Silver Run Elementary School

Located at 301 SILVER RUN ROAD, in MILLVILLE, New Jersey, Silver Run Elementary School is a reasonably sized elementary-level community that educates 460 students (grades K through 5), overseen by Millville School District.

Silver Run Elementary School is one of 8 schools operated by Millville School District, a district that enrolls 4,992 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Silver Run Elementary School records that 39% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest comes out to 32% Hispanic, 22% White, 6% multiracial. That is visibly more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 17%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 9.6:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 11.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 87% of students at Silver Run Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Cumberland County runs at roughly 67%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Silver Run Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 18.4%; this one delivers 12.0%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Cumberland County put median household income runs about $67,436, roughly 19% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Cumberland County's 52 public schools (combined enrollment of about 27,803 students), Silver Run Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is R. M. Bacon Elementary School, roughly 0.7 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Silver Run Elementary School at 7th of 8; the average score across the group is 18.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 18%: 560 students in 2018 compared to 460 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 28% to 22%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 12.2:1 in 2018 to 9.6:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Silver Run Elementary School community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.