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What tradition at Joyce Kilmer Elementary School should never be changed?
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Enrollment
412
Elementary
DISTRICT 378 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHERRY HILL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340300001452
Joyce Kilmer Elementary School
2900 Chapel Ave., CHERRY HILL, NJ 08002 · (856) 667-3903 · Camden County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL412 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
34%
140 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 | 77 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 64 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 65 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 66 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 62 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 78 | 19% |
Student demographics
74%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
45.7%
NJ avg 53.1% . -5.9pp since 2023
Math
34.5%
NJ avg 41.6% . -2.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 45.7% | 34.5% |
| 2023-24 | 51.6% | 37.2% |
% 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
38.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.6%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 →
Where Joyce Kilmer Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Camden County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.7% | #783 of 1,290 | #48 of 85 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.5% | #885 of 1,319 | #54 of 85 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.7% | #816 of 1,319 | #46 of 85 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 412 | #662 of 1,562 | #35 of 95 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #1,311 of 1,390 | #74 of 77 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 74.3% | #30 of 1,392 | #3 of 77 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.8% | #435 of 798 | #20 of 37 |
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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
412
-45 (-10%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 15.8:1
% White
39%
was 45%
% Hispanic
23%
was 17%
% Black
13%
was 11%
% Asian
17%
was 22%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 412 | 27 | 15.3:1 | 34% (140) |
| 2023-24 | 405 | 27 | 15.0:1 | 30% (123) |
| 2022-23 | 430 | 30 | 14.3:1 | 26% (113) |
| 2017-18 | 457 | 29 | 15.8:1 | 31% (141) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Joyce Kilmer Elementary School.
About Joyce Kilmer Elementary School
Located in CHERRY HILL, New Jersey, Joyce Kilmer Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school. The school runs kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 412 students.
Joyce Kilmer Elementary School falls under Cherry Hill School District, which has 19 schools enrolling 10,653 students.
At Joyce Kilmer Elementary School, White students make up the biggest share, 39%. Smaller groups are 23% Hispanic, 17% Asian, 13% Black, and 7% multiracial. County-wide, 55% of Camden County residents are White. A diversity index of 74% means there is a 74% chance two randomly chosen students at Joyce Kilmer Elementary School are from different groups.
Based on 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, Joyce Kilmer Elementary School has a ratio of 15.3:1. Compared with the 11.4:1 average for elementary schools in New Jersey, this school's ratio is higher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 34%. Across public schools in Camden County, the average is 50%.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 47.6% at Joyce Kilmer Elementary School; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 38.7%.
In Camden County, median household income comes to about $88,755, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. The county's public schools total 158, with about 82,104 students.
Joyce Kilmer Elementary School is about 0.5 miles from Clara Barton Elementary School, its nearest public school. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 38.7% is above the 37.8% average for nearby schools.
Under the NCES locale system, Joyce Kilmer Elementary School is Suburb: Large.
The school's enrollment decreased 10% from 2017-18 to 2024-25. By 2024-25, 39% of students were White, compared with 45% in 2017-18.
People who know Joyce Kilmer Elementary School can post here about open houses, carpools, and field trips. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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
- Clara Barton Elementary School0.5 mi · 494
- John A. Carusi Middle School0.6 mi · 859
- Cherry Hill High School West0.8 mi · 1,287
- Kingston Elementary School1.0 mi · 417
- Alternative High School1.2 mi · 32
- Thomas Paine Elementary School1.2 mi · 342
Frequently asked questions
About Joyce Kilmer Elementary SchoolHow large is Joyce Kilmer Elementary School?
Joyce Kilmer Elementary School enrolls approximately 412 students in grades KG-05.
Is Joyce Kilmer Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Joyce Kilmer Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Joyce Kilmer Elementary School have?
Joyce Kilmer Elementary School employs 27 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.3:1.
How diverse is Joyce Kilmer Elementary School?
Joyce Kilmer Elementary School reports a student body of 39% White, 23% Hispanic, 13% Black, 17% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Joyce Kilmer Elementary School?
Joyce Kilmer Elementary School is overseen by Cherry Hill School District in Camden County.
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