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Blackwood Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

260 Blenheim Erial Rd, Blackwood, NJ 08012 · (856) 227-9510 · Part of Gloucester Township School District

Gloucester Township’s School Grade C better than 26% of New Jersey school districts

Directions
Students
574
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
60%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Blackwood Elementary School

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 23% of New Jersey’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 14 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 12 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Gloucester Township kids: 3 middle schools

On the path

Where Gloucester Township kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–5Blackwood Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency11%
State average 25.4%
Reading / language arts35%
State average 47.3%

Its own letter, C−, places these results among New Jersey’s 2,144 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

260 Blenheim Erial Rd, Blackwood

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten83
Grade 1109
Grade 2105
Grade 397
Grade 482
Grade 598
Enrollment over time
581’20
606’21
576’22
571’23
574’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 34%White 27%Hispanic 20%Two or more races 10%Asian 8%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Blackwood Elementary School from Gloucester Township families.

Other schools in Gloucester Township School District

The district →
Chews Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Blackwood
C
716 students14:1
Erial Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sicklerville
C−
643 students13:1
Union Valley Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sicklerville
C
530 students12:1
Loring Flemming Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Blackwood
C−
629 students12:1
James W. Lilley Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Erial
C
519 students11:1
Glendora Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Glendora
C
233 students14:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against New Jersey’s other public schools; Gloucester Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.