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Alumni: what's one memory from Wilbur Watts Intermediate School that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
483
Elementary
DISTRICT 341 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BURLINGTON CITY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340243000976
Wilbur Watts Intermediate School
550 HIGH STREET, BURLINGTON, NJ 08016 · (609) 387-5834 · Burlington County
GRADES 03–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL483 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 25% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
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
10.2:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.6:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
77%
370 students
DISTRICT 72% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 123 | 25% |
| Grade 4 | 121 | 25% |
| Grade 5 | 126 | 26% |
| Grade 6 | 113 | 23% |
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · 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
Wilbur Watts Intermediate School→Burlington City High School
Based on grade levels within Burlington City Public School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
38.2%
NJ avg 53.1% . +10.2pp since 2023
Math
23.8%
NJ avg 41.6% . +5.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 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 10 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 38.2% | 23.8% |
| 2023-24 | 28.0% | 18.0% |
% 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
25.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
24.2%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 24% 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 Wilbur Watts Intermediate School
Wilbur Watts Intermediate School's state test result (25.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wilbur Watts Intermediate School this school | 483 | 76.6% | 25.3% |
| W. R. James Sr. Elementary School WILLINGBORO | 408 | 78.4% | 17.2% |
| President Barack Obama Elementary School JERSEY CITY | 425 | 84.0% | 13.3% |
| Dr. Maya Angelou Elementary School JERSEY CITY | 607 | 77.1% | 32.5% |
| Winslow Township Elementary School Three SICKLERVILLE | 464 | 62.9% | 32.7% |
| John Fenwick Academy SALEM | 387 | 69.3% | 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 Wilbur Watts Intermediate School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Burlington County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.3% | #1,043 of 1,290 | #46 of 56 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.8% | #1,086 of 1,319 ▲ 41 | #46 of 56 ▲ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.2% | #968 of 1,319 ▲ 124 | #42 of 56 ▲ 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 483 | #441 of 1,562 | #20 of 76 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.2:1 | #401 of 1,390 | #22 of 70 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.7% | #358 of 1,392 | #30 of 70 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 76.6% | #260 of 1,481 | #3 of 73 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +12.9% | #188 of 545 | #15 of 32 |
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
483
+39 (+9%) vs 2020
+86% since 1990-91, when it was 259
Student : Teacher
10.2:1
was 10.8:1
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 | 483 | 47.2 | 10.2:1 | 77% (370) |
| 2023-24 | 467 | 45.2 | 10.3:1 | 72% (338) |
| 2022-23 | 449 | 42.2 | 10.6:1 | 64% (288) |
| 2020-21 | 444 | 41 | 10.8:1 | 54% (239) |
| 2017-18 | 428 | 40.9 | 10.5:1 | 67% (285) |
| 2015-16 | 418 | 41 | 10.2:1 | 64% (266) |
| 2010-11 | 481 | 30 | 16.0:1 | 62% (298) |
| 2000-01 | 322 | 24 | 13.4:1 | 57% (182) |
| 1990-91 | 259 | 18 | 14.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wilbur Watts Intermediate School.
Since 2017-18: students up 13% (428 to 483); teachers up 15% (40.9 to 47.2).
About Wilbur Watts Intermediate School
Wilbur Watts Intermediate School is a public elementary school run by Burlington City Public School District in BURLINGTON, New Jersey. Students in grades 3 through 6 make up the school's enrollment of 483 students.
The district, Burlington City Public School District, operates 4 schools serving 1,779 students.
The student body at Wilbur Watts Intermediate School is 54% Black. Other reported shares: 21% Hispanic, 16% White, 5% multiracial, and 4% Asian. Burlington County's residents are about 16% Black, 37 points below the school's share. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 64, compared with 70 nationally.
Its staff includes 47.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 10.2 students per teacher. Compared with the 11.4:1 average for elementary schools in New Jersey, this school's ratio is lower. Roughly 77% of students at Wilbur Watts Intermediate School can receive free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 32% for public schools in Burlington County.
Wilbur Watts Intermediate School holds a C allk12 Grade, placing it above 25% of New Jersey public elementary schools.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Wilbur Watts Intermediate School is +1.1 points: 25.3% actual, 24.2% predicted.
For the population of Burlington County, median household income comes to about $108,111, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Burlington County counts 139 public schools with about 69,020 students.
Burlington City High School, about 0.4 miles away, is the closest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. On average proficiency, Wilbur Watts Intermediate School is 6th of 7 nearby schools with test data.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Wilbur Watts Intermediate School had a net gain of 39 students, or 9%.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on special education services, counseling, and support programs here. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Burlington County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
467,805
Census ACS
Median income
$108,111
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
139
69,020 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Burlington City Public School District
- Burlington City High SchoolHigh · 757 students
- Samuel Smith Elementary SchoolElementary · 310 students
- Captain James Lawrence Elementary SchoolElementary · 229 students
Other schools in BURLINGTON
- Burlington Township High SchoolHigh · 1,118 students
- Fountain Woods Elementary SchoolElementary · 951 students
- Burlington Township Middle School at SpringsideMiddle · 822 students
- Burlington City High SchoolHigh · 757 students
- B. Bernice Young Elementary SchoolElementary · 681 students
- Florence Township Memorial High SchoolHigh · 475 students
Nearby schools
- Burlington City High School0.4 mi · 757
- Samuel Smith Elementary School0.4 mi · 310
- Captain James Lawrence Elementary School0.5 mi · 229
- Fountain Woods Elementary School1.1 mi · 951
- Burlington Township High School1.4 mi · 1,118
- Burlington Township Middle School at Springside1.5 mi · 822
Frequently asked questions
About Wilbur Watts Intermediate SchoolHow many students attend Wilbur Watts Intermediate School?
Wilbur Watts Intermediate School enrolls approximately 483 students in grades 03-06.
What grades does Wilbur Watts Intermediate School serve?
Wilbur Watts Intermediate School serves grades 03-06.
How many students per teacher at Wilbur Watts Intermediate School?
Approximately 10.2:1 students per teacher at Wilbur Watts Intermediate School.
How diverse is Wilbur Watts Intermediate School?
Wilbur Watts Intermediate School reports a student body of 16% White, 21% Hispanic, 54% Black, 4% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Wilbur Watts Intermediate School?
Wilbur Watts Intermediate School is overseen by Burlington City Public School District in Burlington County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.