Enrollment
222
Elementary
DISTRICT 508 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GLOUCESTER TOWNSHIP PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 340603001520
Gloucester Township Elementary School
270 SOUTH BLACK HORSE PIKE, BLACKWOOD, NJ 08012 · (856) 227-8845 · Camden County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL222 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 31% 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.
- CBeats 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
13.1:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.5:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
87 students
DISTRICT 46% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 36 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 29 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 31 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 41 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 43 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 42 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (36) is 14% smaller than its 5th grade class (42).
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · 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
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NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
49.2%
NJ avg 53.1% . +1.6pp since 2023
Math
44.7%
NJ avg 41.6% . +8.6pp 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 45 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 49.2% | 44.7% |
| 2023-24 | 47.6% | 36.1% |
% 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
39.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.7%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 Gloucester Township Elementary School
Gloucester Township Elementary School's state test result (39.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gloucester Township Elementary School this school | 222 | 39.2% | 39.4% |
| Red Bank Elementary School WEST DEPTFORD | 253 | 43.5% | N/A |
| Thomas Sharp Elementary School WEST COLLINGSWOOD | 211 | 44.1% | 28.0% |
| Ocean Avenue Elementary School NORTH MIDDLETOWN | 283 | 38.9% | 31.7% |
| Alpha Borough School ALPHA | 215 | 34.9% | 36.8% |
| Glendora Elementary School GLENDORA | 233 | 32.6% | 40.2% |
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 Gloucester Township Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Camden County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.4% | #761 of 1,290 | #47 of 85 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.7% | #698 of 1,319 ▲ 114 | #41 of 85 ▲ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.2% | #728 of 1,319 ▲ 3 | #41 of 85 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 222 | #1,351 of 1,562 | #75 of 95 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.1:1 | #1,104 of 1,390 | #59 of 77 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.7% | #594 of 1,392 | #40 of 77 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.2% | #721 of 1,481 | #44 of 91 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.1% | #424 of 798 | #17 of 37 |
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
222
-30 (-12%) vs 2020
-33% since 1990-91, when it was 330
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
was 14.8:1
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 | 222 | 17 | 13.1:1 | 39% (87) |
| 2023-24 | 235 | 17 | 13.8:1 | 34% (79) |
| 2022-23 | 244 | 17 | 14.3:1 | 33% (81) |
| 2020-21 | 252 | 17 | 14.8:1 | 34% (85) |
| 2017-18 | 247 | 17 | 14.5:1 | 40% (100) |
| 2015-16 | 249 | 18 | 13.8:1 | 45% (111) |
| 2010-11 | 282 | 14 | 20.1:1 | 32% (89) |
| 2000-01 | 312 | 14 | 22.3:1 | 23% (71) |
| 1990-91 | 330 | 14 | 23.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Gloucester Township Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (247 to 222); teachers unchanged (17 to 17).
About Gloucester Township Elementary School
Gloucester Township Elementary School sits in BLACKWOOD, New Jersey, and is classified as an elementary school. A total of 222 students attend the school, which covers kindergarten through 5. The average for elementary schools in New Jersey is about 405 students, so this school is 45% smaller than average.
The district, Gloucester Township Public Schools, has 6,502 students enrolled across 11 schools.
Gloucester Township Elementary School is 62% White by enrollment. Other reported shares: 14% Hispanic, 12% Black, 6% multiracial, and 5% Asian. Pick two students at random and there is a 58% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teacher staffing is 17 full-time equivalents, or about 13.1 students per teacher. This ratio sits 1.6 above the 11.4:1 average for elementary schools in New Jersey. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 39%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Camden County is 50%.
Measured against New Jersey public elementary schools, Gloucester Township Elementary School receives a C. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Test results at Gloucester Township Elementary School are 5.3 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (39.4% actual, 44.7% predicted).
In the county around the school, Camden County, the median household income is $88,755, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Camden County is home to 158 public schools and about 82,104 public school students.
The closest public school, Blackwood Elementary School, is about 0.6 miles from Gloucester Township Elementary School. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. By average proficiency, Gloucester Township Elementary School is 4th among 9 schools close by.
The federal government classifies Gloucester Township Elementary School's location as Suburb: Large.
Enrollment declined 12% from its 2020-21 level of 252. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 14.8:1 to 13.1:1.
Conversations here can range across school safety, transportation, and start times. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
Other schools in Gloucester Township Public Schools
- Ann A. Mullen Middle SchoolMiddle · 937 students
- Glen Landing Middle SchoolMiddle · 795 students
- Chews Elementary SchoolElementary · 716 students
- Charles W. Lewis Middle SchoolMiddle · 704 students
- Erial Elementary SchoolElementary · 643 students
- Loring Flemming Elementary SchoolElementary · 629 students
Other schools in BLACKWOOD
- Highland Regional High SchoolHigh · 1,150 students
- Glen Landing Middle SchoolMiddle · 795 students
- Chews Elementary SchoolElementary · 716 students
- Charles W. Lewis Middle SchoolMiddle · 704 students
- Loring Flemming Elementary SchoolElementary · 629 students
- Blackwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 574 students
Nearby schools
- Blackwood Elementary School0.6 mi · 574
- Highland Regional High School0.9 mi · 1,150
- Charles W. Lewis Middle School1.4 mi · 704
- Loring Flemming Elementary School1.9 mi · 629
- Glen Landing Middle School2.0 mi · 795
- Wedgwood Elementary School2.5 mi · 465
Frequently asked questions
About Gloucester Township Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Gloucester Township Elementary School?
Gloucester Township Elementary School enrolls approximately 222 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Gloucester Township Elementary School serve?
Gloucester Township Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Gloucester Township Elementary School have?
Gloucester Township Elementary School employs 17 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.1:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Gloucester Township Elementary School?
At Gloucester Township Elementary School, the student body is approximately 62% White, 14% Hispanic, 12% Black, 5% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Gloucester Township Elementary School public or private?
Gloucester Township Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Gloucester Township Public Schools.
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