Enrollment
179
Elementary
STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAUREL SPRINGS SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340828001566
Laurel Springs School
623 GRAND AVENUE, LAUREL SPRINGS, NJ 08021 · (856) 783-1086 · Camden County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL179 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 51% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
14 FTE teachers
STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
25%
45 students
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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 13 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 25 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 19 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 22 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 26 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 21 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 26 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 27 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (25) is 7% smaller than its 6th grade class (27).
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
64.6%
NJ avg 53.1% . +2.1pp since 2023
Math
40.4%
NJ avg 41.6% . -10.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 11 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 64.6% | 40.4% |
| 2023-24 | 62.5% | 51.0% |
% 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
50.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.4%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 Laurel Springs School
Laurel Springs School's state test result (50.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laurel Springs School this school | 179 | 25.1% | 50.8% |
| Hazelwood Elementary School MIDDLESEX | 198 | 28.3% | 36.5% |
| Virgil I. Grissom Elementary School OLD BRIDGE | 211 | 27.0% | 47.3% |
| Clara Barton Elementary BORDENTOWN | 202 | 26.2% | N/A |
| Riverbank Charter School of Excellence Roebling | 158 | 23.4% | 76.8% |
| Deal Elementary School DEAL | 160 | 26.3% | 37.8% |
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 Laurel Springs School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Camden County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.8% | #504 of 1,290 | #28 of 85 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.4% | #783 of 1,319 ▼ 252 | #45 of 85 ▼ 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.6% | #391 of 1,319 ▲ 3 | #20 of 85 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 179 | #1,417 of 1,562 | #80 of 95 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 25.1% | #940 of 1,481 | #65 of 91 |
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
179
+12 (+7%) vs 2020
-1% since 1990-91, when it was 181
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 11.9:1
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 | 179 | 13.5 | 13.3:1 | 25% (45) |
| 2023-24 | 189 | 15.4 | 12.3:1 | 29% (55) |
| 2022-23 | 185 | 15.8 | 11.7:1 | 26% (48) |
| 2020-21 | 167 | 14 | 11.9:1 | 31% (51) |
| 2017-18 | 182 | 14.9 | 12.3:1 | 26% (47) |
| 2015-16 | 200 | 15 | 13.3:1 | 32% (63) |
| 2010-11 | 165 | 10 | 16.5:1 | 19% (32) |
| 2000-01 | 164 | 13 | 12.6:1 | 17% (28) |
| 1990-91 | 181 | 12 | 15.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Laurel Springs School.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (182 to 179); teachers down 9% (14.9 to 13.5).
About Laurel Springs School
Laurel Springs School serves students in LAUREL SPRINGS, New Jersey, as a small elementary school. The latest federal count shows 179 students in pre-K through 6. Against the 405-student average for elementary schools in New Jersey, enrollment here is 56% lower.
Laurel Springs School falls under Laurel Springs School District.
Laurel Springs School's enrollment is 58% White. Next come 16% Hispanic, 12% Black, 10% multiracial, and 4% Asian. The White share in Camden County as a whole is similar, at about 55%. By the diversity index, Laurel Springs School comes in at 61%.
The school reported 13.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 13.3:1. The 11.4:1 average for elementary schools in New Jersey is lower than this school's figure. Eligible students account for 25% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. Compared with the 50% average for public schools in Camden County, the school's rate is lower.
The allk12 Grade for Laurel Springs School is B-. Compared with New Jersey public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 51% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Compared with New Jersey schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Laurel Springs School's results are 1.6 points below predicted: 50.8% against 52.4%.
Among Camden County residents, median household income is about $88,755, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 158 public schools in Camden County, with a combined enrollment of about 82,104.
Lindenwold Preschool Building is the closest public school, about 0.5 miles away in a straight line. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, Laurel Springs School ranks 1st on average proficiency.
Laurel Springs School is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels Suburb: Large.
Laurel Springs School saw enrollment rise 7% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. Its ratio of students to teachers was 11.9:1 in 2020-21, and 13.3:1 in 2024-25.
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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
Nearby schools
- Lindenwold Preschool Building0.5 mi · 161
- Lindenwold Middle School0.9 mi · 896
- Samuel S. Yellin Elementary School1.0 mi · 527
- Lindenwold School Five1.1 mi · 596
- Lindenwold School Four1.4 mi · 657
- Sterling High School1.5 mi · 839
Frequently asked questions
About Laurel Springs SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Laurel Springs School?
Laurel Springs School enrolls approximately 179 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Laurel Springs School serve?
Laurel Springs School serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Laurel Springs School?
Approximately 13.3:1 students per teacher at Laurel Springs School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Laurel Springs School?
At Laurel Springs School, the student body is approximately 58% White, 16% Hispanic, 12% Black, 4% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees Laurel Springs School?
Laurel Springs School is overseen by Laurel Springs School District in Camden County.
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