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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 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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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
156
Classroom Teachers
8

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to New Jersey

4

(10 is best)

Better than 33.8% of all NJ schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

6

(10 is best)

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

Grade 3

50 40 30 20 10 0
36%
43%
34%
41%
38%
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
18
10
12
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Kindergarten 41 26.3%
Grade 1 43 27.6%
Grade 2 32 20.5%
Grade 3 40 25.6%
Total 156 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 66.0% 75.7% 40.1%
Black 12.2% 8.3% 15.1%
Hispanic 13.6% 11.5% 33.8%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 7.5% 4.2% 10.6%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.7% 0.3% 0.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 34.6% 34.3% 35.1%
Free lunch eligible 26.9% 27.0% 29.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 7.7% 7.3% 5.3%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 8,310 9,290,841
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 4,051.6 1,259
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.8% 5.7%
5-19 YEARS OLD 15.1% 18.6%
20-44 YEARS OLD 40.4% 32.0%
45-64 YEARS OLD 22.9% 26.9%
65 OR OLDER 15.7% 16.8%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 3,125 3,478,355
Single Parent Households With Children 10.0% 7.8%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 93.7% 90.7%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 25.0% 42.9%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 20.3% 32.4%
$100,000 - $149,999 30.2% 18.0%
$75,000 - $99,999 9.8% 11.4%
$50,000 - $74,999 14.7% 12.9%
$30,000 - $49,999 12.7% 10.6%
$15,000 - $29,999 5.8% 7.7%
$15,000 or less 6.6% 6.9%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $13,447 $11,242,000 54.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $3,702 $3,095,000 15.0%
Staff $903 $755,000 3.7%
General Administration $776 $649,000 3.1%
School Administration $811 $678,000 3.3%
Operation $1,815 $1,517,000 7.4%
Transportation $234 $196,000 1.0%
Other $562 $470,000 2.3%
Total Support $8,804 $7,360,000 35.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,398 $2,005,000 9.7%
Total Expenditures $24,650 $20,607,000 100.0%
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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