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Dr. Henry H. Davis Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

1273^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 5% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Dr. Henry H. Davis Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in the Camden City School District in New Jersey, with 508 students enrolled. Despite its relatively large size, the school has consistently ranked among the lowest-performing elementary schools in the state, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past decade.

The school faces significant challenges, including extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 33.3% to 46.9% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state and district averages. Academically, the school's performance, as measured by NJSLA test scores, is extremely low across all grade levels and subject areas, with proficiency rates ranging from just 8.2% in 6th grade ELA to 31.3% in 7th grade ELA, far below the state and district averages. The school's subgroups, including African American, Hispanic, English Language Learner, and low-socioeconomic status students, all perform significantly worse than their peers statewide, with many ranking in the bottom 20% of schools.

Despite spending significantly more per student than the state average, at $20,427 per student, and maintaining a relatively low student-teacher ratio of around 8:1, the school's academic outcomes have not improved. This suggests that the resources may not be effectively targeted or utilized to address the specific needs of the students. While the nearby Camden City School District schools also struggle academically, Dr. Henry H. Davis Elementary School generally performs worse than its peers, indicating that the school's challenges may be unique or more severe.

515

Students ?

10.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,427

Per pupil spending ?

44.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3425 Cramer Street
Camden, NJ 08105

(856) 966-8920

District: Camden City School District

Students who attend Dr. Henry H. Davis Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Eastside High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

75.1%

African American:

18.1%

Asian:

3.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 3rd percentile in 2015 → 5th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (13% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (33% vs 15% New Jersey)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school13%

District avg13%

New Jersey avg44%

Elementary school

1,273^rd of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 5%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

745^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

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

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	8.8	1273 of 1347	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.1	1280 of 1338	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.8	1309 of 1342	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.7	1325 of 1345	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.4	1286 of 1317	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.3	1262 of 1360	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.0	1279 of 1353	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	3.8	1319 of 1352	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	2.8	1334 of 1346	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	4.6	1323 of 1357	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	1.3	1346 of 1363	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	1.9	1345 of 1367	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	1.6	1340 of 1363	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	1.9	1335 of 1360	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	2.9	1318 of 1354	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	1.0	1331 of 1346	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	4.0	1284 of 1338	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	5.9	1251 of 1329	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	2.0	1268 of 1314	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	9.0	1197 of 1303	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	5.1	1223 of 1298	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	3.3	1137 of 1204	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	17.9	418 of 469	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.8	412 of 463	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.5	472 of 494	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	24.8	383 of 456	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	7.5	474 of 517	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	26.9	464 of 597	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.7	473 of 559	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.5	460 of 499	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.7	455 of 489	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	9.6	1218 of 1326	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.4	1219 of 1317	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.7	1266 of 1318	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.6	1275 of 1326	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.3	1208 of 1290	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.3	1245 of 1331	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.4	1243 of 1333	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	18.4	867 of 1032	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.5	892 of 989	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.0	910 of 982	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.7	886 of 953	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.4	878 of 896	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.8	729 of 899	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.5	696 of 870	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	19.0	925 of 1023	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.0	808 of 939	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.7	789 of 910	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.0	773 of 863	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.7	881 of 942	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	11.6	1189 of 1318	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.3	1241 of 1313	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.5	1242 of 1315	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.2	1287 of 1324	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.5	1267 of 1297	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.4	1099 of 1335	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.5	1220 of 1334	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	35.9	566 of 989	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	11.7	845 of 868	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	7.1	745 of 752	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.3	736 of 743	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.1	740 of 748	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.1	729 of 745	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.1	637 of 652	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.7	646 of 745	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	7.3	677 of 716	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	9.2	654 of 712	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	8.3	667 of 713	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	8.1	674 of 713	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	2.5	684 of 717	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	3.2	674 of 704	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2023	13.8	350 of 361	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.4	355 of 356	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	24.8	244 of 291	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	22.7	303 of 343	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.7	294 of 320	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	28.8	204 of 270	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	6.3	718 of 728	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.6	698 of 717	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.1	701 of 720	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.8	689 of 726	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.1	589 of 625	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.4	641 of 703	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.8	675 of 680	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	8.9	590 of 608	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.9	578 of 589	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.5	564 of 587	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.3	565 of 591	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.9	460 of 480	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.0	423 of 524	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	5.6	493 of 504	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	13.3	583 of 613	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.9	527 of 584	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.7	481 of 568	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.1	460 of 549	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.9	446 of 522	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	19.2	601 of 726	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.2	698 of 719	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.1	695 of 718	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.4	719 of 730	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.1	616 of 635	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.4	548 of 697	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.3	552 of 675	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	28.9	372 of 510	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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

Special Education (2024)43rd percentile+38 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)22nd percentile+17 vs school

Hispanic (2025)16th percentile+10 vs school

African American (2024)11th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)10th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)10th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)8th percentile+3 vs school

Middle school

Special Education (2024)27th percentile+26 vs school

Male (2025)17th percentile+16 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)12th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)5th percentile+4 vs school

African American (2023)3rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts18%-36 vs state

Mathematics14%-27 vs state

Science4%-20 vs state

Algebra I0%-46 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)			NJSLA Geometry (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 7th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	NJSLA Geometry 8th Grade	NJSLA Geometry End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
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
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
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
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
Roosevelt Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics (ST	Public	K-8	5526 Wisteria Ave	Pennsauken	08109	Camden County	Pennsauken Township Board of Education School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(856) 662-8141	184	17	10.8	46.7%	32 (17.4%)	18 (9.8%)	85 (46.2%)	35 (19.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (7.1%)	97.8	2^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	99.9%		94.2	48^th of 1338 public elementary schools	96.4%	46	81.0	57.1	85.0	100.0	100.0	89.5	100.0	100.0	100.0	94.4	100.0	79.0			55.0		55.0	61.9	61.9
Merchantville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	130 S Centre St	Merchantville	08109	Camden County	Merchantville School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 663-1091	394	36	11.0	42.1%	181 (45.9%)	48 (12.2%)	119 (30.2%)	16 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	28 (7.1%)	31.3	938^th of 1347 public elementary schools	30.4%		34.4	875^th of 1338 public elementary schools	34.6%	63	33.3	14.0	29.8	32.5	54.3	39.0	42.3	59.1	32.6	22.5	22.3	43.9	44.4	11.5		70.6	70.6			$10,608	$614	$9,994
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
Delair Elementary School	Public	K-3	850 Derousse Avenue	Delair	08110	Camden County	Pennsauken Township Board of Education School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 662-6164	301	30	10.2	82.1%	13 (4.3%)	71 (23.6%)	192 (63.8%)	14 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.7%)	14.2	1187^th of 1347 public elementary schools	11.9%		16.3	1126^th of 1338 public elementary schools	15.8%	61			25.3						22.6											$8,537	$497	$8,040
Benjamin Franklin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	7201 Irving Avenue	Pennsauken	08109	Camden County	Pennsauken Township Board of Education School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 662-6455	418	37	11.2	69.1%	69 (16.5%)	60 (14.4%)	249 (59.6%)	21 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.5%)	15.2	1167^th of 1347 public elementary schools	13.4%		20.5	1068^th of 1338 public elementary schools	20.2%	99			26.2						23.8											$9,951	$443	$9,508

Frequently Asked Questions about Dr. Henry H. Davis Elementary School

How many students attend Dr. Henry H. Davis Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 515 students attended Dr. Henry H. Davis Elementary School.

Is Dr. Henry H. Davis Elementary School a good school?

Dr. Henry H. Davis Elementary School ranks in the bottom 5.5% of New Jersey elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Dr. Henry H. Davis Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Dr. Henry H. Davis Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Eastside High School

What is the racial makeup of Dr. Henry H. Davis Elementary School?

Students at Dr. Henry H. Davis Elementary School are 75% Hispanic, 18% African American, 4% Asian, 2% White.

What district is Dr. Henry H. Davis Elementary School in?

Camden City School District

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