Laurel Springs School

Located at 623 GRAND AVENUE, in LAUREL SPRINGS, New Jersey, Laurel Springs School is a low-enrollment elementary school that serves 179 students (grades pre-K through 6), part of Laurel Springs School District. Compared to the state average of about 405 students per school, that is 56% below typical.

Laurel Springs School District is the operating authority for Laurel Springs School, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

In terms of who attends, Laurel Springs School shows that White students make up the majority at 58%. Beyond that, the school reports 16% Hispanic, 12% Black, 10% multiracial, 4% Asian. That composition is broadly in line with Camden County as a whole.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.3:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.4:1, putting Laurel Springs School higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 25% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Camden County runs at roughly 50%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Laurel Springs School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 52.4%, the actual is 50.8%, a residual of -1.6 points.

Across the wider county, census data for Camden County shows median household earnings sit near $88,755, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Across Camden County's 158 public schools (combined enrollment of about 82,104 students), Laurel Springs School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Lindenwold Preschool Building, around 0.5 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Laurel Springs School. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Laurel Springs School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 24.4%.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Laurel Springs School's enrollment has stayed largely flat since 2018, when it stood at 182 (now 179). The White share of enrollment declined from 78% to 58% over that span. Class-load math has grew: from 12.3:1 in 2018 to 13.3:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.