Glendora Elementary School

Glendora Elementary School operates as a small elementary campus in GLENDORA, New Jersey, part of Gloucester Township Public Schools. Current enrollment sits at 233 students spanning grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 42% smaller than the state mean of about 405.

Across the 11 schools in Gloucester Township Public Schools (6,502 students total), Glendora Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Glendora Elementary School logs that the largest single group is White, at 68% of enrollment. Other groups include 17% Hispanic, 6% Black, 6% multiracial. By comparison, Camden County as a whole is about 55% White, so the school skews meaningfully more White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.8:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.4:1, putting Glendora Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 33% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is noticeably below Camden County's rate of about 50%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Glendora Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 48.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 40.2%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Camden County put median household earnings sit near $88,755, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. In all, Camden County runs 158 public schools (combined enrollment of about 82,104 students), of which Glendora Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Aline Bingham Elementary School, roughly 0.8 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Glendora Elementary School at 3rd of 9; the average score across the group is 35.8%.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Glendora Elementary School's enrollment has edged down 5% since 2018, when it stood at 244 (now 233). Over the same period, the White share declined from 82% to 68%. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 12.0:1 in 2018 to 13.8:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.