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Bellmawr Park Elementary School

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Bellmawr Park Elementary School ranks 897 th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-4

897^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 33% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Bellmawr Park Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-4 in the Bellmawr Public School District in New Jersey. The school has 483 students and is located in Bellmawr, NJ, a community that is part of the larger Camden metropolitan area.

Bellmawr Park Elementary School has faced several challenges in recent years. The school has consistently underperformed compared to state and district averages on the NJSLA (New Jersey Student Learning Assessment) exams, with only 20.3% of 3rd graders proficient or better in English Language Arts and 41.8% proficient or better in math, compared to 33.1% and 55.1% for the district, respectively. The school also has high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 13.9% to 18.5% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 37.73% to 50.52%, indicating a higher proportion of economically disadvantaged students.

When comparing Bellmawr Park Elementary School to other nearby schools, some interesting findings emerge. Ethel M Burke Elementary School, another school in the Bellmawr Public School District, has outperformed Bellmawr Park Elementary on NJSLA exams, while Glenview Avenue Elementary School, in the Haddon Heights School District, has consistently higher NJSLA proficiency rates than Bellmawr Park Elementary across all grade levels and subject areas. Addressing the challenges faced by Bellmawr Park Elementary School will be crucial for improving the educational outcomes for the students in this community.

496

Students ?

12.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,420

Per pupil spending ?

60.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

29 Peach Road
Bellmawr, NJ 08031

(856) 931-6272

District: Bellmawr Public School District

Students who attend Bellmawr Park Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Bell Oaks Upper Elementary School
High:	Triton Regional High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

56.7%

Hispanic:

22.8%

Asian:

8.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 60th percentile in 2022 → 33rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (39% vs 49% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped from its 60th-percentile peak (2022) to 33rd (2025)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school39%

District avg47%

New Jersey avg49%

897^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 33%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 28% (2015) to bottom 33% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Elementary Schools in the Bellmawr Public School District

344^th of 609Bellmawr Public 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	34.0	897 of 1347	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.4	728 of 1338	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.9	646 of 1342	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.1	536 of 1345	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	36.8	772 of 1317	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.3	940 of 1360	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.2	935 of 1353	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	46.1	782 of 1352	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	30.1	986 of 1346	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	29.5	980 of 1357	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	39.1	958 of 1363	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	25.1	1099 of 1367	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	37.5	985 of 1363	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	29.8	1062 of 1360	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	33.5	1030 of 1354	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	27.5	1090 of 1346	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	40.8	955 of 1338	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	27.9	1084 of 1329	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	37.5	975 of 1314	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	39.6	953 of 1303	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	46.9	854 of 1298	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2003	61.2	585 of 1204	51.4%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2018	9.9	416 of 434	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	34.7	864 of 1326	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.7	717 of 1317	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.7	675 of 1318	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	67.8	442 of 1326	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	36.5	786 of 1290	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.7	898 of 1331	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.6	927 of 1333	30.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	85.8	104 of 1032	89.9%	★★★★★
2024	66.9	267 of 989	73.0%	★★★★☆
2023	53.4	398 of 982	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	84.5	109 of 953	88.6%	★★★★☆
2021	39.1	525 of 896	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.5	552 of 899	38.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	56.1	393 of 1023	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	78.0	127 of 939	86.5%	★★★★☆
2023	68.1	199 of 910	78.1%	★★★★☆
2022	91.8	41 of 863	95.2%	★★★★★
2021	45.9	417 of 839	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.6	451 of 948	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.1	447 of 942	52.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	33.9	860 of 1318	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.1	663 of 1313	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	57.6	555 of 1315	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.4	637 of 1324	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.2	728 of 1297	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.7	895 of 1335	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.7	890 of 1334	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2021	48.5	375 of 868	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.2	455 of 1007	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	12.3	929 of 1001	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	17.8	840 of 970	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.6	726 of 963	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	46.7	522 of 975	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	62.5	351 of 976	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.0	612 of 964	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.4	812 of 1023	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.6	775 of 1022	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)90th percentile+57 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)62nd percentile+28 vs school

Special Education (2021)57th percentile+15 vs school

Female (2025)35th percentile~ school

Male (2025)35th percentile~ school

White (2025)13th percentile-20 vs school

English Language Learner (2018)4th percentile-27 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics41%-7 vs state

English Language Arts36%-13 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-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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Bellmawr Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	29 Peach Road	Bellmawr	08031	Camden County	Bellmawr Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 931-6272	496	41	12.0	60.1%	281 (56.7%)	38 (7.7%)	113 (22.8%)	41 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (4.4%)	34	897^th of 1347 public elementary schools	33.4%		45.4	728^th of 1338 public elementary schools	45.6%	169			20.3	56.2					41.8	40.0					$12,420	$1,397	$11,023
Alice Costello Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	301 Haakon rd.	Brooklawn	08030	Camden County	Brooklawn Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 456-4039	277	32	8.5	70.0%	143 (51.6%)	28 (10.1%)	82 (29.6%)	13 (4.7%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.1%)	7 (2.5%)	37.4	849^th of 1347 public elementary schools	37.0%		37.2	834^th of 1338 public elementary schools	37.7%	15	25.0	0.0	50.0	50.0	56.2	21.2	71.9	42.9	62.5	45.0	18.8	18.8	54.9	10.0	$12,492	$561	$11,931
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
Parkview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	101 Birch St	Westville	08093	Gloucester County	Westville Boro Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 456-0235	347	38	9.1	63.4%	174 (50.1%)	60 (17.3%)	77 (22.2%)	15 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.1%)	23.4	1045^th of 1347 public elementary schools	22.4%		24.6	1015^th of 1338 public elementary schools	24.1%	30	20.4		21.1	27.0	32.7	35.0			26.9	37.8	34.7	30.0			$10,935	$490	$10,445
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
Ethel M Burke Elementary School	Public	K-4	112 South Black Horse Pike	Bellmawr	08031	Camden County	Bellmawr Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 931-6362	222	25	8.8	50.0%	94 (42.3%)	7 (3.2%)	56 (25.2%)	44 (19.8%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (9.0%)	67.4	450^th of 1347 public elementary schools	66.6%		59.5	553^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	58.7%	103			59.0	50.0					82.1	54.5					$12,426	$1,311	$11,115
Glenview Avenue	Public	K-6	1700 Sycamore Street	Haddon Heights	08035	Camden County	HADDON HEIGHTS School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 547-7647	261	30	8.6	8.0%	219 (83.9%)	5 (1.9%)	25 (9.6%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.4%)	70.1	425^th of 1347 public elementary schools	68.4%		74.7	358^th of 1338 public elementary schools	73.2%	67	51.4		48.6	61.3	65.7	69.2			48.6	54.9	62.8	59.0			$12,403	$243	$12,160
Aline Bingham Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	100 First & Orchard Ave	Runnemede	08078	Camden County	Runnemede Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 939-3192	186	26	7.2	45.2%	145 (78.0%)	18 (9.7%)	13 (7.0%)	3 (1.6%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	5 (2.7%)	17.2	1143^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	15.1%		23.5	1027^th of 1338 public elementary schools	23.2%	116			27.9						25.6						$15,372	$778	$14,594
Shady Lane Elementary School	Public	1-5	130 Peach Street	Westville	08093	Gloucester County	Deptford Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 384-6046	422	39	10.7	48.3%	156 (37.0%)	79 (18.7%)	114 (27.0%)	40 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (7.8%)	22.7	1052^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	21.9%		34.2	877^th of 1338 public elementary schools	34.5%	175	21.0		21.0	34.7	32.2				34.6	27.4	33.3				$7,987	$373	$7,614
Mansion Avenue School	Public	3-6	300 Mansion Avenue	Audubon	08106	Camden County	Audubon Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 546-4926	331	33	10.0	24.5%	285 (86.1%)	6 (1.8%)	28 (8.5%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.7%)	74.5	360^th of 1347 public elementary schools	73.3%		80	283^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	78.8%	77	36.3		58.8	66.6	72.6	73.5			65.1	54.3	62.6	57.8			$12,922	$400	$12,522

Frequently Asked Questions about Bellmawr Park Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Bellmawr Park Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Bellmawr Park Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Bell Oaks Upper Elementary School
High : Triton Regional High School

What district is Bellmawr Park Elementary School in?

Bellmawr Public School District

Is Bellmawr Park Elementary School a good school?

Bellmawr Park Elementary School ranks 897^th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Bellmawr Park Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 496 students attended Bellmawr Park Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Bellmawr Park Elementary School?

Students at Bellmawr Park Elementary School are 57% White, 23% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 8% African American, 4% Two or more races.

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