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Grade Downing Elementary School

Serves grades KG - 3

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
3 Rd & Central Aves
Runnemede, NJ 08078
Phone
(856) 939-4036
District
Runnemede Public School District
County
CAMDEN COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
133
Classroom Teachers
7

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to New Jersey

5

(10 is best)

Better than 48.9% of all NJ schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

8

(10 is best)

Grade Downing Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
44%
43%
36%
41%
52%
45%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

25 20 15 10 5 0
20
11
12
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Kindergarten 42 31.6%
Grade 1 31 23.3%
Grade 2 37 27.8%
Grade 3 21 15.8%
Total 133 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 66.9% 76.1% 40.1%
Black 14.2% 8.0% 15.1%
Hispanic 13.4% 11.8% 33.8%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 5.5% 3.8% 10.6%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.3% 0.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 36.8% 33.7% 35.1%
Free lunch eligible 33.1% 27.4% 29.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 3.8% 6.3% 5.3%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 8,307 9,261,699
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 4,050.1 1,254
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 7.2% 5.7%
5-19 YEARS OLD 16.9% 18.6%
20-44 YEARS OLD 39.1% 32.1%
45-64 YEARS OLD 23.3% 27.1%
65 OR OLDER 13.5% 16.6%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 3,164 3,438,162
Single Parent Households With Children 9.8% 7.7%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 94.0% 90.6%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 24.0% 42.3%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 13.3% 30.8%
$100,000 - $149,999 29.0% 18.0%
$75,000 - $99,999 12.7% 11.6%
$50,000 - $74,999 16.0% 13.2%
$30,000 - $49,999 14.5% 11.0%
$15,000 - $29,999 8.2% 8.3%
$15,000 or less 6.2% 7.1%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $11,519 $9,595,000 52.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,839 $2,365,000 13.0%
Staff $802 $668,000 3.7%
General Administration $732 $610,000 3.4%
School Administration $753 $627,000 3.5%
Operation $1,777 $1,480,000 8.2%
Transportation $162 $135,000 0.7%
Other $624 $520,000 2.9%
Total Support $7,689 $6,405,000 35.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,551 $2,125,000 11.7%
Total Expenditures $21,759 $18,125,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,952 $17,923,333,000 51.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,555 $3,534,923,000 10.1%
Staff $804 $1,112,297,000 3.2%
General Administration $463 $640,692,000 1.8%
School Administration $1,140 $1,578,024,000 4.5%
Operation $2,061 $2,851,992,000 8.1%
Transportation $687 $951,282,000 2.7%
Other $633 $875,349,000 2.5%
Total Support $8,343 $11,544,559,000 32.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,100 $5,673,661,000 16.1%
Total Expenditures $25,395 $35,141,553,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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