Best Public Schools in West Collingswood, NJ

Summary:

The city of West Collingswood, New Jersey has only one public school, Thomas Sharp Elementary School, which serves grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 192 students. The school is part of the Collingswood Public School District, which is ranked 200 out of 613 school districts in New Jersey and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Thomas Sharp Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of New Jersey elementary schools over the past three school years, with a 1-star rating for the most recent two years. The school's performance on standardized tests in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science is significantly lower than the Collingswood Public School District and the state of New Jersey, indicating substantial achievement gaps that need to be addressed. Additionally, the school has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 16.6%, which may be a contributing factor to the low academic performance.

The high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch (39.58%) at Thomas Sharp Elementary School suggests that the school may be serving a population with significant socioeconomic challenges, which can impact educational outcomes. Despite the relatively high spending per student ($12,962), the school's low academic performance indicates that more targeted interventions or strategies may be necessary to improve the educational outcomes for the students.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				NJSLA-S Science (2024)	NJSLA English Language Arts (2024)			NJSLA Mathematics (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 English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Thomas Sharp Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	400 Comly Ave	West Collingswood	08107	Camden County	Collingswood Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 962-5707	215	21	10.2	36.3%	104 (48.4%)	37 (17.2%)	45 (20.9%)	7 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (9.8%)	23	1031^st of 1338 public elementary schools	22.9%		21.2	1071^st of 1342 public elementary schools	20.2%	40	13.6	4.8	45.0	28.5	22.7	30.0	36.3	$12,962	$752	$12,210

Cities Near West Collingswood

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Collingswood	0.54 mi	7	142^nd
Oaklyn	0.59 mi	3	314^th
Woodlynne	0.86 mi	1	473^rd
Audubon	0.91 mi	4	281^st
Camden	1.06 mi	29	526^th

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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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