Magnolia

Magnolia, a moderately sized elementary campus in MAGNOLIA, New Jersey, overseen by Magnolia School District, caters to 396 students, covering grades pre-K through 8.

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

Demographically, Magnolia shows that 44% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school shows 22% Black, 21% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 3% Asian. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 55%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Magnolia has 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 9.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 11.4:1 average. Roughly 44% of students at Magnolia qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Magnolia performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 42.1%, the actual is 34.8%, a residual of -7.3 points.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Camden County) shows that median household income runs about $88,755, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Camden County's 158 public schools (combined enrollment of about 82,104 students), Magnolia is one campus in the mix.

Lawnside School District is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Magnolia ranks 4th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 35.7%.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 5%: 419 students in 2018 compared to 396 in 2025. The White share of enrollment decreased from 52% to 44% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 11.3:1 in 2018 to 9.7:1 in 2025.

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