West End Memorial Elementary School

West End Memorial Elementary School, a mid-tier elementary school in Woodbury, New Jersey, operated by Woodbury City Public School District, teaches 469 students, covering grades pre-K through 5.

Within Woodbury City Public School District, which oversees 4 schools and 1,709 students, West End Memorial Elementary School is one campus in the system.

Demographically, West End Memorial Elementary School lists that 39% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder looks like 29% Black, 22% White, 7% multiracial, 2% Asian. By comparison, Gloucester County as a whole is about 8% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.6:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 71% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Gloucester County runs at roughly 32%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, West End Memorial Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 27.5%; this one delivers 21.7%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Gloucester County indicate median household income runs about $105,115, roughly 37% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Gloucester County's 86 public schools (combined enrollment of about 46,080 students), West End Memorial Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Woodbury Jr-Sr High School, around 0.6 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around West End Memorial Elementary School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts West End Memorial Elementary School at 7th of 8; the average score across the group is 35.1%.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 25%: 374 students in 2018 compared to 469 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 37% to 22% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 13.0:1 in 2018 to 11.6:1 in 2025.

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