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Gloucester Township Elementary School

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Gloucester Township Elementary School ranks 748 th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

748^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 44% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Gloucester Township Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 235 students in grades K-5 in Blackwood, New Jersey. The school is part of the Gloucester Township Public Schools district, which is ranked 454 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Gloucester Township Elementary School's performance on NJSLA tests is generally below the state average and the performance of the Gloucester Township Public Schools district. In 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 15.4% in 5th grade Science to 63.8% in 3rd grade Math, compared to the state averages of 30.1% and 49.8%, respectively. The school's performance has been relatively consistent over the past few years, with some fluctuations but generally remaining below the state and district averages. The school serves a higher proportion of economically disadvantaged students, with 33.62% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024, and has experienced an increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 8.7% in 2021-2022 to 14.9% in 2023-2024.

Compared to nearby schools, Glendora Elementary School and Chews Elementary School in the same district generally outperform Gloucester Township Elementary School, while Lindenwold School Five in a different district has lower overall performance. The school's Hispanic students and special education students perform relatively well compared to their peers in the state, but the school's White students and economically disadvantaged students perform in the bottom 25% of New Jersey elementary schools.

222

Students ?

13.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,587

Per pupil spending ?

39.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

270 South Black Horse Pike
Blackwood, NJ 08012-2996

(856) 227-8845

District: Gloucester Township Public Schools

Students who attend Gloucester Township Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Charles W. Lewis Middle School
High:	Highland Regional High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

61.7%

Hispanic:

14.4%

African American:

12.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 49th percentile in 2015 → 44th in 2025

Strengths

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Gloucester Township Public Schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Science scores 15 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school43%

District avg36%

New Jersey avg46%

748^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 44%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 49% (2015) to bottom 44% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 8Elementary Schools in the Gloucester Township Public Schools

454^th of 609Gloucester Township Public Schools 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	44.4	748 of 1347	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.5	775 of 1338	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.2	885 of 1342	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.7	639 of 1345	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	34.8	798 of 1317	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.8	673 of 1360	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.9	769 of 1353	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	61.5	573 of 1352	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	51.2	699 of 1346	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	52.0	690 of 1357	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	53.0	774 of 1363	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	51.1	799 of 1367	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	57.5	720 of 1363	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	70.9	440 of 1360	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	67.7	510 of 1354	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	74.6	345 of 1346	74.4%	★★★★☆
2008	80.2	160 of 1338	88.0%	★★★★☆
2007	78.8	181 of 1329	86.4%	★★★★☆
2006	77.5	253 of 1314	80.7%	★★★★☆
2005	79.0	206 of 1303	84.2%	★★★★☆
2004	79.6	198 of 1298	84.7%	★★★★☆
2003	88.8	28 of 1204	97.7%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	39.1	809 of 1326	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.3	826 of 1317	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.4	898 of 1318	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.1	586 of 1326	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	24.8	946 of 1290	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	54.1	643 of 1331	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.9	705 of 1333	47.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	73.3	218 of 1032	78.9%	★★★★☆
2024	57.2	367 of 989	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.8	453 of 982	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.5	616 of 953	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.2	370 of 899	58.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	41.3	624 of 1023	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.7	455 of 939	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.4	441 of 910	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	74.6	145 of 863	83.2%	★★★★☆
2021	53.9	304 of 839	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.8	394 of 948	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.3	429 of 942	54.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	49.5	647 of 1318	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.6	675 of 1313	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.0	790 of 1315	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.2	655 of 1324	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.5	580 of 1297	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.5	646 of 1335	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.7	807 of 1334	39.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	60.0	325 of 1023	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.2	507 of 989	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	64.0	265 of 949	72.1%	★★★★☆
2021	51.6	347 of 868	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	28.1	697 of 1007	30.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	27.4	738 of 970	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.0	712 of 963	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.7	729 of 975	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	58.6	390 of 976	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	32.1	702 of 964	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.8	542 of 1023	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.0	646 of 1022	36.8%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)79th percentile+34 vs school

Special Education (2025)68th percentile+24 vs school

Male (2025)51st percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)39th percentile-5 vs school

Female (2025)39th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)24th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts49%~ state avg

Mathematics45%~ state avg

Science15%-15 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)			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 English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Gloucester Township Elementary School	Public	K-5	270 South Black Horse Pike	Blackwood	08012	Camden County	Gloucester Township Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 227-8845	222	17	13.0	39.2%	137 (61.7%)	27 (12.2%)	32 (14.4%)	12 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (6.3%)	44.4	748^th of 1347 public elementary schools	44.5%		41.5	775^th of 1338 public elementary schools	42.1%	27	15.4	46.8	52.4	48.8	63.8	47.6	20.9	$12,587	$462	$12,125
Blackwood Elementary School	Public	K-5	260 Blenheim Erial Rd	Blackwood	08012	Camden County	Gloucester Township Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 227-9510	574	46	12.4	60.3%	155 (27.0%)	196 (34.1%)	115 (20.0%)	45 (7.8%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	57 (9.9%)	23.5	1042^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	22.6%		24	1021^st of 1338 public elementary schools	23.7%	21	15.6	21.0	38.5	43.6	24.8	33.0	33.7	$11,827	$803	$11,024
Loring Flemming Elementary School	Public	K-5	135 Little Gloucester Rd	Blackwood	08012	Camden County	Gloucester Township Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 227-4045	629	52	12.0	46.6%	251 (39.9%)	160 (25.4%)	141 (22.4%)	32 (5.1%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (6.7%)	37.2	855^th of 1347 public elementary schools	36.5%		35.8	855^th of 1338 public elementary schools	36.1%		27.8	29.3	39.6	53.7	37.3	35.4	47.3	$11,389	$611	$10,778
Wedgwood Elementary School	Public	K-5	236 Hurffville Rd	Sewell	08080	Gloucester County	Washington Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 227-8110	465	47	9.8	31.6%	296 (63.7%)	92 (19.8%)	58 (12.5%)	12 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	53.7	631^st of 1347 public elementary schools	53.2%		43.2	753^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	43.7%	122	29.5	50.0	53.3	61.5	54.8	33.4	53.9	$11,304	$614	$10,690
Good Intent Elementary School	Public	1-5	1555 Good Intent Rd	Deptford	08096	Gloucester County	Deptford Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 232-2737	327	30	11.0	30.9%	188 (57.5%)	43 (13.1%)	58 (17.7%)	16 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.7%)	42.2	784^th of 1347 public elementary schools	41.8%		52.2	641^st of 1338 public elementary schools	52.1%	143	23.2	44.8	58.5	42.0	47.7	47.2	31.8	$7,883	$177	$7,706
Lindenwold School Five	Public	K-4	550 Chews Landing Rd.	Lindenwold	08021	Camden County	Lindenwold Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 784-4063	596	57	10.4	80.5%	59 (9.9%)	219 (36.7%)	276 (46.3%)	11 (1.8%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.4%)	12.9	1201^st of 1347 public elementary schools	10.8%		22.7	1034^th of 1338 public elementary schools	22.7%	167		19.1	30.8		17.3	28.4		$7,851	$728	$7,123
Glendora Elementary School	Public	K-5	201 Station Ave	Glendora	08029	Camden County	Gloucester Township Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 939-4704	233	17	13.7	32.6%	159 (68.2%)	15 (6.4%)	40 (17.2%)	4 (1.7%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	13 (5.6%)	43	770^th of 1347 public elementary schools	42.8%		46.6	715^th of 1338 public elementary schools	46.6%	55	20.0	30.2	44.5	58.1	60.5	37.8	48.4	$12,656	$331	$12,325
Parkview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	123 Parkview Rd	Stratford	08084	Camden County	Stratford School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 783-2876	357	36	9.9	27.5%	195 (54.6%)	42 (11.8%)	79 (22.1%)	15 (4.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.0%)	35.5	878^th of 1347 public elementary schools	34.8%		59.7	548^th of 1338 public elementary schools	59.0%	330		33.0			45.8			$10,763	$442	$10,321
Bells Elementary School	Public	K-5	227 Greentree Rd	Turnersville	08012	Gloucester County	Washington Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 589-8441	571	49	11.6	20.8%	423 (74.1%)	27 (4.7%)	91 (15.9%)	25 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	59.4	551^st of 1347 public elementary schools	59.1%		52.8	638^th of 1338 public elementary schools	52.3%	87	35.2	58.4	55.8	57.5	58.4	50.5	44.3	$10,606	$198	$10,408
Chews Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	600 Chewslanding Somerdale Rd	Blackwood	08012	Camden County	Gloucester Township Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 783-6607	716	53	13.5	38.7%	414 (57.8%)	115 (16.1%)	117 (16.3%)	32 (4.5%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	34 (4.7%)	32.5	921^st of 1347 public elementary schools	31.6%		34.4	876^th of 1338 public elementary schools	34.5%	45	17.0	36.2	39.6	40.4	41.8	38.6	39.2	$11,338	$312	$11,026

Frequently Asked Questions about Gloucester Township Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Gloucester Township Elementary School?

Students at Gloucester Township Elementary School are 62% White, 14% Hispanic, 12% African American, 6% Two or more races, 5% Asian.

What district is Gloucester Township Elementary School in?

Gloucester Township Public Schools

What schools do graduates of Gloucester Township Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Gloucester Township Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Charles W. Lewis Middle School
High : Highland Regional High School

How many students attend Gloucester Township Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 222 students attended Gloucester Township Elementary School.

Is Gloucester Township Elementary School a good school?

Gloucester Township Elementary School ranks 748^th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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