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Enrollment
522
Elementary
DISTRICT 589 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BRIDGETON CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340225001790
Cherry Street School
11 CHERRY STREET, BRIDGETON, NJ 08302 · (856) 455-8030 · Cumberland County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL522 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 4% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-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
12.0:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.8:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
505 students
DISTRICT 91% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 54 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 72 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 61 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 56 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 55 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 67 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 40 | 8% |
| Grade 7 | 66 | 13% |
| Grade 8 | 51 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (54) is 6% larger than its 8th grade class (51).
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 37% · 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
Cherry Street School→Bridgeton High School
Based on grade levels within Bridgeton City School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
9.5%
NJ avg 53.1% . +1.6pp since 2023
Math
6.4%
NJ avg 41.6% . +1.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 10 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 6 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 9.5% | 6.4% |
| 2023-24 | 7.9% | 4.5% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
6.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
13.2%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 6% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 13% typical for New Jersey schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New Jersey's top nor bottom 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 Cherry Street School
Cherry Street School's state test result (6.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cherry Street School this school | 522 | 96.7% | 6.2% |
| Midtown Community Elementary School NEPTUNE | 437 | 90.2% | 12.2% |
| West Avenue School BRIDGETON | 528 | 93.2% | 11.5% |
| George Washington Academy School No. 1 ELIZABETH | 595 | 87.6% | 23.8% |
| Luis Munoz-Rivera Elementary School Trenton | 468 | 85.7% | 2.7% |
| Principle Academy Charter School Egg Harbor Township | 434 | 86.6% | 23.9% |
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 Cherry Street School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Cumberland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 6.2% | #1,281 of 1,290 | #32 of 32 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 6.4% | #1,296 of 1,319 ▲ 14 | #32 of 32 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 9.5% | #1,302 of 1,319 ▲ 2 | #31 of 32 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 522 | #356 of 1,562 | #12 of 37 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.0:1 | #884 of 1,390 | #17 of 31 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.4% | #735 of 1,392 | #20 of 31 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 96.7% | #18 of 1,481 | #1 of 36 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.0% | #427 of 798 | #11 of 24 |
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
522
-36 (-6%) vs 2020
-10% since 1990-91, when it was 581
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
was 11.6:1
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 | 522 | 43.5 | 12.0:1 | 97% (505) |
| 2023-24 | 526 | 42 | 12.5:1 | 78% (412) |
| 2022-23 | 532 | 42.5 | 12.5:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 558 | 48 | 11.6:1 | 89% (496) |
| 2017-18 | 580 | 50 | 11.6:1 | 74% (431) |
| 2015-16 | 726 | 50 | 14.5:1 | 3% (22) |
| 2010-11 | 480 | 38 | 12.6:1 | 93% (448) |
| 2000-01 | 516 | 49 | 10.5:1 | 85% (437) |
| 1990-91 | 581 | 39 | 14.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cherry Street School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (580 to 522); teachers down 13% (50 to 43.5).
About Cherry Street School
As a medium-sized elementary school, Cherry Street School serves students in BRIDGETON, New Jersey. Students in kindergarten through 8 attend the school, which enrolls 522 students. The average among elementary schools in New Jersey is roughly 405 students; this school is 29% above that.
Cherry Street School is one of the 8 schools that make up Bridgeton City School District (5,764 students in total).
A majority of students at Cherry Street School, 59%, are Hispanic. The rest of enrollment is 35% Black and 4% multiracial. Among all residents of Cumberland County, the Hispanic share is about 36%. By the diversity index, Cherry Street School comes in at 52%.
Staffing totals 43.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 12.0:1. Across elementary schools in New Jersey, the average ratio is about 11.4:1. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 97%. That is 30 points above the 67% average for public schools in Cumberland County.
The allk12 Grade for Cherry Street School is F. Compared with New Jersey public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 4% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Cherry Street School would score about 13.2%. It scores 6.2%, 7.0 points below that figure.
In the county around the school, Cumberland County, median household income is about $67,436, roughly 19% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. Cherry Street School is among the 52 public schools in Cumberland County.
The shortest distance from Cherry Street School to another public school is about 0.4 miles, to Geraldyn O Foster Early Childhood Center. The five-mile area around Cherry Street School holds at least 8 other public schools. Among 8 nearby schools that report test results, Cherry Street School ranks 7th on proficiency.
Locale data from NCES put Cherry Street School in a town close to an urbanized area (Town: Fringe).
Cherry Street School had 558 students in 2020-21 and 522 in 2024-25, a 6% decrease.
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Cumberland County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
153,305
Census ACS
Median income
$67,436
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
52
27,803 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Bridgeton City School District
- Bridgeton High SchoolHigh · 1,641 students
- Broad Street SchoolElementary · 784 students
- Quarter Mile Lane SchoolElementary · 693 students
- Buckshutem Road SchoolElementary · 653 students
- Indian Ave SchoolElementary · 627 students
- West Avenue SchoolElementary · 528 students
Other schools in BRIDGETON
- Bridgeton High SchoolHigh · 1,641 students
- Cumberland Regional High SchoolHigh · 1,161 students
- Broad Street SchoolElementary · 784 students
- Quarter Mile Lane SchoolElementary · 693 students
- Buckshutem Road SchoolElementary · 653 students
- Indian Ave SchoolElementary · 627 students
Nearby schools
- Geraldyn O Foster Early Childhood Center0.4 mi · 316
- Buckshutem Road School0.4 mi · 653
- Bridgeton Public Charter School0.8 mi · 106
- Indian Ave School1.5 mi · 627
- Quarter Mile Lane School1.5 mi · 693
- Broad Street School1.5 mi · 784
Frequently asked questions
About Cherry Street SchoolHow many students attend Cherry Street School?
Cherry Street School enrolls approximately 522 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does Cherry Street School serve?
Cherry Street School serves grades KG-08.
How many students per teacher at Cherry Street School?
Approximately 12.0:1 students per teacher at Cherry Street School.
What is the student diversity at Cherry Street School?
Student demographics at Cherry Street School are roughly 0% White, 59% Hispanic, 35% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Cherry Street School?
Cherry Street School is overseen by Bridgeton City School District in Cumberland County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.