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Mary E. Volz Elementary School

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Mary E. Volz Elementary School ranks 447 th of 752 New Jersey middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 4-8

447^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 752 New Jersey Middle Schools

Better than 41% of New Jersey middle schools

Summary

Mary E. Volz Elementary School is a public middle school located in Runnemede, New Jersey, serving grades 4-8 with a student population of 497. The school is part of the Runnemede Public School District, which is ranked 527 out of 609 districts in New Jersey and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Mary E. Volz Elementary School consistently underperforms the state average in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics proficiency across all grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's ELA proficiency rates ranged from 26.8% (4th grade) to 61.9% (7th grade), compared to the state averages of 53.6% to 57.1%. In Mathematics, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 8.6% (8th grade) to 34.2% (7th grade), significantly lower than the state averages of 20.7% to 46.7%. The school's performance in Science is also below the state average. Additionally, the school has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.9% to 18.0% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

When compared to nearby middle schools, Mary E. Volz Elementary School generally performs worse than higher-ranked schools like Haddonfield Middle School and Collingswood Middle School, but better than lower-ranked schools like Morgan Village Middle School. The school's performance has been declining over the years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 515 out of 712 middle schools in 2016-2017 to 447 out of 752 in 2024-2025. Addressing the socioeconomic factors that may be impacting student achievement could be a key focus area for the school and district to improve overall outcomes.

510

Students ?

11.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,093

Per pupil spending ?

41.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

509 West Third Avenue
Runnemede, NJ 08078

(856) 931-5353

District: Runnemede Public School District

Students who attend Mary E. Volz Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Triton Regional High School

Feeder schools for Mary E. Volz Elementary School:

Elementary:	Aline Bingham Elementary School
	Grade Downing Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

72.0%

Hispanic:

10.6%

African American:

7.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 26th percentile in 2015 → 41st in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 15 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (33% vs 44% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Mathematics scores 15 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

District avg33%

New Jersey avg44%

447^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Bottom 41%▲ up 14 pts since 2015

From bottom 26% (2015) to bottom 41% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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	39.2	447 of 752	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.6	400 of 743	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.2	431 of 748	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.1	515 of 745	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.3	450 of 652	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.3	501 of 745	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.2	489 of 716	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	28.0	515 of 712	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	21.3	573 of 713	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	27.6	525 of 713	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	43.8	453 of 717	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	53.4	397 of 704	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	48.3	424 of 677	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	59.1	347 of 684	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	57.0	374 of 677	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	64.4	301 of 664	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	70.0	224 of 640	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	71.9	204 of 631	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	68.2	264 of 615	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2005	34.0	447 of 599	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	55.4	348 of 588	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2003	56.6	338 of 574	41.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	42.9	400 of 728	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.0	377 of 717	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.7	389 of 720	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.2	524 of 726	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.6	491 of 625	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.8	481 of 703	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.1	498 of 680	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	16.6	541 of 608	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.7	321 of 589	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.5	282 of 587	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.9	310 of 591	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.7	385 of 480	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.1	382 of 524	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	45.2	320 of 613	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.9	193 of 584	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.3	194 of 568	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.1	202 of 549	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	29.4	337 of 467	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.5	319 of 541	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.4	280 of 522	46.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	38.0	431 of 726	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.0	384 of 719	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.2	409 of 718	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.4	462 of 730	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.5	367 of 635	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.8	503 of 697	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.2	432 of 675	36.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	38.9	279 of 507	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.7	210 of 510	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.1	268 of 505	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.2	334 of 535	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.9	250 of 401	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	18.5	442 of 492	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.3	364 of 471	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	29.1	372 of 502	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.9	375 of 510	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.8	432 of 509	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.5	468 of 512	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.6	408 of 435	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.4	445 of 504	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.2	452 of 497	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)48th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)45th percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2025)45th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)41st percentile~ school

White (2025)26th percentile-15 vs school

Hispanic (2025)11th percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts48%-7 vs state

Mathematics24%-15 vs state

Science14%-10 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 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 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	NJSLA Geometry 8th Grade	NJSLA Geometry End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Mary E. Volz Elementary School	Public	4-8	509 West Third Avenue	Runnemede	08078	Camden County	Runnemede Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 931-5353	510	46	11.0	41.2%	367 (72.0%)	37 (7.3%)	54 (10.6%)	17 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.9%)	39.2	447^th of 752 public middle schools	40.6%		42.6	400^th of 743 public middle schools	46.2%	47	22.6	8.8	26.8	44.5	53.3	61.9	54.4	25.6	31.8	20.0	34.2	8.6					$14,093	$517	$13,576
Bell Oaks Upper Elementary School	Public	5-8	256 Anderson Avenue	Bellmawr	08031	Camden County	Bellmawr Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 931-6273	441	39	11.3	58.0%	235 (53.3%)	28 (6.3%)	108 (24.5%)	49 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.8%)	49.4	357^th of 752 public middle schools	52.5%		53.3	322^nd of 743 public middle schools	56.7%	35	17.5	8.2		45.7	43.0	55.8	74.5		34.0	37.7	34.1	23.5	96.6	96.6			$11,365	$415	$10,950
Raymond W. Kershaw School	Public	6-8	125 South Black Horse Pike	Mount Ephraim	08059	Camden County	Mt. Ephraim School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 931-1634	137	17	8.0	43.8%	101 (73.7%)	10 (7.3%)	18 (13.1%)	2 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.4%)	46.9	378^th of 752 public middle schools	49.7%		44.6	384^th of 743 public middle schools	48.3%	6		15.8			59.2	57.2	60.5			30.6	31.4	13.0	66.7	66.7			$14,642	$304	$14,338
Woodland Middle School	Public	5-8	1 School Lane	Barrington	08007	Camden County	Barrington School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 547-8402	220	27	8.3	38.6%	159 (72.3%)	15 (6.8%)	27 (12.3%)	9 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	9 (4.1%)	71.3	186^th of 752 public middle schools	75.3%		61.5	263^rd of 743 public middle schools	64.6%	77	37.2	30.2		57.7	49.0	73.9	64.2		44.3	43.2	58.5	45.7	94.4	94.4			$4,685		$4,685
Glen Landing Middle School	Public	6-8	85 Little Gloucester Road	Blackwood	08012	Camden County	Gloucester Township Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 227-3534	795	68	11.6	37.1%	438 (55.1%)	151 (19.0%)	121 (15.2%)	28 (3.5%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (6.7%)	49	361^st of 752 public middle schools	52.0%		48.5	359^th of 743 public middle schools	51.7%	2		14.1			51.3	62.8	57.4			33.7	32.1	24.6	79.6	83.0	100.0	100.0	$13,211	$341	$12,870
Samuel S. Yellin Elementary School	Public	4-8	111 Warwick Road	Stratford	08084	Camden County	Stratford School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 783-1094	527	49	10.8	33.0%	285 (54.1%)	88 (16.7%)	112 (21.3%)	22 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.6%)	36.6	460^th of 752 public middle schools	38.8%		39.5	424^th of 743 public middle schools	42.9%	36	23.6	11.0	65.2	41.5	57.8	57.3	45.3	59.8	35.9	24.0	23.1	7.9	85.7	89.5			$12,787	$488	$12,299
Gloucester City Middle School	Public	4-8	500 Market Street	Gloucester City	08030	Camden County	Gloucester City Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 456-7000	816	61	13.4	63.6%	416 (51.0%)	141 (17.3%)	206 (25.2%)	31 (3.8%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.5%)	29.1	524^th of 752 public middle schools	30.3%		30.5	504^th of 743 public middle schools	32.2%	20	14.8	3.8	31.7	36.0	42.5	42.2	54.7	18.7	15.9	22.3	23.0	9.0	76.9	76.9			$8,820	$271	$8,549
William G. Rohrer Middle School	Public	6-8	101 MacArthur Boulevard	Westmont	08108	Camden County	Haddon Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 869-7770	414	35	11.7	15.9%	327 (79.0%)	20 (4.8%)	40 (9.7%)	8 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.3%)	75.1	157^th of 752 public middle schools	79.1%		68.9	200^th of 743 public middle schools	73.1%	43		30.3			65.4	63.1	76.9			54.7	53.2	36.5	93.3	93.3			$13,973	$425	$13,548
Haddonfield Middle School	Public	6-8	Five Lincoln Avenue	Haddonfield	08033	Camden County	Haddonfield School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 429-5851	631	35	18.0	1.6%	530 (84.0%)	6 (1.0%)	24 (3.8%)	27 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (6.8%)	90.9	36^th of 752 public middle schools	95.2%		88.8	52^nd of 743 public middle schools	93.0%	16		38.6			86.7	91.2	91.7			63.4	74.6	41.2	96.4	96.6	95.0	95.0	$6,717		$6,717
Collingswood Middle School	Public	6-8	414 Collings Ave	Collingswood	08108	Camden County	Collingswood Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 962-5702	446	40	11.0	33.4%	269 (60.3%)	48 (10.8%)	87 (19.5%)	10 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.3%)	74.1	161^st of 752 public middle schools	78.6%		67.7	208^th of 743 public middle schools	72.0%	47		31.8			71.4	73.0	80.0			54.4	46.9	13.2	92.8	93.5			$9,965	$266	$9,699

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