Beta You're viewing our redesigned school page. Prefer the classic layout?

A. Russell Knight Elementary School

Q: Is A. Russell Knight Elementary School a good school?

A. Russell Knight Elementary School ranks 263 rd of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

263^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 80% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

A. Russell Knight Elementary School is a public elementary school in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, serving 431 students in grades K-5. The school consistently outperforms the Cherry Hill School District and the state of New Jersey in standardized test scores, with 83.6% of 4th graders and 76.1% of 5th graders proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the district's 61.5% and 63.8%, and the state's 53.6% and 52.7%, respectively.

A. Russell Knight Elementary School's strong performance extends across different student subgroups, with the school ranking 228 out of 1,326 New Jersey elementary schools for female students and 291 out of 1,318 for male students, both rated 4 stars. The school's chronic absenteeism rate, while increasing from 7.0% to 14.9%, remains lower than the state and district averages. Additionally, the school's spending of $8,892 per student is higher than the state average, which may contribute to its academic success.

When compared to other elementary schools in the Cherry Hill School District, A. Russell Knight Elementary School outperforms its peers in academic achievement. However, the nearby Haddonfield School District, which is ranked 26 out of 609 districts in New Jersey and has a 5-star rating, has several elementary schools that outperform A. Russell Knight Elementary School in academic areas. This suggests that while A. Russell Knight Elementary School is a high-performing school, there is still room for improvement to reach the top-tier academic standards of the Haddonfield School District.

456

Students ?

14.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,892

Per pupil spending ?

9.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

140 Old Carriage Rd.
Cherry Hill, NJ 08034-3332

(856) 428-0830

District: Cherry Hill School District

Students who attend A. Russell Knight Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	John A. Carusi Middle School
	Rosa International Middle School
High:	Cherry Hill High School West

Racial breakdown:

White:

77.4%

Hispanic:

8.8%

Two or more races:

6.6%

See top rated New Jersey elementary schools

Compare A. Russell Knight Elementary School to nearby elementary schools!

At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 87th percentile in 2015 → 80th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (67% vs 46% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 20% of New Jersey elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Cherry Hill School District

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school67%

District avg57%

New Jersey avg46%

263^rd of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 20%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From top 13% (2015) to top 20% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of New Jersey Elementary Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 12Elementary Schools in the Cherry Hill School District

236^th of 609Cherry Hill 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	81.6	263 of 1347	80.5%	★★★★☆
2024	89.0	132 of 1338	90.1%	★★★★★
2023	87.2	168 of 1342	87.5%	★★★★☆
2022	86.8	174 of 1345	87.1%	★★★★☆
2021	81.4	208 of 1317	84.2%	★★★★☆
2019	89.2	101 of 1360	92.6%	★★★★★
2018	85.2	176 of 1353	87.0%	★★★★☆
2017	84.2	192 of 1352	85.8%	★★★★☆
2016	87.2	140 of 1346	89.6%	★★★★☆
2015	86.1	173 of 1357	87.3%	★★★★☆
2014	82.7	180 of 1363	86.8%	★★★★☆
2013	84.7	104 of 1367	92.4%	★★★★★
2012	84.6	88 of 1363	93.5%	★★★★★
2011	83.0	133 of 1360	90.2%	★★★★★
2010	80.9	188 of 1354	86.1%	★★★★☆
2009	76.1	304 of 1346	77.4%	★★★★☆
2008	72.7	405 of 1338	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	81.3	91 of 1329	93.2%	★★★★★
2006	76.0	311 of 1314	76.3%	★★★★☆
2005	83.2	81 of 1303	93.8%	★★★★★
2004	83.1	107 of 1298	91.8%	★★★★★
2003	69.0	460 of 1204	61.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	82.2	228 of 1326	82.8%	★★★★☆
2024	85.1	183 of 1317	86.1%	★★★★☆
2023	81.2	241 of 1318	81.7%	★★★★☆
2022	78.6	289 of 1326	78.2%	★★★★☆
2021	65.3	390 of 1290	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	85.6	151 of 1331	88.7%	★★★★☆
2018	84.1	170 of 1333	87.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	81.0	120 of 1023	88.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	77.9	291 of 1318	77.9%	★★★★☆
2024	91.0	84 of 1313	93.6%	★★★★★
2023	92.0	72 of 1315	94.5%	★★★★★
2022	91.7	88 of 1324	93.4%	★★★★★
2021	87.2	142 of 1297	89.1%	★★★★☆
2019	90.7	74 of 1335	94.5%	★★★★★
2018	81.5	227 of 1334	83.0%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	63.0	295 of 1023	71.2%	★★★★☆
2024	63.9	266 of 989	73.1%	★★★★☆
2023	88.7	67 of 958	93.0%	★★★★★
2022	91.5	54 of 949	94.3%	★★★★★
2021	88.3	50 of 868	94.2%	★★★★★
2019	95.2	37 of 1007	96.3%	★★★★★
2018	85.3	109 of 1001	89.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	73.9	231 of 970	76.2%	★★★★☆
2024	84.1	105 of 963	89.1%	★★★★☆
2023	81.5	133 of 975	86.4%	★★★★☆
2022	82.3	128 of 976	86.9%	★★★★☆
2021	75.9	172 of 964	82.2%	★★★★☆
2019	86.2	81 of 1023	92.1%	★★★★★
2018	78.9	168 of 1022	83.6%	★★★★☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)88th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)83rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)78th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)76th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2025)71st percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts71%+21 vs state

Mathematics71%+24 vs state

Science39%+9 vs state

5.0

1 rating · 1 written review

5★1

4★0

3★0

2★0

1★0

Rate A. Russell Knight Elementary School

Have first-hand experience? A quick rating - and a sentence or two about what stands out (teachers, academics, safety, communication) - helps other families know what to expect.

Takes about a minute. We email you a link to verify your review - your address is never shown publicly.

Tap a star to rate

What people are saying

by a parent
Thursday, April 18, 2013

I am a former student of A.Russell Knight, and now a parent of an ARK student. I am very pleased with ARK. I think most of the teachers are happy with their jobs and it is apparent. There are a couple who are less than good, and maybe shouldn't be teaching, but only a couple.. I think the principal, is doing a good job. The kids respect and like him. And. I feel he takes his job seriously, as he should. All of my concerns have been addressed in a fair and timely manner. ARK was such a great place to go to school, and I believe it still is. Times have changed, and kids are not always so nice to each other, but the community at ARK is great and we are glad to be a part of ARK. Close Quote

Schools Near A. Russell Knight Elementary School

Choose columns to see: Summary School Students/Teachers Ranking Test Scores Finance All

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
A. Russell Knight Elementary School	Public	K-5	140 Old Carriage Rd.	Cherry Hill	08034	Camden County	Cherry Hill School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 428-0830	456	32	14.2	9.6%	353 (77.4%)	17 (3.7%)	40 (8.8%)	16 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.6%)	81.6	263^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	80.5%		89	132^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	90.1%	131	38.8	56.6	83.6	76.1	73.5	69.9	68.7	$8,892		$8,892
James Johnson Elementary School	Public	K-5	500 Kresson Rd.	Cherry Hill	08034	Camden County	Cherry Hill School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 428-8848	457	34	13.4	28.9%	209 (45.7%)	38 (8.3%)	102 (22.3%)	68 (14.9%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (8.1%)	58	573^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	57.5%		61.5	526^th of 1338 public elementary schools	60.7%	47	36.8	46.8	53.5	56.6	55.9	47.7	57.9	$8,729	$164	$8,565
J. Fithian Tatem School	Public	PK, KG-5	One Glover Avenue	Haddonfield	08033	Camden County	Haddonfield School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 429-0902	433	30	14.5	1.2%	362 (83.6%)	2 (0.5%)	21 (4.8%)	30 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.9%)	93.9	43^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	96.8%		89.7	120^th of 1338 public elementary schools	91.0%	77	60.9	75.0	89.6	89.9	77.7	89.5	79.7	$6,211		$6,211
Estelle V. Malberg Early Childhood Center	Public	PK-K	1220 Winston Way	Cherry Hill	08034	Camden County	Cherry Hill School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 429-7283	174	16	10.6	21.8%	76 (43.7%)	26 (14.9%)	35 (20.1%)	27 (15.5%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.2%)								(n/a)								$7,754		$7,754
Central School	Public	PK, KG-5	Three Lincoln Avenue	Haddonfield	08033	Camden County	Haddonfield School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 429-5851	447	32	13.7	0.7%	383 (85.7%)	2 (0.4%)	18 (4.0%)	12 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.9%)	96.6	14^th of 1347 public elementary schools	99.0%		97.1	9^th of 1338 public elementary schools	99.3%	5	70.2	81.1	93.8	94.6	90.6	88.8	82.4	$6,314	$347	$5,967
Clara Barton Elementary School	Public	K-5	223 Rhode Island Ave.	Cherry Hill	08034	Camden County	Cherry Hill School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 667-3303	494	35	14.1	31.4%	223 (45.1%)	63 (12.8%)	112 (22.7%)	63 (12.8%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	28 (5.7%)	55.1	613^th of 1347 public elementary schools	54.5%		61.7	524^th of 1338 public elementary schools	60.8%	89	29.1	39.6	73.1	48.9	47.3	56.4	54.3	$7,759	$178	$7,581
Elizabeth Haddon School	Public	PK, KG-5	501 West Redman Avenue	Haddonfield	08033	Camden County	Haddonfield School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 429-0811	402	28	14.1	0.7%	360 (89.6%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (4.0%)	11 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.5%)	93.4	55^th of 1347 public elementary schools	95.9%		92.8	65^th of 1338 public elementary schools	95.1%	10	62.9	75.0	82.8	88.6	78.6	82.9	82.2	$6,973		$6,973
Kingston Elementary School	Public	K-5	320 Kingston Rd.	Cherry Hill	08034	Camden County	Cherry Hill School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 667-0986	417	34	12.2	32.9%	202 (48.4%)	40 (9.6%)	76 (18.2%)	68 (16.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (7.2%)	55.6	608^th of 1347 public elementary schools	54.9%		63.2	501^st of 1338 public elementary schools	62.6%	107	31.5	41.4	38.5	61.9	68.9	47.7	56.2	$9,353	$117	$9,236
Joyce Kilmer Elementary School	Public	K-5	2900 Chapel Ave.	Cherry Hill	08002	Camden County	Cherry Hill School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 667-3903	412	27	15.2	34.0%	162 (39.3%)	52 (12.6%)	93 (22.6%)	72 (17.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	30 (7.3%)	37.8	847^th of 1347 public elementary schools	37.1%		45.1	733^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	45.2%	114	28.2	43.5	31.2	59.2	37.1	29.5	36.4	$7,774	$217	$7,557
Woodcrest Elementary School	Public	K-5	400 Cranford Dr.	Cherry Hill	08003	Camden County	Cherry Hill School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 429-2058	374	31	12.2	15.5%	214 (57.2%)	34 (9.1%)	43 (11.5%)	60 (16.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	21 (5.6%)	74.9	355^th of 1347 public elementary schools	73.6%		72	398^th of 1338 public elementary schools	70.3%	43	49.2	66.0	56.1	76.9	67.9	49.2	67.7	$8,197		$8,197

Frequently Asked Questions about A. Russell Knight Elementary School

How many students attend A. Russell Knight Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 456 students attended A. Russell Knight Elementary School.

Is A. Russell Knight Elementary School a good school?

A. Russell Knight Elementary School ranks 263^rd of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of A. Russell Knight Elementary School attend?

Students who attend A. Russell Knight Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : John A. Carusi Middle School
Middle : Rosa International Middle School
High : Cherry Hill High School West

What is the racial makeup of A. Russell Knight Elementary School?

Students at A. Russell Knight Elementary School are 77% White, 9% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 4% African American, 4% Asian.

What district is A. Russell Knight Elementary School in?

Cherry Hill School District

Rate A. Russell Knight Elementary School!

Other helpful SchoolDigger resources...

Compare to nearby schools

NJNew Jersey Elementary School Rankings

NJNew Jersey District Rankings

Schools in Cherry Hill, NJ

Sign up for updates!

Be the first to know when there is an update for A. Russell Knight Elementary School!

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the New Jersey Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.