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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Hurffville Elementary School this year?
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Enrollment
544
Elementary
DISTRICT 450 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341707002650
Hurffville Elementary School
200 HURFFVILLE GRENLOCH RD, SEWELL, NJ 08080 · (856) 589-7459 · Gloucester County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL544 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.0:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
17%
93 students
DISTRICT 21% · 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 | 88 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 87 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 82 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 102 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 77 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 108 | 20% |
Student demographics
40%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 46% · 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
66.8%
NJ avg 53.1% . +3.7pp since 2023
Math
59.4%
NJ avg 41.6% . +0.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 66.8% | 59.4% |
| 2023-24 | 63.1% | 58.9% |
% 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
58.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.8%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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 →
Where Hurffville Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Gloucester County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.1% | #367 of 1,290 | #7 of 35 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.4% | #418 of 1,319 | #6 of 35 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.8% | #338 of 1,319 | #3 of 35 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 544 | #316 of 1,562 | #12 of 48 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.3:1 | #698 of 1,390 | #26 of 45 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.0% | #1,055 of 1,392 | #37 of 45 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +10.6% | #239 of 545 | #9 of 22 |
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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
544
+52 (+11%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
was 11.1:1
% White
76%
was 83%
% Hispanic
13%
was 3%
% Black
7%
was 8%
% Asian
2%
was 3%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 544 | 48.1 | 11.3:1 | 17% (93) |
| 2023-24 | 555 | 44.9 | 12.4:1 | 13% (74) |
| 2022-23 | 570 | 45.7 | 12.5:1 | 15% (86) |
| 2017-18 | 492 | 44.3 | 11.1:1 | 19% (95) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hurffville Elementary School.
About Hurffville Elementary School
Hurffville Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school serving families in SEWELL, New Jersey. The school enrolls 544 students in kindergarten through 5. On average, elementary schools in New Jersey enroll around 405, and this school is 34% larger than that mark.
Washington Township School District runs 16 schools with a combined 9,381 students. Hurffville Elementary School is one of them.
White students are 76% of those enrolled at Hurffville Elementary School. Other reported shares: 13% Hispanic, 7% Black, and 2% Asian. That is in line with Gloucester County, where about 76% of residents are White. A diversity index of 40% means there is a 40% chance two randomly chosen students at Hurffville Elementary School are from different groups.
Based on 48.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, Hurffville Elementary School has a ratio of 11.3:1. The ratio is within a point of the 11.4:1 average for elementary schools in New Jersey. Income data for the school show 17% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 32% average for public schools in Gloucester County, the school's rate is lower.
Hurffville Elementary School is 1.3 points above its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (58.1% versus 56.8%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in New Jersey.
The school's county is Gloucester County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $105,115 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 37% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 5%. Hurffville Elementary School shares Gloucester County with 85 other public schools.
Measured in a straight line, Chestnut Ridge Middle School is about 0.4 miles from Hurffville Elementary School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Among 8 nearby schools that report test results, Hurffville Elementary School ranks 1st on proficiency.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 544, up from 492 in 2017-18. Meanwhile, the Hispanic share grew from 3% to 13% of enrollment.
The discussion board for Hurffville Elementary School is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates 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 Washington Township School District
- Washington Township High SchoolHigh · 2,105 students
- Long Valley Middle SchoolMiddle · 625 students
- Chestnut Ridge Middle SchoolMiddle · 613 students
- Bells Elementary SchoolElementary · 571 students
- Whitman Elementary SchoolElementary · 566 students
- Bunker Hill Middle SchoolMiddle · 562 students
Other schools in SEWELL
- Washington Township High SchoolHigh · 2,105 students
- Gloucester County Institute of TechnologyHigh · 1,657 students
- Deptford Township Middle SchoolMiddle · 895 students
- Chestnut Ridge Middle SchoolMiddle · 613 students
- Bunker Hill Middle SchoolMiddle · 562 students
- Orchard Valley Middle SchoolMiddle · 529 students
Nearby schools
- Chestnut Ridge Middle School0.4 mi · 613
- Wedgwood Elementary School1.4 mi · 465
- Washington Township High School1.7 mi · 2,105
- Pitman Jr./Sr. High School1.8 mi · 471
- Sewell Elementary School1.9 mi · 273
- Bells Elementary School2.0 mi · 571
Frequently asked questions
About Hurffville Elementary SchoolHow large is Hurffville Elementary School?
Hurffville Elementary School enrolls approximately 544 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Hurffville Elementary School serve?
Hurffville Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Hurffville Elementary School?
Approximately 11.3:1 students per teacher at Hurffville Elementary School.
How diverse is Hurffville Elementary School?
Hurffville Elementary School reports a student body of 76% White, 13% Hispanic, 7% Black, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Hurffville Elementary School?
Hurffville Elementary School is overseen by Washington Township School District in Gloucester County.
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