Clementon Elementary School

Clementon Elementary School is an elementary school of moderately sized scale in CLEMENTON, New Jersey, overseen by Clementon Elementary School District, hosting 586 students in grades pre-K through 8. Compared to the state average of about 405 students per school, that is 45% above typical.

Clementon Elementary School sits inside Clementon Elementary School District, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

On the student-mix side, Clementon Elementary School logs that the largest single group is Hispanic at 40%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 25% White, 25% Black, 5% multiracial, 3% Asian. By comparison, Camden County as a whole is about 19% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Clementon Elementary School has 61 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 9.6:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 11.4:1 average. Around 71% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Camden County (around 50%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Clementon Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 27.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 42.0%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Camden County) shows that median household earnings sit near $88,755, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. In all, Camden County runs 158 public schools (combined enrollment of about 82,104 students), of which Clementon Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Dr. Albert M. Bean School, roughly 0.9 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Clementon Elementary School ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 22.8%.

The school occupies a residential site.

Looking at the recent track record. Clementon Elementary School's enrollment has rose 36% since 2018, when it stood at 432 (now 586). White enrollment moved from 44% to 25% across the same window.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.