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Dr. Ulysses S. Wiggins College Preparatory Lab School
400 Mount Vernon St
Camden NJ, 08103, Camden County
Phone: 856-966-5120
Ranking: 
(1,840 out of 1,847, bottom 0%)*
(1,840 out of 1,847, bottom 0%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 8
School District: Camden City 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: | 47 | 57 | 49 | 39 | 46 | 48 | 40 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 593 | 586 | 432 | 438 | 445 | 426 | 450 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 60 | 10.1% | 61 | 10.4% | 44 | 10.2% | 41 | 9.4% | 45 | 10.1% | 14 | 3.3% | 16 | 3.6% |
| Kindergarten: | 70 | 11.8% | 75 | 12.8% | 58 | 13.4% | 59 | 13.5% | 53 | 11.9% | 47 | 11.0% | 65 | 14.4% |
| Grade 1: | 81 | 13.7% | 82 | 14.0% | 66 | 15.3% | 59 | 13.5% | 50 | 11.2% | 64 | 15.0% | 73 | 16.2% |
| Grade 2: | 78 | 13.2% | 60 | 10.2% | 50 | 11.6% | 49 | 11.2% | 55 | 12.4% | 71 | 16.7% | 78 | 17.3% |
| Grade 3: | 53 | 8.9% | 52 | 8.9% | 49 | 11.3% | 57 | 13.0% | 71 | 16.0% | 64 | 15.0% | 61 | 13.6% |
| Grade 4: | 39 | 6.6% | 51 | 8.7% | 55 | 12.7% | 62 | 14.2% | 61 | 13.7% | 63 | 14.8% | 46 | 10.2% |
| Grade 5: | 49 | 8.3% | 53 | 9.0% | 48 | 11.1% | 50 | 11.4% | 55 | 12.4% | 53 | 12.4% | 43 | 9.6% |
| Grade 6: | 47 | 7.9% | 60 | 10.2% | 41 | 9.5% | 35 | 8.0% | 38 | 8.5% | 39 | 9.2% | 29 | 6.4% |
| Grade 7: | 53 | 8.9% | 44 | 7.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 8: | 42 | 7.1% | 10 | 1.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Ungraded: | 21 | 3.5% | 38 | 6.5% | 21 | 4.9% | 26 | 5.9% | 17 | 3.8% | 11 | 2.6% | 39 | 8.7% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 317 | 53.5% | 306 | 52.2% | 209 | 48.4% | 217 | 49.5% | 221 | 49.7% | 196 | 46.0% | 226 | 50.2% |
| Female: | 276 | 46.5% | 280 | 47.8% | 223 | 51.6% | 221 | 50.5% | 224 | 50.3% | 230 | 54.0% | 220 | 48.9% |
| 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: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Hispanic: | 357 | 60.2% | 368 | 62.8% | 268 | 62.0% | 289 | 66.0% | 286 | 64.3% | 294 | 69.0% | 309 | 68.7% |
| Black: | 234 | 39.5% | 217 | 37.0% | 164 | 38.0% | 149 | 34.0% | 159 | 35.7% | 132 | 31.0% | 139 | 30.9% |
| White: | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 577 | 97.3% | 567 | 96.8% | 401 | 92.8% | 341 | 77.9% | 384 | 86.3% | 287 | 67.4% | 376 | 83.6% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 5 | 0.8% | 8 | 1.4% | 12 | 2.8% | 12 | 2.7% | 20 | 4.5% | 6 | 1.4% | 17 | 3.8% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.62 | 10.37 | 8.74 | 11.23 | 9.67 | 9.10 | 11.30 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ASK | ||||||
| 2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 63.5% | 52.4% | 79.4% |
| 2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 90.8% | 57.6% | 83.2% |
| 2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 37.1% | 51.2% | 82.4% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 30.4% | 48.7% | 83.4% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 37.7% | 51.6% | 86.1% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 16.7% | 20.0% | 62.9% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 14.9% | 17.1% | 59.8% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 21.3% | 20.1% | 63.0% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 25.5% | 24.8% | 66.7% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 15.5% | 27.4% | 66.4% |
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 88.7% | 50.4% | 76.6% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 98.1% | 64.3% | 82.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 49.3% | 60.5% | 86.8% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 57.9% | 54.2% | 87.3% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 62.3% | 56.3% | 86.8% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 43.3% | 32.0% | 75.4% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 34.4% | 36.9% | 78.3% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 31.2% | 33.6% | 78.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 25.0% | 39.5% | 78.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 23.7% | 40.2% | 77.7% |
| 2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 30.4% | 44.9% | 77.6% |
| 2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 67.6% | 55.8% | 82.2% |
| 2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 96.6% | 63.8% | 81.6% |
| 2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 55% | 46.3% | 80.0% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 37.3% | 44.4% | 80.6% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 39.3% | 47.4% | 82.7% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 24.6% | 19.4% | 63.2% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 17.2% | 18.7% | 59.7% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 10.8% | 17.8% | 62.7% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 11.9% | 16.7% | 58.5% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 19.7% | 18.6% | 59.4% |
| 2003 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 33.3% | 41.9% | 68.0% |
| 2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 91.1% | 51.9% | 72.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 98.4% | 65.2% | 80.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 55.7% | 51.5% | 82.3% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 27.0% | 48.0% | 84.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 38.3% | 50.0% | 84.9% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 16.4% | 28.6% | 73.1% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 34.4% | 31.7% | 77.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 30.8% | 37.3% | 79.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 40.7% | 33.2% | 77.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 33.8% | 40.8% | 78.3% |
| 2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 100.0% | 61.5% | 81.1% |
| 2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 63.9% | 48.6% | 82.3% |
| 2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 49.3% | 40.8% | 83.1% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 33.4% | 47.3% | 85.1% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 67.2% | 61.0% | 91.1% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 65.7% | 70.5% | 93.5% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 47.7% | 58.6% | 90.0% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 62.7% | 63.6% | 91.3% |
| 2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 59.7% | 57.9% | 89.5% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 47.8% | 53.3% | 88.8% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 11.3% | 14.1% | 66.2% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 19.6% | 15.2% | 63.3% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 12.7% | 14.7% | 62.1% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 12.5% | 14.3% | 61.3% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 30.4% | 45.9% | 84.1% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 30.2% | 31.4% | 76.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 19.7% | 25.5% | 77.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 31.3% | 30.7% | 79.0% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 18.8% | 30.1% | 80.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 41.8% | 42.8% | 83.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 49.1% | 33.6% | 79.9% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 19.6% | 31.0% | 75.8% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 25.6% | 18.8% | 70.1% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 18.6% | 17.3% | 65.5% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 33.3% | 21.2% | 66.7% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 34% | 39.9% | 79% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 14.7% | 24.1% | 72.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 38.5% | 24.2% | 71.2% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 20.9% | 22.5% | 72.1% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 37.8% | 30.0% | 77.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 25.8% | 35.2% | 78.9% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 13.5% | 15.4% | 65.2% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 27.3% | 32.0% | 81.9% |
| 2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 45.5% | 30.5% | 79.0% |
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* Dr. Ulysses S. Wiggins College Preparatory Lab School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.