Northfield Community Elementary School

Northfield Community Elementary School, a middle-of-the-pack K-5 school in NORTHFIELD, New Jersey, run under Northfield City School District, instructs 457 students, covering grades pre-K through 4.

Northfield City School District runs 2 schools in total, collectively educating 854 students. Northfield Community Elementary School is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Northfield Community Elementary School lists that the largest single group is White, at 68% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school records 18% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 5% multiracial. By comparison, Atlantic County as a whole is about 56% White, so the school skews meaningfully more White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Northfield Community Elementary School has 50 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 9.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 11.4:1 average. Around 26% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Atlantic County (around 59%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Northfield Community Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 51.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 54.1%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Atlantic County shows the typical household earns roughly $78,050 per year, about 32% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Northfield Community Elementary School is one of 77 public schools in Atlantic County (combined enrollment of about 41,964 students).

The closest other public school is Northfield Community Middle School, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Northfield Community Elementary School comes 3rd of 8 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 40.9%.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 9%: 500 students in 2018 compared to 457 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 76% to 68% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 11.5:1 in 2018 to 9.1:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.