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Thomas H. Dudley Family School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

1314^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 2% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Thomas H. Dudley Family School is an elementary school serving grades PK-8 in the Camden City School District in New Jersey, with 598 students. However, the school has consistently ranked among the lowest-performing elementary schools in the state, scoring a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The school faces significant challenges, with only 10-17% of students proficient in English Language Arts and 0-21% proficient in Mathematics, well below the state averages. Chronic absenteeism is also a major issue, ranging from 38-47% in recent years, nearly triple the state average. Despite relatively high per-student spending of around $19,300, the academic outcomes remain extremely poor. Interestingly, the other public schools in the immediate vicinity, such as Cooper's Poynt Family School and Forest Hill School, also perform very poorly, suggesting systemic issues within the Camden City School District.

The only non-district school in the area, Hope Community Charter School, performs somewhat better than the district schools, indicating that alternative school models may be able to achieve better results in this challenging environment. Overall, the persistent low performance of Thomas H. Dudley Family School, even relative to other schools in the same district, highlights the need for a comprehensive, evidence-based approach to improving educational outcomes for students in this community.

549

Students ?

11.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,328

Per pupil spending ?

49.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2250 Berwick Street
Camden, NJ 08105-1160

(856) 365-0636

District: Camden City School District

Students who attend Thomas H. Dudley Family School usually attend:

High:

Eastside High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

71.6%

African American:

24.0%

Asian:

2.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 1st percentile in 2015 → 2nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (11% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (32% vs 14% New Jersey)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school11%

District avg13%

New Jersey avg44%

Elementary school

1,314^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 2%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

716^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Bottom 5%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

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

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^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	5.6	1314 of 1347	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.8	1304 of 1338	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.3	1316 of 1342	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.5	1310 of 1345	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.1	1273 of 1317	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.2	1355 of 1360	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.1	1348 of 1353	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	2.9	1335 of 1352	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	3.5	1323 of 1346	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	3.7	1340 of 1357	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	1.7	1336 of 1363	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	1.1	1353 of 1367	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	0.3	1360 of 1363	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	0.4	1356 of 1360	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	18.4	369 of 463	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.0	450 of 469	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.4	438 of 463	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.5	492 of 494	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.6	517 of 522	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.1	433 of 517	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	17.7	539 of 597	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	25.0	456 of 559	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.3	399 of 499	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.6	360 of 489	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.0	320 of 411	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.8	433 of 463	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.7	418 of 434	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	5.4	1276 of 1326	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.5	1262 of 1317	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.9	1260 of 1318	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.4	1278 of 1326	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.1	1269 of 1290	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.1	1308 of 1331	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.0	1310 of 1333	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	13.0	918 of 1032	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.4	885 of 989	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.1	904 of 982	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.7	841 of 953	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.9	843 of 896	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.5	830 of 899	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.1	808 of 870	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	11.1	981 of 1023	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.9	809 of 939	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.3	793 of 910	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.8	744 of 863	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.9	753 of 839	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	5.6	844 of 948	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	6.1	933 of 942	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	7.2	1246 of 1318	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.5	1227 of 1313	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.6	1253 of 1315	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.6	1247 of 1324	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.2	1166 of 1297	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	3.2	1302 of 1335	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.3	1302 of 1334	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2023	16.0	833 of 958	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.1	839 of 949	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.3	943 of 1001	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	9.6	716 of 752	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.2	716 of 743	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.3	731 of 748	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.4	711 of 745	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.2	598 of 652	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.4	716 of 745	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.2	712 of 716	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	4.0	708 of 712	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	6.6	689 of 713	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	3.7	710 of 713	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	3.1	676 of 717	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	5.3	651 of 704	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	1.3	666 of 677	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	1.2	675 of 684	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	24.6	282 of 359	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.5	323 of 352	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.6	322 of 361	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.2	289 of 356	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.0	322 of 326	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.8	296 of 326	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	39.5	188 of 343	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	13.1	287 of 288	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.7	221 of 227	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	9.5	689 of 728	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.8	687 of 717	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.7	698 of 720	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.5	696 of 726	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.6	618 of 625	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.6	677 of 703	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.9	663 of 680	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	17.6	532 of 608	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.2	512 of 589	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.4	552 of 587	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.9	539 of 591	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.0	420 of 480	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.4	494 of 524	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.0	490 of 504	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	16.5	560 of 613	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.4	487 of 584	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.9	501 of 568	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.8	465 of 549	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.9	408 of 467	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.3	480 of 541	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.7	469 of 522	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	13.6	653 of 726	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.1	644 of 719	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.5	659 of 718	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.4	657 of 730	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.6	501 of 635	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	7.3	670 of 697	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.7	668 of 675	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2022	19.7	498 of 535	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)20th percentile+18 vs school

Special Education (2023)13th percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2025)11th percentile+9 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)10th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)5th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)4th percentile~ school

Female (2025)4th percentile~ school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2025)45th percentile+40 vs school

African American (2025)21st percentile+17 vs school

Hispanic (2025)12th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)10th percentile+5 vs school

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

Special Education (2022)7th percentile~ school

Female (2025)5th percentile~ school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts14%-40 vs state

Algebra I12%-33 vs state

Mathematics11%-30 vs state

Science2%-22 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 Thomas H. Dudley Family School

What schools do graduates of Thomas H. Dudley Family School attend?

Students who attend Thomas H. Dudley Family School usually go on to attend:

High : Eastside High School

How many students attend Thomas H. Dudley Family School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 549 students attended Thomas H. Dudley Family School.

Is Thomas H. Dudley Family School a good school?

Thomas H. Dudley Family School ranks in the bottom 2.4% of New Jersey elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Thomas H. Dudley Family School?

Students at Thomas H. Dudley Family School are 72% Hispanic, 24% African American, 2% Asian, 2% White.

What district is Thomas H. Dudley Family School in?

Camden City School District

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