James A. Garfield Elementary School

Set in COLLINGSWOOD, New Jersey, James A. Garfield Elementary School is a minimally staffed elementary school, part of Collingswood Public School District. It hosts 128 students across grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 405 students per school, that is 68% smaller than typical.

Within Collingswood Public School District, which oversees 9 schools and 2,205 students, James A. Garfield Elementary School is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, James A. Garfield Elementary School reports that White students make up the majority at 62%. Other groups include 17% Hispanic, 9% Black, 6% multiracial, 5% Asian.

On the resource side, On paper, James A. Garfield Elementary School has 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.1:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 26% of students at James A. Garfield Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Camden County runs at roughly 50%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, James A. Garfield Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 52.0%, the actual is 63.9%, a residual of +11.9 points.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Camden County put median household earnings sit near $88,755, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Camden County's 158 public schools (combined enrollment of about 82,104 students), James A. Garfield Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Mark Newbie Elementary School, roughly 0.3 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around James A. Garfield Elementary School. On composite proficiency, James A. Garfield Elementary School comes 2nd of 8 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 48.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Looking at the recent track record. James A. Garfield Elementary School's enrollment has declined 7% since 2018, when it stood at 137 (now 128). Over the same period, the White share grew from 42% to 62%.

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