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Grade Downing Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades K–3

3rd & Central Aves, Runnemede, NJ 08078 · (856) 939-4036 · Part of Runnemede Borough School District

Runnemede’s School Grade C− better than 24% of New Jersey school districts

Directions
Students
149
Students per teacher
18:1
Free or reduced lunch
46%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–3
The gist

What stands out about Grade Downing Elementary School

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 27% of New Jersey’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 10 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 13 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Runnemede kids: Mary E. Volz Elementary School

On the path

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

K–3Grade Downing Elementary SchoolYou are here
4–8Mary E. Volz Elementary School510 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency15%
State average 25.4%
Reading / language arts34%
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 ↗

3rd & Central Aves, Runnemede

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten28
Grade 142
Grade 244
Grade 335
Enrollment over time
140’20
125’21
133’22
156’23
149’24

Up 6.4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 57%Hispanic 17%Black 10%Asian 9%Two or more races 6%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Grade Downing Elementary School from Runnemede families.

Other schools in Runnemede Borough School District

The district →
Aline Bingham Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Runnemede
D−
186 students7:1
Mary E. Volz Elementary School
Middle · Grades 4–8 · Runnemede
C−
510 students11:1

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; Runnemede’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.