Lake Tract Elementary School

Lake Tract Elementary School, a moderately sized primary school in DEPTFORD, New Jersey, one of the schools within Deptford Township Public School District, serves 409 students, covering grades 1 through 5.

Deptford Township Public School District comprises 8 schools with combined enrollment of 4,096 students; Lake Tract Elementary School is among them.

In terms of who attends, Lake Tract Elementary School lists that the largest single group is White at 47%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school lists 25% Black, 15% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 4% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 76% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.8:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 38% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

With demographic context factored in, Lake Tract Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 45.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 33.1%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Gloucester County shows the typical household earns roughly $105,115 per year, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. In all, Gloucester County runs 86 public schools (combined enrollment of about 46,080 students), of which Lake Tract Elementary School is one.

Gateway Regional High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Lake Tract Elementary School ranks 4th on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 31.2%.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Lake Tract Elementary School has contracted 16%, going from 488 students in 2018 to 409 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share decreased from 53% to 47%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 13.1:1 in 2018 to 11.8:1 in 2025.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.