Loring Flemming Elementary School

As a substantial elementary campus in BLACKWOOD, New Jersey, Loring Flemming Elementary School enrolls 629 students from grades K through 5, part of Gloucester Township Public Schools. Enrollment runs roughly 55% larger than the state mean of about 405.

Gloucester Township Public Schools runs 11 schools in total, collectively educating 6,502 students. Loring Flemming Elementary School is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Loring Flemming Elementary School reports that 40% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest consists of 25% Black, 22% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 5% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 55% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 52 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.0:1. The state averages about 11.4:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 47% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Loring Flemming Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 40.7%, the actual is 36.4%, a residual of -4.3 points.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Camden County indicate median household income runs about $88,755, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Loring Flemming Elementary School is one of 158 public schools in Camden County (combined enrollment of about 82,104 students).

Glen Landing Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Loring Flemming Elementary School. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Loring Flemming Elementary School ranks 4th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 32.7%.

The school occupies a residential site.

Looking at the recent track record. Loring Flemming Elementary School's enrollment has decreased 10% since 2018, when it stood at 698 (now 629). Over the same period, the White share shrank from 53% to 40%.

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