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Henry B. Wilson Family School

Public Grades K-8

1324^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 2% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Henry B. Wilson Family School is an elementary school located in Camden, New Jersey, serving grades K-8 with a total enrollment of 416 students. The school is part of the Camden City School District, which is ranked 606 out of 609 districts in New Jersey and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Henry B. Wilson Family School has consistently ranked among the lowest-performing elementary schools in New Jersey, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics are significantly below the state and district averages across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 1.8% of 3rd-grade students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 14.8% in the district and 44.9% statewide. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as Hispanic students and Special Education students. Additionally, the school has experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 40.7% to 51.5% in recent years.

Interestingly, the nearby schools, such as Forest Hill School, Yorkship Elementary School, and Riletta Twyne Cream Early Childhood Center, also perform poorly compared to the state, but generally outperform Henry B. Wilson Family School in academic achievement and other key metrics. Despite higher per-student spending and a relatively low student-teacher ratio, the school has struggled to improve student achievement, particularly for its most vulnerable student subgroups.

377

Students ?

9.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,638

Per pupil spending ?

66.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2250 South 8th Street
Camden, NJ 08104

(856) 966-3691

District: Camden City School District

Students who attend Henry B. Wilson Family School usually attend:

High:

Camden High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

65.3%

Hispanic:

32.9%

White:

0.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 3rd percentile in 2015 → 2nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (7% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (42% vs 14% New Jersey)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school7%

District avg13%

New Jersey avg44%

Elementary school

1,324^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 2%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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Middle school

746^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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9^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	4.9	1324 of 1347	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.6	1308 of 1338	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.2	1331 of 1342	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.5	1330 of 1345	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.6	1257 of 1317	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.1	1357 of 1360	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.6	1340 of 1353	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	2.1	1351 of 1352	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	3.4	1324 of 1346	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	4.9	1317 of 1357	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	2.7	1319 of 1363	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	3.8	1312 of 1367	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	3.1	1316 of 1363	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	1.6	1339 of 1360	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	0.8	1347 of 1354	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	0.3	1343 of 1346	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	2.1	1307 of 1338	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	1.2	1309 of 1329	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	1.6	1273 of 1314	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	60.8	672 of 1303	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2004	36.0	973 of 1298	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	44.8	781 of 1204	35.1%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	17.8	376 of 463	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.2	398 of 469	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.3	447 of 463	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.8	467 of 494	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	24.3	387 of 456	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.4	503 of 522	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.9	444 of 517	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	6.6	1256 of 1326	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.6	1241 of 1317	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.5	1280 of 1318	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.1	1294 of 1326	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.4	1263 of 1290	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.2	1307 of 1331	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.5	1308 of 1333	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	5.5	944 of 989	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.5	920 of 982	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.1	881 of 953	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.1	837 of 896	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.4	834 of 899	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.5	803 of 870	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	12.7	970 of 1023	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.6	822 of 939	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	7.6	805 of 910	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.7	767 of 863	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	4.7	846 of 948	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	5.2	937 of 942	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	4.7	1277 of 1318	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.0	1261 of 1313	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.1	1277 of 1315	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.9	1278 of 1324	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.5	1178 of 1297	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.1	1306 of 1335	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.8	1296 of 1334	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	11.6	983 of 1023	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.8	820 of 989	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.0	833 of 958	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.2	969 of 1007	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.1	953 of 1001	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	6.6	746 of 752	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.7	738 of 743	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.4	745 of 748	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.8	745 of 745	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.4	651 of 652	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.1	738 of 745	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.2	678 of 716	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	5.4	691 of 712	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	6.6	688 of 713	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	4.7	700 of 713	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	2.8	680 of 717	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	5.2	654 of 704	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	15.8	317 of 359	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.0	310 of 352	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.2	352 of 361	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.8	344 of 356	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.5	289 of 291	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.7	314 of 326	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.6	243 of 326	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	7.8	709 of 728	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.3	712 of 717	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.6	713 of 720	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.4	722 of 726	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.0	619 of 625	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.0	694 of 703	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.4	644 of 680	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2023	9.5	573 of 587	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.7	578 of 591	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.0	470 of 480	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.2	512 of 524	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.0	484 of 504	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	10.0	605 of 613	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.0	518 of 584	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.1	509 of 568	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.5	495 of 549	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	5.9	493 of 541	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.6	465 of 522	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	9.4	699 of 726	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.4	687 of 719	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.7	710 of 718	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.7	722 of 730	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.6	627 of 635	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.6	690 of 697	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.5	628 of 675	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	18.4	475 of 507	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.1	503 of 505	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.9	524 of 535	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.3	491 of 492	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

African American (2025)19th percentile+17 vs school

Female (2025)5th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)5th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2024)5th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)4th percentile~ school

Male (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Middle school

African American (2025)12th percentile+11 vs school

Special Education (2025)6th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)4th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2023)2nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts13%-41 vs state

Mathematics5%-36 vs state

Science1%-23 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)		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
Henry B. Wilson Family School	Public	K-8	2250 South 8th Street	Camden	08104	Camden County	Camden City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 966-3691	377	42	9.0	66.8%	3 (0.8%)	246 (65.3%)	124 (32.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	4.9	1324^th of 1347 public elementary schools	1.7%		5.6	1308^th of 1338 public elementary schools	2.2%	16	2.0	0.0	1.8	27.1	4.1	16.3	3.2	22.2	1.8	18.8	0.0	0.0	6.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	$17,638	$3,947	$13,691
Riletta Twyne Cream Early Childhood Center	Public	PK, KG-3	1875 Mulford Street	Camden	08104	Camden County	Camden City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 966-4760	349	34	10.4	73.6%	6 (1.7%)	233 (66.8%)	90 (25.8%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	16 (4.6%)	8.1	1282^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	4.8%					(n/a)			13.7						20.6								$18,623	$3,438	$15,185
Yorkship Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1251 Collings Road	Camden	08104	Camden County	Camden City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 966-5110	310	40	7.8	56.8%	3 (1.0%)	198 (63.9%)	102 (32.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.6%)	8.2	1281^st of 1347 public elementary schools	4.9%		6.2	1295^th of 1338 public elementary schools	3.2%	14	4.0		2.7	37.8	20.0				2.7	18.4	0.0						$16,425	$3,703	$12,722
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
Thomas Sharp Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	400 Comly Ave	West Collingswood	08107	Camden County	Collingswood Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 962-5707	211	20	10.4	44.1%	106 (50.2%)	29 (13.7%)	44 (20.9%)	10 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (10.0%)	29.3	966^th of 1347 public elementary schools	28.3%		23	1031^st of 1338 public elementary schools	22.9%	65	10.0		61.9	40.9	31.8				47.6	18.2	18.1						$12,962	$752	$12,210
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
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
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
Oaklyn Public School	Public	PK, KG-5	136 Kendall Blvd	Oaklyn	08107	Camden County	Oaklyn Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 858-0335	273	29	9.5	29.7%	201 (73.6%)	10 (3.7%)	40 (14.7%)	8 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.1%)	43.8	757^th of 1347 public elementary schools	43.8%		46.7	714^th of 1338 public elementary schools	46.6%	43	33.3		25.0	56.3	63.4				32.5	25.0	53.7						$16,778	$522	$16,256
James A. Garfield Elementary School	Public	K-5	480 Haddon Ave	Collingswood	08108	Camden County	Collingswood Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 962-5705	128	11	12.0	25.8%	79 (61.7%)	12 (9.4%)	22 (17.2%)	7 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (6.3%)	71.4	401^st of 1347 public elementary schools	70.2%		87.5	160^th of 1338 public elementary schools	88.0%	241	33.4		68.0	85.0	73.3				55.5	45.0	60.0						$9,274	$462	$8,812

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