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What's something James Johnson Elementary School does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
457
Elementary
DISTRICT 378 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHERRY HILL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340300001446
James Johnson Elementary School
500 Kresson Rd., CHERRY HILL, NJ 08034 · (856) 428-8848 · Camden County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL457 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
29%
132 students
DISTRICT 24% · 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 | 66 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 80 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 71 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 78 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 88 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 74 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (66) is 11% smaller than its 5th grade class (74).
Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · 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
52.3%
NJ avg 53.1% . -4.4pp since 2023
Math
53.6%
NJ avg 41.6% . +2.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 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 up about 3 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 52.3% | 53.6% |
| 2023-24 | 56.7% | 50.9% |
% 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
49.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.4%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 Johnson Elementary School
James Johnson Elementary School's state test result (49.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Johnson Elementary School this school | 457 | 28.9% | 49.5% |
| Clara Barton Elementary School CHERRY HILL | 494 | 31.4% | 49.4% |
| Kingston Elementary School CHERRY HILL | 417 | 32.9% | 49.2% |
| Raymond E. Voorhees Elementary School OLD BRIDGE | 424 | 25.9% | 57.1% |
| Joyce Kilmer Elementary School CHERRY HILL | 412 | 34.0% | 38.7% |
| Thomas G. Connors Elementary School HOBOKEN | 353 | 31.7% | 64.3% |
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 Johnson Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Camden County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.5% | #530 of 1,290 | #30 of 85 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.6% | #517 of 1,319 ▲ 10 | #31 of 85 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.3% | #645 of 1,319 ▼ 105 | #36 of 85 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 457 | #523 of 1,562 | #25 of 95 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #1,161 of 1,390 | #62 of 77 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.5% | #134 of 1,392 | #12 of 77 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 28.9% | #874 of 1,481 | #58 of 91 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.3% | #369 of 545 | #27 of 40 |
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
457
+21 (+5%) vs 2020
+10% since 1990-91, when it was 414
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 13.2:1
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 | 457 | 34 | 13.4:1 | 29% (132) |
| 2023-24 | 441 | 31 | 14.2:1 | 28% (122) |
| 2022-23 | 462 | 33 | 14.0:1 | 29% (135) |
| 2020-21 | 436 | 33 | 13.2:1 | 31% (134) |
| 2017-18 | 434 | 29 | 15.0:1 | 33% (144) |
| 2015-16 | 414 | 29 | 14.3:1 | 33% (135) |
| 2010-11 | 437 | 25 | 17.5:1 | 23% (102) |
| 2000-01 | 457 | 23 | 19.9:1 | 12% (54) |
| 1990-91 | 414 | 21 | 19.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for James Johnson Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (434 to 457); teachers up 17% (29 to 34).
About James Johnson Elementary School
James Johnson Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school found in CHERRY HILL, New Jersey. It offers kindergarten through 5 and has 457 students enrolled.
Cherry Hill School District has 10,653 students spread across 19 schools.
White students make up 46% of enrollment at James Johnson Elementary School, the largest share of any group. Beyond that, enrollment is 22% Hispanic, 15% Asian, 8% Black, and 8% multiracial. In Camden County overall, about 55% of residents are White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 71, compared with 70 nationally.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 13.4:1. The school has 34 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across elementary schools in New Jersey, the average ratio is 11.4:1. Federal data show 29% of students (132) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 21 points below the 50% average for public schools in Camden County.
A school with James Johnson Elementary School's lunch-eligibility share in New Jersey is predicted to score 50.4%. James Johnson Elementary School scores 49.5%, within a point of that line.
Census data for Camden County show the median household earns about $88,755 a year, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. There are 158 public schools in the county, enrolling about 82,104, James Johnson Elementary School among them.
Measured in a straight line, Rosa International Middle School is about 0.4 miles from James Johnson Elementary School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Nearby schools with test data average 68.2% proficiency; James Johnson Elementary School posts 49.5%.
Under the NCES locale system, James Johnson Elementary School is Suburb: Large.
Enrollment was 457 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 436.
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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 Cherry Hill School District
- Cherry Hill High School EastHigh · 2,120 students
- Cherry Hill High School WestHigh · 1,287 students
- John A. Carusi Middle SchoolMiddle · 859 students
- Rosa International Middle SchoolMiddle · 745 students
- Henry C. Beck Middle SchoolMiddle · 701 students
- Clara Barton Elementary SchoolElementary · 494 students
Other schools in CHERRY HILL
- Cherry Hill High School EastHigh · 2,120 students
- Cherry Hill High School WestHigh · 1,287 students
- John A. Carusi Middle SchoolMiddle · 859 students
- Rosa International Middle SchoolMiddle · 745 students
- Henry C. Beck Middle SchoolMiddle · 701 students
- Clara Barton Elementary SchoolElementary · 494 students
Nearby schools
- Rosa International Middle School0.4 mi · 745
- A. Russell Knight Elementary School0.8 mi · 456
- Estelle V. Malberg Early Childhood Center1.1 mi · 174
- Woodcrest Elementary School1.2 mi · 374
- Haddonfield Memorial High School1.5 mi · 827
- Haddonfield Middle School1.6 mi · 631
Frequently asked questions
About James Johnson Elementary SchoolHow many students attend James Johnson Elementary School?
James Johnson Elementary School enrolls approximately 457 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does James Johnson Elementary School serve?
James Johnson Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many teachers does James Johnson Elementary School have?
James Johnson Elementary School employs 34 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.4:1.
How diverse is James Johnson Elementary School?
James Johnson Elementary School reports a student body of 46% White, 22% Hispanic, 8% Black, 15% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees James Johnson Elementary School?
James Johnson Elementary School is overseen by Cherry Hill School District in Camden County.
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