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Yorkship Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1281^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 5% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Yorkship Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Camden, New Jersey, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 319 students. The school is part of the Camden City School District, which is ranked 606 out of 609 districts in New Jersey and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. Yorkship Elementary School has consistently ranked among the lowest-performing elementary schools in the state, with a statewide ranking between 1270 and 1345 out of around 1,350 schools over the past several years.

Yorkship Elementary School's academic performance is significantly below state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 2.7% of 3rd graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts and Mathematics, compared to 44.9% and 49.8% statewide, respectively. The school's performance in Science is also very low, with only 4% of 5th graders proficient or better. Additionally, Yorkship Elementary School has extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 40.7% to 46.9% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state and district averages.

When comparing Yorkship Elementary School to nearby schools in the same district, such as Henry B. Wilson Family School and Riletta Twyne Cream Early Childhood Center, as well as other districts, the performance gap is significant. The nearby schools, even those in the same low-performing district, generally outperform Yorkship Elementary School across academic measures. Despite the low performance, Yorkship Elementary School appears to have a relatively high per-student spending of $16,425 (as of 2018-2019), which is higher than the nearby schools, suggesting that the issue may not be solely a lack of funding, but rather the effective allocation and utilization of resources.

310

Students ?

7.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,425

Per pupil spending ?

56.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1251 Collings Road
Camden, NJ 08104

(856) 966-5110

District: Camden City School District

Students who attend Yorkship Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Camden High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

63.9%

Hispanic:

32.9%

Two or more races:

1.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 1st percentile in 2015 → 5th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 8 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (13% vs 46% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (45% vs 14% New Jersey)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school13%

District avg15%

New Jersey avg46%

1,281^st of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 5%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 1% (2015) to bottom 5% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^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	8.2	1281 of 1347	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.2	1295 of 1338	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.1	1333 of 1342	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.6	1345 of 1345	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.2	1270 of 1317	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.0	1326 of 1360	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.1	1319 of 1353	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	2.4	1348 of 1352	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	2.3	1342 of 1346	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	3.2	1347 of 1357	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	1.9	1334 of 1363	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	2.0	1340 of 1367	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	1.1	1346 of 1363	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	2.0	1332 of 1360	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	2.9	1316 of 1354	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	0.5	1340 of 1346	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	1.6	1315 of 1338	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	0.5	1323 of 1329	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	1.6	1272 of 1314	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	15.7	1147 of 1303	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	19.5	1102 of 1298	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	0.5	1188 of 1204	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	17.7	377 of 463	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.7	427 of 469	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.5	445 of 463	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.4	490 of 494	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	26.5	374 of 456	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.2	484 of 522	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.8	451 of 517	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	7.3	1245 of 1326	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.0	1235 of 1317	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.7	1265 of 1318	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.8	1300 of 1326	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.9	1272 of 1290	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.4	1280 of 1331	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.0	1263 of 1333	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	8.9	924 of 989	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.2	916 of 982	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.6	898 of 953	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.5	857 of 896	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.3	735 of 899	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.1	649 of 870	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	17.6	935 of 1023	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.3	812 of 939	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.6	799 of 910	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	7.4	783 of 863	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.6	739 of 839	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.6	790 of 948	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.8	914 of 942	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	12.5	1174 of 1318	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	6.1	1257 of 1313	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.8	1287 of 1315	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.5	1300 of 1324	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.7	1264 of 1297	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.2	1262 of 1335	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.5	1274 of 1334	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	11.7	982 of 1023	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.4	885 of 989	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.8	932 of 958	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.7	892 of 949	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.8	707 of 868	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2021	12.7	577 of 652	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	5.0	729 of 745	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.2	700 of 716	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	4.9	699 of 712	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	3.5	712 of 713	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	4.0	705 of 713	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	0.9	707 of 717	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

African American (2025)19th percentile+14 vs school

Male (2025)11th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)9th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2024)7th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)6th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)4th percentile~ school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts20%-30 vs state

Mathematics8%-39 vs state

Science4%-26 vs state

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Schools Near Yorkship Elementary School

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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
Yorkship Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1251 Collings Road	Camden	08104	Camden County	Camden City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 966-5110	310	40	7.8	56.8%	3 (1.0%)	198 (63.9%)	102 (32.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.6%)	8.2	1281^st of 1347 public elementary schools	4.9%		6.2	1295^th of 1338 public elementary schools	3.2%	14	4.0		2.7	37.8	20.0				2.7	18.4	0.0						$16,425	$3,703	$12,722
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 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
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
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
Oaklyn Public School	Public	PK, KG-5	136 Kendall Blvd	Oaklyn	08107	Camden County	Oaklyn Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 858-0335	273	29	9.5	29.7%	201 (73.6%)	10 (3.7%)	40 (14.7%)	8 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.1%)	43.8	757^th of 1347 public elementary schools	43.8%		46.7	714^th of 1338 public elementary schools	46.6%	43	33.3		25.0	56.3	63.4				32.5	25.0	53.7						$16,778	$522	$16,256
Cold Springs School	Public	PK, KG-3	1194 Market Street	Gloucester City	08030	Camden County	Gloucester City Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 456-7000	839	75	11.2	65.9%	414 (49.3%)	115 (13.7%)	210 (25.0%)	32 (3.8%)	5 (0.6%)	3 (0.4%)	60 (7.2%)	28	984^th of 1347 public elementary schools	26.9%		17.4	1110^th of 1338 public elementary schools	17.0%	126			38.3						30.2								$11,740	$261	$11,479
Clyde S. Jennings Elementary School	Public	K-5	100 Cedar Avenue	Oaklyn	08107	Camden County	Haddon Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 869-7720	123	11	11.3	21.1%	96 (78.0%)	5 (4.1%)	16 (13.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.1%)	54.9	618^th of 1347 public elementary schools	54.1%		55.8	597^th of 1338 public elementary schools	55.4%	21	53.3		41.7	59.1	53.3				50.0	40.9	53.4						$12,020	$364	$11,656
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
Mary Bray Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	225 West Kings Highway	Mount Ephraim	08059	Camden County	Mt. Ephraim School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 931-7807	289	26	11.3	39.1%	223 (77.2%)	9 (3.1%)	43 (14.9%)	8 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.1%)	59.9	540^th of 1347 public elementary schools	59.9%		46.8	713^th of 1338 public elementary schools	46.7%	173	37.8		71.9	53.7	57.8				71.9	36.5	44.4						$11,701	$256	$11,445

Frequently Asked Questions about Yorkship Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Yorkship Elementary School?

Students at Yorkship Elementary School are 64% African American, 33% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

How many students attend Yorkship Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 310 students attended Yorkship Elementary School.

What district is Yorkship Elementary School in?

Camden City School District

What schools do graduates of Yorkship Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Yorkship Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Camden High School

Is Yorkship Elementary School a good school?

Yorkship Elementary School ranks in the bottom 4.9% of New Jersey elementary schools.

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