Enrollment
345
Elementary
DISTRICT 209 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HADDON TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340636001550
Van Sciver Elementary School
625 RHOADS AVENUE, HADDONFIELD, NJ 08033 · (856) 869-7730 · Camden County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL345 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 85% 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.
- A-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
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
25%
87 students
DISTRICT 14% · STATE 41%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 23 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 52 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 49 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 45 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 60 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 50 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 66 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (52) is 21% smaller than its 5th grade class (66).
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 34% · 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 Haddon Township School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
65.6%
NJ avg 53.1% . -6.7pp since 2023
Math
74.5%
NJ avg 41.6% . +7.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 75 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 65.6% | 74.5% |
| 2023-24 | 72.3% | 67.3% |
% 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
65.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.4%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 Van Sciver Elementary School
Van Sciver Elementary School's state test result (65.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Van Sciver Elementary School this school | 345 | 25.2% | 65.0% |
| Whitehouse School WHITEHOUSE STATION | 331 | 23.0% | 56.9% |
| Central Elementary School GREAT MEADOWS | 349 | 25.5% | 64.0% |
| Logan Township Elementary School Logan Township | 374 | 24.3% | 58.6% |
| Memorial Elementary School FREEHOLD | 414 | 20.5% | 43.6% |
| Taunton Elementary School HOWELL | 389 | 24.7% | 40.7% |
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 Van Sciver Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Camden County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.0% | #239 of 1,290 | #11 of 85 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 74.5% | #175 of 1,319 ▲ 80 | #6 of 85 ▲ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.6% | #371 of 1,319 ▼ 167 | #19 of 85 ▼ 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 345 | #922 of 1,562 | #51 of 95 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.9:1 | #849 of 1,390 | #48 of 77 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.4% | #885 of 1,392 | #56 of 77 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 25.2% | #937 of 1,481 | #64 of 91 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +9.5% | #265 of 545 | #20 of 40 |
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
345
+35 (+11%) vs 2020
+15% since 1990-91, when it was 299
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
was 10.0:1
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 | 345 | 29 | 11.9:1 | 25% (87) |
| 2023-24 | 346 | 29.2 | 11.9:1 | 24% (83) |
| 2022-23 | 335 | 26.3 | 12.7:1 | 22% (73) |
| 2020-21 | 310 | 31 | 10.0:1 | 15% (47) |
| 2017-18 | 315 | 30.9 | 10.2:1 | 21% (66) |
| 2015-16 | 351 | 29 | 12.1:1 | 23% (79) |
| 2010-11 | 335 | 12 | 27.9:1 | 19% (65) |
| 2000-01 | 350 | 24 | 14.6:1 | 11% (40) |
| 1990-91 | 299 | 22 | 13.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Van Sciver Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 10% (315 to 345); teachers down 6% (30.9 to 29).
About Van Sciver Elementary School
Van Sciver Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school serving families in HADDONFIELD, New Jersey. It educates 345 students in pre-K through 5.
Haddon Township School District runs Van Sciver Elementary School along with 6 other schools, enrolling 2,068 students in total.
At Van Sciver Elementary School, White students make up 71% of the student body. The remaining shares are 13% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 6% Black, and 2% multiracial. Camden County as a whole is about 55% White, so the school's share is higher. Van Sciver Elementary School's diversity index is 47%, against a US figure of 70%.
Van Sciver Elementary School counts 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 11.9 students for each one. For comparison, elementary schools in New Jersey average 11.4:1. About 25% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 50% for public schools in Camden County.
Measured against New Jersey public elementary schools, Van Sciver Elementary School receives an A. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
On BeatsExpectations, Van Sciver Elementary School is 12.7 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of New Jersey schools.
Across Camden County, the median household income is $88,755, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. In all, Camden County has 158 public schools and roughly 82,104 students.
The closest public school, William G. Rohrer Middle School, is about 0.2 miles from Van Sciver Elementary School. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. On state test proficiency, Van Sciver Elementary School ranks 3rd in a group of 7 nearby schools.
Van Sciver Elementary School falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment has grown by 35 students since 2020-21, to 345. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio rose from 10.0:1 to 11.9:1.
Posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs are welcome on this page. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 Haddon Township School District
- Haddon Township High SchoolHigh · 609 students
- William G. Rohrer Middle SchoolMiddle · 414 students
- Strawbridge Elementary SchoolElementary · 244 students
- Stoy Elementary SchoolElementary · 174 students
- Thomas A. Edison Elementary SchoolElementary · 159 students
- Clyde S. Jennings Elementary SchoolElementary · 123 students
Other schools in HADDONFIELD
- Haddonfield Memorial High SchoolHigh · 827 students
- Haddonfield Middle SchoolMiddle · 631 students
- Central SchoolElementary · 447 students
- J. Fithian Tatem SchoolElementary · 433 students
- Elizabeth Haddon SchoolElementary · 402 students
- Avon Elementary SchoolElementary · 305 students
Nearby schools
- William G. Rohrer Middle School0.2 mi · 414
- Haddon Township High School0.4 mi · 609
- Stoy Elementary School0.5 mi · 174
- Elizabeth Haddon School0.6 mi · 402
- Haviland Avenue School0.6 mi · 227
- Clyde S. Jennings Elementary School0.9 mi · 123
Frequently asked questions
About Van Sciver Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Van Sciver Elementary School?
Van Sciver Elementary School enrolls approximately 345 students in grades PK-05.
Is Van Sciver Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Van Sciver Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Van Sciver Elementary School have?
Van Sciver Elementary School employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.9:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Van Sciver Elementary School?
At Van Sciver Elementary School, the student body is approximately 71% White, 13% Hispanic, 6% Black, 7% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Van Sciver Elementary School in?
Van Sciver Elementary School is part of Haddon Township School District.
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