Joyce Kilmer Elementary School

Located at 2900 Chapel Ave., in CHERRY HILL, New Jersey, Joyce Kilmer Elementary School is a mid-tier elementary campus that teaches 412 students (grades K through 5), run under Cherry Hill School District.

Cherry Hill School District runs 19 schools in total, collectively educating 10,653 students. Joyce Kilmer Elementary School is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Joyce Kilmer Elementary School reports that the largest single group is White at 39%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school records 23% Hispanic, 17% Asian, 13% Black, 7% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 55% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Joyce Kilmer Elementary School has 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.3:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 11.4:1 average. Roughly 34% of students at Joyce Kilmer 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 meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Joyce Kilmer Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 47.6%, the actual is 38.7%, a residual of -8.8 points.

In the broader community, Camden County reports that 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. In all, Camden County runs 158 public schools (combined enrollment of about 82,104 students), of which Joyce Kilmer Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Clara Barton Elementary School, roughly 0.5 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Joyce Kilmer Elementary School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Joyce Kilmer Elementary School at 4th of 8; the average score across the group is 37.8%.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.

Looking at the recent track record. Joyce Kilmer Elementary School's enrollment has fell 10% since 2018, when it stood at 457 (now 412). White enrollment moved from 45% to 39% across the same window.

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