Enrollment
394
Elementary
STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MERCHANTVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340996001594
Merchantville Elementary School
130 S CENTRE ST, MERCHANTVILLE, NJ 08109 · (856) 663-1091 · Camden County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL394 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 22% of New Jersey public elementary 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
36 FTE teachers
STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
166 students
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 27 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 39 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 45 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 30 | 8% |
| Grade 3 | 46 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 42 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 34 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 42 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 44 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 45 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (39) is 13% smaller than its 8th grade class (45).
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
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NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
42.5%
NJ avg 53.1% . -4.7pp since 2023
Math
33.9%
NJ avg 41.6% . +1.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 42.5% | 33.9% |
| 2023-24 | 47.2% | 32.8% |
% 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
36.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.1%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 Merchantville Elementary School
Merchantville Elementary School's state test result (36.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merchantville Elementary School this school | 394 | 42.1% | 36.0% |
| Robinson Elementary School HAMILTON | 387 | 44.7% | 36.7% |
| Langtree Elementary School HAMILTON | 339 | 43.7% | 44.5% |
| West Dover Elementary School TOMS RIVER | 387 | 42.4% | 32.4% |
| Mercerville Elementary School HAMILTON | 350 | 47.4% | 38.9% |
| Whitehall Elementary School WILLIAMSTOWN | 390 | 38.5% | 50.3% |
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 Merchantville Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Camden County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #835 of 1,290 | #52 of 85 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.9% | #901 of 1,319 ▼ 30 | #56 of 85 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.5% | #879 of 1,319 ▼ 138 | #53 of 85 ▼ 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 394 | #724 of 1,562 | #40 of 95 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.1:1 | #638 of 1,390 | #37 of 77 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.6% | #231 of 1,392 | #22 of 77 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 42.1% | #703 of 1,481 | #43 of 91 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.2% | #731 of 798 | #34 of 37 |
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
394
-9 (-2%) vs 2020
-1% since 1990-91, when it was 400
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
was 12.6:1
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 | 394 | 35.5 | 11.1:1 | 42% (166) |
| 2023-24 | 396 | 35.5 | 11.2:1 | 38% (152) |
| 2022-23 | 377 | 36.5 | 10.3:1 | 31% (117) |
| 2020-21 | 403 | 32 | 12.6:1 | 32% (128) |
| 2017-18 | 403 | 31.8 | 12.7:1 | 30% (120) |
| 2015-16 | 373 | 31 | 12.0:1 | 31% (116) |
| 2010-11 | 322 | 24 | 13.4:1 | 34% (109) |
| 2000-01 | 339 | 30 | 11.3:1 | 25% (85) |
| 1990-91 | 400 | 31 | 12.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Merchantville Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (403 to 394); teachers up 12% (31.8 to 35.5).
About Merchantville Elementary School
Merchantville Elementary School is an elementary school in MERCHANTVILLE, New Jersey, according to federal school records. Its grade span covers pre-K through 8, with 394 students on the rolls.
Merchantville Elementary School is run by Merchantville School District.
The biggest share of students at Merchantville Elementary School, 46%, is White. Beyond that, enrollment is 30% Hispanic, 12% Black, 7% multiracial, and 4% Asian. In Camden County overall, about 55% of residents are White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 68%.
Merchantville Elementary School reported 35.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 11.1:1. The 11.4:1 average for elementary schools in New Jersey is close to this figure. There are 166 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 42% of enrollment. The gap from the 50% average for public schools in Camden County is 8 points.
Among New Jersey public elementary schools, Merchantville Elementary School outscored 22%, which works out to a C- on the allk12 Grade.
Merchantville Elementary School posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 36.0%, compared with a predicted 43.1%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of New Jersey schools on BeatsExpectations.
For Camden County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $88,755, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. There are 158 public schools in the county, enrolling about 82,104, Merchantville Elementary School among them.
A public school about 0.6 miles away, Roosevelt Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics (ST, is the closest to Merchantville Elementary School. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Merchantville Elementary School. Its average proficiency rate of 36.0% is above the 34.6% average for nearby schools.
Federal data place Merchantville Elementary School in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal data show 403 students in 2020-21 and 394 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 12.6:1 to 11.1:1.
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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
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Nearby schools
- Roosevelt Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics (ST0.6 mi · 184
- Benjamin Franklin Elementary School1.0 mi · 418
- Camden County Technical School-Pennsauken1.1 mi · 786
- G.H. Carson Elementary School1.1 mi · 358
- George B. Fine Elementary School1.2 mi · 245
- Pennsauken Intermediate School1.4 mi · 622
Frequently asked questions
About Merchantville Elementary SchoolHow large is Merchantville Elementary School?
Merchantville Elementary School enrolls approximately 394 students in grades PK-08.
Is Merchantville Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Merchantville Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Merchantville Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Merchantville Elementary School is approximately 11.1:1 (36 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Merchantville Elementary School?
Student demographics at Merchantville Elementary School are roughly 46% White, 30% Hispanic, 12% Black, 4% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Merchantville Elementary School public or private?
Merchantville Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Merchantville School District.
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