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Enrollment
465
Elementary
DISTRICT 522 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341707002654
Wedgwood Elementary School
236 HURFFVILLE RD, SEWELL, NJ 08080 · (856) 227-8110 · Gloucester County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL465 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 32% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- B-Test 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
9.9:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.0:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
32%
147 students
DISTRICT 26% · 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 | 85 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 65 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 79 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 83 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 79 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 74 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (85) is 15% larger than its 5th grade class (74).
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · 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
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
54.9%
NJ avg 53.1% . +17.3pp since 2023
Math
47.5%
NJ avg 41.6% . +0.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 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 17 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 54.9% | 47.5% |
| 2023-24 | 37.6% | 47.3% |
% 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
42.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.9%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 Wedgwood Elementary School
Wedgwood Elementary School's state test result (42.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wedgwood Elementary School this school | 465 | 31.6% | 42.9% |
| Thomas Jefferson Elementary School TURNERSVILLE | 511 | 35.2% | 45.5% |
| Mary S. Shoemaker School WOODSTOWN | 528 | 29.2% | 48.6% |
| Aura Elementary School GLASSBORO | 350 | 30.0% | 46.8% |
| Radix Elementary WILLIAMSTOWN | 609 | 34.2% | 53.7% |
| Oakview Elementary School WEST DEPTFORD | 475 | 34.5% | N/A |
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 Wedgwood Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Gloucester County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.9% | #685 of 1,290 | #20 of 35 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.5% | #640 of 1,319 ▼ 33 | #17 of 35 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.9% | #596 of 1,319 ▲ 328 | #13 of 35 ▲ 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 465 | #498 of 1,562 | #19 of 48 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.9:1 | #304 of 1,390 | #9 of 45 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.9% | #694 of 1,392 | #23 of 45 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 31.6% | #829 of 1,481 | #22 of 48 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.1% | #502 of 545 | #18 of 22 |
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
465
+2 (+0%) vs 2020
-11% since 1990-91, when it was 520
Student : Teacher
9.9:1
was 10.3:1
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 | 465 | 47.1 | 9.9:1 | 32% (147) |
| 2023-24 | 473 | 47.2 | 10.0:1 | 25% (120) |
| 2022-23 | 500 | 48.4 | 10.3:1 | 24% (120) |
| 2020-21 | 463 | 45 | 10.3:1 | 25% (116) |
| 2017-18 | 460 | 44.4 | 10.4:1 | 27% (126) |
| 2015-16 | 411 | 38 | 10.8:1 | 15% (60) |
| 2010-11 | 347 | 30 | 11.6:1 | 9% (32) |
| 2000-01 | 658 | 39 | 16.9:1 | 9% (60) |
| 1990-91 | 520 | 29 | 17.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wedgwood Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (460 to 465); teachers up 6% (44.4 to 47.1).
About Wedgwood Elementary School
Wedgwood Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school with an address in SEWELL, New Jersey. The school had 465 students in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25.
A total of 10 schools make up Washington Township School District, with 6,938 students enrolled.
Wedgwood Elementary School's enrollment is 64% White. Next come 20% Black, 12% Hispanic, and 3% Asian. That compares with about 76% White among all Gloucester County residents. By the diversity index, Wedgwood Elementary School comes in at 54%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 9.9:1, with 47.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. Among elementary schools in New Jersey, the typical ratio is 11.4:1. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Wedgwood Elementary School is 32%. That is close to the 32% average for public schools in Gloucester County.
The allk12 Grade for Wedgwood Elementary School is C. Compared with New Jersey public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 32% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Wedgwood Elementary School is 6.0 points below its prediction. Actual: 42.9%. Predicted: 48.9%.
Census estimates describe Gloucester County this way: median household income is about $105,115, about 37% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 86 public schools in Gloucester County, with a combined enrollment of about 46,080.
Bells Elementary School is the public school closest to Wedgwood Elementary School, about 0.8 miles away. Wedgwood Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: Wedgwood Elementary School ranks 6th of 9 nearby schools, at 42.9% versus a 48.2% average.
Federal data place Wedgwood Elementary School in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 463 in 2020-21, 465 in 2024-25.
Parents and students can post about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Wedgwood Elementary School. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Gloucester County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
306,954
Census ACS
Median income
$105,115
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
86
46,080 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Washington Township School District
- Washington Township High SchoolHigh · 2,105 students
- Chestnut Ridge Middle SchoolMiddle · 613 students
- Bells Elementary SchoolElementary · 571 students
- Whitman Elementary SchoolElementary · 566 students
- Bunker Hill Middle SchoolMiddle · 562 students
- Hurffville Elementary SchoolElementary · 544 students
Other schools in SEWELL
- Washington Township High SchoolHigh · 2,105 students
- Gloucester County Institute of TechnologyHigh · 1,657 students
- Deptford Township Middle SchoolMiddle · 895 students
- Chestnut Ridge Middle SchoolMiddle · 613 students
- Bunker Hill Middle SchoolMiddle · 562 students
- Hurffville Elementary SchoolElementary · 544 students
Other Wedgwood Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Wedgwood Elementary. Wedgwood Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- Wedgwood Elementary SchoolSEATTLE, WA · 333 students
Nearby schools
- Bells Elementary School0.8 mi · 571
- Chestnut Ridge Middle School1.2 mi · 613
- Hurffville Elementary School1.4 mi · 544
- Washington Township High School1.4 mi · 2,105
- Birches Elementary School1.9 mi · 472
- Thomas Jefferson Elementary School2.3 mi · 511
Frequently asked questions
About Wedgwood Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Wedgwood Elementary School?
Wedgwood Elementary School enrolls approximately 465 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Wedgwood Elementary School serve?
Wedgwood Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Wedgwood Elementary School?
Approximately 9.9:1 students per teacher at Wedgwood Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Wedgwood Elementary School?
At Wedgwood Elementary School, the student body is approximately 64% White, 12% Hispanic, 20% Black, 3% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Wedgwood Elementary School?
Wedgwood Elementary School is overseen by Washington Township School District in Gloucester County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.