Enrollment
281
Elementary
STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GIBBSBORO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340585001490
Gibbsboro Elementary School
37 KIRKWOOD RD, GIBBSBORO, NJ 08026 · (856) 783-1140 · Camden County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL281 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 17% 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.
- DBeats 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
7.7:1
37 FTE teachers
STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
28%
79 students
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 39 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 29 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 23 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 30 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 31 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 24 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 27 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 24 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 27 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 27 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (29) is 7% larger than its 8th grade class (27).
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
49.4%
NJ avg 53.1% . +6.0pp since 2023
Math
35.8%
NJ avg 41.6% . +0.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 49.4% | 35.8% |
| 2023-24 | 43.4% | 34.9% |
% 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
36.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.8%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 Gibbsboro Elementary School
Gibbsboro Elementary School's state test result (36.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gibbsboro Elementary School this school | 281 | 28.1% | 36.8% |
| Central Early Childhood Center DEPTFORD | 310 | 28.4% | N/A |
| Good Intent Elementary School DEPTFORD | 327 | 30.9% | 42.8% |
| Margaret C. Clifford School Swedesboro | 251 | 22.7% | N/A |
| Broad Street Elementary School GIBBSTOWN | 290 | 32.8% | 30.4% |
| Oldmans Township School PEDRICKTOWN | 308 | 22.7% | 36.8% |
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 Gibbsboro Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Camden County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.8% | #822 of 1,290 | #49 of 85 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.8% | #868 of 1,319 ▼ 34 | #52 of 85 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.4% | #724 of 1,319 ▲ 97 | #39 of 85 ▲ 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 281 | #1,187 of 1,562 | #64 of 95 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 7.7:1 | #27 of 1,390 | #2 of 77 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.3% | #568 of 1,392 | #39 of 77 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 28.1% | #888 of 1,481 | #60 of 91 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.3% | #319 of 545 | #24 of 40 |
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
281
+5 (+2%) vs 2020
-7% since 1990-91, when it was 303
Student : Teacher
7.7:1
was 10.2:1
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 | 281 | 36.7 | 7.7:1 | 28% (79) |
| 2023-24 | 280 | 34 | 8.2:1 | 21% (60) |
| 2022-23 | 281 | 32.5 | 8.7:1 | 21% (59) |
| 2020-21 | 276 | 27 | 10.2:1 | 11% (31) |
| 2017-18 | 262 | 26.4 | 9.9:1 | 14% (37) |
| 2015-16 | 252 | 27 | 9.3:1 | 18% (45) |
| 2010-11 | 251 | 21 | 11.9:1 | 15% (38) |
| 2000-01 | 320 | 29 | 11.0:1 | 9% (29) |
| 1990-91 | 303 | 22 | 13.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Gibbsboro Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (262 to 281); teachers up 39% (26.4 to 36.7).
About Gibbsboro Elementary School
Gibbsboro Elementary School is one of the public schools in GIBBSBORO, New Jersey. It is a small elementary school. It covers pre-K through 8, with a total enrollment of 281 students. Statewide, elementary schools in New Jersey average about 405 students each.
Gibbsboro Elementary School is listed under Gibbsboro Elementary School District in federal data.
White students make up a majority at Gibbsboro Elementary School, at 61%. Smaller groups are 13% Hispanic, 13% Black, 7% multiracial, and 6% Asian. Gibbsboro Elementary School's diversity index is 58%, against a US figure of 70%.
A ratio of 7.7:1 comes from the school's 36.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is 3.8 students per teacher below the 11.4:1 average for elementary schools in New Jersey. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 28% in 2024-25. That is 22 points below the 50% average for public schools in Camden County.
allk12 grades Gibbsboro Elementary School a C-. The grade compares the school only with New Jersey public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Gibbsboro Elementary School scores 36.8% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 50.8%.
Camden County has about 527,257 residents, and the median household income is $88,755, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. In all, Camden County has 158 public schools and roughly 82,104 students.
Eastern Camden County Regional High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.9 miles away. The five-mile area around Gibbsboro Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Gibbsboro Elementary School at 5th of 8.
For locale, NCES codes Gibbsboro Elementary School as Suburb: Large.
The school's size has been steady, with 276 students in 2020-21 and 281 in 2024-25. Students per teacher fell from 10.2 in 2020-21 to 7.7 in 2024-25.
Threads on this page can be about 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
Nearby schools
- Eastern Camden County Regional High School0.9 mi · 1,847
- Lindenwold School Four1.1 mi · 657
- Lindenwold High School1.2 mi · 802
- Edward T. Hamilton1.5 mi · 517
- Voorhees Middle School1.7 mi · 979
- Lindenwold Preschool Building1.8 mi · 161
Frequently asked questions
About Gibbsboro Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Gibbsboro Elementary School?
Gibbsboro Elementary School enrolls approximately 281 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Gibbsboro Elementary School serve?
Gibbsboro Elementary School serves grades PK-08.
How many teachers does Gibbsboro Elementary School have?
Gibbsboro Elementary School employs 37 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 7.7:1.
How diverse is Gibbsboro Elementary School?
Gibbsboro Elementary School reports a student body of 61% White, 13% Hispanic, 13% Black, 6% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Gibbsboro Elementary School?
Gibbsboro Elementary School is overseen by Gibbsboro Elementary School District in Camden County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.