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Harry C. Sharp Elementary School
928 North 32nd St
Camden NJ, 08105, Camden County
Phone: 856-966-8988
Ranking: 
(1,754 out of 1,847, bottom 5%)*
(1,754 out of 1,847, bottom 5%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 6
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: | 28 | 32 | 32 | 28 | 32 | 34 | 29 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 370 | 369 | 405 | 375 | 378 | 349 | 358 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 31 | 8.4% | 31 | 8.4% | 30 | 7.4% | 15 | 4.0% | 15 | 4.0% | 15 | 4.3% | 13 | 3.6% |
| Kindergarten: | 49 | 13.2% | 48 | 13.0% | 63 | 15.6% | 57 | 15.2% | 56 | 14.8% | 52 | 14.9% | 62 | 17.3% |
| Grade 1: | 54 | 14.6% | 60 | 16.3% | 63 | 15.6% | 55 | 14.7% | 69 | 18.3% | 48 | 13.8% | 52 | 14.5% |
| Grade 2: | 58 | 15.7% | 52 | 14.1% | 62 | 15.3% | 63 | 16.8% | 42 | 11.1% | 49 | 14.0% | 65 | 18.2% |
| Grade 3: | 44 | 11.9% | 43 | 11.7% | 63 | 15.6% | 46 | 12.3% | 45 | 11.9% | 59 | 16.9% | 55 | 15.4% |
| Grade 4: | 44 | 11.9% | 56 | 15.2% | 41 | 10.1% | 42 | 11.2% | 61 | 16.1% | 64 | 18.3% | 52 | 14.5% |
| Grade 5: | 41 | 11.1% | 25 | 6.8% | 24 | 5.9% | 40 | 10.7% | 47 | 12.4% | 35 | 10.0% | 35 | 9.8% |
| Grade 6: | 25 | 6.8% | 22 | 6.0% | 37 | 9.1% | 32 | 8.5% | 21 | 5.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Ungraded: | 24 | 6.5% | 32 | 8.7% | 22 | 5.4% | 25 | 6.7% | 22 | 5.8% | 27 | 7.7% | 24 | 6.7% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 182 | 49.2% | 175 | 47.4% | 194 | 47.9% | 175 | 46.7% | 185 | 48.9% | 172 | 49.3% | 184 | 51.4% |
| Female: | 188 | 50.8% | 194 | 52.6% | 211 | 52.1% | 200 | 53.3% | 193 | 51.1% | 177 | 50.7% | 170 | 47.5% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.8% |
| Asian: | 3 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.8% | 4 | 1.0% | 4 | 1.1% | 3 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.9% | 6 | 1.7% |
| Hispanic: | 290 | 78.4% | 289 | 78.3% | 316 | 78.0% | 300 | 80.0% | 293 | 77.5% | 271 | 77.7% | 274 | 76.5% |
| Black: | 70 | 18.9% | 70 | 19.0% | 78 | 19.3% | 67 | 17.9% | 75 | 19.8% | 69 | 19.8% | 71 | 19.8% |
| White: | 6 | 1.6% | 6 | 1.6% | 6 | 1.5% | 4 | 1.1% | 5 | 1.3% | 5 | 1.4% | 4 | 1.1% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | 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: | 330 | 89.2% | 331 | 89.7% | 363 | 89.6% | 302 | 80.5% | 314 | 83.1% | 277 | 79.4% | 300 | 83.8% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 24 | 6.5% | 19 | 5.1% | 21 | 5.2% | 25 | 6.7% | 28 | 7.4% | 31 | 8.9% | 37 | 10.3% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.45 | 11.71 | 12.59 | 13.39 | 11.81 | 10.60 | 12.30 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ASK | ||||||
| 2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 48.7% | 52.4% | 79.4% |
| 2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 38.2% | 57.6% | 83.2% |
| 2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 53.4% | 51.2% | 82.4% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 52.9% | 48.7% | 83.4% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 59.4% | 51.6% | 86.1% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 13.8% | 20.0% | 62.9% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 14.6% | 17.1% | 59.8% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 34% | 20.1% | 63.0% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 26.1% | 24.8% | 66.7% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 46.2% | 27.4% | 66.4% |
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 51.3% | 50.4% | 76.6% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 44.1% | 64.3% | 82.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 73.6% | 60.5% | 86.8% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 47.8% | 54.2% | 87.3% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 62.8% | 56.3% | 86.8% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 29.3% | 32.0% | 75.4% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 58.3% | 36.9% | 78.3% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 50% | 33.6% | 78.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 56.5% | 39.5% | 78.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 73.1% | 40.2% | 77.7% |
| 2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 58.1% | 44.9% | 77.6% |
| 2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 54.7% | 55.8% | 82.2% |
| 2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 58.4% | 63.8% | 81.6% |
| 2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 45.6% | 46.3% | 80.0% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 50.8% | 44.4% | 80.6% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 50.8% | 47.4% | 82.7% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 17.9% | 19.4% | 63.2% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 13.0% | 18.7% | 59.7% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 23.4% | 17.8% | 62.7% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 25.5% | 16.7% | 58.5% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 23.9% | 18.6% | 59.4% |
| 2003 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 39.2% | 41.9% | 68.0% |
| 2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 34.4% | 51.9% | 72.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 70.8% | 65.2% | 80.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 61.8% | 51.5% | 82.3% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 47.7% | 48.0% | 84.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 54.3% | 50.0% | 84.9% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 28.4% | 28.6% | 73.1% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 55.0% | 31.7% | 77.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 63.9% | 37.3% | 79.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 52.9% | 33.2% | 77.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 67.2% | 40.8% | 78.3% |
| 2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 50.8% | 61.5% | 81.1% |
| 2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 48.2% | 48.6% | 82.3% |
| 2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 31.3% | 40.8% | 83.1% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 49.2% | 47.3% | 85.1% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 64.2% | 61.0% | 91.1% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 82.6% | 70.5% | 93.5% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 70.2% | 58.6% | 90.0% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 88% | 63.6% | 91.3% |
| 2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 74.6% | 57.9% | 89.5% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 56.1% | 53.3% | 88.8% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 16.7% | 14.1% | 66.2% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 14.9% | 15.2% | 63.3% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 19.1% | 14.5% | 60.9% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 20% | 14.7% | 62.1% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 25.7% | 14.3% | 61.3% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 58.5% | 45.9% | 84.1% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 40.0% | 31.4% | 76.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 38.1% | 25.5% | 77.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 40.4% | 30.7% | 79.0% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 48.9% | 30.1% | 80.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 92% | 42.8% | 83.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 45.7% | 33.6% | 79.9% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 35% | 17.3% | 65.5% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 18.9% | 21.2% | 66.7% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 29.2% | 17.2% | 66.2% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 75% | 22.5% | 72.1% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 62.2% | 30.0% | 77.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 62.5% | 35.2% | 78.9% |
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* Harry C. Sharp Elementary School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.