Dane Barse Elementary School

Located at 240 S ORCHARD RD, in VINELAND, New Jersey, Dane Barse Elementary School is a compact elementary school that works with 245 students (grades K through 5), part of Vineland Public School District. That puts it 40% smaller than the typical public school in New Jersey, which averages around 405 students.

Within Vineland Public School District, which oversees 14 schools and 9,392 students, Dane Barse Elementary School is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Dane Barse Elementary School lists that 62% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Beyond that, the school reports 18% Black, 15% White, 4% multiracial. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 36%.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Dane Barse Elementary School has 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 8.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.4:1, putting Dane Barse Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 73% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Dane Barse Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 26.4%, the actual is 28.0%, a residual of +1.6 points.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Cumberland County put median household earnings sit near $67,436, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. In all, Cumberland County runs 52 public schools (combined enrollment of about 27,803 students), of which Dane Barse Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Compass Academy Charter School, around 0.7 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Dane Barse Elementary School ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 21.8%.

Geographically, the school is in an urban area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Dane Barse Elementary School has fell 28%, going from 340 students in 2018 to 245 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment declined from 23% to 18% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 10.4:1 in 2018 to 8.6:1 in 2025.

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