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Veterans Memorial Family School

Q: Is Veterans Memorial Family School a good school?

Veterans Memorial Family School ranks in the bottom 2.7% of New Jersey elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Veterans Memorial Family School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 474 students attended Veterans Memorial Family School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Veterans Memorial Family School?

Students at Veterans Memorial Family School are 83% Hispanic, 14% African American, 1% White, 1% Two or more races.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

1311^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 3% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Veterans Memorial Family School is an elementary school located in Camden, New Jersey, serving grades PK-8 with a student population of 421. The school is part of the Camden City School District, which is ranked 606 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite the school's relatively high per-student spending of $16,878 in 2018-2019 and a low student-teacher ratio ranging from 7.2 to 8.7 over the past few years, Veterans Memorial Family School has consistently ranked among the lowest-performing elementary schools in New Jersey. The school's academic performance is significantly below the state and district averages on standardized tests, with proficiency rates ranging from 0% to 22.7% in mathematics and 0% to 20% in English Language Arts. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as African American and Hispanic students.

When comparing Veterans Memorial Family School to other nearby schools in the Camden City School District, such as Octavius V. Catto Community Family School and Thomas H. Dudley Family School, the academic performance at Veterans Memorial Family School is generally lower. Additionally, the school has had high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 14.9% to 46.9% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

474

Students ?

9.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,878

Per pupil spending ?

47.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

800 N 26th Street
Camden, NJ 08105

(856) 966-5090

District: Camden City School District

Students who attend Veterans Memorial Family School usually attend:

High:

Eastside High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

83.1%

African American:

14.3%

White:

1.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 2nd percentile in 2015 → 3rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (35% vs 46% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (38% vs 15% New Jersey)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

District avg11%

New Jersey avg46%

Elementary school

1,311^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 3%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

752^nd of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

From bottom 3% (2015) to bottom 1% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 9Elementary Schools in the Camden City School District

606^th of 609Camden City School District among New Jersey districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	5.8	1311 of 1347	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.5	1323 of 1338	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.6	1337 of 1342	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.0	1324 of 1345	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.9	1195 of 1317	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.3	1354 of 1360	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.5	1342 of 1353	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	3.3	1327 of 1352	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	4.1	1312 of 1346	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	4.2	1330 of 1357	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	7.7	1266 of 1363	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	11.5	1228 of 1367	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	10.4	1238 of 1363	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	0.9	1353 of 1360	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	2.8	1320 of 1354	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	0.8	1334 of 1346	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	5.1	1276 of 1338	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	3.4	1284 of 1329	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	9.6	462 of 469	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.8	505 of 522	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	11.1	579 of 597	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.5	526 of 559	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.7	477 of 499	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.6	465 of 489	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.9	437 of 463	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.1	415 of 434	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	4.0	1290 of 1326	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.4	1274 of 1317	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.3	1282 of 1318	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.2	1282 of 1326	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.1	1216 of 1290	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.2	1296 of 1331	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.9	1298 of 1333	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	8.5	951 of 1032	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.9	923 of 989	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.4	932 of 982	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.3	900 of 953	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	25.9	728 of 896	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	7.3	823 of 899	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.6	806 of 870	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	14.2	961 of 1023	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.7	845 of 939	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	6.5	810 of 910	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.0	757 of 863	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	6.6	838 of 948	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	6.2	932 of 942	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	7.0	1249 of 1318	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.4	1269 of 1313	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.2	1285 of 1315	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.2	1271 of 1324	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.7	1248 of 1297	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.5	1312 of 1335	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.2	1303 of 1334	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	18.6	876 of 1023	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.3	929 of 989	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.0	833 of 958	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.9	702 of 949	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.5	897 of 1007	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.1	891 of 1001	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	4.1	752 of 752	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.2	742 of 743	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.3	747 of 748	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.4	744 of 745	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	2.7	652 of 652	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.8	739 of 745	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.8	705 of 716	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	4.5	703 of 712	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	6.9	681 of 713	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	6.3	691 of 713	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	2.0	690 of 717	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	3.8	667 of 704	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	3.5	646 of 677	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	1.1	677 of 684	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	2.1	659 of 677	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	2.6	643 of 664	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	3.1	614 of 640	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	1.6	617 of 631	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	1.3	600 of 615	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	1.7	580 of 599	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	1.3	576 of 588	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	0.9	569 of 574	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2018	9.6	305 of 326	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	12.6	341 of 343	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.6	315 of 320	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.7	280 of 288	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.9	262 of 270	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.0	191 of 197	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.3	223 of 227	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.0	192 of 202	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	4.8	720 of 728	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.1	709 of 717	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.4	711 of 720	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.3	719 of 726	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.4	623 of 625	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.4	696 of 703	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.7	667 of 680	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	4.6	594 of 608	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.4	584 of 589	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.4	576 of 587	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.9	579 of 591	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.2	469 of 480	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.0	513 of 524	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.9	492 of 504	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	5.4	613 of 613	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.9	540 of 584	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.7	511 of 568	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	7.6	499 of 549	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.0	411 of 467	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	6.7	491 of 541	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.2	471 of 522	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	4.5	723 of 726	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.8	714 of 719	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.6	714 of 718	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.9	724 of 730	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.4	628 of 635	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.3	692 of 697	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.6	661 of 675	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	16.1	496 of 507	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.1	496 of 510	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.1	496 of 505	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	28.9	391 of 535	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.5	481 of 492	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.4	466 of 471	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

Special Education (2025)14th percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2025)8th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)6th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)5th percentile+3 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)3rd percentile~ school

African American (2024)1st percentile~ school

Middle school

African American (2018)6th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)1st percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)1st percentile~ school

Male (2025)<1st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics67%+26 vs state

Algebra I6%-39 vs state

Science6%-24 vs state

English Language Arts6%-48 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJSLA-S Science (2025)		NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)						NJSLA Mathematics (2025)						NJSLA Algebra I (2025)			NJSLA Geometry (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NJSLA-S Science 5th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 8th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 7th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	NJSLA Geometry 8th Grade	NJSLA Geometry End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Veterans Memorial Family School	Public	PK, KG-8	800 N 26th Street	Camden	08105	Camden County	Camden City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 966-5090	474	51	9.2	47.3%	6 (1.3%)	68 (14.3%)	394 (83.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	5.8	1311^th of 1347 public elementary schools	2.7%		4.5	1323^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	1.1%	12	5.9		20.0	14.8	17.6	2.8	1.7	0.0	22.7	0.0	14.7	1.2	1.5	0.0		6.3	6.3			$16,878	$3,409	$13,469
Thomas H. Dudley Family School	Public	PK, KG-8	2250 Berwick Street	Camden	08105	Camden County	Camden City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 365-0636	549	47	11.6	49.2%	10 (1.8%)	132 (24.0%)	393 (71.6%)	11 (2.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	5.6	1314^th of 1347 public elementary schools	2.4%		5.8	1304^th of 1338 public elementary schools	2.5%	10	3.1	0.0	10.6	15.2	9.6	14.7	16.1	17.6	21.4	6.8	3.1	11.8	20.5	0.0		12.5	12.5			$19,328	$3,830	$15,498
Octavius V. Catto Community Family School	Public	PK, KG-8	3100 Westfield Ave	Camden	08105	Camden County	Camden City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 966-4097	593	57	10.4	56.5%	7 (1.2%)	128 (21.6%)	441 (74.4%)	10 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.0%)	17.7	1136^th of 1347 public elementary schools	15.7%		14.3	1157^th of 1338 public elementary schools	13.5%	21	14.0	1.5	18.3	54.9	29.9	7.7	12.8	14.1	28.2	25.5	24.6	7.8	8.5	0.0		22.3	22.3			$16,913	$3,301	$13,612
Dr. Henry H. Davis Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3425 Cramer Street	Camden	08105	Camden County	Camden City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 966-8920	515	51	10.0	44.5%	9 (1.7%)	93 (18.1%)	387 (75.1%)	20 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)	8.8	1273^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	5.5%		7.1	1280^th of 1338 public elementary schools	4.3%	7	5.7	0.0	22.0	14.0	16.7	8.2	31.3	17.9	28.2	22.9	7.1	0.0	9.1	0.0		0.0	0.0			$20,427	$3,485	$16,942
Forest Hill School	Public	K-6	1625 Wildwood Avenue	Camden	08103	Camden County	Camden City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 966-8930	339	37	9.1	63.7%	3 (0.9%)	218 (64.3%)	111 (32.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.5%)	7.9	1285^th of 1347 public elementary schools	4.6%		6.9	1285^th of 1338 public elementary schools	4.0%		3.0		18.9	26.8	9.1	35.7			20.4	11.4	0.0	0.0								$19,601	$3,076	$16,525
Cooper's Poynt Family School	Public	PK, KG-8	201 State Street	Camden	08102	Camden County	Camden City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 966-5370	381	45	8.4	62.5%	4 (1.0%)	142 (37.3%)	230 (60.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	11.1	1229^th of 1347 public elementary schools	8.8%		6.3	1293^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	3.4%	64	4.6	0.0	26.5	0.0	15.9	23.7	3.3	0.0	38.3	0.0	9.1	15.8	10.0			0.0	0.0			$18,278	$3,474	$14,804
G.H. Carson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	4150 Garfield Avenue	Pennsauken	08109	Camden County	Pennsauken Township Board of Education School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 662-5751	358	33	10.7	78.2%	10 (2.8%)	67 (18.7%)	241 (67.3%)	33 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.0%)	23.6	1040^th of 1347 public elementary schools	22.8%		25.2	1003^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	25.0%	37			27.7						36.0											$9,874	$505	$9,369
Hope Community Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	836 S. 4th Street	Camden	08103	Camden County	Hope Community Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 379-3448	115	10	11.9	88.7%	0 (0.0%)	53 (46.1%)	60 (52.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	1 (0.9%)	20.8	1084^th of 1347 public elementary schools	19.5%		8.3	1266^th of 1338 public elementary schools	5.4%	182	33.4		33.3	0.0	50.0	23.1	0.0		41.6	0.0	25.0	0.0	0.0							$9,684	$2,493	$7,191
Roosevelt Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics (ST	Public	K-8	5526 Wisteria Ave	Pennsauken	08109	Camden County	Pennsauken Township Board of Education School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(856) 662-8141	184	17	10.8	46.7%	32 (17.4%)	18 (9.8%)	85 (46.2%)	35 (19.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (7.1%)	97.8	2^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	99.9%		94.2	48^th of 1338 public elementary schools	96.4%	46	81.0	57.1	85.0	100.0	100.0	89.5	100.0	100.0	100.0	94.4	100.0	79.0			55.0		55.0	61.9	61.9
Mark Newbie Elementary School	Public	K-5	2 East Browning Rd	Collingswood	08108	Camden County	Collingswood Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 962-5706	136	13	10.7	28.7%	84 (61.8%)	11 (8.1%)	27 (19.9%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (9.6%)	71.2	404^th of 1347 public elementary schools	70.0%		77.5	313^th of 1338 public elementary schools	76.6%	91	45.5		47.6	71.4	77.3				57.2	61.9	50.0									$11,326	$436	$10,890

Frequently Asked Questions about Veterans Memorial Family School

What district is Veterans Memorial Family School in?

Camden City School District

What schools do graduates of Veterans Memorial Family School attend?

Students who attend Veterans Memorial Family School usually go on to attend:

High : Eastside High School

What is the racial makeup of Veterans Memorial Family School?

Students at Veterans Memorial Family School are 83% Hispanic, 14% African American, 1% White, 1% Two or more races.

How many students attend Veterans Memorial Family School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 474 students attended Veterans Memorial Family School.

Is Veterans Memorial Family School a good school?

Veterans Memorial Family School ranks in the bottom 2.7% of New Jersey elementary schools.

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