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Kirby's Mill Elementary School

151 HARTFORD ROAD, MEDFORD, NJ 08055 · (609) 714-7014 · Burlington County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL402 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 83% 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.
  • B+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

Enrollment
402
Elementary
DISTRICT 392 · STATE 405
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
13%
54 students
DISTRICT 9% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K5012%
Kindergarten5915%
Grade 16115%
Grade 24812%
Grade 36817%
Grade 45614%
Grade 56015%

This year's kindergarten class (59) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (60).

Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 36% · STATE 71% · US 70%
White
26365%
DISTRICT 79% · STATE 37% · US 43%
Hispanic
359%
DISTRICT 9% · STATE 35% · US 30%
Black
225%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 14% · US 15%
Asian
6817%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 10% · US 6%
Two+
143%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 3% · US 5%
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
Male
19549%
Female
20751%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Kirby's Mill Elementary School→Haines Sixth Grade Center→Medford Memorial Middle School
Based on grade levels within Medford Township School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding Expectations
English Language Arts
72.7%
NJ avg 53.1% . +9.4pp since 2023
Math
71.3%
NJ avg 41.6% . +0.2pp since 2023

What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 73 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 71 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are up about 9 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.

NJSLA results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2572.7%71.3%
2023-2463.3%71.1%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
67.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.8%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.5pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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 Kirby's Mill Elementary School

Kirby's Mill Elementary School's state test result (67.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Kirby's Mill Elementary School this school40213.4%67.3%
Asher Holmes Elementary School
MORGANVILLE
44413.3%70.8%
Joyce Kilmer School
MAHWAH
39412.2%61.2%
Richard Stockton Elementary School
CHERRY HILL
3949.4%66.5%
Crim Primary School
Bridgewater
39610.6%69.5%
Woodcrest Elementary School
CHERRY HILL
37415.5%57.9%
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 Kirby's Mill Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn New JerseyIn Burlington County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
67.3%#192 of 1,290#6 of 56
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
71.3%#221 of 1,319
▼ 29
#6 of 56
▼ 1
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
72.7%#210 of 1,319
▲ 170
#6 of 56
▲ 3
Enrollment
ranked largest first
402#695 of 1,562#35 of 76
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
12.4:1#990 of 1,390#51 of 70
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
53.2%#718 of 1,392#50 of 70
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
13.4%#1,177 of 1,481#58 of 73
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+13.6%#173 of 545#14 of 32
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 2024-25
Enrollment
402
+102 (+34%) vs 2020
+12% since 2010-11, when it was 358
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
was 12.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2540232.312.4:113% (54)
2023-2437929.113.0:110% (38)
2022-2336526.114.0:15% (20)
2020-213002412.5:18% (25)
2017-1835427.312.9:110% (34)
2015-163242612.5:115% (47)
2010-113581622.4:19% (34)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kirby's Mill Elementary School.

Since 2017-18: students up 14% (354 to 402); teachers up 18% (27.3 to 32.3).

About Kirby's Mill Elementary School

Kirby's Mill Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school. Its address is in MEDFORD, New Jersey. The school serves pre-K through 5. Enrollment is 402 students.

In Medford Township School District, 7 schools enroll a combined 2,901 students.

At Kirby's Mill Elementary School, 65% of students are White. After that, the student body is 17% Asian, 9% Hispanic, 5% Black, and 3% multiracial. Census estimates put Burlington County at about 64% White, close to the school's figure. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 53%.

Teacher count: 32.3 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 12.4:1. The average for elementary schools in New Jersey, 11.4:1, is lower. Roughly 13% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Burlington County is 32%.

On the allk12 Grade, Kirby's Mill Elementary School lands at A-, ahead of 83% of New Jersey public elementary schools.

Kirby's Mill Elementary School's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (67.3%) and its predicted rate (58.8%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of New Jersey schools.

For the population of Burlington County, the median household earns about $108,111 a year, about 43% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Across Burlington County, 139 public schools serve about 69,020 students.

Measured in a straight line, Lenape High School is about 1.1 miles from Kirby's Mill Elementary School. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. On proficiency, Kirby's Mill Elementary School is ahead of the 54.7% nearby average, ranking 1st of 9.

For locale, NCES codes Kirby's Mill Elementary School as Suburb: Large.

In 2024-25, the school enrolled 402, up from 300 in 2020-21.

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Burlington County at a glance

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Population
467,805
Census ACS
Median income
$108,111
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
139
69,020 students

Quick facts

School name
Kirby's Mill Elementary School
District
Medford Township School District
Address
151 HARTFORD ROAD, MEDFORD, NJ 08055
Phone
(609) 714-7014
County
Burlington County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
402
Teachers (FTE)
32
Student–teacher ratio
12.4:1
Free and reduced lunch
54 (13%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
340987000540
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Medford Township School District
Other schools in MEDFORD
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Frequently asked questions

About Kirby's Mill Elementary School
How many students attend Kirby's Mill Elementary School?
Kirby's Mill Elementary School enrolls approximately 402 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Kirby's Mill Elementary School serve?
Kirby's Mill Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Kirby's Mill Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Kirby's Mill Elementary School is approximately 12.4:1 (32 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Kirby's Mill Elementary School?
At Kirby's Mill Elementary School, the student body is approximately 65% White, 9% Hispanic, 5% Black, 17% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Kirby's Mill Elementary School public or private?
Kirby's Mill Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Medford Township School District.
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