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General Charles G. Harker School

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General Charles G. Harker School ranks 409 th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 3-5

409^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 70% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

General Charles G. Harker School is an elementary school serving grades 3-5 in the Swedesboro-Woolwich School District in Woolwich Township, New Jersey, with 667 students. The school has consistently outperformed the state average on NJSLA/PARCC assessments in English Language Arts and Mathematics, with proficiency rates ranging from 56.1% to 63.1% across different grade levels, compared to state averages of 44.9% to 52.7%.

While the school performs well overall, there are some notable disparities in subgroup performance. General Charles G. Harker School ranks in the top 100 New Jersey elementary schools for African American students and in the top 200-300 for female, white, and special education students. However, it ranks lower for Asian and English Language Learner students, suggesting a need for targeted interventions and support for these populations. The school has also seen a concerning increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 5.7% in 2022-2023 to 14.9% in 2023-2024, which is an area that needs improvement.

Compared to nearby schools, Logan Township Elementary School outperforms General Charles G. Harker School, while the latter outperforms most other elementary schools in the Swedesboro-Woolwich, Harrison Township, and Woodstown-Pilesgrove districts. The school's relatively low per-student spending of $8,057 compared to some nearby schools may be an area to explore in terms of resource allocation and its impact on student outcomes.

696

Students ?

10.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,057

Per pupil spending ?

22.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1771 Oldmans Creek Road
Woolwich Township, NJ 08085

(856) 241-1552

District: Swedesboro-Woolwich School District

Students who attend General Charles G. Harker School usually attend:

Middle:	Kingsway Regional Middle School
	Walter Hill School
High:	Kingsway Regional High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

64.9%

African American:

12.9%

Hispanic:

10.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 51st percentile in 2015 → 70th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (58% vs 46% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 19 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the New Jersey median (70th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school58%

District avg58%

New Jersey avg46%

409^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 30%▲ up 19 pts since 2015

From top 49% (2015) to top 30% (2025)

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★★★★★

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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	71.0	409 of 1347	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	75.0	357 of 1338	73.3%	★★★★☆
2023	68.8	436 of 1342	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	73.7	378 of 1345	71.9%	★★★★☆
2021	63.5	431 of 1317	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.9	624 of 1360	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.2	590 of 1353	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	60.5	585 of 1352	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	50.4	718 of 1346	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	53.2	668 of 1357	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2014	65.1	574 of 1363	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	68.2	528 of 1367	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	69.5	503 of 1363	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	70.2	464 of 1360	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	69.2	468 of 1354	65.4%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	71.1	88 of 463	81.0%	★★★★☆
2024	73.1	80 of 469	82.9%	★★★★☆
2023	82.9	57 of 463	87.7%	★★★★☆
2022	72.5	98 of 494	80.2%	★★★★☆
2021	77.6	50 of 456	89.0%	★★★★☆
2019	75.8	96 of 522	81.6%	★★★★☆
2018	82.5	65 of 517	87.4%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	8.9	296 of 330	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	83.0	23 of 340	93.2%	★★★★★
2023	34.0	248 of 346	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	49.2	189 of 348	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	63.7	130 of 339	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.7	243 of 370	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.9	217 of 370	41.4%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	41.5	309 of 597	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	77.5	86 of 559	84.6%	★★★★☆
2023	76.4	96 of 499	80.8%	★★★★☆
2019	55.5	171 of 463	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.6	107 of 434	75.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	74.4	343 of 1326	74.1%	★★★★☆
2024	78.7	291 of 1317	77.9%	★★★★☆
2023	75.2	333 of 1318	74.7%	★★★★☆
2022	77.4	308 of 1326	76.8%	★★★★☆
2021	68.1	356 of 1290	72.4%	★★★★☆
2019	58.9	580 of 1331	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.3	520 of 1333	61.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	54.3	405 of 1032	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.5	358 of 989	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.9	347 of 982	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	74.4	185 of 953	80.6%	★★★★☆
2021	54.1	329 of 896	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.1	441 of 899	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.9	355 of 870	59.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	53.2	432 of 1023	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.5	207 of 939	78.0%	★★★★☆
2023	59.7	283 of 910	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	83.3	88 of 863	89.8%	★★★★☆
2021	72.3	110 of 839	86.9%	★★★★☆
2019	59.3	296 of 948	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.2	373 of 942	60.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	65.9	456 of 1318	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.2	388 of 1313	70.4%	★★★★☆
2023	62.0	499 of 1315	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.0	409 of 1324	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.9	473 of 1297	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.8	626 of 1335	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.0	616 of 1334	53.8%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	73.5	211 of 1023	79.4%	★★★★☆
2024	78.4	142 of 989	85.6%	★★★★☆
2023	72.8	181 of 958	81.1%	★★★★☆
2022	79.6	134 of 949	85.9%	★★★★☆
2021	69.2	180 of 868	79.3%	★★★★☆
2019	66.3	283 of 1007	71.9%	★★★★☆
2018	59.4	342 of 1001	65.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	70.6	266 of 970	72.6%	★★★★☆
2024	75.4	195 of 963	79.8%	★★★★☆
2023	65.4	324 of 975	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.8	269 of 976	72.4%	★★★★☆
2021	56.4	377 of 964	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.6	607 of 1023	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.0	582 of 1022	43.1%	★★☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)81st percentile+11 vs school

Special Education (2025)79th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)74th percentile+4 vs school

White (2025)73rd percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)65th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)61st percentile-9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)58th percentile-12 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)48th percentile-21 vs school

Asian (2025)10th percentile-59 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics63%+16 vs state

English Language Arts60%+9 vs state

Science40%+10 vs state

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by a parent
Friday, August 14, 2015

My son has prevailed in the Swedesboro-Woolwich School District. Even though it's one of the fastest growing school districts on the east coast, he is not treated as a "number". The teachers care about their students, their school activities are fun and exciting. He really enjoys going to school each day. Close Quote

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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
General Charles G. Harker School	Public	3-5	1771 Oldmans Creek Road	Woolwich Township	08085	Gloucester County	Swedesboro-Woolwich School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 241-1552	696	65	10.7	22.4%	452 (64.9%)	90 (12.9%)	75 (10.8%)	34 (4.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	43 (6.2%)	71	409^th of 1347 public elementary schools	69.6%		75	357^th of 1338 public elementary schools	73.3%	52	39.8		56.1	59.8	63.1				67.3	61.0	61.6						$8,057	$155	$7,902
Governor Charles C. Stratton	Public	1-2	15 Fredrick Boulevard	Woolwich Township	08085	Gloucester County	Swedesboro-Woolwich School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 241-1552	433	39	11.1	23.3%	266 (61.4%)	64 (14.8%)	45 (10.4%)	28 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.9%)								(n/a)																	$8,412	$16	$8,396
Logan Township Elementary School	Public	1-5	110 School Lane	Logan Township	08085	Gloucester County	Logan Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 467-5133	374	28	13.2	24.3%	258 (69.0%)	41 (11.0%)	36 (9.6%)	11 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.5%)	73.2	373^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	72.3%		73	380^th of 1338 public elementary schools	71.6%	7	41.1		60.4	70.4	54.9				65.1	67.9	51.0						$9,393	$142	$9,251
Margaret C. Clifford School	Public	PK-K	601 Auburn Avenue	Swedesboro	08085	Gloucester County	Swedesboro-Woolwich School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 241-1552	251	24	10.5	22.7%	152 (60.6%)	36 (14.3%)	31 (12.4%)	13 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.6%)								(n/a)																	$9,447	$140	$9,307
The Francis E Donnelly Early Childhood Learning Center	Public	PK-K	100 Peachwood Drive	Logan Township	08085	Gloucester County	Logan Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 294-0145	186	18	10.1	14.5%	139 (74.7%)	15 (8.1%)	21 (11.3%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	7 (3.8%)								(n/a)																	$10,807	$144	$10,663
Oldmans Township School	Public	PK, KG-8	10 Freed Road	Pedricktown	08067	Salem County	Oldmans Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 299-4240	308	28	10.9	22.7%	219 (71.1%)	42 (13.6%)	30 (9.7%)	8 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.9%)	36.4	867^th of 1347 public elementary schools	35.6%		44.5	737^th of 1338 public elementary schools	44.9%	130	30.3	13.5	25.0	31.3	27.3	36.1	54.3	29.7	50.0	50.0	45.4	38.9	57.1	11.5	72.7	72.7	$12,139	$640	$11,499
South Harrison Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	904 Mullica Hill Rd	Harrisonville	08039	Gloucester County	South Harrison Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 769-0855	345	38	9.0	11.6%	302 (87.5%)	9 (2.6%)	16 (4.6%)	12 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.7%)	64	491^st of 1347 public elementary schools	63.5%		51.4	652^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	51.3%	161	47.1		63.9	58.1	47.1	55.1			69.5	67.5	55.9	32.6					$11,098	$381	$10,717
Mary S. Shoemaker School	Public	K-5	Mary S Shoemaker School	Woodstown	08098	Salem County	Woodstown-Pilesgrove Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 769-0144	528	47	11.2	29.2%	369 (69.9%)	70 (13.3%)	52 (9.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.6%)	53.3	638^th of 1347 public elementary schools	52.6%		63.3	500^th of 1338 public elementary schools	62.6%	138	27.3		46.9	56.3	56.6				48.0	45.5	55.5						$5,196	$96	$5,100
Field Street School	Public	1-3	144 Field Street	Carneys Point	08069	Salem County	Penns Grove-Carneys Point Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 299-0170	463	43	10.7	76.5%	54 (11.7%)	165 (35.6%)	228 (49.2%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.9%)	17.5	1139^th of 1347 public elementary schools	15.4%		10	1238^th of 1338 public elementary schools	7.5%	99			24.8						29.6								$10,390	$793	$9,597
Harrison Township Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	120 N Main Street	Mullica Hill	08062	Gloucester County	Harrison Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 478-2016	768	61	12.5	14.3%	615 (80.1%)	39 (5.1%)	45 (5.9%)	31 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (4.9%)	78.2	310^th of 1347 public elementary schools	77.0%		79.8	284^th of 1338 public elementary schools	78.8%	26			59.3						70.1								$10,581	$66	$10,515

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