Samuel S. Yellin Elementary School

Set in STRATFORD, New Jersey, Samuel S. Yellin Elementary School is a moderately sized middle-grades school, run under Stratford School District. It instructs 527 students across grades 4 through 8.

Stratford School District runs 2 schools in total, collectively educating 884 students. Samuel S. Yellin Elementary School is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Samuel S. Yellin Elementary School reports that the largest single group is White at 54%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school shows 21% Hispanic, 17% Black, 4% Asian, 4% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Camden County as a whole.

On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.9:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 33% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is below Camden County's rate of about 50%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Samuel S. Yellin Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 48.1%; this one delivers 38.1%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Camden County indicate median household income runs about $88,755, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across Camden County's 158 public schools (combined enrollment of about 82,104 students), Samuel S. Yellin Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Sterling High School, around 0.5 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Samuel S. Yellin Elementary School comes 4th of 8 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 38.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Samuel S. Yellin Elementary School has edged up 8%, going from 490 students in 2018 to 527 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share declined from 66% to 54%.

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