Blackwood Elementary School

Blackwood Elementary School is a primary school of moderately sized scale in BLACKWOOD, New Jersey, overseen by Gloucester Township Public Schools, teacheing 574 students in grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 405 students per school, that is 42% above typical.

Across the 11 schools in Gloucester Township Public Schools (6,502 students total), Blackwood Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Blackwood Elementary School reports that the most-represented group is Black (34%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder is composed of 27% White, 20% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 8% Asian. By comparison, Camden County as a whole is about 19% Black, so the school skews meaningfully more Black than its surroundings.

On the resource side, On paper, Blackwood Elementary School has 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.5:1. The state averages around 11.4:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 60% of students at Blackwood Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Camden County (around 50%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Blackwood Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 33.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 28.3%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Camden County indicate median household earnings sit near $88,755, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Camden County runs 158 public schools (combined enrollment of about 82,104 students), of which Blackwood Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Highland Regional High School, roughly 0.5 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Blackwood Elementary School ranks 7th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 35.7%.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Blackwood Elementary School has contracted 3%, going from 592 students in 2018 to 574 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 38% to 27% across the same window.

Inside the community feed, members of the Blackwood Elementary School community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.