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Enrollment
436
Elementary
DISTRICT 499 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VOORHEES TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341683006061
Signal Hill School
33 Signal Hill Drive, VOORHEES, NJ 08043 · (856) 767-6749 · Camden County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL436 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 71% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- A-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
11.9:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.3:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
8%
37 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 | 55 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 60 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 88 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 75 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 84 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 74 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (55) is 26% smaller than its 5th grade class (74).
Student demographics
57%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
Signal Hill 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
68.0%
NJ avg 53.1% . -2.3pp since 2023
Math
72.0%
NJ avg 41.6% . +10.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 72 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 10 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 68.0% | 72.0% |
| 2023-24 | 70.3% | 61.9% |
% 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
63.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.5%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% 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 Signal Hill School
Signal Hill School's state test result (63.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Signal Hill School this school | 436 | 8.5% | 63.9% |
| Richard Stockton Elementary School CHERRY HILL | 394 | 9.4% | 66.5% |
| Lester C Noecker ROSELAND | 451 | 6.4% | 73.8% |
| Howard B. Brunner Elementary School SCOTCH PLAINS | 434 | 4.4% | 76.2% |
| Watchung Elementary School MONTCLAIR | 406 | 9.1% | 65.9% |
| Tamaques Elementary School Westfield | 427 | 3.5% | 71.8% |
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 Signal Hill School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Camden County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.9% | #270 of 1,290 | #14 of 85 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 72.0% | #215 of 1,319 ▲ 126 | #10 of 85 ▲ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.0% | #312 of 1,319 ▼ 74 | #12 of 85 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 436 | #585 of 1,562 | #30 of 95 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.9:1 | #860 of 1,390 | #49 of 77 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.5% | #628 of 1,392 | #41 of 77 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 8.5% | #1,283 of 1,481 | #84 of 91 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.7% | #215 of 798 | #10 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
436
-12 (-3%) vs 2020
+1% since 1990-91, when it was 431
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
was 11.8:1
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 | 436 | 36.6 | 11.9:1 | 8% (37) |
| 2023-24 | 437 | 36.4 | 12.0:1 | 5% (24) |
| 2022-23 | 447 | 35.7 | 12.5:1 | 9% (40) |
| 2020-21 | 448 | 38 | 11.8:1 | 9% (39) |
| 2017-18 | 530 | 35.9 | 14.8:1 | 10% (54) |
| 2015-16 | 492 | 33 | 14.9:1 | 7% (34) |
| 2010-11 | 527 | 37 | 14.2:1 | 6% (31) |
| 2000-01 | 585 | 40 | 14.6:1 | 6% (33) |
| 1990-91 | 431 | 30 | 14.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Signal Hill School.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (530 to 436); teachers up 2% (35.9 to 36.6).
About Signal Hill School
VOORHEES, New Jersey, is home to Signal Hill School, a mid-sized elementary school. The school has 436 students in 2024-25 across kindergarten through 5.
Signal Hill School reports to Voorhees Township School District, which has 5 schools and 2,974 students.
About 63% of the student body at Signal Hill School is White. Enrollment also includes 13% Asian, 8% multiracial, 8% Black, and 8% Hispanic. Among people living in Camden County, the White share is about 55%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 57%.
The school lists 36.6 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.9:1. The average for elementary schools in New Jersey is about 11.4:1. A total of 37 students, or 8%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 50% for public schools in Camden County.
On the allk12 Grade, Signal Hill School lands at B+, ahead of 71% of New Jersey public elementary schools.
Schools in New Jersey with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 61.5%. Signal Hill School scores 63.9%.
For the population of Camden County, the median household earns about $88,755 a year, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Across Camden County, 158 public schools serve about 82,104 students.
Signal Hill School's closest public school neighbor is Edward T. Hamilton, about 1.1 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Signal Hill School's average proficiency of 63.9% compares with 47.8% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
The school's enrollment fell 3% from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
People who know Signal Hill School can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates 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
- Osage SchoolElementary · 515 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
- Osage SchoolElementary · 515 students
Nearby schools
- Edward T. Hamilton1.1 mi · 517
- Dwight D Eisenhower Middle School1.2 mi · 261
- John F Kennedy Elementary School1.3 mi · 357
- Kresson School2.1 mi · 527
- Gibbsboro Elementary School2.4 mi · 281
- Berlin Community School2.7 mi · 853
Frequently asked questions
About Signal Hill SchoolHow large is Signal Hill School?
Signal Hill School enrolls approximately 436 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Signal Hill School serve?
Signal Hill School serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Signal Hill School?
Approximately 11.9:1 students per teacher at Signal Hill School.
How diverse is Signal Hill School?
Signal Hill School reports a student body of 63% White, 8% Hispanic, 8% Black, 13% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Signal Hill School?
Signal Hill 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.