Enrollment
330
Elementary
DISTRICT 313 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PAULSBORO SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341272002612
Loudenslager Elementary School
100 BAIRD AVE, PAULSBORO, NJ 08066 · (856) 423-2228 · Gloucester County
GRADES 03–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL330 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 6% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- DTest 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
10.4:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.3:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
81%
268 students
DISTRICT 76% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 82 | 25% |
| Grade 4 | 86 | 26% |
| Grade 5 | 91 | 28% |
| Grade 6 | 71 | 22% |
Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · 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
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NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
17.3%
NJ avg 53.1% . +0.3pp since 2023
Math
15.5%
NJ avg 41.6% . +2.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 17 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 16 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 17.3% | 15.5% |
| 2023-24 | 17.0% | 13.2% |
% 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
13.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
21.7%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 13% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 22% 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 Loudenslager Elementary School
Loudenslager Elementary School's state test result (13.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loudenslager Elementary School this school | 330 | 81.2% | 13.5% |
| R. M. Bacon Elementary School MILLVILLE | 284 | 83.1% | 14.8% |
| Billingsport Elementary School PAULSBORO | 296 | 77.0% | N/A |
| Ola Edwards Community School HILLSIDE | 391 | 82.9% | 34.3% |
| Holly Heights Elementary School MILLVILLE | 466 | 82.6% | 17.1% |
| Paul W Carleton PENNS GROVE | 322 | 74.5% | 13.4% |
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 Loudenslager Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Gloucester County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 13.5% | #1,218 of 1,290 | #35 of 35 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 15.5% | #1,210 of 1,319 no change | #35 of 35 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 17.3% | #1,255 of 1,319 ▼ 12 | #35 of 35 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 330 | #985 of 1,562 | #32 of 48 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.4:1 | #448 of 1,390 | #14 of 45 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.7% | #127 of 1,392 | #5 of 45 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 81.2% | #197 of 1,481 | #1 of 48 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +13.4% | #179 of 545 | #7 of 22 |
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
330
-21 (-6%) vs 2020
-4% since 1990-91, when it was 344
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
was 12.5:1
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 | 330 | 31.8 | 10.4:1 | 81% (268) |
| 2023-24 | 351 | 32.8 | 10.7:1 | 68% (240) |
| 2022-23 | 352 | 28.8 | 12.2:1 | 56% (197) |
| 2020-21 | 351 | 28 | 12.5:1 | 47% (166) |
| 2017-18 | 291 | 25 | 11.6:1 | 89% (258) |
| 2015-16 | 291 | 25 | 11.6:1 | 34% (99) |
| 2010-11 | 295 | 24 | 12.3:1 | 79% (232) |
| 2000-01 | 405 | 24 | 16.9:1 | 68% (276) |
| 1990-91 | 344 | 29 | 11.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Loudenslager Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 13% (291 to 330); teachers up 27% (25 to 31.8).
About Loudenslager Elementary School
Loudenslager Elementary School sits in PAULSBORO, New Jersey, and is classified as an elementary school. Enrollment is 330 students in 2024-25, and the school serves grades 3 through 6.
Loudenslager Elementary School is among 4 schools run by Paulsboro School District, which serves 1,171 students.
Loudenslager Elementary School has no majority group; Black students are the largest, at 41%. Beyond that, enrollment is 29% Hispanic, 17% White, and 12% multiracial. In Gloucester County overall, about 11% of residents are Black. Loudenslager Elementary School's diversity index is 71%, against a US figure of 70%.
Its teaching staff equals 31.8 full-time positions, a ratio of 10.4:1. That is lower than the 11.4:1 average for elementary schools in New Jersey. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 81%. The gap from the 32% average for public schools in Gloucester County is 49 points.
Measured against New Jersey public elementary schools, Loudenslager Elementary School receives a D. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Loudenslager Elementary School falls in the middle 80% of New Jersey schools: 13.5% actual against 21.7% predicted.
Census Bureau estimates for Gloucester County show that the median household income is $105,115, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 37%, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Loudenslager Elementary School is one of 86 public schools in the county.
The next-closest public school is Paulsboro Junior High School, about 0.8 miles away. Loudenslager Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Loudenslager Elementary School ranks 5th of 7 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 13.5% against a local average of 31.5%.
Loudenslager Elementary School falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
2024-25 enrollment was 330, a 6% decrease from 351 in 2020-21. The number of students per teacher fell from 12.5 to 10.4 over 4 years.
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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 Paulsboro School District
- Paulsboro High SchoolHigh · 390 students
- Billingsport Elementary SchoolElementary · 296 students
- Paulsboro Junior High SchoolMiddle · 155 students
Other schools in PAULSBORO
- Paulsboro High SchoolHigh · 390 students
- Billingsport Elementary SchoolElementary · 296 students
- Paulsboro Junior High SchoolMiddle · 155 students
Nearby schools
- Paulsboro Junior High School0.8 mi · 155
- Paulsboro High School0.8 mi · 390
- Billingsport Elementary School1.1 mi · 296
- Nehaunsey Middle School1.5 mi · 137
- Broad Street Elementary School2.3 mi · 290
- Jeffrey Clark School2.6 mi · 469
Frequently asked questions
About Loudenslager Elementary SchoolHow large is Loudenslager Elementary School?
Loudenslager Elementary School enrolls approximately 330 students in grades 03-06.
What age range does Loudenslager Elementary School serve?
Loudenslager Elementary School serves students from grade 03 through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Loudenslager Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Loudenslager Elementary School is approximately 10.4:1 (32 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Loudenslager Elementary School?
At Loudenslager Elementary School, the student body is approximately 17% White, 29% Hispanic, 41% Black, 1% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Is Loudenslager Elementary School public or private?
Loudenslager Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Paulsboro School District.
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