Mary E. Volz Elementary School

As a middle-of-the-pack 6-8 campus in RUNNEMEDE, New Jersey, Mary E. Volz Elementary School teaches 510 students from grades 4 through 8, part of Runnemede Public School District.

Mary E. Volz Elementary School is one of 3 schools operated by Runnemede Public School District, a district that enrolls 845 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Mary E. Volz Elementary School shows that the largest single group is White, at 72% of enrollment. The remainder consists of 11% Hispanic, 7% Black, 7% multiracial, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 55% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully more White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.0:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 41% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably below Camden County's rate of about 50%.

With demographic context factored in, Mary E. Volz Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 43.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 34.0%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Camden County indicate median household earnings sit near $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 Mary E. Volz Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Aline Bingham Elementary School, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Mary E. Volz Elementary School at 6th of 9; the average score across the group is 40.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Mary E. Volz Elementary School's enrollment has rose 4% since 2018, when it stood at 489 (now 510). Over the same period, the White share decreased from 81% to 72%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 12.7:1 in 2018 to 11.0:1 today.

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