Captain James Lawrence Elementary School

Captain James Lawrence Elementary School is an elementary school of intimate scale in BURLINGTON, New Jersey, part of Burlington City Public School District, works with 229 students in grades K through 2. That puts it 43% below the typical public school in New Jersey, which averages around 405 students.

Within Burlington City Public School District, which oversees 4 schools and 1,779 students, Captain James Lawrence Elementary School is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Captain James Lawrence Elementary School reports that Black students make up the majority at 56%. Other groups include 19% Hispanic, 17% White, 5% multiracial. By comparison, Burlington County as a whole is about 16% Black, so the school skews noticeably more Black than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Captain James Lawrence Elementary School shows 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 9.9:1. The state averages around 11.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 81% of students at Captain James Lawrence Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is above Burlington County's rate of about 32%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Burlington County indicate median household income runs about $108,111, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Burlington County runs 139 public schools (combined enrollment of about 69,020 students), of which Captain James Lawrence Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Wilbur Watts Intermediate School, around 0.5 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Captain James Lawrence Elementary School.

Captain James Lawrence Elementary School operates from a suburban location.

Five-year trend. Captain James Lawrence Elementary School's enrollment has increased 13% since 2018, when it stood at 203 (now 229). Black enrollment moved from 65% to 56% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 15.2:1 in 2018 to 9.9:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, the feed for Captain James Lawrence Elementary School typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.