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Enrollment
839
Elementary
DISTRICT 798 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GLOUCESTER CITY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340600000129
Cold Springs School
1194 MARKET STREET, GLOUCESTER CITY, NJ 08030 · (856) 456-7000 · Camden County
GRADES PK–03ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL839 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 28% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- C-Test 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
11.3:1
75 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
553 students
DISTRICT 62% · 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 | 227 | 27% |
| Kindergarten | 137 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 156 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 170 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 149 | 18% |
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · 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 Gloucester City Public School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
38.3%
NJ avg 53.1% . +11.7pp since 2023
Math
30.2%
NJ avg 41.6% . +6.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 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 12 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 38.3% | 30.2% |
| 2023-24 | 26.6% | 23.8% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
29.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.1%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 30% 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 Cold Springs School
Cold Springs School's state test result (29.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cold Springs School this school | 839 | 65.9% | 29.7% |
| Henry E. Harris Community School BAYONNE | 657 | 62.9% | 33.8% |
| Middle Township Elementary #1 CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE | 688 | 61.0% | N/A |
| Walter F. Robinson Community School BAYONNE | 924 | 68.0% | 34.6% |
| John M. Bailey Community School BAYONNE | 640 | 63.6% | 46.5% |
| Woodrow Wilson Community School BAYONNE | 740 | 67.4% | 36.2% |
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 Cold Springs School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Camden County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.7% | #965 of 1,290 | #60 of 85 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.2% | #973 of 1,319 ▲ 58 | #60 of 85 ▲ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.3% | #967 of 1,319 ▲ 152 | #56 of 85 ▲ 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 839 | #44 of 1,562 | #2 of 95 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.3:1 | #678 of 1,390 | #39 of 77 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.8% | #260 of 1,392 | #26 of 77 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 65.9% | #399 of 1,481 | #17 of 91 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.1% | #650 of 798 | #30 of 37 |
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
839
+18 (+2%) vs 2020
+6% since 2000-01, when it was 789
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
was 11.7:1
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 | 839 | 74.5 | 11.3:1 | 66% (553) |
| 2023-24 | 854 | 76 | 11.2:1 | 66% (567) |
| 2022-23 | 842 | 70 | 12.0:1 | 68% (571) |
| 2020-21 | 821 | 70 | 11.7:1 | 67% (546) |
| 2017-18 | 875 | 71.5 | 12.2:1 | 67% (588) |
| 2015-16 | 907 | 67 | 13.5:1 | 71% (642) |
| 2010-11 | 833 | 72 | 11.6:1 | 69% (575) |
| 2000-01 | 789 | 53 | 14.9:1 | 46% (361) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cold Springs School.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (875 to 839); teachers up 4% (71.5 to 74.5).
About Cold Springs School
Cold Springs School sits in GLOUCESTER CITY, New Jersey, and is classified as an elementary school. The school serves 839 students in pre-K through 3 in 2024-25. The average among elementary schools in New Jersey is roughly 405 students; this school is 107% larger than that.
Gloucester City Public School District has 2,394 students in 3 schools, and Cold Springs School is one of those schools.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at Cold Springs School is White (49%). Smaller groups are 25% Hispanic, 14% Black, 7% multiracial, and 4% Asian. Cold Springs School has a diversity index of 67%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Staffing totals 74.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 11.3:1. Across elementary schools in New Jersey, the average ratio is about 11.4:1. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Cold Springs School is 66%. That is 16 points above the 50% average for public schools in Camden County.
The allk12 Grade for Cold Springs School is C. Compared with New Jersey public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 28% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Cold Springs School is 30.1%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 29.7%.
Census Bureau estimates for Camden County show that median household income is about $88,755, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 158 public schools operate in Camden County, serving about 82,104 students.
Gloucester City High School is the closest public school, about 0.2 miles away in a straight line. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, Cold Springs School ranks 5th on average proficiency.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Large: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 821 in 2020-21, 839 in 2024-25.
Community posts for Cold Springs School can cover sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 Gloucester City Public School District
- Gloucester City Middle SchoolMiddle · 816 students
- Gloucester City High SchoolHigh · 739 students
Other schools in GLOUCESTER CITY
- Gloucester City Middle SchoolMiddle · 816 students
- Gloucester City High SchoolHigh · 739 students
Nearby schools
- Gloucester City High School0.2 mi · 739
- Alice Costello Elementary School0.6 mi · 277
- Gloucester City Middle School0.7 mi · 816
- Mary Bray Elementary School1.3 mi · 289
- Yorkship Elementary School1.3 mi · 310
- Bellmawr Park Elementary School1.3 mi · 496
Frequently asked questions
About Cold Springs SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Cold Springs School?
Cold Springs School enrolls approximately 839 students in grades PK-03.
What age range does Cold Springs School serve?
Cold Springs School serves students from grade PK through grade 03.
How many students per teacher at Cold Springs School?
Approximately 11.3:1 students per teacher at Cold Springs School.
What is the student diversity at Cold Springs School?
Student demographics at Cold Springs School are roughly 49% White, 25% Hispanic, 14% Black, 4% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Cold Springs School in?
Cold Springs School is part of Gloucester City Public School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.