Enrollment
137
Middle
DISTRICT 213 · STATE 578
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MT. EPHRAIM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341089001598
Raymond W. Kershaw School
125 SOUTH BLACK HORSE PIKE, MOUNT EPHRAIM, NJ 08059 · (856) 931-1634 · Camden County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL137 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 37% of New Jersey public middle schools
- C+Test 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
8.0:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.7:1 · STATE 10.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
60 students
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 41%
Community
0
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 | 13 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 48 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 37 | 27% |
| Grade 8 | 39 | 28% |
Student demographics
43%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 40% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Mt. Ephraim School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
59.0%
NJ avg 53.1% . +2.3pp since 2023
Math
32.0%
NJ avg 41.6% . +3.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 59.0% | 32.0% |
| 2023-24 | 56.7% | 28.1% |
% 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
39.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.2%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 Raymond W. Kershaw School
Raymond W. Kershaw School's state test result (39.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raymond W. Kershaw School this school | 137 | 43.8% | 39.1% |
| Creativity CoLaboratory Charter School Elmer | 189 | 36.0% | 32.5% |
| Nehaunsey Middle School GIBBSTOWN | 137 | 47.4% | 42.6% |
| Woodland Middle School BARRINGTON | 220 | 38.6% | 48.5% |
| West Amwell School Lambertville | 141 | 31.9% | N/A |
| Cove Road School HAZLET | 175 | 28.6% | 45.9% |
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 Raymond W. Kershaw School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Camden County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.1% | #268 of 433 | #10 of 24 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.0% | #297 of 437 ▲ 12 | #13 of 24 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.0% | #232 of 437 ▼ 11 | #9 of 24 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 137 | #436 of 445 | #24 of 24 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.8% | #168 of 436 | #13 of 24 |
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
137
+5 (+4%) vs 2020
-6% since 1990-91, when it was 146
Student : Teacher
8.0:1
was 8.8:1
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 | 137 | 17.1 | 8.0:1 | 44% (60) |
| 2023-24 | 140 | 16.5 | 8.5:1 | 42% (59) |
| 2022-23 | 141 | 15.8 | 8.9:1 | 38% (53) |
| 2020-21 | 132 | 15 | 8.8:1 | 33% (44) |
| 2017-18 | 165 | 15.4 | 10.7:1 | 36% (60) |
| 2015-16 | 183 | 19 | 9.6:1 | 40% (74) |
| 2010-11 | 208 | 7 | 29.7:1 | 24% (49) |
| 2000-01 | 262 | 16 | 16.4:1 | 16% (43) |
| 1990-91 | 146 | 10 | 14.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Raymond W. Kershaw School.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (165 to 137); teachers up 11% (15.4 to 17.1).
About Raymond W. Kershaw School
The public middle school Raymond W. Kershaw School is located in MOUNT EPHRAIM, New Jersey. It teaches 137 students in grades 6 through 8. Middle schools in New Jersey have about 578 students on average; enrollment here is 76% lower.
Mt. Ephraim School District, which runs Raymond W. Kershaw School, has 2 schools and 426 students.
More than half of enrollment at Raymond W. Kershaw School is White: 74%. The remaining shares are 13% Hispanic, 7% Black, and 4% multiracial. Camden County as a whole is about 55% White, so the school's share is higher. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 43%.
Staffing at Raymond W. Kershaw School comes to 17.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 8.0:1. By comparison, the average for middle schools in New Jersey is 10.9:1. Raymond W. Kershaw School counts 44% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Among New Jersey public middle schools, Raymond W. Kershaw School outscored 37%, which works out to a C+ on the allk12 Grade.
After adjusting for student poverty, Raymond W. Kershaw School lands between the top and bottom 10% of New Jersey schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 39.1%; the prediction is 42.2%.
Census data for Camden County show the median household earns about $88,755 a year, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Raymond W. Kershaw School, Camden County has 158 public schools.
About 0.3 miles separate Raymond W. Kershaw School from the closest public school, Mary Bray Elementary School. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools average 48.6% on proficiency, and Raymond W. Kershaw School is below that at 39.1%.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2020-21, Raymond W. Kershaw School enrolled 132 students. By 2024-25, that number had grown to 137.
This page collects posts and questions about Raymond W. Kershaw School, such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 Mt. Ephraim School District
- Mary Bray Elementary SchoolElementary · 289 students
Other schools in MOUNT EPHRAIM
- Mary Bray Elementary SchoolElementary · 289 students
Nearby schools
- Mary Bray Elementary School0.3 mi · 289
- Glenview Avenue0.6 mi · 261
- Bell Oaks Upper Elementary School0.6 mi · 441
- Audubon Junior/Senior High School0.6 mi · 801
- Mansion Avenue School0.9 mi · 331
- Ethel M Burke Elementary School1.0 mi · 222
Frequently asked questions
About Raymond W. Kershaw SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Raymond W. Kershaw School?
Raymond W. Kershaw School enrolls approximately 137 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Raymond W. Kershaw School serve?
Raymond W. Kershaw School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Raymond W. Kershaw School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Raymond W. Kershaw School is approximately 8.0:1 (17 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Raymond W. Kershaw School?
At Raymond W. Kershaw School, the student body is approximately 74% White, 13% Hispanic, 7% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Raymond W. Kershaw School public or private?
Raymond W. Kershaw School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Mt. Ephraim School District.
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