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Chews Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

600 Chewslanding Somerdale Rd, Blackwood, NJ 08012 · (856) 783-6607 · Part of Gloucester Township School District

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

Directions
Students
716
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
39%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Chews Elementary School

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 29% of New Jersey’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 10 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 10 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 8.2% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Gloucester Township kids: 3 middle schools

On the path

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

PK–5Chews Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency15%
State average 25.4%
Reading / language arts37%
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 ↗

600 Chewslanding Somerdale Rd, Blackwood

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K45
Kindergarten117
Grade 1103
Grade 299
Grade 3133
Grade 4105
Grade 5114
Enrollment over time
662’20
723’21
716’22
714’23
716’24

Up 8.2% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 58%Hispanic 16%Black 16%Two or more races 5%Asian 4%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 Chews Elementary School from Gloucester Township families.

Other schools in Gloucester Township School District

The district →
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
Blackwood Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Blackwood
C−
574 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.