Somerdale Park School

Somerdale Park School operates as a moderately sized primary school in SOMERDALE, New Jersey, one of the schools within Somerdale School District. Current enrollment sits at 447 students spanning grades pre-K through 8.

Somerdale Park School is a school of Somerdale School District, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Somerdale Park School reports that the largest single group is White at 37%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest breaks down as 29% Hispanic, 21% Black, 7% multiracial, 6% Asian. By comparison, Camden County as a whole is about 55% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Somerdale Park School lists 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.4:1, putting Somerdale Park School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 55% of students at Somerdale Park School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Somerdale Park School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 35.8%, the actual is 34.3%, a residual of -1.5 points.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Camden County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $88,755 per year, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. In all, Camden County runs 158 public schools (combined enrollment of about 82,104 students), of which Somerdale Park School is one.

The closest other public school is Magnolia, roughly 0.9 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Somerdale Park School ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 37.9%.

Somerdale Park School operates from an outer-ring location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Somerdale Park School has contracted 7%, going from 483 students in 2018 to 447 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment climbed from 18% to 29% over that span.

On this page, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.