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Honest take: what's the hardest part about being a student at Green-Fields Elementary School?
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Enrollment
479
Elementary
DISTRICT 402 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WEST DEPTFORD TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341743002666
Green-Fields Elementary School
15 HILL LANE, WOODBURY, NJ 08096 · (856) 845-7929 · Gloucester County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL479 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 35% 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
12.8:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
188 students
DISTRICT 37% · STATE 41%
Community
1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 82 | 17% |
| Kindergarten | 5 | 1% |
| Grade 1 | 3 | 1% |
| Grade 2 | 2 | 0% |
| Grade 3 | 185 | 39% |
| Grade 4 | 202 | 42% |
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · 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
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
40.0%
NJ avg 53.1% . +1.0pp since 2023
Math
42.5%
NJ avg 41.6% . -0.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 40.0% | 42.5% |
| 2023-24 | 39.0% | 43.1% |
% 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
41.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.7%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% 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 Green-Fields Elementary School
Green-Fields Elementary School's state test result (41.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green-Fields Elementary School this school | 479 | 39.2% | 41.1% |
| Oakview Elementary School WEST DEPTFORD | 475 | 34.5% | N/A |
| Beachwood Elementary School BEACHWOOD | 480 | 39.6% | 38.3% |
| Edith M. Griebling Elementary School FARMINGDALE | 457 | 37.6% | 43.7% |
| Waterford Elementary School Waterford | 431 | 34.6% | 41.2% |
| Thomas Jefferson Elementary School TURNERSVILLE | 511 | 35.2% | 45.5% |
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 Green-Fields Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Gloucester County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.1% | #719 of 1,290 | #23 of 35 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.5% | #728 of 1,319 ▼ 33 | #22 of 35 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #935 of 1,319 ▼ 34 | #24 of 35 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 479 | #456 of 1,562 | #14 of 48 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.8:1 | #1,048 of 1,390 | #40 of 45 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.6% | #763 of 1,392 | #27 of 45 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.2% | #720 of 1,481 | #13 of 48 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.2% | #689 of 798 | #18 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 2024-25Enrollment
479
+13 (+3%) vs 2020
-1% since 1990-91, when it was 483
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 12.6:1
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 | 479 | 37.5 | 12.8:1 | 39% (188) |
| 2023-24 | 522 | 39.5 | 13.2:1 | 30% (155) |
| 2022-23 | 504 | 40.5 | 12.4:1 | 28% (142) |
| 2020-21 | 466 | 37 | 12.6:1 | 29% (137) |
| 2017-18 | 495 | 37 | 13.4:1 | 27% (134) |
| 2015-16 | 516 | 33 | 15.6:1 | 31% (161) |
| 2010-11 | 555 | 28 | 19.8:1 | 22% (122) |
| 2000-01 | 528 | 27 | 19.6:1 | 14% (74) |
| 1990-91 | 483 | 24 | 20.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Green-Fields Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (495 to 479); teachers up 1% (37 to 37.5).
About Green-Fields Elementary School
Green-Fields Elementary School serves students in WOODBURY, New Jersey, as a medium-sized elementary school. The school enrolls 479 students, from pre-K through 4.
West Deptford Township School District, which runs Green-Fields Elementary School, has 5 schools and 2,816 students.
Roughly 67% of students at Green-Fields Elementary School are White. Other groups include 16% Hispanic, 10% Black, and 5% multiracial. By comparison, Gloucester County residents are about 76% White. Green-Fields Elementary School's diversity index is 52%, against a US figure of 70%.
A ratio of 12.8:1 comes from the school's 37.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is 1.3 students per teacher above the 11.4:1 average for elementary schools in New Jersey. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 39% in 2024-25.
Green-Fields Elementary School is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 35% of New Jersey public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Green-Fields Elementary School is -3.6 points: 41.1% actual, 44.7% predicted.
Federal survey data for Gloucester County show that the median household income is $105,115, about 37% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Gloucester County is home to 86 public schools and about 46,080 public school students.
The nearest other public school, Oak Valley Elementary School, is about 0.8 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Green-Fields Elementary School places 4th out of 8 schools in its immediate area.
Green-Fields Elementary School is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
The school enrolled 479 students in 2024-25, 13 more than the 466 it had in 2020-21.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Gloucester County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
Other schools in West Deptford Township School District
- West Deptford Middle SchoolMiddle · 859 students
- West Deptford High SchoolHigh · 750 students
- Oakview Elementary SchoolElementary · 475 students
- Red Bank Elementary SchoolElementary · 253 students
Other schools in WOODBURY
- Woodbury Jr-Sr High SchoolHigh · 818 students
- West End Memorial Elementary SchoolElementary · 469 students
- Evergreen Avenue Elementary SchoolElementary · 310 students
- Walnut Street SchoolElementary · 112 students
Nearby schools
- Oak Valley Elementary School0.8 mi · 337
- Woodbury Heights Elementary1.1 mi · 248
- West End Memorial Elementary School1.3 mi · 469
- Pine Acres Early Childhood Center1.4 mi · 298
- Lake Tract Elementary School1.4 mi · 409
- West Deptford Middle School1.4 mi · 859
Frequently asked questions
About Green-Fields Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Green-Fields Elementary School?
Green-Fields Elementary School enrolls approximately 479 students in grades PK-04.
What grades does Green-Fields Elementary School serve?
Green-Fields Elementary School serves grades PK-04.
How many teachers does Green-Fields Elementary School have?
Green-Fields Elementary School employs 38 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.8:1.
How diverse is Green-Fields Elementary School?
Green-Fields Elementary School reports a student body of 67% White, 16% Hispanic, 10% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Green-Fields Elementary School?
Green-Fields Elementary School is overseen by West Deptford Township School District in Gloucester County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.