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Best kept secret at Lake Tract Elementary School?
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Enrollment
409
Elementary
DISTRICT 351 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DEPTFORD TOWNSHIP PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340390002520
Lake Tract Elementary School
690 ISZARD RD, DEPTFORD, NJ 08096 · (856) 686-2240 · Gloucester County
GRADES 01–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL409 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 13% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
156 students
DISTRICT 36% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 1 | 72 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 73 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 88 | 22% |
| Grade 4 | 86 | 21% |
| Grade 5 | 90 | 22% |
This year's 1st grade class (72) is 20% smaller than its 5th grade class (90).
Student demographics
69%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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Deptford Township Public School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
38.8%
NJ avg 53.1% . +5.2pp since 2023
Math
31.4%
NJ avg 41.6% . -4.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 38.8% | 31.4% |
| 2023-24 | 33.6% | 35.6% |
% 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
33.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.3%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 Lake Tract Elementary School
Lake Tract Elementary School's state test result (33.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Tract Elementary School this school | 409 | 38.1% | 33.1% |
| Bobby's Run Elementary School LUMBERTON | 457 | 35.7% | 35.5% |
| Magnolia MAGNOLIA | 396 | 43.9% | 34.8% |
| M. Joan Pearson School DELANCO | 355 | 46.5% | 19.6% |
| Ashbrook Elementary School LUMBERTON | 371 | 29.6% | N/A |
| Union Valley Elementary School SICKLERVILLE | 530 | 34.3% | 42.9% |
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 Lake Tract Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Gloucester County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.1% | #905 of 1,290 | #26 of 35 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.4% | #946 of 1,319 ▼ 120 | #31 of 35 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.8% | #957 of 1,319 ▲ 51 | #26 of 35 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 409 | #673 of 1,562 | #24 of 48 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.8:1 | #816 of 1,390 | #31 of 45 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.8% | #194 of 1,392 | #9 of 45 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 38.1% | #735 of 1,481 | #15 of 48 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.2% | #246 of 798 | #6 of 21 |
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
409
+27 (+7%) vs 2020
-21% since 1990-91, when it was 521
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 10.9:1
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 | 409 | 34.8 | 11.8:1 | 38% (156) |
| 2023-24 | 411 | 34.3 | 12.0:1 | 36% (150) |
| 2022-23 | 411 | 35.3 | 11.6:1 | 36% (149) |
| 2020-21 | 382 | 35 | 10.9:1 | 45% (172) |
| 2017-18 | 488 | 37.3 | 13.1:1 | 40% (197) |
| 2015-16 | 509 | 36 | 14.1:1 | 39% (196) |
| 2010-11 | 456 | 21 | 21.7:1 | 29% (133) |
| 2000-01 | 449 | 29 | 15.5:1 | 30% (136) |
| 1990-91 | 521 | 25 | 20.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lake Tract Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (488 to 409); teachers down 7% (37.3 to 34.8).
About Lake Tract Elementary School
Lake Tract Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school based in DEPTFORD, New Jersey. The latest federal count shows 409 students in grades 1 through 5.
Deptford Township Public School District is the district for Lake Tract Elementary School. It has 8 schools and 4,096 students.
White students are the largest group at Lake Tract Elementary School, with 47% of enrollment. The next largest groups are 25% Black, 15% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 4% Asian. The school's White share is 29 points below the 76% share among Gloucester County residents. By the diversity index, Lake Tract Elementary School comes in at 69%.
Teacher staffing is 34.8 full-time equivalents, or about 11.8 students per teacher. Elementary schools in New Jersey have a similar average ratio of 11.4:1. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 38%.
allk12 grades Lake Tract Elementary School a D. The grade compares the school only with New Jersey public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 33.1%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 45.3%.
County data help place the school in context: in Gloucester County, median household income is about $105,115, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 37% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 5%. The public schools of Gloucester County number 86 and enroll about 46,080.
Nearest public school: Gateway Regional High School, about 0.5 miles away. The five-mile area around Lake Tract Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools. Lake Tract Elementary School ranks 4th of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 33.1% against a local average of 31.2%.
Locale data from NCES put Lake Tract Elementary School in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Lake Tract Elementary School went from 382 students to 409.
The Lake Tract Elementary School community page is open for posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Gloucester County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
306,954
Census ACS
Median income
$105,115
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
86
46,080 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Deptford Township Public School District
- Deptford Township High SchoolHigh · 1,098 students
- Deptford Township Middle SchoolMiddle · 895 students
- Shady Lane Elementary SchoolElementary · 422 students
- Oak Valley Elementary SchoolElementary · 337 students
- Good Intent Elementary SchoolElementary · 327 students
- Central Early Childhood CenterElementary · 310 students
Other schools in DEPTFORD
- Deptford Township High SchoolHigh · 1,098 students
- Good Intent Elementary SchoolElementary · 327 students
- Central Early Childhood CenterElementary · 310 students
Nearby schools
- Gateway Regional High School0.5 mi · 862
- Woodbury Heights Elementary0.5 mi · 248
- Evergreen Avenue Elementary School1.1 mi · 310
- Central Early Childhood Center1.2 mi · 310
- West End Memorial Elementary School1.2 mi · 469
- Woodbury Jr-Sr High School1.2 mi · 818
Frequently asked questions
About Lake Tract Elementary SchoolHow large is Lake Tract Elementary School?
Lake Tract Elementary School enrolls approximately 409 students in grades 01-05.
What grades does Lake Tract Elementary School serve?
Lake Tract Elementary School serves grades 01-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lake Tract Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Lake Tract Elementary School is approximately 11.8:1 (35 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Lake Tract Elementary School?
Student demographics at Lake Tract Elementary School are roughly 47% White, 15% Hispanic, 25% Black, 4% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Lake Tract Elementary School in?
Lake Tract Elementary School is part of Deptford Township Public School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.