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Grade Downing Elementary School
3rd And Central Aves
Runnemede NJ, 08078, Camden County
Phone: 856-939-4036
Ranking: 
(1,001 out of 1,847, bottom 46%)*
(1,001 out of 1,847, bottom 46%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 3
School District: Runnemede Borough 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: | 12 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 168 | 178 | 169 | 171 | 180 | 169 | 159 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 43 | 25.6% | 46 | 25.8% | 42 | 24.9% | 44 | 25.7% | 44 | 24.4% | 45 | 26.6% | 44 | 27.7% |
| Grade 1: | 48 | 28.6% | 42 | 23.6% | 38 | 22.5% | 42 | 24.6% | 48 | 26.7% | 45 | 26.6% | 40 | 25.2% |
| Grade 2: | 40 | 23.8% | 40 | 22.5% | 48 | 28.4% | 47 | 27.5% | 43 | 23.9% | 43 | 25.4% | 34 | 21.4% |
| Grade 3: | 37 | 22.0% | 50 | 28.1% | 41 | 24.3% | 38 | 22.2% | 45 | 25.0% | 36 | 21.3% | 41 | 25.8% |
| Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 81 | 48.2% | 91 | 51.1% | 91 | 53.8% | 83 | 48.5% | 84 | 46.7% | 72 | 42.6% | 66 | 41.5% |
| Female: | 87 | 51.8% | 87 | 48.9% | 78 | 46.2% | 88 | 51.5% | 96 | 53.3% | 97 | 57.4% | 89 | 56.0% |
| 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: | 7 | 4.2% | 6 | 3.4% | 7 | 4.1% | 9 | 5.3% | 10 | 5.6% | 10 | 5.9% | 6 | 3.8% |
| Hispanic: | 22 | 13.1% | 31 | 17.4% | 29 | 17.2% | 30 | 17.5% | 24 | 13.3% | 19 | 11.2% | 19 | 11.9% |
| Black: | 10 | 6.0% | 10 | 5.6% | 8 | 4.7% | 13 | 7.6% | 15 | 8.3% | 11 | 6.5% | 13 | 8.2% |
| White: | 125 | 74.4% | 128 | 71.9% | 123 | 72.8% | 117 | 68.4% | 131 | 72.8% | 129 | 76.3% | 121 | 76.1% |
| 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: | 4 | 2.4% | 3 | 1.7% | 2 | 1.2% | 2 | 1.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 52 | 31.0% | 66 | 37.1% | 54 | 32.0% | 48 | 28.1% | 42 | 23.3% | 34 | 20.1% | 27 | 17.0% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 5 | 3.0% | 20 | 11.2% | 20 | 11.8% | 17 | 9.9% | 19 | 10.6% | 26 | 15.4% | 20 | 12.6% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.18 | 15.96 | 13.63 | 19.00 | 16.36 | 11.60 | 13.30 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ASK | ||||||
| 2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 65.2% | 81.2% | 79.4% |
| 2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 82.6% | 86.5% | 83.2% |
| 2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 79.4% | 82.4% | 82.4% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 85.7% | 84.1% | 83.4% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 95.2% | 87.3% | 86.1% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 75.8% | 61.0% | 62.9% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 58.7% | 52.3% | 59.8% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 75% | 61.4% | 63.0% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 66% | 56.7% | 66.7% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 44.4% | 40.8% | 66.4% |
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 78.2% | 86.9% | 76.6% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 78.2% | 87.8% | 82.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 100.0% | 97.3% | 86.8% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 92.8% | 95.1% | 87.3% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 81.9% | 86.5% | 86.8% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 81.9% | 79.3% | 75.4% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 80.4% | 85.2% | 78.3% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 85.0% | 81.9% | 78.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 83.0% | 73.3% | 78.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 72.2% | 71.5% | 77.7% |
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* Grade Downing Elementary School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.