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Chews Elementary School

Serves grades PK - 5

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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
600 Chewslanding Somerdale Rd
Blackwood, NJ 08012
Phone
(856) 783-6607
District
Gloucester Township Public Schools
County
CAMDEN COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
714
Classroom Teachers
53

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to New Jersey

4

(10 is best)

Better than 35.9% of all NJ schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

6

(10 is best)

Chews Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

50 40 30 20 10 0
41%
44%
39%
42%
42%
46%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
30%
47%
26%
49%
34%
44%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
42%
45%
45%
51%
38%
39%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
14
12
12
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 44 6.2%
Kindergarten 105 14.7%
Grade 1 96 13.4%
Grade 2 141 19.7%
Grade 3 102 14.3%
Grade 4 109 15.3%
Grade 5 117 16.4%
Total 714 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 59.6% 44.6% 39.1%
Black 16.3% 29.7% 14.9%
Hispanic 17.2% 19.4% 34.8%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 5.9% 5.7% 10.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 1.0% 0.6% 0.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 32.9% 42.0% 37.1%
Free lunch eligible 29.1% 35.6% 31.5%
Reduced lunch eligible 3.8% 6.5% 5.7%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 65,961 9,290,841
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 2,873.4 1,259
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.3% 5.7%
5-19 YEARS OLD 18.4% 18.6%
20-44 YEARS OLD 32.8% 32.0%
45-64 YEARS OLD 26.2% 26.9%
65 OR OLDER 16.3% 16.8%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 25,001 3,478,355
Single Parent Households With Children 8.7% 7.8%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 94.6% 90.7%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 34.1% 42.9%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 25.9% 32.4%
$100,000 - $149,999 22.8% 18.0%
$75,000 - $99,999 13.7% 11.4%
$50,000 - $74,999 15.3% 12.9%
$30,000 - $49,999 9.8% 10.6%
$15,000 - $29,999 6.2% 7.7%
$15,000 or less 6.3% 6.9%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $13,212 $87,783,000 60.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,988 $13,205,000 9.0%
Staff $521 $3,463,000 2.4%
General Administration $165 $1,097,000 0.7%
School Administration $917 $6,091,000 4.2%
Operation $1,321 $8,775,000 6.0%
Transportation $331 $2,198,000 1.5%
Other $466 $3,096,000 2.1%
Total Support $5,708 $37,925,000 25.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,110 $20,661,000 14.1%
Total Expenditures $22,030 $146,369,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $14,629 $20,370,924,000 51.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,803 $3,903,661,000 9.9%
Staff $872 $1,214,300,000 3.1%
General Administration $482 $671,066,000 1.7%
School Administration $1,195 $1,664,142,000 4.2%
Operation $2,241 $3,120,212,000 7.9%
Transportation $950 $1,322,740,000 3.3%
Other $616 $857,184,000 2.2%
Total Support $9,159 $12,753,305,000 32.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,641 $6,462,515,000 16.3%
Total Expenditures $28,428 $39,586,744,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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