Delaware Avenue School

Families in Palmyra, New Jersey, are served by Delaware Avenue School, a small elementary school. The school's 99 students are in pre-K. Enrollment is 76% lower than the average for elementary schools in New Jersey, which is about 405.

The 4 schools in Palmyra Public School District enroll 1,035 students altogether, Delaware Avenue School among them.

White students are the majority at Delaware Avenue School, with 51% of enrollment. After that, the student body is 21% Black, 17% Hispanic, and 11% multiracial. Among all residents of Burlington County, the White share is about 64%. The school's diversity index is 66%, meaning two students picked at random have a 66% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.

Roughly 46% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 32% average for public schools in Burlington County, the school's rate is higher.

Across Burlington County, the median household income is $108,111, about 43% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. In all, Burlington County has 139 public schools and roughly 69,020 students.

Palmyra High School is the closest public school, less than a tenth of a mile away in a straight line. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8.

The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.

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