Joseph D. Sharp Elementary School

Summary:

Joseph D. Sharp Elementary School is a public elementary school in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, serving 444 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the Cherry Hill School District, which is ranked 203 out of 613 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Joseph D. Sharp Elementary School has consistently ranked among the top elementary schools in New Jersey, with a ranking between 6th and 97th out of over 1,300 schools in the state over the past decade. The school has maintained a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating exceptional performance. It also performs exceptionally well across various student subgroups, with rankings often in the top 10-20% of New Jersey elementary schools.

Academically, Joseph D. Sharp Elementary School consistently outperforms the Cherry Hill School District and the state of New Jersey in standardized test scores for English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. The school's proficiency rates in these subjects are often 20-30 percentage points higher than the district and state averages. Additionally, the school has maintained relatively low chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 8.9% to 18.1% over the past few years, which is lower than the district and state averages.


Detail:

Public K-5

 300 Old Orchard Rd.
       Cherry Hill, NJ  08003-1299


(856) 424-1550

District: Cherry Hill School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
39th of 1,338 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $6,656 Help


Students who attend Joseph D. Sharp Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Henry C. Beck Middle School
    Rosa International Middle School
High:    Cherry Hill High School East

Student/teacher ratio:  15.6 Help
Number of students:  439

Racial breakdown:

White:
42.8%
Asian:
34.9%
Hispanic:
10.3%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  15.3% Help


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Compare Details Joseph D. Sharp Elementary School ranks better than 97.1% of elementary schools in New Jersey. It also ranks first among 12 ranked elementary schools in the Cherry Hill School District! (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 94.59. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (42.8%), Asian (34.9%), Hispanic (10.3%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 15.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Joseph D. Sharp Elementary School is 15.6, which is the highest among 13 elementary schools in the Cherry Hill School District! (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Joseph D. Sharp Elementary School is $6,656, which is the lowest among 13 elementary schools in the Cherry Hill School District!
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Joseph D. Sharp Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Joseph D. Sharp Elementary School 39th of 1338 New Jersey public elementary schools. (See Joseph D. Sharp Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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Cherry Hill School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Cherry Hill School District 203rd of 613 New Jersey school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Joseph D. Sharp Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Joseph D. Sharp Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 75.81 335th 1204 72.2%
2004 86.76 31st 1298 97.6%
2005 85.73 28th 1303 97.9%
2006 81.42 119th 1314 90.9%
2007 81.48 86th 1329 93.5%
2008 73.42 381st 1338 71.5%
2009 76.14 301st 1346 77.6%
2010 73.16 381st 1354 71.9%
2011 84.77 83rd 1360 93.9%
2012 85.75 58th 1363 95.7%
2013 86.45 64th 1367 95.3%
2014 88.65 23rd 1363 98.3%
2015 96.77 6th 1357 99.6%
2016 93.78 39th 1346 97.1%
2017 89.77 102nd 1352 92.5%
2018 92.54 50th 1353 96.3%
2019 91.75 61st 1360 95.5%
2021 92.15 97th 1317 92.6%
2022 95.62 26th 1345 98.1%
2023 93.79 52nd 1342 96.1%
2024 94.59 39th 1338 97.1%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Joseph D. Sharp Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 97.84 19th 559 96.6%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Joseph D. Sharp Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 97.91 14th 1001 98.6%
2019 98.28 9th 1007 99.1%
2021 94.66 16th 868 98.2%
2022 94.76 32nd 949 96.6%
2023 97.57 20th 958 97.9%
2024 91.44 48th 989 95.1%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Joseph D. Sharp Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 87.87 61st 939 93.5%
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Rank History for Female students at Joseph D. Sharp Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 90.40 63rd 1333 95.3%
2019 91.85 48th 1331 96.4%
2021 93.72 44th 1290 96.6%
2022 94.89 24th 1326 98.2%
2023 94.61 29th 1318 97.8%
2024 93.79 39th 1317 97.0%
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Rank History for Male students at Joseph D. Sharp Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 92.55 57th 1334 95.7%
2019 89.82 86th 1335 93.6%
2021 86.79 150th 1297 88.4%
2022 95.04 33rd 1324 97.5%
2023 91.99 71st 1315 94.6%
2024 92.69 55th 1313 95.8%
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Rank History for Asian students at Joseph D. Sharp Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 82.50 32nd 370 91.4%
2019 80.69 42nd 370 88.6%
2021 76.41 59th 339 82.6%
2022 87.99 13th 348 96.3%
2023 72.08 88th 346 74.6%
2024 67.04 121st 340 64.4%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Joseph D. Sharp Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 84.98 111th 989 88.8%
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Rank History for White students at Joseph D. Sharp Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 84.40 93rd 1022 90.9%
2019 82.89 115th 1023 88.8%
2021 80.22 127th 964 86.8%
2022 87.94 68th 976 93.0%
2023 88.28 70th 975 92.8%
2024 91.68 33rd 963 96.6%
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Data source: test scores: New Jersey Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: New Jersey Department of Education

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by a parent
Friday, December 7, 2018

Open Quote This school and community are fantastic. Great principal and staff. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Joseph D. Sharp Elementary School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 399 12 70 15 0 n/a n/a 0 496
1989 372 14 70 17 0 n/a n/a 0 473
1990 366 16 70 11 0 n/a n/a 0 463
1991 354 19 70 2 2 n/a n/a 0 447
1992 351 15 70 2 0 n/a n/a 0 438
1993 347 17 71 1 2 n/a n/a 0 438
1994 373 15 61 9 0 n/a n/a 0 458
1995 366 14 75 6 1 n/a n/a 0 462
1996 366 14 75 6 1 n/a n/a 0 462
1998 358 10 70 2 0 n/a n/a 0 440
1999 369 10 67 4 0 n/a n/a 0 450
2000 300 13 63 5 0 n/a n/a 0 381
2001 280 6 61 9 0 n/a n/a 0 356
2002 280 16 66 6 0 n/a n/a 0 368
2003 280 16 66 6 0 n/a n/a 0 368
2004 287 21 67 5 0 n/a n/a 0 380
2005 268 18 58 4 1 n/a n/a 0 349
2006 282 22 45 9 2 n/a n/a 0 360
2007 279 22 46 10 2 n/a n/a 0 359
2008 272 24 46 19 0 n/a n/a 0 361
2009 268 19 52 19 0 0 9 0 367
2010 233 20 54 22 0 0 11 0 340
2011 233 14 54 25 0 1 11 0 338
2012 213 14 66 27 0 1 11 0 332
2013 211 14 67 27 0 1 10 0 330
2014 198 16 68 24 0 1 14 0 321
2015 182 13 84 26 0 1 16 0 322
2016 181 16 90 25 0 1 19 0 332
2017 190 16 106 23 0 0 18 0 353
2018 195 16 98 21 0 0 25 0 355
2019 194 11 110 22 0 0 25 0 362
2020 195 11 121 30 0 0 22 0 379
2021 196 24 128 31 0 0 23 0 402
2022 194 28 132 43 0 1 24 0 422
2023 205 21 143 45 0 2 28 0 444
2024 188 23 153 45 0 2 28 0 439

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Joseph D. Sharp Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 496 24.0 20.6 n/a
1989 473 24.0 19.7 n/a
1990 463 22.0 21.0 0.2
1991 447 22.0 20.3 0.7
1992 438 21.0 20.8 1.4
1993 438 23.0 19.0 2.7
1994 458 21.0 21.8 2.4
1995 462 22.0 21.0 1.9
1996 462 22.0 21.0 1.9
1998 440 24.0 18.3 3.4
1999 450 23.0 19.6 3.3
2000 381 21.0 18.1 3.9
2001 356 21.2 16.8 3.1
2002 368 22.0 16.7 5.4
2003 368 22.0 16.7 5.4
2004 380 20.0 19.0 5
2005 349 20.0 17.5 n/a
2006 360 21.0 17.1 4.4
2007 359 23.0 15.6 4.5
2008 361 16.0 22.6 5.8
2009 367 29.9 10.2 6.8
2010 340 20.0 17.0 8.2
2011 338 19.0 17.7 7.4
2012 332 21.2 15.6 8.1
2013 330 20.0 16.5 9.7
2014 321 19.0 16.8 10
2015 322 18.0 17.8 14.9
2016 332 18.0 18.4 16
2017 353 19.0 18.5 14.7
2018 355 19.0 18.6 13.8
2019 362 20.0 18.1 11
2020 379 22.0 17.2 7.7
2021 402 25.0 16.0 11.2
2022 422 28.0 15.0 8.5
2023 444 27.0 16.4 14.2
2024 439 28.0 15.6 15.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Joseph D. Sharp Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 496 24.0 20.6 n/a
1989 473 24.0 19.7 n/a
1990 463 22.0 21.0 0.2
1991 447 22.0 20.3 0.7
1992 438 21.0 20.8 1.4
1993 438 23.0 19.0 2.7
1994 458 21.0 21.8 2.4
1995 462 22.0 21.0 1.9
1996 462 22.0 21.0 1.9
1998 440 24.0 18.3 3.4
1999 450 23.0 19.6 3.3
2000 381 21.0 18.1 3.9
2001 356 21.2 16.8 3.1
2002 368 22.0 16.7 5.4
2003 368 22.0 16.7 5.4
2004 380 20.0 19.0 5
2005 349 20.0 17.5 n/a
2006 360 21.0 17.1 4.4
2007 359 23.0 15.6 4.5
2008 361 16.0 22.6 5.8
2009 367 29.9 10.2 6.8
2010 340 20.0 17.0 8.2
2011 338 19.0 17.7 7.4
2012 332 21.2 15.6 8.1
2013 330 20.0 16.5 9.7
2014 321 19.0 16.8 10
2015 322 18.0 17.8 14.9
2016 332 18.0 18.4 16
2017 353 19.0 18.5 14.7
2018 355 19.0 18.6 13.8
2019 362 20.0 18.1 11
2020 379 22.0 17.2 7.7
2021 402 25.0 16.0 11.2
2022 422 28.0 15.0 8.5
2023 444 27.0 16.4 14.2
2024 439 28.0 15.6 15.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Joseph D. Sharp Elementary School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $16 (0.2%) $6,640 (99.8%) $6,656

Data source: New Jersey Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Joseph D. Sharp Elementary School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 61st of 1360 Elementary schoolsRanks 52nd of 1342 Elementary schools
 0.6%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Joseph D. Sharp Elementary School)81.475
 6.4%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Cherry Hill School District)65.859.2
 6.6%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)50.242
 8.2%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Joseph D. Sharp Elementary School)76.278.6
 2.4%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Cherry Hill School District)6862.1
 5.9%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)55.145.9
 9.2%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Joseph D. Sharp Elementary School)84.884.6
 0.2%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Cherry Hill School District)71.963.9
 8%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)57.451.3
 6.1%
4th Grade Mathematics (Joseph D. Sharp Elementary School)84.875
 9.8%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Cherry Hill School District)57.255
 2.2%
   4th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)5144.3
 6.7%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Joseph D. Sharp Elementary School)93.189.5
 3.6%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Cherry Hill School District)70.971.5
 0.6%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)57.953.2
 4.7%
5th Grade Mathematics (Joseph D. Sharp Elementary School)82.889.8
 7%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Cherry Hill School District)55.656
 0.4%
   5th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)46.840.1
 6.7%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students362444
 22.7%
African American1121
 90.9%
American Indian00
Asian110143
 30%
Hispanic2245
 104.5%
Pacific Islander02
White194205
 5.7%
Two or More Races2528
 12%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients11%14.2%
 3.1%


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Students at Joseph D. Sharp Elementary School are 43% White, 35% Asian, 10% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 5% African American.

Yes! Joseph D. Sharp Elementary School is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 39th of 1338 New Jersey elementary schools.

In the 2023-24 school year, 439 students attended Joseph D. Sharp Elementary School.


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