Buckshutem Road School

Buckshutem Road School, a large K-5 school in BRIDGETON, New Jersey, one of the schools within Bridgeton City School District, hosts 653 students, covering grades K through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 61% larger than the state mean of about 405.

Buckshutem Road School is one of 8 schools operated by Bridgeton City School District, a district that teaches 5,764 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Buckshutem Road School reports that 75% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Other groups include 21% Black, 2% White. By comparison, Cumberland County as a whole is about 36% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.4:1, putting Buckshutem Road School higher than the state norm the norm. Around 92% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Cumberland County runs at roughly 67%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Buckshutem Road School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 15.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 7.5%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Cumberland County put median household earnings sit near $67,436, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. Across Cumberland County's 52 public schools (combined enrollment of about 27,803 students), Buckshutem Road School is one campus in the mix.

Geraldyn O Foster Early Childhood Center is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Buckshutem Road School. On composite proficiency, Buckshutem Road School comes 7th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 11.3%.

Buckshutem Road School operates from a town-based location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Buckshutem Road School has rose 8%, going from 604 students in 2018 to 653 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, members of the Buckshutem Road School community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.