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Enrollment
510
Middle
DISTRICT 282 · STATE 578
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RUNNEMEDE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341443001654
Mary E. Volz Elementary School
509 WEST THIRD AVENUE, RUNNEMEDE, NJ 08078 · (856) 931-5353 · Camden County
GRADES 04–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL510 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 18% of New Jersey public middle schools
- CTest 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.9:1 · STATE 10.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
210 students
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 41%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 102 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 89 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 67 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 73 | 14% |
| Grade 7 | 84 | 16% |
| Grade 8 | 95 | 19% |
Student demographics
46%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · 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
Based on grade levels within Runnemede Public School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
48.2%
NJ avg 53.1% . -4.1pp since 2023
Math
24.1%
NJ avg 41.6% . -2.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 48.2% | 24.1% |
| 2023-24 | 52.3% | 26.5% |
% 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
34.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.6%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 Mary E. Volz Elementary School
Mary E. Volz Elementary School's state test result (34.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mary E. Volz Elementary School this school | 510 | 41.2% | 34.0% |
| Pennsville Middle School PENNSVILLE | 460 | 46.1% | 27.9% |
| Berkeley Township Elementary School BAYVILLE | 594 | 38.4% | 36.2% |
| Pinelands Regional Jr. High School Little Egg Harbor | 500 | 49.0% | 25.6% |
| Robert L. Horbelt Elementary School BARNEGAT | 499 | 47.3% | 37.1% |
| Russell O. Brackman Middle School BARNEGAT | 509 | 46.2% | 30.5% |
Matched among New Jersey middle 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 Mary E. Volz Elementary School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Camden County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #307 of 433 | #14 of 24 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.1% | #344 of 437 ▼ 27 | #17 of 24 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.2% | #302 of 437 ▼ 51 | #14 of 24 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 510 | #241 of 445 | #16 of 24 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.0:1 | #232 of 417 | #12 of 23 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.0% | #292 of 419 | #20 of 23 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.2% | #179 of 436 | #14 of 24 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.3% | #86 of 122 | #10 of 11 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
510
-11 (-2%) vs 2020
+58% since 1990-91, when it was 322
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
was 12.4:1
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 | 510 | 46.3 | 11.0:1 | 41% (210) |
| 2023-24 | 497 | 44 | 11.3:1 | 32% (160) |
| 2022-23 | 518 | 46 | 11.3:1 | 32% (166) |
| 2020-21 | 521 | 42 | 12.4:1 | 37% (192) |
| 2017-18 | 489 | 38.5 | 12.7:1 | 35% (171) |
| 2015-16 | 517 | 39 | 13.3:1 | 37% (193) |
| 2010-11 | 455 | 29 | 15.7:1 | 33% (151) |
| 2000-01 | 507 | 37 | 13.7:1 | 23% (118) |
| 1990-91 | 322 | 25 | 12.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mary E. Volz Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (489 to 510); teachers up 20% (38.5 to 46.3).
About Mary E. Volz Elementary School
Mary E. Volz Elementary School is a middle school with a street address in RUNNEMEDE, New Jersey. The school enrolls 510 students in grades 4 through 8.
Federal data list 3 schools in Runnemede Public School District, with 845 students enrolled.
At Mary E. Volz Elementary School, 72% of students are White. After that, the student body is 11% Hispanic, 7% Black, 7% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Census figures show Camden County is about 55% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Mary E. Volz Elementary School scores 46%.
The school lists 46.3 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.0:1. That is in line with the 10.9:1 average for middle schools in New Jersey. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 41% of the student body. Compared with the 50% average for public schools in Camden County, the school's rate is lower.
Mary E. Volz Elementary School earns a C- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 18% of New Jersey public middle schools.
Mary E. Volz Elementary School's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 34.0% is 9.6 points below the 43.6% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
In Camden County, home to about 527,257 people, median household income comes to about $88,755, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. There are 158 public schools in the county, enrolling about 82,104, Mary E. Volz Elementary School among them.
Aline Bingham Elementary School sits about 0.2 miles from Mary E. Volz Elementary School. Mary E. Volz Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. The nearest schools with test data average 40.2%, higher than Mary E. Volz Elementary School's 34.0%.
NCES assigns Mary E. Volz Elementary School the locale Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 521 in 2020-21 and 510 in 2024-25. By 2024-25, the school had 11.0 students per teacher, compared with 12.4 in 2020-21.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 Runnemede Public School District
- Aline Bingham Elementary SchoolElementary · 186 students
- Grade Downing Elementary SchoolElementary · 149 students
Other schools in RUNNEMEDE
- Triton Regional High SchoolHigh · 1,146 students
- Aline Bingham Elementary SchoolElementary · 186 students
- Grade Downing Elementary SchoolElementary · 149 students
Nearby schools
- Aline Bingham Elementary School0.2 mi · 186
- Grade Downing Elementary School0.6 mi · 149
- Ethel M Burke Elementary School0.9 mi · 222
- Triton Regional High School1.0 mi · 1,146
- Glendora Elementary School1.1 mi · 233
- Bell Oaks Upper Elementary School1.4 mi · 441
Frequently asked questions
About Mary E. Volz Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Mary E. Volz Elementary School?
Mary E. Volz Elementary School enrolls approximately 510 students in grades 04-08.
What grades does Mary E. Volz Elementary School serve?
Mary E. Volz Elementary School serves grades 04-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Mary E. Volz Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Mary E. Volz Elementary School is approximately 11.0:1 (46 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Mary E. Volz Elementary School?
At Mary E. Volz Elementary School, the student body is approximately 72% White, 11% Hispanic, 7% Black, 3% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Mary E. Volz Elementary School public or private?
Mary E. Volz Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Runnemede Public School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.