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Cooper's Poynt Family School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

1229^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 9% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Cooper's Poynt Family School is an elementary school serving grades PK-8 in the Camden City School District in New Jersey, with 405 students. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of New Jersey elementary schools over the past 10 years, with a ranking between 1298-1338 out of around 1350 schools.

Cooper's Poynt Family School significantly underperforms the state and district averages on standardized tests, with only 26.5% of 3rd graders proficient in English Language Arts compared to the state average of 44.9%, and 0% of 8th graders proficient compared to the state average of 57.1%. The school also has extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 40.7% to 46.9% in recent years, far exceeding the state and district averages. Additionally, the school ranks in the bottom 30-40% of New Jersey schools for African American, Hispanic, and special education student performance.

The other schools in the immediate vicinity of Cooper's Poynt Family School, such as Henry B. Wilson Family School, Veterans Memorial Family School, and Forest Hill School, also perform poorly and rank in the bottom 10-15% of New Jersey elementary schools, suggesting systemic challenges facing the entire Camden City School District. However, the nearby Hope Community Charter School, while still underperforming the state average, outperforms Cooper's Poynt Family School and the other district schools on most academic metrics, indicating that alternative educational models may be more effective in this high-need area.

381

Students ?

8.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,278

Per pupil spending ?

62.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

201 State Street
Camden, NJ 08102

(856) 966-5370

District: Camden City School District

Students who attend Cooper's Poynt Family School usually attend:

High:

Eastside High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

60.4%

African American:

37.3%

White:

1.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 2nd percentile in 2015 → 9th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2015

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Camden City School District

✓Small classes — about 8 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (12% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (46% vs 15% New Jersey)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school12%

District avg13%

New Jersey avg45%

Elementary school

1,229^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 9%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 2% (2015) to bottom 9% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

740^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Bottom 2%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	11.1	1229 of 1347	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.3	1293 of 1338	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.3	1286 of 1342	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.6	1307 of 1345	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.3	1298 of 1317	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.3	1338 of 1360	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.8	1324 of 1353	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	4.3	1308 of 1352	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	4.8	1298 of 1346	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	4.0	1336 of 1357	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	5.4	1288 of 1363	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	10.2	1234 of 1367	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	6.8	1272 of 1363	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	2.1	1331 of 1360	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	2.6	1323 of 1354	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	2.1	1315 of 1346	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	7.4	1250 of 1338	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	5.9	1252 of 1329	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	2.5	1262 of 1314	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	21.1	1110 of 1303	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	9.2	1181 of 1298	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	10.6	1053 of 1204	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	18.2	370 of 463	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.8	420 of 469	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.0	373 of 463	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.0	438 of 494	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.2	360 of 456	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.2	518 of 522	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.9	467 of 517	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2022	45.5	208 of 489	57.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	6.9	1250 of 1326	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.0	1268 of 1317	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.4	1242 of 1318	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.9	1242 of 1326	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.2	1287 of 1290	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.4	1305 of 1331	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.8	1311 of 1333	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	30.3	730 of 1032	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.8	882 of 989	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.1	882 of 982	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.8	856 of 953	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.0	882 of 896	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.4	769 of 899	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.6	736 of 870	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	23.0	882 of 1023	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.1	820 of 939	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.5	755 of 910	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.1	726 of 863	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.7	920 of 942	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	13.1	1160 of 1318	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.8	1220 of 1313	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.6	1212 of 1315	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.8	1263 of 1324	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.4	1221 of 1297	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.0	1249 of 1335	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.5	1284 of 1334	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	22.3	806 of 1023	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.2	829 of 989	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.8	903 of 958	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.6	863 of 868	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.5	897 of 1007	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.6	963 of 1001	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	7.6	740 of 752	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.0	727 of 743	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.3	746 of 748	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.5	734 of 745	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.2	642 of 652	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.4	727 of 745	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.7	714 of 716	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	4.6	702 of 712	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	5.5	697 of 713	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	3.6	711 of 713	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	4.0	672 of 717	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	1.4	690 of 704	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	4.4	640 of 677	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	1.3	673 of 684	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	1.3	673 of 677	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	2.7	639 of 664	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	6.7	587 of 640	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	8.9	566 of 631	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	12.8	536 of 615	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	17.9	501 of 599	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	5.0	539 of 588	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	6.4	517 of 574	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	1.7	339 of 359	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.7	316 of 352	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.2	358 of 361	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.5	353 of 356	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.6	275 of 291	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.6	326 of 326	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.2	309 of 326	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	4.6	721 of 728	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.7	713 of 717	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.7	714 of 720	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.3	713 of 726	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.8	688 of 703	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.7	669 of 680	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	20.9	508 of 608	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.6	564 of 589	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.0	566 of 587	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.5	576 of 591	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.9	446 of 480	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.7	447 of 524	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	7.1	488 of 504	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	15.7	567 of 613	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.8	519 of 584	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	7.0	514 of 568	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.9	461 of 549	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	1.9	414 of 467	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.1	481 of 541	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	21.6	567 of 726	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	7.8	707 of 719	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.9	713 of 718	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.8	713 of 730	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.8	596 of 635	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.3	660 of 697	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.8	660 of 675	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	27.1	379 of 507	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.9	485 of 492	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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

English Language Learner (2022)57th percentile+55 vs school

Hispanic (2025)29th percentile+21 vs school

Special Education (2025)21st percentile+12 vs school

African American (2025)20th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)14th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)12th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)6th percentile-3 vs school

Middle school

Special Education (2025)25th percentile+24 vs school

Male (2025)22nd percentile+20 vs school

Hispanic (2025)16th percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)8th percentile+6 vs school

African American (2025)6th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics15%-29 vs state

English Language Arts13%-40 vs state

Science5%-20 vs state

Algebra I0%-46 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)		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 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
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
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
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
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
Riletta Twyne Cream Early Childhood Center	Public	PK, KG-3	1875 Mulford Street	Camden	08104	Camden County	Camden City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 966-4760	349	34	10.4	73.6%	6 (1.7%)	233 (66.8%)	90 (25.8%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	16 (4.6%)	8.1	1282^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	4.8%					(n/a)			13.7						20.6								$18,623	$3,438	$15,185
Henry B. Wilson Family School	Public	K-8	2250 South 8th Street	Camden	08104	Camden County	Camden City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 966-3691	377	42	9.0	66.8%	3 (0.8%)	246 (65.3%)	124 (32.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	4.9	1324^th of 1347 public elementary schools	1.7%		5.6	1308^th of 1338 public elementary schools	2.2%	16	2.0	0.0	1.8	27.1	4.1	16.3	3.2	22.2	1.8	18.8	0.0	0.0	6.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	$17,638	$3,947	$13,691
Woodlynne Boro Public School	Public	PK, KG-8	131 Elm Avenue	Woodlynne	08107	Camden County	Woodlynne School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 962-8822	407	43	9.5	80.3%	15 (3.7%)	120 (29.5%)	245 (60.2%)	21 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	27.3	992^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	26.4%		28.9	956^th of 1338 public elementary schools	28.6%	36	26.5	8.6	35.5	42.5	28.6	44.5	40.5	41.2	31.1	32.5	28.5	21.0	16.7	0.0	33.3	33.3	$13,716	$1,631	$12,085

Frequently Asked Questions about Cooper's Poynt Family School

What is the racial makeup of Cooper's Poynt Family School?

Students at Cooper's Poynt Family School are 60% Hispanic, 37% African American, 1% White, 1% Two or more races.

What district is Cooper's Poynt Family School in?

Camden City School District

What schools do graduates of Cooper's Poynt Family School attend?

Students who attend Cooper's Poynt Family School usually go on to attend:

High : Eastside High School

Is Cooper's Poynt Family School a good school?

Cooper's Poynt Family School ranks in the bottom 8.8% of New Jersey elementary schools.

How many students attend Cooper's Poynt Family School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 381 students attended Cooper's Poynt Family School.

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the New Jersey Department of Education.

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