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Enrollment
447
Elementary
DISTRICT 427 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HADDONFIELD SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340639001556
Central School
THREE LINCOLN AVENUE, HADDONFIELD, NJ 08033 · (856) 429-5851 · Camden County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL447 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 98% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
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
13.8:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
1%
3 students
DISTRICT 1% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 16 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 52 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 75 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 75 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 75 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 80 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 74 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (52) is 30% smaller than its 5th grade class (74).
Student demographics
26%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 25% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Haddonfield School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
89.9%
NJ avg 53.1% . -1.1pp since 2023
Math
87.3%
NJ avg 41.6% . +1.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 90 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 87 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 89.9% | 87.3% |
| 2023-24 | 91.0% | 85.8% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of NJ schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
85.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.8%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+19.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 85% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 66% typical for New Jersey schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 19 points, placing it in New Jersey's top 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 Central School
Central School's state test result (85.2% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central School this school | 447 | 0.7% | 85.2% |
| Shrewsbury Borough Elementary School SHREWSBURY | 439 | 0.7% | 70.0% |
| Lincroft Elementary School LINCROFT | 486 | 2.9% | 58.7% |
| Elizabeth Haddon School HADDONFIELD | 402 | 0.7% | 76.6% |
| Nut Swamp Elementary School MIDDLETOWN | 464 | 1.5% | 60.5% |
| J. Fithian Tatem School HADDONFIELD | 433 | 1.2% | 74.7% |
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 Central School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Camden County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 85.2% | #14 of 1,290 | #1 of 85 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 87.3% | #20 of 1,319 ▲ 4 | #1 of 85 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 89.9% | #15 of 1,319 ▼ 4 | #2 of 85 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 447 | #547 of 1,562 | #28 of 95 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #1,207 of 1,390 | #67 of 77 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 25.5% | #1,265 of 1,392 | #74 of 77 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 0.7% | #1,474 of 1,481 | #91 of 91 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.5% | #293 of 545 | #23 of 40 |
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
447
+54 (+14%) vs 2020
+75% since 1990-91, when it was 256
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 14.6:1
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 | 447 | 32.4 | 13.8:1 | 1% (3) |
| 2023-24 | 435 | 28.4 | 15.3:1 | 1% (3) |
| 2022-23 | 437 | 26.4 | 16.6:1 | 1% (4) |
| 2020-21 | 393 | 27 | 14.6:1 | 1% (4) |
| 2017-18 | 412 | 29.7 | 13.8:1 | 1% (5) |
| 2015-16 | 413 | 31 | 13.3:1 | 2% (9) |
| 2010-11 | 310 | 16 | 19.4:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2000-01 | 274 | 17 | 16.1:1 | 1% (4) |
| 1990-91 | 256 | 14 | 18.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Central School.
Since 2017-18: students up 8% (412 to 447); teachers up 9% (29.7 to 32.4).
About Central School
Central School serves students in HADDONFIELD, New Jersey, as a medium-sized elementary school. The school's enrollment of 447 students covers pre-K through 5.
Haddonfield School District has 2,740 students in 5 schools, and Central School is one of those schools.
Most students at Central School are White: 86% of enrollment. Enrollment also includes 7% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, and 3% Asian. The school's White share is 31 points above the 55% share among Camden County residents. By the diversity index, Central School comes in at 26%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 13.8:1, with 32.4 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. The 11.4:1 average for elementary schools in New Jersey is lower than this school's figure. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Central School is 1%. Among public schools in Camden County, the average eligibility rate is 50%.
allk12 grades Central School an A+. The grade compares the school only with New Jersey public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests, 85.2%, is 19.4 points above the 65.8% the model predicts from its free or reduced-price lunch share. That result is in the top 10% of New Jersey schools.
Camden County census figures show that median household income is about $88,755, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. A total of 158 public schools operate in Camden County, serving about 82,104 students.
The nearest public school is Haddonfield Middle School, at less than a tenth of a mile. Central School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 62.2% proficiency; Central School posts 85.2%.
Central School is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 447 was 14% higher than in 2020-21, when it was 393.
Conversations here can range across science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Camden County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
527,257
Census ACS
Median income
$88,755
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
158
82,104 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Haddonfield School District
- Haddonfield Memorial High SchoolHigh · 827 students
- Haddonfield Middle SchoolMiddle · 631 students
- J. Fithian Tatem SchoolElementary · 433 students
- Elizabeth Haddon SchoolElementary · 402 students
Other schools in HADDONFIELD
- Haddonfield Memorial High SchoolHigh · 827 students
- Haddonfield Middle SchoolMiddle · 631 students
- J. Fithian Tatem SchoolElementary · 433 students
- Elizabeth Haddon SchoolElementary · 402 students
- Van Sciver Elementary SchoolElementary · 345 students
- Avon Elementary SchoolElementary · 305 students
Other Central schools
16 other US public schools in 12 states are named Central. Central School is the 8th largest of the 17.
- Central SchoolWarren, NJ · 312 students
- Central SchoolGLEN ROCK, NJ · 299 students
- Central SchoolGlen Ridge, NJ · 127 students
- CENTRAL SCHOOLMILTON, FL · 732 students
- Central SchoolHuntsville, AL · 610 students
Nearby schools
- Haddonfield Middle School0.0 mi · 631
- J. Fithian Tatem School0.6 mi · 433
- Elizabeth Haddon School0.6 mi · 402
- Haddonfield Memorial High School0.6 mi · 827
- William G. Rohrer Middle School1.0 mi · 414
- Haddon Heights Jr./Sr. High School1.1 mi · 926
Frequently asked questions
About Central SchoolHow many students attend Central School?
Central School enrolls approximately 447 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Central School serve?
Central School serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Central School have?
Central School employs 32 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.8:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Central School?
At Central School, the student body is approximately 86% White, 4% Hispanic, 0% Black, 3% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Central School public or private?
Central School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Haddonfield School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.