Enrollment
301
Elementary
DISTRICT 324 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PENNSAUKEN TOWNSHIP BOARD OF EDUCATION SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341287001630
Delair Elementary School
850 DEROUSSE AVENUE, DELAIR, NJ 08110 · (856) 662-6164 · Camden County
GRADES KG–03ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL301 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.2:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.9:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
82%
247 students
DISTRICT 75% · STATE 41%
Community
0
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 | 79 | 26% |
| Grade 1 | 68 | 23% |
| Grade 2 | 73 | 24% |
| Grade 3 | 81 | 27% |
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · 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
Delair Elementary School→Pennsauken Intermediate School
Based on grade levels within Pennsauken Township Board of Education School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
25.3%
NJ avg 53.1% . +8.1pp since 2023
Math
22.6%
NJ avg 41.6% . -8.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 25 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 8 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 25.3% | 22.6% |
| 2023-24 | 17.2% | 30.7% |
% 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
23.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
21.3%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 21% 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 →
Where Delair Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Camden County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.9% | #1,068 of 1,290 | #70 of 85 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.6% | #1,107 of 1,319 | #71 of 85 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 25.3% | #1,174 of 1,319 | #70 of 85 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 301 | #1,103 of 1,562 | #60 of 95 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.2:1 | #393 of 1,390 | #23 of 77 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.2% | #715 of 1,392 | #45 of 77 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.9% | #232 of 798 | #11 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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
301
-61 (-17%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
10.2:1
was 11.0:1
% White
4%
was 10%
% Hispanic
64%
was 51%
% Black
24%
was 31%
% Asian
5%
was 5%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 301 | 29.5 | 10.2:1 | 82% (247) |
| 2023-24 | 269 | 28.5 | 9.4:1 | 59% (158) |
| 2022-23 | 285 | 27.5 | 10.4:1 | 47% (135) |
| 2017-18 | 362 | 33 | 11.0:1 | 66% (239) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Delair Elementary School.
About Delair Elementary School
Delair Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school in DELAIR, New Jersey, administered by Pennsauken Township Board of Education School District. The latest federal count shows 301 students in kindergarten through 3. Against the 405-student average for elementary schools in New Jersey, enrollment here is 26% lower.
Delair Elementary School is among 10 schools run by Pennsauken Township Board of Education School District, which serves 4,891 students.
At Delair Elementary School, Hispanic students make up 64% of the student body. After that, the student body is 24% Black, 5% Asian, 4% White, and 4% multiracial. Census figures show Camden County is about 19% Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 53%, meaning two students picked at random have a 53% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Delair Elementary School employs 29.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 10.2:1. This ratio sits 1.2 below the 11.4:1 average for elementary schools in New Jersey. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 82% in 2024-25. That is 32 points above the 50% average for public schools in Camden County.
On BeatsExpectations, Delair Elementary School is 2.7 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of New Jersey schools.
Federal survey data for Camden County show that the median household income is $88,755, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 158 public schools in Camden County, enrolling about 82,104 students in all.
The shortest distance from Delair Elementary School to another public school is about 1.1 miles, to Benjamin Franklin Elementary School. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On state test proficiency, Delair Elementary School ranks 5th in a group of 8 nearby schools.
In the federal locale system, Delair Elementary School is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Compared with 2017-18, the school had 61 fewer students in 2024-25. Over that span, the Hispanic share moved 13 points, to 64%.
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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 Pennsauken Township Board of Education School District
- Pennsauken High SchoolHigh · 1,588 students
- Howard M. Phifer Middle SchoolMiddle · 988 students
- Pennsauken Intermediate SchoolElementary · 622 students
- Benjamin Franklin Elementary SchoolElementary · 418 students
- G.H. Carson Elementary SchoolElementary · 358 students
- George B. Fine Elementary SchoolElementary · 245 students
Nearby schools
- Benjamin Franklin Elementary School1.1 mi · 418
- Pennsauken Intermediate School1.5 mi · 622
- Howard M. Phifer Middle School1.6 mi · 988
- Baldwin Elementary School1.6 mi · 138
- Pennsauken High School1.6 mi · 1,588
- Franklin Towne Charter Elementary School1.8 mi · 962
Frequently asked questions
About Delair Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Delair Elementary School?
Delair Elementary School enrolls approximately 301 students in grades KG-03.
What grades does Delair Elementary School serve?
Delair Elementary School serves grades KG-03.
How many teachers does Delair Elementary School have?
Delair Elementary School employs 30 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Delair Elementary School?
Student demographics at Delair Elementary School are roughly 4% White, 64% Hispanic, 24% Black, 5% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Delair Elementary School?
Delair Elementary School is overseen by Pennsauken Township Board of Education School District in Camden County.
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