moved from 9% to 31% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 15.3:1 in 2018 to 10.1:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.