Enrollment
136
Elementary
DISTRICT 143 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COLLINGSWOOD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340342001480
Mark Newbie Elementary School
2 EAST BROWNING RD, COLLINGSWOOD, NJ 08108 · (856) 962-5706 · Camden County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL136 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 74% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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
10.8:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
29%
39 students
DISTRICT 25% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 21 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 26 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 24 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 21 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 21 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 23 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (21) is 9% smaller than its 5th grade class (23).
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · 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
Based on grade levels within Collingswood Public School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
65.6%
NJ avg 53.1% . -10.1pp since 2023
Math
56.3%
NJ avg 41.6% . -5.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 10 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 5 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 65.6% | 56.3% |
| 2023-24 | 75.7% | 61.4% |
% 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
59.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.5%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 Mark Newbie Elementary School
Mark Newbie Elementary School's state test result (59.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Newbie Elementary School this school | 136 | 28.7% | 59.0% |
| James A. Garfield Elementary School COLLINGSWOOD | 128 | 25.8% | 63.9% |
| Ridge and Valley Charter School Frelinghuysen | 134 | 27.6% | 43.3% |
| Deal Elementary School DEAL | 160 | 26.3% | 37.8% |
| Norma Elementary School PITTSGROVE | 145 | 37.2% | N/A |
| West Belmar Elementary School WALL | 171 | 33.3% | 60.8% |
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 Mark Newbie Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Camden County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.0% | #356 of 1,290 | #18 of 85 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.3% | #475 of 1,319 ▼ 125 | #29 of 85 ▼ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.6% | #370 of 1,319 ▼ 224 | #18 of 85 ▼ 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 136 | #1,478 of 1,562 | #88 of 95 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 28.7% | #877 of 1,481 | #59 of 91 |
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
136
+5 (+4%) vs 2020
-39% since 1990-91, when it was 222
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
was 10.9:1
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 | 136 | 12.6 | 10.8:1 | 29% (39) |
| 2023-24 | 134 | 12.6 | 10.6:1 | 22% (30) |
| 2022-23 | 135 | 13.9 | 9.8:1 | 27% (36) |
| 2020-21 | 131 | 12 | 10.9:1 | 22% (29) |
| 2017-18 | 132 | 13.3 | 9.9:1 | 26% (34) |
| 2015-16 | 133 | 12 | 11.1:1 | 36% (48) |
| 2010-11 | 149 | 10 | 14.9:1 | 32% (48) |
| 2000-01 | 185 | 11 | 16.8:1 | 18% (34) |
| 1990-91 | 222 | 11 | 20.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mark Newbie Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (132 to 136); teachers down 5% (13.3 to 12.6).
About Mark Newbie Elementary School
Mark Newbie Elementary School is an elementary school located in COLLINGSWOOD, New Jersey, in Camden County. Students in kindergarten through 5 attend, and enrollment is 136 students. The school's enrollment is 66% smaller than the 405 average for elementary schools in New Jersey.
Collingswood Public School District serves 2,205 students across 9 schools.
White students make up a majority at Mark Newbie Elementary School, at 62%. Next come 20% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, and 8% Black. Mark Newbie Elementary School's diversity index is 56%, against a US figure of 70%.
Federal data list 12.6 full-time-equivalent teachers at Mark Newbie Elementary School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 10.8:1. For comparison, elementary schools in New Jersey average 11.4:1. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 29%. For comparison, public schools in Camden County average 50%.
Mark Newbie Elementary School is graded B+ by allk12, scoring above 74% of New Jersey public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Mark Newbie Elementary School posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 59.0%, compared with a predicted 50.5%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of New Jersey schools on BeatsExpectations.
Within Camden County, the median household income is $88,755, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Mark Newbie Elementary School, Camden County has 157 other public schools.
Of nearby public schools, James A. Garfield Elementary School is the closest, at about 0.3 miles. Mark Newbie Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. The nearest schools with test data average 49.3%, lower than Mark Newbie Elementary School's 59.0%.
In the federal locale system, Mark Newbie Elementary School is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school enrolled 136 students in 2024-25, 5 more than the 131 it had in 2020-21.
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Camden County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
527,257
Census ACS
Median income
$88,755
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
158
82,104 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Collingswood Public School District
- Collingswood High SchoolHigh · 761 students
- Collingswood Middle SchoolMiddle · 446 students
- William P Tatem Elementary SchoolElementary · 248 students
- Thomas Sharp Elementary SchoolElementary · 211 students
- Zane North Elementary SchoolElementary · 174 students
- James A. Garfield Elementary SchoolElementary · 128 students
Other schools in COLLINGSWOOD
- Collingswood High SchoolHigh · 761 students
- Collingswood Middle SchoolMiddle · 446 students
- William P Tatem Elementary SchoolElementary · 248 students
- Zane North Elementary SchoolElementary · 174 students
- James A. Garfield Elementary SchoolElementary · 128 students
- Collingswood Pre Sch Penguins Childhood CenterElementary · 58 students
Nearby schools
- James A. Garfield Elementary School0.3 mi · 128
- Collingswood Middle School0.6 mi · 446
- Collingswood High School0.6 mi · 761
- Woodlynne Boro Public School0.7 mi · 407
- William P Tatem Elementary School0.8 mi · 248
- Collingswood Pre Sch Penguins Childhood Center0.8 mi · 58
Frequently asked questions
About Mark Newbie Elementary SchoolHow large is Mark Newbie Elementary School?
Mark Newbie Elementary School enrolls approximately 136 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Mark Newbie Elementary School serve?
Mark Newbie Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Mark Newbie Elementary School?
Approximately 10.8:1 students per teacher at Mark Newbie Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Mark Newbie Elementary School?
At Mark Newbie Elementary School, the student body is approximately 62% White, 20% Hispanic, 8% Black, 1% Asian, 10% Two or more.
What district is Mark Newbie Elementary School in?
Mark Newbie Elementary School is part of Collingswood Public School District.
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