Bells Elementary School
227 Greentree Rd
Blackwood NJ, 08012, Camden County
Phone: 856-589-8441
Ranking: 
(577 out of 1,847, top 31%)*
(577 out of 1,847, top 31%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 1 to Grade 5
School District: Washington Township School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
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: | 48 | 46 | 45 | 36 | 39 | 52 | 35 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 526 | 555 | 563 | 397 | 567 | 568 | 573 | |||||||
| Grade 1: | 106 | 20.2% | 109 | 19.6% | 109 | 19.4% | 34 | 8.6% | 114 | 20.1% | 120 | 21.1% | 118 | 20.6% |
| Grade 2: | 97 | 18.4% | 104 | 18.7% | 120 | 21.3% | 21 | 5.3% | 114 | 20.1% | 112 | 19.7% | 101 | 17.6% |
| Grade 3: | 99 | 18.8% | 124 | 22.3% | 107 | 19.0% | 114 | 28.7% | 111 | 19.6% | 107 | 18.8% | 117 | 20.4% |
| Grade 4: | 120 | 22.8% | 109 | 19.6% | 110 | 19.5% | 118 | 29.7% | 109 | 19.2% | 116 | 20.4% | 106 | 18.5% |
| Grade 5: | 104 | 19.8% | 109 | 19.6% | 117 | 20.8% | 110 | 27.7% | 115 | 20.3% | 107 | 18.8% | 127 | 22.2% |
| Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | 4 | 0.7% | 6 | 1.1% | 4 | 0.7% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 254 | 48.3% | 286 | 51.5% | 304 | 54.0% | 220 | 55.4% | 303 | 53.4% | 314 | 55.3% | 301 | 52.5% |
| Female: | 272 | 51.7% | 269 | 48.5% | 259 | 46.0% | 177 | 44.6% | 264 | 46.6% | 254 | 44.7% | 268 | 46.8% |
| 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: | 21 | 4.0% | 27 | 4.9% | 32 | 5.7% | 28 | 7.1% | 50 | 8.8% | 44 | 7.7% | 44 | 7.7% |
| Hispanic: | 21 | 4.0% | 15 | 2.7% | 18 | 3.2% | 14 | 3.5% | 13 | 2.3% | 15 | 2.6% | 14 | 2.4% |
| Black: | 40 | 7.6% | 44 | 7.9% | 41 | 7.3% | 20 | 5.0% | 36 | 6.3% | 33 | 5.8% | 38 | 6.6% |
| White: | 427 | 81.2% | 450 | 81.1% | 458 | 81.3% | 326 | 82.1% | 468 | 82.5% | 475 | 83.6% | 477 | 83.2% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 17 | 3.2% | 19 | 3.4% | 14 | 2.5% | 9 | 2.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 95 | 18.1% | 91 | 16.4% | 107 | 19.0% | 56 | 14.1% | 79 | 13.9% | 57 | 10.0% | 46 | 8.0% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 24 | 4.6% | 26 | 4.7% | 26 | 4.6% | 13 | 3.3% | 19 | 3.4% | 17 | 3.0% | 22 | 3.8% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 10.85 | 12.02 | 12.63 | 11.00 | 14.54 | 9.10 | 16.40 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ASK | ||||||
| 2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 85.2% | 89.7% | 79.4% |
| 2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 88.2% | 92.5% | 83.2% |
| 2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 89.9% | 91.5% | 82.4% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 93.6% | 92.2% | 83.4% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 92.3% | 92.0% | 86.1% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 71.8% | 70.8% | 62.9% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 60.4% | 66.5% | 59.8% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 78.6% | 76.4% | 63.0% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 75.9% | 76.7% | 66.7% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 75.0% | 75.9% | 66.4% |
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 79.4% | 87.5% | 76.6% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 92.1% | 89.4% | 82.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 95.0% | 93.0% | 86.8% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 98.1% | 95.2% | 87.3% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 94.1% | 94.7% | 86.8% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 91.8% | 86.7% | 75.4% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 90.9% | 86.5% | 78.3% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 92.9% | 90.1% | 78.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 87% | 88.1% | 78.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 89.2% | 82.9% | 77.7% |
| 2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 94.3% | 90.2% | 77.6% |
| 2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 89.7% | 90.9% | 82.2% |
| 2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 90.1% | 89.0% | 81.6% |
| 2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 81.5% | 87.0% | 80.0% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 89.1% | 87.6% | 80.6% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 94.3% | 89.8% | 82.7% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 64.1% | 65.4% | 63.2% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 71.0% | 66.9% | 59.7% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 73.5% | 69.9% | 62.7% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 71.8% | 67.8% | 58.5% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 58.8% | 63.5% | 59.4% |
| 2003 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 76.4% | 75.6% | 68.0% |
| 2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 77.1% | 82.5% | 72.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 85.6% | 86.3% | 80.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 85.3% | 90.0% | 82.3% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 96.7% | 92.2% | 84.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 95.2% | 94.0% | 84.9% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 76.9% | 77.0% | 73.1% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 91.8% | 83.6% | 77.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 91.2% | 86.5% | 79.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 90.9% | 88.0% | 77.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 86.9% | 88.7% | 78.3% |
| 2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 84.1% | 89.6% | 81.1% |
| 2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 88.5% | 90.1% | 82.3% |
| 2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 93.3% | 90.8% | 83.1% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 96.2% | 92.5% | 85.1% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 94.9% | 95.9% | 91.1% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 96.4% | 96.8% | 93.5% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 100.0% | 95.7% | 90.0% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 98.2% | 97.8% | 91.3% |
| 2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 99.0% | 95.9% | 89.5% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 94.7% | 94.4% | 88.8% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 61.1% | 65.4% | 60.0% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 86.9% | 77.8% | 66.2% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 63.5% | 67.5% | 63.3% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 75.2% | 71.2% | 60.9% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 75.0% | 67.6% | 62.1% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 74.3% | 70.9% | 61.3% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 87.8% | 88.8% | 84.1% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 90.9% | 82.9% | 76.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 96.3% | 93.9% | 77.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 86.9% | 86.0% | 79.0% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 96.2% | 89.5% | 80.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 92.6% | 90% | 83.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 94.5% | 88.0% | 79.9% |
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* Bells Elementary School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.