Clara Barton Elementary School

Clara Barton Elementary School operates as a moderately sized elementary campus in CHERRY HILL, New Jersey, part of Cherry Hill School District. Current enrollment sits at 494 students spanning grades K through 5. That puts it 22% larger than the typical public school in New Jersey, which averages around 405 students.

Across the 19 schools in Cherry Hill School District (10,653 students total), Clara Barton Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Clara Barton Elementary School reports that the most-represented group is White (45%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest breaks down as 23% Hispanic, 13% Black, 13% Asian, 6% multiracial. By comparison, Camden County as a whole is about 55% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.1:1. The state averages around 11.4:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 31% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Camden County runs at roughly 50%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Clara Barton Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 49.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 49.4%.

In the area at large, census data for Camden County shows median household income runs about $88,755, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Clara Barton Elementary School is one of 158 public schools in Camden County (combined enrollment of about 82,104 students).

The closest other public school is Joyce Kilmer Elementary School, roughly 0.5 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Clara Barton Elementary School comes 4th of 8 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 52.4%.

Clara Barton Elementary School operates from a bedroom-community location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 4%: 473 students in 2018 compared to 494 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 53% to 45% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 15.8:1 in 2018 to 14.1:1 today.

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