Summary:
Gloucester Township Public Schools includes 11 schools—eight elementary and three middle schools—with no high schools. Results vary considerably among schools and grades: district elementary ELA averages were 8 to 12 percentage points below state results, and middle-school ELA averages were 11 to 14 points below. The most important finding is that a student’s school and grade are associated with notably different reported proficiency results.
Union Valley Elementary School was the clearest elementary strength, leading in ELA in grades 3, 4 and 5, with 58%, 44% and 56%; its leads over the next-highest school were 9, 6 and 1 point. Blackwood Elementary School was lowest in all three ELA grades, at 25%, 28% and 26%—23, 18 and 25 points below the state. Among middle schools, Glen Landing Middle School led every tested ELA and math grade, but its ELA results were still 5 to 9 points below the state. There are also grade-specific bright spots: Glendora Elementary School scored 82% in grade 3 math, versus 49% statewide, while Gloucester Township Elementary School led elementary grade 5 science with 29%, about 1 point above the state.
Elementary math improved overall: the three-grade school average rose from 41% in 2024–2025 to 44% in 2025–2026, and the gap from the state narrowed by 3 points. But gains were uneven; Erial Elementary School gained 8 points on its math average, while Blackwood fell 8. Middle-school ELA moved the other way: its average fell 7 points, and the gap from the state widened by 3. Algebra I was a notable exception to low middle-school core results: end-of-course proficiency was 88% at Glen Landing and 88% at Charles W. Lewis Middle School, versus 40% statewide. For context, the 2024–2025 free/reduced lunch eligible shares were 34% at Union Valley, 58% at Erial, 60% at Blackwood and 61% at Charles W. Lewis; these figures describe the schools, not why results differ.
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