Enrollment
149
Elementary
DISTRICT 168 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RUNNEMEDE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341443001652
Grade Downing Elementary School
3RD & CENTRAL AVES, RUNNEMEDE, NJ 08078 · (856) 939-4036 · Camden County
GRADES KG–03ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL149 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 15% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- CTest 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
17.5:1
9 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.4:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
68 students
DISTRICT 44% · 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 | 28 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 42 | 28% |
| Grade 2 | 44 | 30% |
| Grade 3 | 35 | 23% |
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Grade Downing Elementary School→Mary E. Volz Elementary School
Based on grade levels within Runnemede Public School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
23.5%
NJ avg 53.1% . -10.6pp since 2023
Math
29.4%
NJ avg 41.6% . -9.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 24 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 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 11 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 9 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 23.5% | 29.4% |
| 2023-24 | 34.1% | 38.7% |
% 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
31.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.2%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 Grade Downing Elementary School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grade Downing Elementary School this school | 149 | 45.6% | 31.4% |
| John C. Milanesi Elementary School BUENA | 192 | 50.5% | N/A |
| Thomas Sharp Elementary School WEST COLLINGSWOOD | 211 | 44.1% | 28.0% |
| Norma Elementary School PITTSGROVE | 145 | 37.2% | N/A |
| Highlands Elementary School HIGHLANDS | 153 | 43.1% | N/A |
| Gloucester Township Elementary School BLACKWOOD | 222 | 39.2% | 39.4% |
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 Grade Downing Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Camden County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.4% | #937 of 1,290 | #59 of 85 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.4% | #988 of 1,319 ▼ 217 | #61 of 85 ▼ 16 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 23.5% | #1,197 of 1,319 ▼ 199 | #73 of 85 ▼ 16 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 149 | #1,462 of 1,562 | #85 of 95 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 45.6% | #651 of 1,481 | #37 of 91 |
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
149
+9 (+6%) vs 2020
-43% since 1990-91, when it was 263
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
was 17.5:1
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 | 149 | 8.5 | 17.5:1 | 46% (68) |
| 2023-24 | 156 | 8.5 | 18.4:1 | 35% (54) |
| 2022-23 | 133 | 6.5 | 20.5:1 | 37% (49) |
| 2020-21 | 140 | 8 | 17.5:1 | 37% (52) |
| 2017-18 | 184 | 10.5 | 17.5:1 | 40% (74) |
| 2015-16 | 160 | 11 | 14.6:1 | 34% (55) |
| 2010-11 | 171 | 9 | 19.0:1 | 38% (65) |
| 2000-01 | 136 | 12 | 11.3:1 | 38% (51) |
| 1990-91 | 263 | 16 | 16.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Grade Downing Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (184 to 149); teachers down 19% (10.5 to 8.5).
About Grade Downing Elementary School
The public elementary school Grade Downing Elementary School is located in RUNNEMEDE, New Jersey. Students in kindergarten through 3 attend, and enrollment is 149 students. The school's enrollment is 63% smaller than the 405 average for elementary schools in New Jersey.
Runnemede Public School District includes 3 schools. Together they enroll 845 students.
At 57%, White students outnumber all other groups at Grade Downing Elementary School combined. The school is also 17% Hispanic, 10% Black, 9% Asian, and 6% multiracial. That is close to the 55% White share among all Camden County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at Grade Downing Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 62%.
Grade Downing Elementary School employs 8.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 17.5:1. That ratio is over the 11.4:1 average for elementary schools in New Jersey. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 46% in 2024-25.
Measured against New Jersey public elementary schools, Grade Downing 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.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Grade Downing Elementary School is 9.8 points below its prediction. Actual: 31.4%. Predicted: 41.2%.
Within Camden County, median household income is about $88,755, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. Federal data list 158 public schools in Camden County, with a combined enrollment of about 82,104.
The closest public school to Grade Downing Elementary School is Triton Regional High School, about 0.4 miles away. Within five miles of Grade Downing Elementary School, there are at least 8 other public schools. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, Grade Downing Elementary School ranks 7th on average proficiency.
Locale data from NCES put Grade Downing Elementary School in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).
The student count in 2024-25 was 149, 6% above the 140 of 2020-21.
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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 Runnemede Public School District
- Mary E. Volz Elementary SchoolMiddle · 510 students
- Aline Bingham Elementary SchoolElementary · 186 students
Other schools in RUNNEMEDE
- Triton Regional High SchoolHigh · 1,146 students
- Mary E. Volz Elementary SchoolMiddle · 510 students
- Aline Bingham Elementary SchoolElementary · 186 students
Nearby schools
- Triton Regional High School0.4 mi · 1,146
- Aline Bingham Elementary School0.4 mi · 186
- Mary E. Volz Elementary School0.6 mi · 510
- Glendora Elementary School0.9 mi · 233
- Ethel M Burke Elementary School1.0 mi · 222
- Chews Elementary School1.4 mi · 716
Frequently asked questions
About Grade Downing Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Grade Downing Elementary School?
Grade Downing Elementary School enrolls approximately 149 students in grades KG-03.
What age range does Grade Downing Elementary School serve?
Grade Downing Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 03.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Grade Downing Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Grade Downing Elementary School is approximately 17.5:1 (9 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Grade Downing Elementary School?
At Grade Downing Elementary School, the student body is approximately 57% White, 17% Hispanic, 10% Black, 9% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Grade Downing Elementary School public or private?
Grade Downing Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Runnemede Public School District.
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