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What's one thing Silver Run Elementary School gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
460
Elementary
DISTRICT 396 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MILLVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341032000061
Silver Run Elementary School
301 SILVER RUN ROAD, MILLVILLE, NJ 08332 · (856) 293-2470 · Cumberland County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL460 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 6% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- FTest 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
9.6:1
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.1:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
87%
401 students
DISTRICT 78% · 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 | 83 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 79 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 77 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 79 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 65 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 77 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (83) is 8% larger than its 5th grade class (77).
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · 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
Based on grade levels within Millville School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
11.1%
NJ avg 53.1% . +3.5pp since 2023
Math
21.8%
NJ avg 41.6% . +6.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 11 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 11.1% | 21.8% |
| 2023-24 | 7.6% | 15.5% |
% 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
12.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
18.4%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 12% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 18% 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 Silver Run Elementary School
Silver Run Elementary School's state test result (12.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silver Run Elementary School this school | 460 | 87.2% | 12.0% |
| Holly Heights Elementary School MILLVILLE | 466 | 82.6% | 17.1% |
| Chaplain Charles Watters School JERSEY CITY | 586 | 83.8% | 12.7% |
| Loudenslager Elementary School PAULSBORO | 330 | 81.2% | 13.5% |
| Ola Edwards Community School HILLSIDE | 391 | 82.9% | 34.3% |
| Hurden Looker Elementary School HILLSIDE | 408 | 78.2% | 39.7% |
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 Silver Run Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Cumberland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 12.0% | #1,232 of 1,290 | #26 of 32 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.8% | #1,120 of 1,319 ▲ 51 | #16 of 32 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 11.1% | #1,297 of 1,319 ▲ 9 | #29 of 32 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 460 | #514 of 1,562 | #20 of 37 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.6:1 | #247 of 1,390 | #5 of 31 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.5% | #167 of 1,392 | #5 of 31 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 87.2% | #97 of 1,481 | #7 of 36 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.9% | #209 of 798 | #5 of 24 |
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
460
+20 (+5%) vs 2020
-25% since 2000-01, when it was 617
Student : Teacher
9.6:1
was 10.2:1
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 | 460 | 48 | 9.6:1 | 87% (401) |
| 2023-24 | 461 | 52.5 | 8.8:1 | 93% (427) |
| 2022-23 | 427 | 50.5 | 8.5:1 | 91% (387) |
| 2020-21 | 440 | 43 | 10.2:1 | 89% (391) |
| 2017-18 | 560 | 46 | 12.2:1 | 91% (508) |
| 2015-16 | 510 | 44 | 11.6:1 | 85% (434) |
| 2010-11 | 572 | 46 | 12.4:1 | 81% (464) |
| 2000-01 | 617 | 40 | 15.4:1 | 66% (405) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Silver Run Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (560 to 460); teachers up 4% (46 to 48).
About Silver Run Elementary School
Silver Run Elementary School, located in MILLVILLE, New Jersey, is a mid-sized elementary school. There are 460 students enrolled, covering kindergarten through 5.
The district, Millville School District, operates 8 schools serving 4,992 students.
The student body at Silver Run Elementary School has no majority group. Black students lead at 39%. The remaining shares are 32% Hispanic, 22% White, and 6% multiracial. Cumberland County as a whole is about 17% Black, so the school's share is higher. A diversity index of 70% means there is a 70% chance two randomly chosen students at Silver Run Elementary School are from different groups.
The school lists 48 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.6:1. Compared with the 11.4:1 average for elementary schools in New Jersey, this school's ratio is lower. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 87% of the student body. The average for public schools in Cumberland County is 67%.
Silver Run Elementary School earns a D on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 6% of New Jersey public elementary schools.
Compared with New Jersey schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Silver Run Elementary School's results are 6.4 points below predicted: 12.0% against 18.4%.
In the wider Cumberland County area, median household income comes to about $67,436, roughly 19% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Cumberland County's 52 public schools enroll about 27,803 students and include Silver Run Elementary School.
R. M. Bacon Elementary School is about 0.7 miles from Silver Run Elementary School, the shortest distance to any other public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Silver Run Elementary School is 7th on average proficiency.
Locale: Rural: Fringe. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment rose 5% over 4 years, reaching 460 in 2024-25.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Silver Run Elementary School. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Cumberland County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
153,305
Census ACS
Median income
$67,436
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
52
27,803 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Millville School District
- Millville High SchoolHigh · 1,687 students
- Lakeside Middle SchoolMiddle · 929 students
- Child Family CenterElementary · 554 students
- Holly Heights Elementary SchoolElementary · 466 students
- Rieck Avenue Elementary SchoolElementary · 419 students
- R. M. Bacon Elementary SchoolElementary · 284 students
Other schools in MILLVILLE
- Millville High SchoolHigh · 1,687 students
- Cumberland County Technical Education CenterHigh · 1,296 students
- Lakeside Middle SchoolMiddle · 929 students
- Child Family CenterElementary · 554 students
- Holly Heights Elementary SchoolElementary · 466 students
- Rieck Avenue Elementary SchoolElementary · 419 students
Nearby schools
- R. M. Bacon Elementary School0.7 mi · 284
- Mount Pleasant Elementary School1.3 mi · 193
- Rieck Avenue Elementary School1.6 mi · 419
- Millville High School1.6 mi · 1,687
- Millville Public Charter School1.6 mi · 327
- Lakeside Middle School2.1 mi · 929
Frequently asked questions
About Silver Run Elementary SchoolHow large is Silver Run Elementary School?
Silver Run Elementary School enrolls approximately 460 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Silver Run Elementary School serve?
Silver Run Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Silver Run Elementary School?
Approximately 9.6:1 students per teacher at Silver Run Elementary School.
How diverse is Silver Run Elementary School?
Silver Run Elementary School reports a student body of 22% White, 32% Hispanic, 39% Black, 0% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Silver Run Elementary School in?
Silver Run Elementary School is part of Millville School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.