James F. Cooper Elementary School

James F. Cooper Elementary School is a primary school of compact scale in CHERRY HILL, New Jersey, one of the schools within Cherry Hill School District, hosting 284 students in grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 405 students per school, that is 30% smaller than typical.

Across the 19 schools in Cherry Hill School District (10,653 students total), James F. Cooper Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, James F. Cooper Elementary School shows that the largest single group is White at 48%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder is composed of 20% Asian, 13% Black, 11% Hispanic, 8% multiracial.

On the resource side, On paper, James F. Cooper Elementary School has 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.8:1. The state averages about 11.4:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 24% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Camden County runs at roughly 50%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, James F. Cooper Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 52.9%; this one delivers 53.8%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Camden County indicate median household income runs about $88,755, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. James F. Cooper Elementary School is one of 158 public schools in Camden County (combined enrollment of about 82,104 students).

Richard Stockton Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around James F. Cooper Elementary School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts James F. Cooper Elementary School at 4th of 7; the average score across the group is 57.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Over the past 7-year window. James F. Cooper Elementary School's enrollment has climbed 21% since 2018, when it stood at 234 (now 284). Over the same period, the White share shrank from 59% to 48%.

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