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A. Russell Knight Elementary School
140 Old Carriage Rd
Cherry Hill NJ, 08034, Camden County
Phone: 856-428-0830
Ranking: 
(193 out of 1,847, top 10%)*
(193 out of 1,847, top 10%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Cherry Hill Township School District
Title I Eligible School: No
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 25 | 26 | 30 | 29 | 24 | 32 | 20 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 357 | 361 | 366 | 374 | 371 | 374 | 389 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 46 | 12.9% | 50 | 13.9% | 50 | 13.7% | 70 | 18.7% | 48 | 12.9% | 56 | 15.0% | 57 | 14.7% |
| Grade 1: | 54 | 15.1% | 51 | 14.1% | 73 | 19.9% | 54 | 14.4% | 60 | 16.2% | 61 | 16.3% | 63 | 16.2% |
| Grade 2: | 54 | 15.1% | 69 | 19.1% | 52 | 14.2% | 62 | 16.6% | 68 | 18.3% | 62 | 16.6% | 50 | 12.9% |
| Grade 3: | 66 | 18.5% | 49 | 13.6% | 62 | 16.9% | 64 | 17.1% | 64 | 17.3% | 51 | 13.6% | 70 | 18.0% |
| Grade 4: | 51 | 14.3% | 69 | 19.1% | 66 | 18.0% | 64 | 17.1% | 54 | 14.6% | 70 | 18.7% | 69 | 17.7% |
| Grade 5: | 68 | 19.0% | 64 | 17.7% | 63 | 17.2% | 60 | 16.0% | 72 | 19.4% | 69 | 18.4% | 73 | 18.8% |
| Ungraded: | 18 | 5.0% | 9 | 2.5% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | 5 | 1.3% | 5 | 1.3% | 7 | 1.8% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 196 | 54.9% | 187 | 51.8% | 197 | 53.8% | 191 | 51.1% | 194 | 52.3% | 199 | 53.2% | 206 | 53.0% |
| Female: | 161 | 45.1% | 174 | 48.2% | 169 | 46.2% | 183 | 48.9% | 177 | 47.7% | 175 | 46.8% | 179 | 46.0% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 19 | 5.3% | 18 | 5.0% | 22 | 6.0% | 29 | 7.8% | 25 | 6.7% | 24 | 6.4% | 31 | 8.0% |
| Hispanic: | 31 | 8.7% | 27 | 7.5% | 23 | 6.3% | 27 | 7.2% | 21 | 5.7% | 31 | 8.3% | 28 | 7.2% |
| Black: | 17 | 4.8% | 13 | 3.6% | 13 | 3.6% | 13 | 3.5% | 13 | 3.5% | 13 | 3.5% | 14 | 3.6% |
| White: | 274 | 76.8% | 287 | 79.5% | 295 | 80.6% | 296 | 79.1% | 303 | 81.7% | 302 | 80.7% | 316 | 81.2% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 3 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.5% | 4 | 1.1% | 2 | 0.5% | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 13 | 3.6% | 13 | 3.6% | 11 | 3.0% | 7 | 1.9% | 5 | 1.3% | 2 | 0.5% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 27 | 7.6% | 21 | 5.8% | 20 | 5.5% | 21 | 5.6% | 21 | 5.7% | 17 | 4.5% | 15 | 3.9% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 9 | 2.5% | 7 | 1.9% | 13 | 3.6% | 11 | 2.9% | 10 | 2.7% | 13 | 3.5% | 14 | 3.6% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.28 | 13.88 | 12.40 | 12.90 | 15.46 | 9.60 | 19.50 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ASK | ||||||
| 2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 94.5% | 93.7% | 79.4% |
| 2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 98.4% | 94.5% | 83.2% |
| 2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 96.2% | 94.1% | 82.4% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 97.1% | 91.3% | 83.4% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 89.7% | 93.0% | 86.1% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 79.3% | 79.6% | 62.9% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 75.0% | 80.1% | 59.8% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 83% | 79.5% | 63.0% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 86.9% | 80.3% | 66.7% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 89.3% | 84.0% | 66.4% |
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 91.8% | 91.3% | 76.6% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 100.0% | 94.1% | 82.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 96.1% | 95.5% | 86.8% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 100.0% | 96.2% | 87.3% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 94.1% | 94.1% | 86.8% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 88.7% | 92.5% | 75.4% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 86.8% | 94.2% | 78.3% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 98.3% | 92.7% | 78.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 96.7% | 89.2% | 78.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 100.0% | 89.4% | 77.7% |
| 2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 90.3% | 88.9% | 77.6% |
| 2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 93.8% | 94.0% | 82.2% |
| 2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 94.5% | 93.8% | 81.6% |
| 2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 96.8% | 92.2% | 80.0% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 94.7% | 91.2% | 80.6% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 91.4% | 89.3% | 82.7% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 71.4% | 76.5% | 63.2% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 82.5% | 76.5% | 59.7% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 87.5% | 82.4% | 62.7% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 82.5% | 72.6% | 58.5% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 80.3% | 72.8% | 59.4% |
| 2003 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 74.2% | 79.5% | 68.0% |
| 2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 96.8% | 90.1% | 72.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 93.2% | 91.9% | 80.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 95.1% | 91.7% | 82.3% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 96.0% | 93.5% | 84.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 88.7% | 92.0% | 84.9% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 87.1% | 87.0% | 73.1% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 91.4% | 89.4% | 77.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 94.5% | 93.6% | 79.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 98.4% | 87.9% | 77.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 90.9% | 87.9% | 78.3% |
| 2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 93.2% | 90.0% | 81.1% |
| 2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 82.3% | 89.3% | 82.3% |
| 2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 90.7% | 90.1% | 83.1% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 91.5% | 89.9% | 85.1% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 95.7% | 94.4% | 91.1% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 98.3% | 96.5% | 93.5% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 94.7% | 95.6% | 90.0% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 100.0% | 95.0% | 91.3% |
| 2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 95.5% | 94.7% | 89.5% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 98.3% | 95.8% | 88.8% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 86.5% | 78.7% | 60.0% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 81.4% | 80.1% | 66.2% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 85.7% | 78.7% | 63.3% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 82.7% | 77.7% | 60.9% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 82.5% | 80.0% | 62.1% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 90.0% | 78.2% | 61.3% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 100.0% | 93.7% | 84.1% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 89.2% | 87.3% | 76.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 91.4% | 87.3% | 77.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 98.6% | 90.7% | 79.0% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 94.8% | 91.8% | 80.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 91.9% | 92.8% | 83.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 96.7% | 90.7% | 79.9% |
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* A. Russell Knight Elementary School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.