Charles Street School

As a mid-tier K-5 school in PALMYRA, New Jersey, Charles Street School enrolls 417 students from grades K through 6, run under Palmyra Public School District.

Palmyra Public School District runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 1,035 students. Charles Street School is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Charles Street School reports that 53% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder is composed of 17% Hispanic, 14% multiracial, 13% Black. The wider county runs roughly 64% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, The school employs 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.2:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 11.4:1 average. An estimated 47% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Burlington County runs at roughly 32%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Charles Street School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 40.7%; this one delivers 35.9%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Burlington County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $108,111 per year, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Charles Street School is one of 139 public schools in Burlington County (combined enrollment of about 69,020 students).

The closest other public school is Palmyra Middle School, roughly 0.5 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Charles Street School at 5th of 8; the average score across the group is 40.0%.

Charles Street School operates from a commuter-belt location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Charles Street School has shrank 13%, going from 480 students in 2018 to 417 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share fell from 20% to 13%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 12.7:1 in 2018 to 10.2:1 today.

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