General Charles G. Harker School
1771 Oldmans Creek Rd
Swedesboro NJ, 08085, Gloucester County
Phone: 856-241-1552
Ranking:
(680 out of 1,847, top 37%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 3 to Grade 5
School District: Swedesboro-Woolwich 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 | |||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 57 | 57 | 53 | 36 | 39 | 53 | ||||||
Total Students: | 762 | 743 | 720 | 719 | 702 | 661 | ||||||
Grade 3: | 239 | 31.4% | 244 | 32.8% | 225 | 31.3% | 213 | 29.6% | 250 | 35.6% | 224 | 33.9% |
Grade 4: | 229 | 30.1% | 213 | 28.7% | 218 | 30.3% | 237 | 33.0% | 233 | 33.2% | 214 | 32.4% |
Grade 5: | 211 | 27.7% | 212 | 28.5% | 235 | 32.6% | 209 | 29.1% | 219 | 31.2% | 223 | 33.7% |
Ungraded: | 83 | 10.9% | 74 | 10.0% | 42 | 5.8% | 60 | 8.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||
Male: | 411 | 53.9% | 371 | 49.9% | 364 | 50.6% | 356 | 49.5% | 352 | 50.1% | 329 | 49.8% |
Female: | 351 | 46.1% | 372 | 50.1% | 356 | 49.4% | 363 | 50.5% | 350 | 49.9% | 332 | 50.2% |
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% |
Asian: | 49 | 6.4% | 47 | 6.3% | 44 | 6.1% | 42 | 5.8% | 36 | 5.1% | 39 | 5.9% |
Hispanic: | 45 | 5.9% | 32 | 4.3% | 36 | 5.0% | 31 | 4.3% | 24 | 3.4% | 21 | 3.2% |
Black: | 82 | 10.8% | 88 | 11.8% | 97 | 13.5% | 98 | 13.6% | 97 | 13.8% | 93 | 14.1% |
White: | 586 | 76.9% | 576 | 77.5% | 543 | 75.4% | 548 | 76.2% | 545 | 77.6% | 503 | 76.1% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 5 | 0.8% |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 69 | 9.1% | 67 | 9.0% | 90 | 12.5% | 69 | 9.6% | 67 | 9.5% | 49 | 7.4% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 13 | 1.7% | 15 | 2.0% | 23 | 3.2% | 20 | 2.8% | 15 | 2.1% | 22 | 3.3% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.42 | 13.01 | 13.57 | 20.25 | 18.00 | 10.00 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
ASK | ||||||
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 68.4% | 68.4% | 59.8% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 72.9% | 72.9% | 63.0% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 72.4% | 72.4% | 66.7% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 69.7% | 69.7% | 66.4% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 88.4% | 88.4% | 78.3% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 90.0% | 90.0% | 78.9% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 88.8% | 88.8% | 78.4% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 90.8% | 90.8% | 77.7% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 71.5% | 71.5% | 59.7% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 70.5% | 70.5% | 62.7% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 64% | 64% | 58.5% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 61.5% | 61.5% | 59.4% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 83.9% | 83.9% | 77.2% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 88.1% | 88.1% | 79.3% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 85.2% | 85.2% | 77.4% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 88.1% | 88.1% | 78.3% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 97.1% | 97.1% | 93.5% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 96.0% | 96.0% | 90.0% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 96.1% | 96.1% | 91.3% |
2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 94.9% | 94.9% | 89.5% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 69.1% | 69.1% | 63.3% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 67.4% | 67.4% | 60.9% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 73.9% | 73.9% | 62.1% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 70.2% | 70.2% | 61.3% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 88.4% | 88.4% | 79.0% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 90.0% | 90.0% | 80.6% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 92.6% | 92.6% | 83.3% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 90.2% | 90.2% | 79.9% |
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* General Charles G. Harker School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.