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General Charles G. Harker School

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General Charles G. Harker School ranks 354 th of 1331 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 3-5

354^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,331 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 73% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

General Charles G. Harker School serves 696 students in grades 3–5 in Woolwich Township, as part of the Swedesboro-Woolwich School District. Its 2025–2026 results were above state proficiency rates in every reported grade and subject. The most important finding is the school’s particularly strong grade 5 math result, which was 21 percentage points above the state.

The school stands out locally in several subjects: it had the highest reported grade 4 and grade 5 ELA results and grade 5 math result among nearby schools with scores. Its grade 3 math result was less dominant, ranking fourth of eight available schools and sitting 5 points above the peer average; grade 3 ELA ranked third of seven. Compared with the state, results were above average in all tested grades: ELA advantages ranged from 13 to 17 points, math advantages from 13 to 21 points, and grade 5 science was 9 points higher. Science is the relative weak spot: its 36% proficiency rate was above the state and nearby peer average, but it had the smallest state advantage. Reported school and district test figures match throughout, so these results do not show the school outperforming its district.

Results have improved overall in ELA: the three-grade average rose 6 points from 2022–2023 to 2025–2026. Math gained 2 points over that period and was nearly unchanged from the prior year; grade 5 science rose 6 points from 2022–2023 but fell 4 points from its 2024–2025 peak. SchoolDigger ranked the school 354th of 1,331, at the 73rd percentile with 4 stars; its percentile stayed between 67 and 73 in each reported year from 2020–2021 through 2025–2026. The 2024–2025 student–teacher ratio was 10.7, and 22% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year. Chronic absenteeism was 7%, below the state’s 14%, though it rose 1 point from the previous year. SchoolDigger’s statewide ranking for how well the school serves English Language Learner Students was at the 48th percentile in 2025–2026, down from the 85th percentile in 2023–2024. Its ranking for how well it serves Asian Students was at the 37th percentile, after moving from the 93rd percentile in 2023–2024 to the 10th in 2024–2025.

696

Students ?

10.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,191

Per pupil spending ?

22.4%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

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 — 47th percentile in 2016 → 73rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (59% vs 45% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 26 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the New Jersey median (73rd percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school59%

District avg59%

New Jersey avg45%

354^th of 1,331

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 27%▲ up 27 pts since 2016

From bottom 47% (2016) to top 27% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

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
2026	75.2	354 of 1331	73.4%	★★★★☆
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
2026	80.6	55 of 434	87.3%	★★★★☆
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
2026	45.0	214 of 341	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	39.9	305 of 581	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	76.1	323 of 1311	75.4%	★★★★☆
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
2026	56.6	387 of 991	60.9%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	61.2	325 of 1002	67.6%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	72.3	384 of 1306	70.6%	★★★★☆
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%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	60.8	34 of 78	56.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	80.4	148 of 970	84.7%	★★★★☆
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
2026	71.9	246 of 951	74.1%	★★★★☆
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 (2026)87th percentile+14 vs school

Special Education (2026)85th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2026)75th percentile~ school

White (2026)74th percentile~ school

Male (2026)71st percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)68th percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2026)61st percentile-12 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)56th percentile-17 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)48th percentile-26 vs school

Asian (2026)37th percentile-36 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts64%+15 vs state

Mathematics63%+16 vs state

Science36%+9 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 (2026)				Ranking (2025)				NJSLA-S Science (2026)		NJSLA English Language Arts (2026)						NJSLA Mathematics (2026)						NJSLA Algebra I (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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%)	75.2	354^th of 1331 public elementary schools	73.4%		71	409^th of 1347 public elementary schools	69.6%	55	36.3		64.6	61.9	64.5				62.6	61.0	66.1						$13,191	$208	$12,983
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)																	$16,256	$332	$15,924
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%)	60	555^th of 1331 public elementary schools	58.3%		73.2	373^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	72.3%	182	26.9		60.8	51.2	52.6				56.5	45.1	64.1						$10,699	$71	$10,628
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)																	$21,797	$522	$21,275
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)																	$21,232	$76	$21,156
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%)	37.4	839^th of 1331 public elementary schools	37.0%		36.4	867^th of 1347 public elementary schools	35.6%	28	18.7	17.5	39.3	34.4	37.5	42.4	52.8	67.5	46.5	37.9	34.4	48.5	33.4	17.3	58.8	58.8	$16,741	$813	$15,928
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%)	76.1	341^st of 1331 public elementary schools	74.4%		64	491^st of 1347 public elementary schools	63.5%	150	37.0		71.4	58.4	58.7	58.8			69.4	77.8	63.1	50.0					$15,131	$477	$14,654
Mary S. Shoemaker School	Public	K-4	201 E Millbrooke Ave	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%)	51.6	653^rd of 1331 public elementary schools	50.9%		53.3	638^th of 1347 public elementary schools	52.6%	15			57.5	42.9					57.4	37.8							$15,372	$1,063	$14,309
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%)	17.8	1106^th of 1331 public elementary schools	16.9%		17.5	1139^th of 1347 public elementary schools	15.4%	33			28.3						29.5								$19,684	$2,663	$17,021
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%)	81.9	247^th of 1331 public elementary schools	81.4%		78.2	310^th of 1347 public elementary schools	77.0%	63			63.4						74.7								$12,600	$89	$12,511

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