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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DEPTFORD TOWNSHIP PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340390002518

Good Intent Elementary School

1555 GOOD INTENT RD, DEPTFORD, NJ 08096 · (856) 232-2737 · Gloucester County
GRADES 01–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL327 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 32% of New Jersey public elementary schools
  • B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • C-Beats 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

Enrollment
327
Elementary
DISTRICT 351 · STATE 405
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
31%
101 students
DISTRICT 36% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 16319%
Grade 27222%
Grade 37222%
Grade 45316%
Grade 56720%

This year's 1st grade class (63) is 6% smaller than its 5th grade class (67).

Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 71% · US 70%
White
18857%
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 37% · US 43%
Hispanic
5818%
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 35% · US 30%
Black
4313%
DISTRICT 20% · STATE 14% · US 15%
Asian
165%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 10% · US 6%
Two+
227%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 3% · US 5%
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
Male
18256%
Female
14544%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Good Intent Elementary School→Deptford Township Middle School→Deptford Township High School
Based on grade levels within Deptford Township Public School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding Expectations
English Language Arts
47.6%
NJ avg 53.1% . -1.0pp since 2023
Math
41.8%
NJ avg 41.6% . -1.2pp since 2023

What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 1 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.

NJSLA results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2547.6%41.8%
2023-2448.6%43.0%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
42.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.3%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.4pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 Good Intent Elementary School

Good Intent Elementary School's state test result (42.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 3 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Good Intent Elementary School this school32730.9%42.8%
Central Early Childhood Center
DEPTFORD
31028.4%N/A
Parkview Elementary School
STRATFORD
35727.5%45.5%
Pine Acres Early Childhood Center
WENONAH
29831.5%N/A
Gibbsboro Elementary School
GIBBSBORO
28128.1%36.8%
Aura Elementary School
GLASSBORO
35030.0%46.8%
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 Good Intent Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn New JerseyIn Gloucester County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
42.8%#687 of 1,290#21 of 35
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
41.8%#751 of 1,319
▼ 55
#23 of 35
▼ 4
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
47.6%#776 of 1,319
▼ 75
#18 of 35
▼ 1
Enrollment
ranked largest first
327#996 of 1,562#33 of 48
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
11.1:1#629 of 1,390#21 of 45
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
61.4%#445 of 1,392#16 of 45
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
30.9%#840 of 1,481#24 of 48
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-7.4%#518 of 798#12 of 21
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 2024-25
Enrollment
327
-7 (-2%) vs 2020
-31% since 1990-91, when it was 475
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
was 10.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2532729.511.1:131% (101)
2023-2433331.610.5:126% (87)
2022-2332431.610.3:129% (95)
2020-213343110.8:126% (88)
2017-1835331.611.2:145% (158)
2015-163573310.8:146% (165)
2010-114072119.4:137% (152)
2000-014732518.9:131% (148)
1990-914752221.6:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Good Intent Elementary School.

Since 2017-18: students down 7% (353 to 327); teachers down 7% (31.6 to 29.5).

About Good Intent Elementary School

Good Intent Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school in DEPTFORD, New Jersey, under Deptford Township Public School District. Enrollment totals 327 students across grades 1 through 5.

Deptford Township Public School District is made up of 8 schools with 4,096 students in all.

Federal enrollment data show Good Intent Elementary School is 57% White. The next largest groups are 18% Hispanic, 13% Black, 7% multiracial, and 5% Asian. The school's White share is 18 points below the 76% share among Gloucester County residents. A diversity index of 61% means there is a 61% chance two randomly chosen students at Good Intent Elementary School are from different groups.

Classroom staffing at Good Intent Elementary School totals 29.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 11.1:1. The ratio is within a point of the 11.4:1 average for elementary schools in New Jersey. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Good Intent Elementary School is about 31%. Public schools in Gloucester County average a similar 32%.

On the allk12 Grade, Good Intent Elementary School lands at C, ahead of 32% of New Jersey public elementary schools.

The model predicts 49.3% for a school in New Jersey with Good Intent Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Good Intent Elementary School posts 42.8%.

Census data for Gloucester County show median household income comes to about $105,115, about 37% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. The county has 86 public schools and about 46,080 students.

Good Intent Elementary School's nearest public school is Deptford Township High School (about 0.3 miles). The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Good Intent Elementary School is 3rd of 7 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.

Locale data from NCES put Good Intent Elementary School in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).

Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 334 to 327, a small change.

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Gloucester County at a glance

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Population
306,954
Census ACS
Median income
$105,115
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
86
46,080 students

Quick facts

School name
Good Intent Elementary School
District
Deptford Township Public School District
Address
1555 GOOD INTENT RD, DEPTFORD, NJ 08096
Phone
(856) 232-2737
County
Gloucester County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
01–05
Total enrollment
327
Teachers (FTE)
30
Student–teacher ratio
11.1:1
Free and reduced lunch
101 (31%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
340390002518
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Good Intent Elementary School
What is the total enrollment at Good Intent Elementary School?
Good Intent Elementary School enrolls approximately 327 students in grades 01-05.
Is Good Intent Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Good Intent Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades 01-05.
How many students per teacher at Good Intent Elementary School?
Approximately 11.1:1 students per teacher at Good Intent Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Good Intent Elementary School?
At Good Intent Elementary School, the student body is approximately 57% White, 18% Hispanic, 13% Black, 5% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Good Intent Elementary School in?
Good Intent Elementary School is part of Deptford Township Public School District.
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