Clara Barton Elementary School

Summary:

Clara Barton Elementary School is a public elementary school in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, serving 473 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the Cherry Hill School District, which is ranked 203 out of 613 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Clara Barton Elementary consistently outperforms the state average in English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency across grades 3-5, but lags behind the district average. However, the school's 5th-grade Science proficiency rates are below both the district and state averages. The school has experienced relatively high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.8% to 24.9%, which is higher than the state average. Additionally, the percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch has increased from 26.52% to 32.14%, indicating a growing population of economically disadvantaged students.

Compared to nearby schools, A. Russell Knight Elementary School and Thomas Paine Elementary School, both within the Cherry Hill School District, consistently outperform Clara Barton Elementary in academic achievement and state rankings. Schools in the neighboring Haddonfield and Haddon Township school districts also significantly outperform Clara Barton, which may be related to the school's higher percentage of economically disadvantaged students.


Detail:

Public K-5

 223 Rhode Island Ave.
       Cherry Hill, NJ  08034-3121


(856) 667-3303

District: Cherry Hill School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
524th of 1,338 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $7,759 Help


Students who attend Clara Barton Elementary School usually attend:

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

Student/teacher ratio:  15.3 Help
Number of students:  507

Racial breakdown:

White:
41.8%
Hispanic:
25.6%
African American:
12.0%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  33.3% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Clara Barton Elementary School ranks better than 60.8% of elementary schools in New Jersey. It also ranks 9th among 12 ranked elementary schools in the Cherry Hill School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 61.66. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Clara Barton Elementary School has the largest elementary school student body size in the Cherry Hill School District. Student population at Clara Barton Elementary School is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (41.8%), Hispanic (25.6%), African American (12%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 33.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Cherry Hill School District. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Clara Barton Elementary School is 15.3. 11 elementary schools in the Cherry Hill School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Clara Barton Elementary School is $7,759. 9 elementary schools in the Cherry Hill School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Clara Barton Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Clara Barton Elementary School 524th of 1338 New Jersey public elementary schools. (See Clara Barton Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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Cherry Hill School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Cherry Hill School District 203rd of 613 New Jersey school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Clara Barton Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Clara Barton Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 67.59 484th 1204 59.8%
2004 66.31 545th 1298 58.0%
2005 61.06 666th 1303 48.9%
2006 65.82 575th 1314 56.2%
2007 63.78 633rd 1329 52.4%
2008 65.06 573rd 1338 57.2%
2009 72.82 402nd 1346 70.1%
2010 77.16 282nd 1354 79.2%
2011 73.52 378th 1360 72.2%
2012 64.49 608th 1363 55.4%
2013 69.54 501st 1367 63.4%
2014 65.99 555th 1363 59.3%
2015 63.36 514th 1357 62.1%
2016 61.50 562nd 1346 58.2%
2017 59.25 596th 1352 55.9%
2018 51.05 693rd 1353 48.8%
2019 55.68 640th 1360 52.9%
2021 49.11 608th 1317 53.8%
2022 53.88 623rd 1345 53.7%
2023 49.88 669th 1342 50.1%
2024 61.66 524th 1338 60.8%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Clara Barton Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 79.62 78th 434 82.0%
2019 75.71 88th 463 81.0%
2022 63.66 112th 489 77.1%
2023 62.67 128th 499 74.3%
2024 39.90 297th 559 46.9%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Clara Barton Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 55.78 373rd 1001 62.7%
2019 67.96 253rd 1007 74.9%
2021 57.88 277th 868 68.1%
2022 60.11 303rd 949 68.1%
2023 48.26 412th 958 57.0%
2024 45.19 465th 989 53.0%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Clara Barton Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 52.47 428th 942 54.6%
2019 51.53 399th 948 57.9%
2021 47.56 386th 839 54.0%
2022 59.24 281st 863 67.4%
2023 59.75 282nd 910 69.0%
2024 68.05 204th 939 78.3%
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Rank History for Female students at Clara Barton Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 60.30 548th 1333 58.9%
2019 58.18 585th 1331 56.0%
2021 48.72 609th 1290 52.8%
2022 49.21 662nd 1326 50.1%
2023 47.71 665th 1318 49.5%
2024 59.02 539th 1317 59.1%
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Rank History for Male students at Clara Barton Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 43.28 778th 1334 41.7%
2019 52.79 657th 1335 50.8%
2021 49.35 585th 1297 54.9%
2022 58.71 541st 1324 59.1%
2023 52.61 611th 1315 53.5%
2024 63.70 464th 1313 64.7%
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Rank History for Asian students at Clara Barton Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 16.67 299th 370 19.2%
2019 38.55 241st 370 34.9%
2021 17.25 292nd 339 13.9%
2022 17.40 287th 348 17.5%
2023 17.92 290th 346 16.2%
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Rank History for African American students at Clara Barton Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 24.21 389th 517 24.8%
2019 52.14 237th 522 54.6%
2022 31.87 353rd 494 28.5%
2024 86.54 40th 469 91.5%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Clara Barton Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 62.72 273rd 870 68.6%
2019 41.86 514th 899 42.8%
2021 31.94 642nd 896 28.3%
2022 45.28 467th 953 51.0%
2023 40.20 562nd 982 42.8%
2024 60.21 333rd 989 66.3%
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Rank History for White students at Clara Barton Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 46.12 572nd 1022 44.0%
2019 55.21 461st 1023 54.9%
2021 56.67 373rd 964 61.3%
2022 56.82 415th 976 57.5%
2023 51.80 472nd 975 51.6%
2024 56.32 427th 963 55.7%
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Data source: test scores: New Jersey Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: New Jersey Department of Education

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by a parent
Monday, March 26, 2012

Open Quote Teachers are not all bad but some of them should not be there. I would not recommend this school to anyone. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Clara Barton Elementary School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 346 31 29 3 0 n/a n/a 0 409
1989 364 32 28 9 3 n/a n/a 0 436
1990 383 33 34 8 0 n/a n/a 0 458
1991 370 42 42 12 0 n/a n/a 0 466
1992 375 56 36 8 0 n/a n/a 0 475
1993 400 54 33 12 0 n/a n/a 0 499
1994 400 41 30 18 0 n/a n/a 0 489
1995 391 40 25 14 0 n/a n/a 0 470
1996 391 40 25 14 0 n/a n/a 0 470
1998 446 52 29 9 0 n/a n/a 0 536
1999 374 41 32 17 0 n/a n/a 0 464
2000 371 39 29 16 0 n/a n/a 0 455
2001 360 32 42 25 0 n/a n/a 0 459
2002 358 45 50 40 0 n/a n/a 0 493
2003 358 45 50 40 0 n/a n/a 0 493
2004 356 48 53 36 1 n/a n/a 0 494
2005 357 44 60 39 1 n/a n/a 0 501
2006 340 41 64 49 1 n/a n/a 0 495
2007 326 50 72 56 1 n/a n/a 0 505
2008 323 46 73 67 0 n/a n/a 0 509
2009 328 30 75 80 0 3 20 0 536
2010 310 41 61 82 0 3 23 0 520
2011 280 39 71 86 0 2 25 0 503
2012 239 45 79 86 0 1 24 0 474
2013 249 46 74 105 0 0 23 0 497
2014 261 43 71 82 0 0 22 0 479
2015 243 52 77 89 0 0 19 0 480
2016 244 42 76 82 0 1 20 0 465
2017 252 50 76 90 0 0 18 0 486
2018 253 45 70 88 0 1 16 0 473
2019 232 44 72 102 2 1 24 0 477
2020 230 38 63 119 3 1 25 0 479
2021 221 30 61 118 3 1 28 0 462
2022 226 43 66 124 3 0 32 0 494
2023 210 44 58 125 2 1 33 0 473
2024 212 61 60 130 3 2 39 0 507

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Clara Barton Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 409 22.0 18.5 n/a
1989 436 20.0 21.8 n/a
1990 458 21.0 21.8 5.9
1991 466 22.0 21.1 10.3
1992 475 25.0 19.0 15.4
1993 499 24.0 20.8 16.4
1994 489 24.0 20.4 17.2
1995 470 23.0 20.4 18.3
1996 470 23.0 20.4 18.3
1998 536 25.0 21.4 13.4
1999 464 25.0 18.6 12.7
2000 455 23.0 19.8 13
2001 459 23.2 19.8 10
2002 493 25.5 19.3 18.3
2003 493 25.5 19.3 18.3
2004 494 26.9 18.4 17.2
2005 501 26.9 18.6 n/a
2006 495 28.9 17.1 19.4
2007 505 27.0 18.7 21
2008 509 28.0 18.2 23.6
2009 536 28.2 15.8 22.8
2010 520 28.0 18.5 21.3
2011 503 26.5 18.9 29
2012 474 30.1 15.7 31.2
2013 497 29.0 17.1 31.6
2014 479 28.5 16.8 32.8
2015 480 27.0 17.7 34.6
2016 465 28.0 16.6 28.6
2017 486 29.0 16.7 28.8
2018 473 30.0 15.7 29.2
2019 477 29.0 16.4 30.6
2020 479 31.0 15.4 31.1
2021 462 32.0 14.4 28.8
2022 494 32.0 15.4 26.5
2023 473 31.0 15.2 32.1
2024 507 33.0 15.3 33.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Clara Barton Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 409 22.0 18.5 n/a
1989 436 20.0 21.8 n/a
1990 458 21.0 21.8 5.9
1991 466 22.0 21.1 10.3
1992 475 25.0 19.0 15.4
1993 499 24.0 20.8 16.4
1994 489 24.0 20.4 17.2
1995 470 23.0 20.4 18.3
1996 470 23.0 20.4 18.3
1998 536 25.0 21.4 13.4
1999 464 25.0 18.6 12.7
2000 455 23.0 19.8 13
2001 459 23.2 19.8 10
2002 493 25.5 19.3 18.3
2003 493 25.5 19.3 18.3
2004 494 26.9 18.4 17.2
2005 501 26.9 18.6 n/a
2006 495 28.9 17.1 19.4
2007 505 27.0 18.7 21
2008 509 28.0 18.2 23.6
2009 536 28.2 15.8 22.8
2010 520 28.0 18.5 21.3
2011 503 26.5 18.9 29
2012 474 30.1 15.7 31.2
2013 497 29.0 17.1 31.6
2014 479 28.5 16.8 32.8
2015 480 27.0 17.7 34.6
2016 465 28.0 16.6 28.6
2017 486 29.0 16.7 28.8
2018 473 30.0 15.7 29.2
2019 477 29.0 16.4 30.6
2020 479 31.0 15.4 31.1
2021 462 32.0 14.4 28.8
2022 494 32.0 15.4 26.5
2023 473 31.0 15.2 32.1
2024 507 33.0 15.3 33.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Clara Barton Elementary School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $178 (2.3%) $7,581 (97.7%) $7,759

Data source: New Jersey Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Clara Barton Elementary School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 640th of 1360 Elementary schoolsRanks 669th of 1342 Elementary schools
 2.8%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Clara Barton Elementary School)58.246.4
 11.8%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Cherry Hill School District)65.859.2
 6.6%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)50.242
 8.2%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Clara Barton Elementary School)70.949
 21.9%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Cherry Hill School District)6862.1
 5.9%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)55.145.9
 9.2%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Clara Barton Elementary School)6454.8
 9.2%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Cherry Hill School District)71.963.9
 8%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)57.451.3
 6.1%
4th Grade Mathematics (Clara Barton Elementary School)2944.7
 15.7%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Cherry Hill School District)57.255
 2.2%
   4th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)5144.3
 6.7%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Clara Barton Elementary School)67.866.3
 1.5%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Cherry Hill School District)70.971.5
 0.6%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)57.953.2
 4.7%
5th Grade Mathematics (Clara Barton Elementary School)46.620.5
 26.1%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Cherry Hill School District)55.656
 0.4%
   5th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)46.840.1
 6.7%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students477473
 0.8%
African American4444
American Indian22
Asian7258
 19.4%
Hispanic102125
 22.5%
Pacific Islander11
White232210
 9.5%
Two or More Races2433
 37.5%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients30.6%32.1%
 1.5%


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Clara Barton Elementary School ranks 524th of 1338 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students at Clara Barton Elementary School are 42% White, 26% Hispanic, 12% African American, 12% Asian, 8% Two or more races.

In the 2023-24 school year, 507 students attended Clara Barton Elementary School.


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