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John Greenleaf Whittier Family School

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Public Grades PK, KG-8

290

Students ?

10.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

89.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

740 Chestnut Street
Camden, NJ 08103-2500

(856) 966-8999

District: Camden City School District

Racial breakdown:

African American:

65.5%

Hispanic:

33.8%

White:

0.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 2nd percentile in 2006 → 1st in 2015

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (4% vs 45% meeting standards)

!English Language Arts scores 44 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2014-2015) ?

This school4%

District avg5%

New Jersey avg45%

Not ranked this year

John Greenleaf Whittier Family School did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

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
2015	3.1	1349 of 1357	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	0.8	1356 of 1363	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	0.7	1360 of 1367	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	1.2	1344 of 1363	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	2.0	1333 of 1360	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	0.9	1345 of 1354	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	4.0	1295 of 1346	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	0.2	1336 of 1338	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	0.1	1328 of 1329	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	1.1	1282 of 1314	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	17.3	1140 of 1303	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	12.0	1154 of 1298	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	41.5	819 of 1204	32.0%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2015	3.9	708 of 713	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	1.9	692 of 717	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	1.1	694 of 704	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

By subject vs New Jersey (2014-2015) ?

English Language Arts5%-44 vs state

Mathematics3%-38 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 Sharp Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	400 Comly Ave	West Collingswood	08107	Camden County	Collingswood Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 962-5707	211	20	10.4	44.1%	106 (50.2%)	29 (13.7%)	44 (20.9%)	10 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (10.0%)	29.3	966^th of 1347 public elementary schools	28.3%		23	1031^st of 1338 public elementary schools	22.9%	65	10.0		61.9	40.9	31.8				47.6	18.2	18.1						$12,962	$752	$12,210
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 John Greenleaf Whittier Family School

What district is John Greenleaf Whittier Family School in?

Camden City School District

How many students attend John Greenleaf Whittier Family School?

In the 2014-15 school year, 290 students attended John Greenleaf Whittier Family School.

What is the racial makeup of John Greenleaf Whittier Family School?

Students at John Greenleaf Whittier Family School are 66% African American, 34% Hispanic.

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