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Which teacher or staff member at Henry B. Wilson Family School deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
377
Elementary
DISTRICT 419 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CAMDEN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340264001406
Henry B. Wilson Family School
2250 South 8th Street, CAMDEN, NJ 08104 · (856) 966-3691 · Camden County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL377 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 0% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats 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
9.1:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.5:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
252 students
DISTRICT 55% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 26 | 7% |
| Grade 1 | 48 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 34 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 53 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 49 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 50 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 41 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 32 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 44 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (26) is 41% smaller than its 8th grade class (44).
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · 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
12.5%
NJ avg 53.1% . +2.1pp since 2023
Math
4.4%
NJ avg 41.6% . -0.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 13 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 4 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 have held steady.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 12.5% | 4.4% |
| 2023-24 | 10.4% | 4.8% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of NJ schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
6.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.6%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-23.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 7% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 30% typical for New Jersey schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Henry B. Wilson Family School
Henry B. Wilson Family School's state test result (6.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Henry B. Wilson Family School this school | 377 | 66.8% | 6.6% |
| Forest Hill School CAMDEN | 339 | 63.7% | 11.9% |
| Hawthorne Park Elementary School WILLINGBORO | 354 | 67.5% | 28.6% |
| Riletta Twyne Cream Early Childhood Center CAMDEN | 349 | 73.6% | 15.6% |
| J.C.Stuart ECDC Willingboro | 365 | 64.1% | N/A |
| Twin Hills Elementary School WILLINGBORO | 332 | 69.0% | 25.1% |
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 Henry B. Wilson Family School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Camden County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 6.6% | #1,279 of 1,290 | #84 of 85 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 4.4% | #1,316 of 1,319 ▼ 10 | #84 of 85 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 12.5% | #1,288 of 1,319 ▲ 1 | #84 of 85 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 377 | #778 of 1,562 | #43 of 95 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.1:1 | #150 of 1,390 | #11 of 77 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.6% | #902 of 1,392 | #59 of 77 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 66.8% | #392 of 1,481 | #16 of 91 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -40.2% | #20 of 798 | #2 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
377
-160 (-30%) vs 2020
-33% since 1990-91, when it was 564
Student : Teacher
9.1:1
was 12.8:1
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 | 377 | 41.5 | 9.1:1 | 67% (252) |
| 2023-24 | 416 | 47 | 8.8:1 | 68% (282) |
| 2022-23 | 448 | 44 | 10.2:1 | 81% (365) |
| 2020-21 | 537 | 42 | 12.8:1 | 76% (408) |
| 2017-18 | 630 | 49.5 | 12.7:1 | 74% (466) |
| 2015-16 | 596 | 40 | 14.9:1 | 71% (422) |
| 2010-11 | 522 | 41 | 12.7:1 | 99% (519) |
| 2000-01 | 374 | 28 | 13.4:1 | 93% (346) |
| 1990-91 | 564 | 28 | 20.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Henry B. Wilson Family School.
Since 2017-18: students down 40% (630 to 377); teachers down 16% (49.5 to 41.5).
About Henry B. Wilson Family School
Among the schools in CAMDEN, New Jersey, is Henry B. Wilson Family School, a medium-sized elementary school. The school counts 377 students across kindergarten through 8.
Henry B. Wilson Family School falls under Camden City School District, which has 16 schools enrolling 5,871 students.
Black students make up a majority at Henry B. Wilson Family School, at 65%. The remaining shares are 33% Hispanic. Census estimates put the Black share of Camden County's population at about 19%. Henry B. Wilson Family School's diversity index is 47%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school reported 41.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 9.1:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 11.4:1 average for elementary schools in New Jersey. Eligible students account for 67% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. It compares with 50% for public schools in Camden County.
The allk12 Grade for Henry B. Wilson Family School is F. Compared with New Jersey public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 0% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests, 6.6%, is 23.0 points below the 29.6% the model predicts from its free or reduced-price lunch share. That result is in the bottom 10% of New Jersey schools.
Camden County census figures show that the median household income is $88,755, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. Camden County is home to 158 public schools and about 82,104 public school students.
The nearest public school is Morgan Village Middle School, at about 0.2 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Henry B. Wilson Family School places 8th of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Its NCES locale code is City: Small: the school is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Federal data show a 30% enrollment decrease, from 537 in 2020-21 to 377 in 2024-25. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 12.8:1 to 9.1:1.
Questions about school safety, transportation, and start times can be posted here. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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
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Nearby schools
- Morgan Village Middle School0.2 mi · 203
- Riletta Twyne Cream Early Childhood Center0.4 mi · 349
- Camden Prep Inc.0.7 mi · 1,498
- Yorkship Elementary School0.9 mi · 310
- Woodlynne Boro Public School1.0 mi · 407
- Thomas Sharp Elementary School1.2 mi · 211
Frequently asked questions
About Henry B. Wilson Family SchoolHow many students attend Henry B. Wilson Family School?
Henry B. Wilson Family School enrolls approximately 377 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does Henry B. Wilson Family School serve?
Henry B. Wilson Family School serves grades KG-08.
How many students per teacher at Henry B. Wilson Family School?
Approximately 9.1:1 students per teacher at Henry B. Wilson Family School.
How diverse is Henry B. Wilson Family School?
Henry B. Wilson Family School reports a student body of 1% White, 33% Hispanic, 65% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Henry B. Wilson Family School?
Henry B. Wilson Family School is overseen by Camden City School District in Camden County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.