Gloucester Township Elementary School

Gloucester Township Elementary School operates as a close-knit primary school in BLACKWOOD, New Jersey, one of the schools within Gloucester Township Public Schools. Current enrollment sits at 222 students spanning grades K through 5. By comparison, New Jersey's public schools average about 405 students each, so Gloucester Township Elementary School sits 45% smaller than that benchmark.

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

Looking at the student body, Gloucester Township Elementary School reports that 62% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school lists 14% Hispanic, 12% Black, 6% multiracial, 5% Asian.

On the income-and-resources front, Gloucester Township Elementary School records 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.4:1, putting Gloucester Township Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 39% of students at Gloucester Township Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Camden County (around 50%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Gloucester Township Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 44.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 39.4%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Camden County) logs that median household earnings sit near $88,755, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Gloucester Township Elementary School is one of 158 public schools in Camden County (combined enrollment of about 82,104 students).

Blackwood Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Gloucester Township Elementary School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Gloucester Township Elementary School at 4th of 9; the average score across the group is 34.3%.

Gloucester Township Elementary School operates from a commuter-belt location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 10%: 247 students in 2018 compared to 222 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 75% to 62% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 14.5:1 in 2018 to 13.1:1 today.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.