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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Denbo Crichton School administration to hear?
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Enrollment
855
Elementary
DISTRICT 399 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PEMBERTON TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341281003495
Denbo Crichton School
Two Learning Way, Browns Mills, NJ 08015 · (609) 893-8141 · Burlington County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL855 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 4% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats 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
11.7:1
73 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.7:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
458 students
DISTRICT 49% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 105 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 101 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 118 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 168 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 175 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 188 | 22% |
This year's kindergarten class (105) is 44% smaller than its 5th grade class (188).
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · 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
Denbo Crichton School→Marcus W. Newcomb Middle School→Helen A. Fort Middle School→Pemberton Township High School
Based on grade levels within Pemberton Township School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
27.4%
NJ avg 53.1% . +3.5pp since 2023
Math
17.5%
NJ avg 41.6% . -0.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 18 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 27.4% | 17.5% |
| 2023-24 | 23.9% | 18.3% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of NJ schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
20.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.8%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-16.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 20% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 37% typical for New Jersey schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Denbo Crichton School
Denbo Crichton School's state test result (20.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denbo Crichton School this school | 855 | 53.6% | 20.0% |
| Emma Havens Young Elementary School BRICK | 843 | 51.5% | 34.4% |
| Cecil S. Collins Elementary BARNEGAT | 744 | 48.1% | N/A |
| Middle Township Elementary #1 CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE | 688 | 61.0% | N/A |
| Switlik Elementary School Jackson | 758 | 47.0% | 34.3% |
| Veterans Memorial Elementary School BRICK | 619 | 57.8% | 35.5% |
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 Denbo Crichton School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Burlington County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 20.0% | #1,125 of 1,290 | #54 of 56 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 17.5% | #1,189 of 1,319 ▼ 65 | #53 of 56 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 27.4% | #1,149 of 1,319 ▲ 13 | #53 of 56 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 855 | #38 of 1,562 | #2 of 76 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.7:1 | #810 of 1,390 | #43 of 70 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.1% | #282 of 1,392 | #27 of 70 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.6% | #546 of 1,481 | #16 of 73 |
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
855
+5 (+1%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
was 10.6:1
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 | 855 | 73 | 11.7:1 | 54% (458) |
| 2023-24 | 840 | 73 | 11.5:1 | 65% (550) |
| 2022-23 | 853 | 72 | 11.8:1 | 59% (507) |
| 2020-21 | 850 | 80 | 10.6:1 | 48% (409) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Denbo Crichton School.
About Denbo Crichton School
Denbo Crichton School is a large elementary school in Browns Mills, New Jersey, one of the schools in Pemberton Township School District. A total of 855 students attend the school, which covers kindergarten through 5. Against the 405-student average for elementary schools in New Jersey, enrollment here is 111% higher.
Denbo Crichton School is one of 9 schools in Pemberton Township School District, which enrolls 4,261 students in total.
Denbo Crichton School has no majority group; White students are the largest, at 49%. Smaller groups are 26% Hispanic, 13% multiracial, and 10% Black. County-wide, 64% of Burlington County residents are White. Denbo Crichton School's diversity index is 66%, against a US figure of 70%.
A ratio of 11.7:1 comes from the school's 73 full-time-equivalent teachers. For comparison, elementary schools in New Jersey average 11.4:1. The lunch program counts 54% of students at Denbo Crichton School as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Among public schools in Burlington County, the average eligibility rate is 32%.
Denbo Crichton School is graded F by allk12, scoring above 4% of New Jersey public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
On BeatsExpectations, which compares test results with what a school's student poverty level would predict, Denbo Crichton School ranks in the bottom 10% in New Jersey. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 20.0%, against a prediction of 36.8%.
Federal survey data for Burlington County show that 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.
The closest public school, Joseph S. Stackhouse School, is about 1.6 miles from Denbo Crichton School. Other public schools within five miles: 6. Denbo Crichton School is 5th of 6 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Its location is classified as Town: Fringe by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment at Denbo Crichton School was 850 in 2020-21 and 855 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%. Students per teacher rose from 10.6 in 2020-21 to 11.7 in 2024-25.
Discussions about Denbo Crichton School may include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Burlington County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
467,805
Census ACS
Median income
$108,111
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
139
69,020 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Pemberton Township School District
- Pemberton Township High SchoolHigh · 972 students
- Helen A. Fort Middle SchoolMiddle · 584 students
- Pemberton Early Childhood Education CenterElementary · 447 students
- Marcus W. Newcomb Middle SchoolMiddle · 309 students
- Fort Dix Elementary SchoolElementary · 296 students
- Samuel T. Busansky SchoolElementary · 283 students
Other schools in Browns Mills
- Joseph S. Stackhouse SchoolElementary · 242 students
Nearby schools
- Joseph S. Stackhouse School1.6 mi · 242
- Fort Dix Elementary School3.3 mi · 296
- Marcus W. Newcomb Middle School4.6 mi · 309
- Helen A. Fort Middle School4.7 mi · 584
- Samuel T. Busansky School4.8 mi · 283
- Howard L. Emmons4.8 mi · 273
Frequently asked questions
About Denbo Crichton SchoolHow large is Denbo Crichton School?
Denbo Crichton School enrolls approximately 855 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Denbo Crichton School serve?
Denbo Crichton School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Denbo Crichton School?
Approximately 11.7:1 students per teacher at Denbo Crichton School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Denbo Crichton School?
At Denbo Crichton School, the student body is approximately 49% White, 26% Hispanic, 10% Black, 1% Asian, 13% Two or more.
What district is Denbo Crichton School in?
Denbo Crichton School is part of Pemberton Township School District.
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