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Grade Downing Elementary School

Public Grades K-3

1151^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 15% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Grade Downing Elementary School is a public elementary school in Runnemede, New Jersey, serving students from kindergarten to 3rd grade. The school is part of the Runnemede Public School District, which is ranked 527 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Over the past several years, Grade Downing Elementary School has seen a significant decline in its statewide ranking, dropping from 362 out of 1,353 New Jersey elementary schools in 2017-2018 to 1,151 out of 1,347 in 2024-2025. The school's SchoolDigger rating has also decreased from 4 stars to 1 star during this time. Academically, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics for 3rd-grade students have consistently lagged behind the district and state averages.

In contrast, schools in the neighboring Haddon Heights School District, such as Glenview Avenue and Seventh Avenue, have significantly higher academic performance and rankings compared to Grade Downing Elementary School. Additionally, the school's high rates of chronic absenteeism and relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch suggest that socioeconomic factors may be contributing to the academic challenges faced by the school.

149

Students ?

17.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,336

Per pupil spending ?

45.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3rd & Central Aves
Runnemede, NJ 08078

(856) 939-4036

District: Runnemede Public School District

Students who attend Grade Downing Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Mary E. Volz Elementary School
High:	Triton Regional High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

57.0%

Hispanic:

17.4%

African American:

10.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 35th percentile in 2015 → 15th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (26% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 20 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg27%

New Jersey avg47%

1,151^st of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 15%▼ down 21 pts since 2015

From bottom 35% (2015) to bottom 15% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

527^th of 609Runnemede 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	16.6	1151 of 1347	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.1	901 of 1338	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.7	658 of 1342	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.8	624 of 1345	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	26.7	909 of 1317	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.4	754 of 1360	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	75.3	362 of 1353	73.2%	★★★★☆
2017	43.0	819 of 1352	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	64.5	516 of 1346	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	37.9	878 of 1357	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	48.6	838 of 1363	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	25.3	1096 of 1367	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	55.6	745 of 1363	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	69.5	496 of 1360	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	52.2	794 of 1354	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	70.6	452 of 1346	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	57.0	729 of 1338	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	62.7	658 of 1329	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2006	64.0	613 of 1314	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2005	43.4	905 of 1303	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2004	35.5	977 of 1298	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	10.4	1205 of 1326	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	35.6	835 of 1317	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	77.3	309 of 1326	76.7%	★★★★☆
2021	23.3	978 of 1290	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.9	906 of 1331	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	68.4	452 of 1333	66.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	34.0	742 of 1023	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.8	714 of 948	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	76.2	159 of 942	83.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	34.3	853 of 1318	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.1	882 of 1313	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	14.7	1129 of 1324	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.6	818 of 1297	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.3	570 of 1335	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	80.1	249 of 1334	81.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	6.2	924 of 970	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	25.7	761 of 963	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	44.5	563 of 976	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	9.1	930 of 964	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	42.9	616 of 1023	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	84.5	92 of 1022	91.0%	★★★★★

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)

Male (2025)35th percentile+21 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)27th percentile+13 vs school

Female (2025)9th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)5th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics29%-20 vs state

English Language Arts24%-21 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
Grade Downing Elementary School	Public	K-3	3rd & Central Aves	Runnemede	08078	Camden County	Runnemede Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 939-4036	149	9	17.5	45.6%	85 (57.0%)	15 (10.1%)	26 (17.4%)	13 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	9 (6.0%)	16.6	1151^st of 1347 public elementary schools	14.6%		33.1	901^st of 1338 public elementary schools	32.7%	250			23.5						29.4						$10,336	$272	$10,064
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
Glendora Elementary School	Public	K-5	201 Station Ave	Glendora	08029	Camden County	Gloucester Township Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 939-4704	233	17	13.7	32.6%	159 (68.2%)	15 (6.4%)	40 (17.2%)	4 (1.7%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	13 (5.6%)	43	770^th of 1347 public elementary schools	42.8%		46.6	715^th of 1338 public elementary schools	46.6%	55	20.0		30.2	44.5	58.1				60.5	37.8	48.4				$12,656	$331	$12,325
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
Chews Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	600 Chewslanding Somerdale Rd	Blackwood	08012	Camden County	Gloucester Township Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 783-6607	716	53	13.5	38.7%	414 (57.8%)	115 (16.1%)	117 (16.3%)	32 (4.5%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	34 (4.7%)	32.5	921^st of 1347 public elementary schools	31.6%		34.4	876^th of 1338 public elementary schools	34.5%	45	17.0		36.2	39.6	40.4				41.8	38.6	39.2				$11,338	$312	$11,026
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
Seventh Avenue	Public	3-6	316 Seventh Avenue	Haddon Heights	08035	Camden County	HADDON HEIGHTS School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 547-0610	145	13	11.4	9.0%	120 (82.8%)	5 (3.4%)	9 (6.2%)	5 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.1%)	67.8	443^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	67.1%		67.5	451^st of 1338 public elementary schools	66.3%	8	51.6		51.6	43.3	50.0	76.1			69.7	36.7	58.8	69.5			$10,786	$243	$10,543
Magnolia	Public	PK, KG-8	420 North Warwick Rd	Magnolia	08049	Camden County	Magnolia School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 783-4763	396	41	9.7	43.9%	175 (44.2%)	87 (22.0%)	83 (21.0%)	13 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	36 (9.1%)	39.7	815^th of 1347 public elementary schools	39.5%		25.1	1004^th of 1338 public elementary schools	25.0%	189	17.2	11.1	48.8	56.1	51.7	78.4	63.2	76.5	36.6	23.8	20.7	21.1	28.2	13.3	$15,707	$668	$15,039
Loring Flemming Elementary School	Public	K-5	135 Little Gloucester Rd	Blackwood	08012	Camden County	Gloucester Township Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 227-4045	629	52	12.0	46.6%	251 (39.9%)	160 (25.4%)	141 (22.4%)	32 (5.1%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (6.7%)	37.2	855^th of 1347 public elementary schools	36.5%		35.8	855^th of 1338 public elementary schools	36.1%		27.8		29.3	39.6	53.7				37.3	35.4	47.3				$11,389	$611	$10,778
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

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