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John Greenleaf Whittier Family School
740 Chestnut St
Camden NJ, 08103, Camden County
Phone: 856-966-8999
Ranking: 
(1,839 out of 1,847, bottom 0%)*
(1,839 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: | 33 | 38 | 25 | 22 | 25 | 31 | 23 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 284 | 282 | 208 | 204 | 222 | 208 | 222 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 30 | 10.6% | 35 | 12.4% | 15 | 7.2% | 15 | 7.4% | 15 | 6.8% | 9 | 4.3% | 11 | 5.0% |
| Kindergarten: | 30 | 10.6% | 35 | 12.4% | 29 | 13.9% | 29 | 14.2% | 32 | 14.4% | 25 | 12.0% | 30 | 13.5% |
| Grade 1: | 34 | 12.0% | 31 | 11.0% | 28 | 13.5% | 27 | 13.2% | 26 | 11.7% | 31 | 14.9% | 32 | 14.4% |
| Grade 2: | 34 | 12.0% | 23 | 8.2% | 28 | 13.5% | 20 | 9.8% | 33 | 14.9% | 27 | 13.0% | 26 | 11.7% |
| Grade 3: | 23 | 8.1% | 22 | 7.8% | 23 | 11.1% | 37 | 18.1% | 32 | 14.4% | 32 | 15.4% | 24 | 10.8% |
| Grade 4: | 23 | 8.1% | 29 | 10.3% | 28 | 13.5% | 23 | 11.3% | 25 | 11.3% | 30 | 14.4% | 28 | 12.6% |
| Grade 5: | 25 | 8.8% | 28 | 9.9% | 24 | 11.5% | 20 | 9.8% | 32 | 14.4% | 32 | 15.4% | 29 | 13.1% |
| Grade 6: | 28 | 9.9% | 23 | 8.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 7: | 16 | 5.6% | 17 | 6.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 8: | 20 | 7.0% | 13 | 4.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Ungraded: | 21 | 7.4% | 26 | 9.2% | 33 | 15.9% | 33 | 16.2% | 27 | 12.2% | 22 | 10.6% | 42 | 18.9% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 150 | 52.8% | 152 | 53.9% | 117 | 56.3% | 123 | 60.3% | 129 | 58.1% | 126 | 60.6% | 130 | 58.6% |
| Female: | 134 | 47.2% | 130 | 46.1% | 91 | 43.8% | 81 | 39.7% | 93 | 41.9% | 82 | 39.4% | 88 | 39.6% |
| 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% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 98 | 34.5% | 87 | 30.9% | 64 | 30.8% | 67 | 32.8% | 65 | 29.3% | 62 | 29.8% | 67 | 30.2% |
| Black: | 183 | 64.4% | 194 | 68.8% | 143 | 68.8% | 136 | 66.7% | 156 | 70.3% | 144 | 69.2% | 153 | 68.9% |
| White: | 3 | 1.1% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.5% | 2 | 1.0% | 2 | 0.9% |
| 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: | 269 | 94.7% | 264 | 93.6% | 198 | 95.2% | 144 | 70.6% | 185 | 83.3% | 170 | 81.7% | 199 | 89.6% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 5 | 1.8% | 7 | 2.5% | 3 | 1.4% | 2 | 1.0% | 11 | 5.0% | 7 | 3.4% | 6 | 2.7% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 8.61 | 7.42 | 8.23 | 9.27 | 8.88 | 6.90 | 9.70 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ASK | ||||||
| 2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 60% | 52.4% | 79.4% |
| 2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 61.8% | 57.6% | 83.2% |
| 2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 51% | 51.2% | 82.4% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 32.1% | 48.7% | 83.4% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 48.1% | 51.6% | 86.1% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 21.9% | 20.0% | 62.9% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 13.5% | 17.1% | 59.8% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 10.3% | 24.8% | 66.7% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 17.9% | 27.4% | 66.4% |
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 62.5% | 50.4% | 76.6% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 76.5% | 64.3% | 82.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 60% | 60.5% | 86.8% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 32.1% | 54.2% | 87.3% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 55.1% | 56.3% | 86.8% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 31.2% | 32.0% | 75.4% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 45.9% | 36.9% | 78.3% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 15.1% | 33.6% | 78.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 44.8% | 39.5% | 78.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 35.7% | 40.2% | 77.7% |
| 2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 65.1% | 44.9% | 77.6% |
| 2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 61.1% | 55.8% | 82.2% |
| 2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 69% | 63.8% | 81.6% |
| 2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 33.3% | 46.3% | 80.0% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 39.6% | 44.4% | 80.6% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 30% | 47.4% | 82.7% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 39.4% | 19.4% | 63.2% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 22.2% | 17.8% | 62.7% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 15.2% | 16.7% | 58.5% |
| 2003 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 73.8% | 41.9% | 68.0% |
| 2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 48.6% | 51.9% | 72.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 61.9% | 65.2% | 80.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 46.7% | 51.5% | 82.3% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 38% | 48.0% | 84.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 34.4% | 50.0% | 84.9% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 45.4% | 28.6% | 73.1% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 27.3% | 31.7% | 77.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 25.9% | 37.3% | 79.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 18.8% | 33.2% | 77.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 34.1% | 40.8% | 78.3% |
| 2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 64.3% | 61.5% | 81.1% |
| 2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 46.7% | 48.6% | 82.3% |
| 2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 30.6% | 40.8% | 83.1% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 25% | 47.3% | 85.1% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 69.7% | 61.0% | 91.1% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 57.5% | 70.5% | 93.5% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 70.4% | 58.6% | 90.0% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 68.8% | 63.6% | 91.3% |
| 2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 42.9% | 57.9% | 89.5% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 50% | 53.3% | 88.8% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 16.1% | 15.2% | 63.3% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 19.4% | 14.7% | 62.1% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 12.5% | 14.3% | 61.3% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 25% | 45.9% | 84.1% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 28.2% | 31.4% | 76.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 21.2% | 25.5% | 77.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 26.6% | 30.7% | 79.0% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 42.9% | 30.1% | 80.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 36.2% | 42.8% | 83.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 25.0% | 33.6% | 79.9% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 21.7% | 17.2% | 66.2% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 26.1% | 35.2% | 78.9% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 15.8% | 15.4% | 65.2% |
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 10.5% | 13.0% | 63.5% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 42.1% | 32.0% | 81.9% |
| 2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 10.5% | 30.5% | 79.0% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* John Greenleaf Whittier Family School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.