Enrollment
474
Elementary
DISTRICT 419 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CAMDEN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340264001354
Veterans Memorial Family School
800 N 26th Street, CAMDEN, NJ 08105 · (856) 966-5090 · Camden County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL474 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 0% 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.
- FBeats 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
9.3:1
51 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.5:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
224 students
DISTRICT 55% · 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 | 45 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 44 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 40 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 23 | 5% |
| Grade 3 | 20 | 4% |
| Grade 4 | 31 | 7% |
| Grade 5 | 36 | 8% |
| Grade 6 | 76 | 16% |
| Grade 7 | 68 | 14% |
| Grade 8 | 91 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (44) is 52% smaller than its 8th grade class (91).
Student demographics
29%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · 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
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NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
5.8%
NJ avg 53.1% . +1.5pp since 2023
Math
3.9%
NJ avg 41.6% . +2.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 6 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 4 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 5.8% | 3.9% |
| 2023-24 | 4.3% | 1.4% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of NJ schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
5.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.3%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-35.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 5% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 40% typical for New Jersey schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Veterans Memorial Family School
Veterans Memorial Family School's state test result (5.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Veterans Memorial Family School this school | 474 | 47.3% | 5.0% |
| Dr. Henry H. Davis Elementary School CAMDEN | 515 | 44.5% | 10.5% |
| Thomas H. Dudley Family School Camden | 549 | 49.2% | 8.9% |
| Octavius V. Catto Community Family School CAMDEN | 593 | 56.5% | 16.7% |
| School 10 PATERSON | 474 | 62.0% | 6.2% |
| Victor Mravlag School No. 21 ELIZABETH | 634 | 51.4% | 48.0% |
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 Veterans Memorial Family School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Camden County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 5.0% | #1,286 of 1,290 | #85 of 85 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 3.9% | #1,317 of 1,319 ▲ 1 | #85 of 85 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 5.8% | #1,312 of 1,319 no change | #85 of 85 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 474 | #471 of 1,562 | #22 of 95 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.3:1 | #180 of 1,390 | #14 of 77 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 28.8% | #1,233 of 1,392 | #72 of 77 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.3% | #621 of 1,481 | #34 of 91 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.7% | #418 of 545 | #32 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
474
+137 (+41%) vs 2020
-27% since 1990-91, when it was 650
Student : Teacher
9.3:1
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 | 474 | 51 | 9.3:1 | 47% (224) |
| 2023-24 | 421 | 52.5 | 8.0:1 | 43% (183) |
| 2022-23 | 358 | 49.5 | 7.2:1 | 61% (218) |
| 2020-21 | 337 | 33 | 10.2:1 | 72% (244) |
| 2017-18 | 457 | 36 | 12.7:1 | 67% (307) |
| 2015-16 | 551 | 41 | 13.4:1 | 58% (322) |
| 2010-11 | 221 | 24 | 9.2:1 | 77% (171) |
| 2000-01 | 543 | 50 | 10.9:1 | 98% (534) |
| 1990-91 | 650 | 60 | 10.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Veterans Memorial Family School.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (457 to 474); teachers up 42% (36 to 51).
About Veterans Memorial Family School
This page covers Veterans Memorial Family School, a mid-sized elementary school in CAMDEN, New Jersey. The school counted 474 students in 2024-25, covering pre-K through 8.
Veterans Memorial Family School falls under Camden City School District, which has 16 schools enrolling 5,871 students.
Veterans Memorial Family School is 83% Hispanic by enrollment. The remaining shares are 14% Black. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Camden County's population at about 19%. The diversity index for Veterans Memorial Family School is 29%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Its staff includes 51 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 9.3 students per teacher. The gap from the 11.4:1 average for elementary schools in New Jersey is 2.2 students per teacher. Roughly 47% of students at Veterans Memorial Family School can receive free or reduced-price lunch.
Veterans Memorial Family School earns an F on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 0% of New Jersey public elementary schools.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Veterans Memorial Family School is in the bottom 10% of New Jersey schools: 5.0% actual against 40.3% predicted.
For Camden County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $88,755, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. The county has 158 public schools and about 82,104 students.
Mastery Schools of Camden Inc. is the nearest public school to Veterans Memorial Family School, about 0.4 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The school's 5.0% average proficiency ranks 6th among 7 nearby schools.
Veterans Memorial Family School falls in the City: Small locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
The school's enrollment figures are 337 for 2020-21 and 474 for 2024-25. Differences this large can reflect a change in grade levels, a boundary change, or a merger.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 Camden City School District
- Octavius V. Catto Community Family SchoolElementary · 593 students
- Thomas H. Dudley Family SchoolElementary · 549 students
- Dr. Henry H. Davis Elementary SchoolElementary · 515 students
- Eastside High SchoolHigh · 512 students
- Camden High SchoolHigh · 425 students
- Cooper's Poynt Family SchoolElementary · 381 students
Other schools in CAMDEN
- Mastery Schools of Camden Inc.Combined · 2,873 students
- Camden's Promise Charter SchoolCombined · 2,457 students
- KIPP: Cooper Norcross A New Jersey Nonprofit CorporationCombined · 2,280 students
- Leap Academy University Charter SchoolCombined · 1,540 students
- Camden Prep Inc.Combined · 1,498 students
- Octavius V. Catto Community Family SchoolElementary · 593 students
Nearby schools
- Mastery Schools of Camden Inc.0.4 mi · 2,873
- Camden's Promise Charter School0.5 mi · 2,457
- Thomas H. Dudley Family School0.6 mi · 549
- Octavius V. Catto Community Family School0.8 mi · 593
- Dr. Henry H. Davis Elementary School0.9 mi · 515
- Eastside High School1.0 mi · 512
Frequently asked questions
About Veterans Memorial Family SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Veterans Memorial Family School?
Veterans Memorial Family School enrolls approximately 474 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Veterans Memorial Family School serve?
Veterans Memorial Family School serves grades PK-08.
How many teachers does Veterans Memorial Family School have?
Veterans Memorial Family School employs 51 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.3:1.
How diverse is Veterans Memorial Family School?
Veterans Memorial Family School reports a student body of 1% White, 83% Hispanic, 14% Black, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Veterans Memorial Family School?
Veterans Memorial Family School is overseen by Camden City School District in Camden County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.