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If you could change one rule at Osage School, what would it be?
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Enrollment
515
Elementary
DISTRICT 499 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VOORHEES TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341683001680
Osage School
112 Somerdale Road, VOORHEES, NJ 08043 · (856) 428-2990 · Camden County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL515 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 72% 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
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.3:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
154 students
DISTRICT 18% · STATE 41%
Community
1
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 | 74 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 85 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 74 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 98 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 84 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 100 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (74) is 26% smaller than its 5th grade class (100).
Student demographics
75%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · 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
Osage School→Voorhees Middle School
Based on grade levels within Voorhees Township School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
65.9%
NJ avg 53.1% . -0.4pp since 2023
Math
59.2%
NJ avg 41.6% . +2.3pp 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 59 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 65.9% | 59.2% |
| 2023-24 | 66.3% | 56.9% |
% 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
56.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.8%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% 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 Osage School
Osage School's state test result (56.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Osage School this school | 515 | 29.9% | 56.9% |
| Learning Community Charter School JERSEY CITY | 634 | 32.0% | 60.1% |
| Chester M. Stephens Elementary School BUDD LAKE | 696 | 27.3% | 51.0% |
| Memorial Elementary School EAST BRUNSWICK | 408 | 24.8% | 57.6% |
| Joyce Kilmer Elementary School CHERRY HILL | 412 | 34.0% | 38.7% |
| Sunnymead Elementary School Hillsborough | 530 | 25.3% | 70.7% |
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 Osage School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Camden County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.9% | #393 of 1,290 | #23 of 85 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.2% | #426 of 1,319 ▲ 7 | #23 of 85 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.9% | #361 of 1,319 ▼ 37 | #17 of 85 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 515 | #374 of 1,562 | #19 of 95 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.8:1 | #567 of 1,390 | #34 of 77 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 74.6% | #26 of 1,392 | #2 of 77 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 29.9% | #858 of 1,481 | #56 of 91 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.4% | #136 of 798 | #8 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
515
-188 (-27%) vs 2020
-2% since 1990-91, when it was 527
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
was 15.0:1
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 | 515 | 47.7 | 10.8:1 | 30% (154) |
| 2023-24 | 551 | 47.6 | 11.6:1 | 24% (130) |
| 2022-23 | 551 | 48.4 | 11.4:1 | 23% (127) |
| 2020-21 | 703 | 47 | 15.0:1 | 19% (135) |
| 2017-18 | 664 | 47.3 | 14.0:1 | 17% (116) |
| 2015-16 | 630 | 47 | 13.4:1 | 15% (92) |
| 2010-11 | 610 | 42 | 14.5:1 | 19% (115) |
| 2000-01 | 617 | 43 | 14.3:1 | 13% (83) |
| 1990-91 | 527 | 34 | 15.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Osage School.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (664 to 515); teachers up 1% (47.3 to 47.7).
About Osage School
Osage School is a medium-sized elementary school with an address in VOORHEES, New Jersey. The school's 515 students are in kindergarten through 5. Enrollment is 27% higher than the average for elementary schools in New Jersey, which is about 405.
The 5 schools of Voorhees Township School District, including Osage School, enroll 2,974 students.
The most common group at Osage School is White students, at 37%. Enrollment also includes 27% Asian, 15% Black, 14% Hispanic, and 6% multiracial. The school's White share is 18 points below the 55% share among Camden County residents. The school's diversity index is 75%, meaning two students picked at random have a 75% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Federal staffing data show 47.7 full-time-equivalent teachers at Osage School and a ratio of 10.8:1. That is close to the 11.4:1 average for elementary schools in New Jersey. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 30% of enrollment. On average, public schools in Camden County report 50%.
The allk12 Grade for Osage School is B+. Compared with New Jersey public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 72% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Osage School is 7.1 points above its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (56.9% versus 49.8%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in New Jersey.
Within Camden County, the median household income is $88,755, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. In all, Camden County has 158 public schools and roughly 82,104 students.
The closest public school to Osage School is Horace Mann Elementary School, about 0.8 miles away. Osage School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 39.7% proficiency; Osage School posts 56.9%.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.
Enrollment at Osage School dropped 27% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 703 to 515 students. Federal data show the ratio falling from 15.0:1 to 10.8:1.
Parents and students can post about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater at Osage School. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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 Voorhees Township School District
- Voorhees Middle SchoolMiddle · 979 students
- Kresson SchoolElementary · 527 students
- Edward T. HamiltonElementary · 517 students
- Signal Hill SchoolElementary · 436 students
Other schools in VOORHEES
- Eastern Camden County Regional High SchoolHigh · 1,847 students
- Voorhees Middle SchoolMiddle · 979 students
- Kresson SchoolElementary · 527 students
- Edward T. HamiltonElementary · 517 students
- Signal Hill SchoolElementary · 436 students
Nearby schools
- Horace Mann Elementary School0.8 mi · 287
- Somerdale Park School0.9 mi · 447
- Lawnside School District1.2 mi · 333
- Woodcrest Elementary School1.6 mi · 374
- Sterling High School1.6 mi · 839
- Samuel S. Yellin Elementary School1.6 mi · 527
Frequently asked questions
About Osage SchoolHow many students attend Osage School?
Osage School enrolls approximately 515 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Osage School serve?
Osage School serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Osage School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Osage School is approximately 10.8:1 (48 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Osage School?
Student demographics at Osage School are roughly 37% White, 14% Hispanic, 15% Black, 27% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Osage School?
Osage School is overseen by Voorhees Township School District in Camden County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.