Best Public Schools in Bellmawr, NJ

Summary:

The Bellmawr, New Jersey school district consists of 3 public schools - 2 elementary schools (Bellmawr Park Elementary School and Ethel M Burke Elementary School) and 1 middle school (Bell Oaks Upper Elementary School). The district serves a significant population of economically disadvantaged students, with free/reduced lunch rates ranging from 38.51% to 40.68%.

Among the standout schools, Bell Oaks Upper Elementary School consistently ranks in the top half of New Jersey middle schools and maintains a 3-star rating, with particularly strong 8th grade Algebra I proficiency rates. Ethel M Burke Elementary School has seen its statewide ranking improve, and its 3rd and 4th grade English Language Arts proficiency rates exceed both the district and state averages.

While the schools face challenges such as higher-than-average chronic absenteeism rates, they also benefit from relatively small student-teacher ratios, ranging from 9.4 to 11.8 students per teacher. The data suggests opportunities for the Bellmawr Public School District to build on the strengths of its middle school and support continued growth at the elementary school level, particularly in addressing the needs of its economically disadvantaged student population.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				NJSLA-S Science (2024)		NJSLA English Language Arts (2024)						NJSLA Mathematics (2024)						NJSLA Algebra I (2024)		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 (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	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
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	454	39	11.6	48.2%	249 (54.8%)	26 (5.7%)	98 (21.6%)	59 (13.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.8%)	53.3	322^nd of 743 public middle schools	56.7%		50.3	340^th of 748 public middle schools	54.5%	18	16.3	5.4			50.0	55.9	72.6	62.2			31.4	32.0	39.8	14.1	80.7	80.7	$11,365	$415	$10,950
Bellmawr Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	29 Peach Road	Bellmawr	08031	Camden County	Bellmawr Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 931-6272	483	40	12.0	50.5%	269 (55.7%)	32 (6.6%)	125 (25.9%)	36 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.3%)	45.4	728^th of 1338 public elementary schools	45.6%		51.9	646^th of 1342 public elementary schools	51.9%	82			41.8	56.9					45.5	32.8							$12,420	$1,397	$11,023
Ethel M Burke Elementary School	Public	K-4	112 South Black Horse Pike	Bellmawr	08031	Camden County	Bellmawr Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 931-6362	233	25	9.3	41.2%	105 (45.1%)	4 (1.7%)	60 (25.8%)	43 (18.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (8.6%)	59.5	553^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	58.7%		48.2	691^st of 1342 public elementary schools	48.5%	138			51.0	65.8					53.1	39.4							$12,426	$1,311	$11,115

Cities Near Bellmawr

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Mount Ephraim	0.82 mi	2	339^th
Haddon Heights	1.01 mi	4	208^th
Runnemede	1.12 mi	4	437^th
Audubon	1.41 mi	4	281^st
Gloucester City	1.73 mi	3	452^nd

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the New Jersey Department of Education.

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