Enrollment
128
Elementary
DISTRICT 143 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COLLINGSWOOD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340342001478
James A. Garfield Elementary School
480 HADDON AVE, COLLINGSWOOD, NJ 08108 · (856) 962-5705 · Camden County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL128 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 82% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats 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
12.1:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
26%
33 students
DISTRICT 25% · 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 | 21 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 24 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 24 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 25 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 19 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 15 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (21) is 40% larger than its 5th grade class (15).
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · 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
Based on grade levels within Collingswood 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
75.0%
NJ avg 53.1% . -4.3pp since 2023
Math
53.2%
NJ avg 41.6% . -15.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 75 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 15 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 75.0% | 53.2% |
| 2023-24 | 79.3% | 68.5% |
% 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
63.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.0%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 James A. Garfield Elementary School
James A. Garfield Elementary School's state test result (63.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| James A. Garfield Elementary School this school | 128 | 25.8% | 63.9% |
| Mark Newbie Elementary School COLLINGSWOOD | 136 | 28.7% | 59.0% |
| Ridge and Valley Charter School Frelinghuysen | 134 | 27.6% | 43.3% |
| Deal Elementary School DEAL | 160 | 26.3% | 37.8% |
| Laurel Springs School LAUREL SPRINGS | 179 | 25.1% | 50.8% |
| Riverbank Charter School of Excellence Roebling | 158 | 23.4% | 76.8% |
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 James A. Garfield Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Camden County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.9% | #268 of 1,290 | #13 of 85 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.2% | #527 of 1,319 ▼ 291 | #32 of 85 ▼ 20 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 75.0% | #167 of 1,319 ▼ 74 | #7 of 85 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 128 | #1,487 of 1,562 | #89 of 95 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 25.8% | #926 of 1,481 | #63 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
128
+6 (+5%) vs 2020
-29% since 1990-91, when it was 180
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
was 12.2:1
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 | 128 | 10.6 | 12.1:1 | 26% (33) |
| 2023-24 | 128 | 11.6 | 11.0:1 | 22% (28) |
| 2022-23 | 128 | 10.9 | 11.8:1 | 22% (28) |
| 2020-21 | 122 | 10 | 12.2:1 | 24% (29) |
| 2017-18 | 137 | 11.3 | 12.1:1 | 35% (48) |
| 2015-16 | 146 | 11 | 13.3:1 | 33% (48) |
| 2010-11 | 105 | 7 | 15.0:1 | 41% (43) |
| 2000-01 | 151 | 7 | 21.6:1 | 26% (40) |
| 1990-91 | 180 | 8 | 22.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for James A. Garfield Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (137 to 128); teachers down 6% (11.3 to 10.6).
About James A. Garfield Elementary School
The public elementary school James A. Garfield Elementary School is located in COLLINGSWOOD, New Jersey. The school enrolls 128 students in kindergarten through 5. That compares with an average of about 405 students for elementary schools in New Jersey.
Collingswood Public School District has a total of 9 schools and 2,205 students, James A. Garfield Elementary School among them.
Federal enrollment data show James A. Garfield Elementary School is 62% White. Other groups make up 17% Hispanic, 9% Black, 6% multiracial, and 5% Asian. A diversity index of 57% means there is a 57% chance two randomly chosen students at James A. Garfield Elementary School are from different groups.
There are 10.6 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 12.1:1. The average for elementary schools in New Jersey is about 11.4:1. Of all students at James A. Garfield Elementary School, 26% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Camden County is 50%.
James A. Garfield Elementary School holds an A- allk12 Grade, placing it above 82% of New Jersey public elementary schools.
James A. Garfield Elementary School is 11.9 points above its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (63.9% versus 52.0%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in New Jersey.
In the wider Camden County area, the median household earns about $88,755 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. James A. Garfield Elementary School shares Camden County with 157 other public schools.
Measured in a straight line, Mark Newbie Elementary School is about 0.3 miles from James A. Garfield Elementary School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, James A. Garfield Elementary School is 2nd of 8 on proficiency.
James A. Garfield Elementary School is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
A 5% rise took enrollment from 122 in 2020-21 to 128 in 2024-25.
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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 Collingswood Public School District
- Collingswood High SchoolHigh · 761 students
- Collingswood Middle SchoolMiddle · 446 students
- William P Tatem Elementary SchoolElementary · 248 students
- Thomas Sharp Elementary SchoolElementary · 211 students
- Zane North Elementary SchoolElementary · 174 students
- Mark Newbie Elementary SchoolElementary · 136 students
Other schools in COLLINGSWOOD
- Collingswood High SchoolHigh · 761 students
- Collingswood Middle SchoolMiddle · 446 students
- William P Tatem Elementary SchoolElementary · 248 students
- Zane North Elementary SchoolElementary · 174 students
- Mark Newbie Elementary SchoolElementary · 136 students
- Collingswood Pre Sch Penguins Childhood CenterElementary · 58 students
Other James A. Garfield Elementary schools
One other US public school is named James A. Garfield Elementary. James A. Garfield Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- James A. Garfield Elementary SchoolMarion, OH · 343 students
Nearby schools
- Mark Newbie Elementary School0.3 mi · 136
- Collingswood Middle School0.4 mi · 446
- Collingswood High School0.4 mi · 761
- Collingswood Pre Sch Penguins Childhood Center0.5 mi · 58
- William P Tatem Elementary School0.5 mi · 248
- Zane North Elementary School0.6 mi · 174
Frequently asked questions
About James A. Garfield Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at James A. Garfield Elementary School?
James A. Garfield Elementary School enrolls approximately 128 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does James A. Garfield Elementary School serve?
James A. Garfield Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does James A. Garfield Elementary School have?
James A. Garfield Elementary School employs 11 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.1:1.
How diverse is James A. Garfield Elementary School?
James A. Garfield Elementary School reports a student body of 62% White, 17% Hispanic, 9% Black, 5% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is James A. Garfield Elementary School in?
James A. Garfield Elementary School is part of Collingswood Public School District.
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