Lawnside School District

Lawnside School District is a compact primary school in LAWNSIDE, New Jersey, overseen by Lawnside School District. The school enrolls 333 students in grades pre-K through 8.

Lawnside School District sits inside Lawnside School District, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

On the student-mix side, Lawnside School District logs that Black students make up the majority at 69%. The remainder reads as 22% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 3% White. The wider county runs roughly 19% Black, putting the school's mix visibly more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.4:1, putting Lawnside School District higher than the state norm the norm. Around 49% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, On a poverty-adjusted basis, Lawnside School District sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 39.4%; actual is 16.3%, a gap of -23.1 points.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Camden County put median household income runs about $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%. In all, Camden County runs 158 public schools (combined enrollment of about 82,104 students), of which Lawnside School District is one.

Magnolia is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Lawnside School District. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Lawnside School District ranks 9th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 44.7%.

Lawnside School District operates from a bedroom-community location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Lawnside School District's enrollment has grew 26% since 2018, when it stood at 264 (now 333). The Black share of enrollment ticked down from 81% to 69% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 10.2:1 in 2018 to 12.3:1 today.

On allk12, members of the Lawnside School District community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.