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Veterans Memorial Family School
800 North 26th St
Camden NJ, 08105, Camden County
Phone: 856-966-5090
Ranking: 
(1,813 out of 1,847, bottom 2%)*
(1,813 out of 1,847, bottom 2%)*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: | 45 | 57 | 56 | 24 | 38 | 48 | 39 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 518 | 502 | 481 | 221 | 276 | 366 | 403 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 30 | 5.8% | 30 | 6.0% | 30 | 6.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Kindergarten: | 47 | 9.1% | 43 | 8.6% | 40 | 8.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 1: | 52 | 10.0% | 44 | 8.8% | 50 | 10.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 2: | 46 | 8.9% | 41 | 8.2% | 40 | 8.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 3: | 35 | 6.8% | 35 | 7.0% | 37 | 7.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 4: | 42 | 8.1% | 38 | 7.6% | 37 | 7.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 5: | 41 | 7.9% | 38 | 7.6% | 34 | 7.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | 38 | 10.4% | 36 | 8.9% |
| Grade 6: | 40 | 7.7% | 42 | 8.4% | 41 | 8.5% | 31 | 14.0% | 41 | 14.9% | 75 | 20.5% | 94 | 23.3% |
| Grade 7: | 61 | 11.8% | 59 | 11.8% | 56 | 11.6% | 70 | 31.7% | 96 | 34.8% | 116 | 31.7% | 105 | 26.1% |
| Grade 8: | 69 | 13.3% | 72 | 14.3% | 63 | 13.1% | 77 | 34.8% | 114 | 41.3% | 110 | 30.1% | 127 | 31.5% |
| Ungraded: | 55 | 10.6% | 60 | 12.0% | 53 | 11.0% | 43 | 19.5% | 25 | 9.1% | 27 | 7.4% | 41 | 10.2% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 277 | 53.5% | 272 | 54.2% | 271 | 56.3% | 116 | 52.5% | 143 | 51.8% | 211 | 57.7% | 222 | 55.1% |
| Female: | 241 | 46.5% | 230 | 45.8% | 210 | 43.7% | 105 | 47.5% | 133 | 48.2% | 155 | 42.3% | 177 | 43.9% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.5% |
| Hispanic: | 397 | 76.6% | 388 | 77.3% | 370 | 76.9% | 162 | 73.3% | 213 | 77.2% | 282 | 77.0% | 316 | 78.4% |
| Black: | 113 | 21.8% | 104 | 20.7% | 102 | 21.2% | 53 | 24.0% | 54 | 19.6% | 75 | 20.5% | 81 | 20.1% |
| White: | 5 | 1.0% | 7 | 1.4% | 6 | 1.2% | 5 | 2.3% | 6 | 2.2% | 5 | 1.4% | 4 | 1.0% |
| 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: | 499 | 96.3% | 462 | 92.0% | 432 | 89.8% | 160 | 72.4% | 222 | 80.4% | 272 | 74.3% | 331 | 82.1% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 12 | 2.3% | 19 | 3.8% | 22 | 4.6% | 11 | 5.0% | 9 | 3.3% | 18 | 4.9% | 19 | 4.7% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 11.51 | 8.88 | 8.55 | 9.21 | 7.26 | 7.80 | 10.30 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ASK | ||||||
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 28.1% | 24.8% | 66.7% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 30.3% | 27.4% | 66.4% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 46.9% | 39.5% | 78.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 48.5% | 40.2% | 77.7% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 15% | 16.7% | 58.5% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 29.7% | 18.6% | 59.4% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 53.7% | 33.2% | 77.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 59.5% | 40.8% | 78.3% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 75.6% | 63.6% | 91.3% |
| 2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 86.5% | 57.9% | 89.5% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 70.9% | 53.3% | 88.8% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 31% | 13.0% | 60.0% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 12.8% | 14.1% | 66.2% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 22.9% | 14.7% | 62.1% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 23.7% | 14.3% | 61.3% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 44.2% | 45.9% | 84.1% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 52.3% | 31.4% | 76.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 19.1% | 25.5% | 77.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 80.0% | 42.8% | 83.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 55.2% | 33.6% | 79.9% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 27.2% | 31.0% | 75.8% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 11.1% | N/A | 57.3% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 18.1% | 18.8% | 70.1% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 19.6% | 17.3% | 65.5% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 20% | 21.2% | 66.7% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 27.3% | 17.2% | 66.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 45.8% | 39.9% | 79% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 27.2% | 24.1% | 72.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 27.5% | 24.2% | 71.2% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 33.4% | 22.5% | 72.1% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 28% | 30.0% | 77.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 59.1% | 35.2% | 78.9% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 30.0% | 34.1% | 80.1% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 30.3% | 24.7% | 70.5% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 22.0% | 22.9% | 72.4% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 24% | 19.5% | 69.5% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 17.1% | 15.4% | 65.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 19.3% | 17.4% | 66.3% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 36.5% | 21.4% | 64.5% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 24.6% | 16.9% | 66.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 14.7% | 14.0% | 64.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 22.6% | 11.4% | 65.7% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 15% | 11.4% | 63.2% |
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 16.9% | 13.0% | 63.5% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 34.1% | 36.1% | 81.4% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 45.5% | 38.7% | 82.5% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 34.9% | 34.0% | 82.9% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 31.2% | 31.4% | 82.1% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 36.7% | 33.0% | 82.2% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 33.0% | 32.0% | 81.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 25.3% | 18.2% | 67.7% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 38.5% | 24.8% | 71.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 26.3% | 17.5% | 69.0% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 24.2% | 17.2% | 71.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 36.7% | 17.8% | 71.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 20.2% | 17.8% | 69.3% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 45.0% | 41.7% | 84.2% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 49.7% | 42.3% | 84.6% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 44.7% | 35.8% | 83.3% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 37.8% | 34.4% | 81.2% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 50.6% | 35.1% | 81.9% |
| 2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 31.5% | 30.5% | 79.0% |
| GEPA | ||||||
| 2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 23.5% | 27.7% | 73.8% |
| 2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 27.4% | 28.0% | 71.8% |
| 2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 31.3% | 28.5% | 72.3% |
| 2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 31.2% | 28.7% | 74.2% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 31.1% | 23.8% | 73.7% |
| 2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 10.2% | 13.9% | 56.7% |
| 2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 13.2% | 14.5% | 61.7% |
| 2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 14.1% | 13.7% | 62.4% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 13.4% | 12.8% | 64.5% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 22.1% | 14.5% | 68.4% |
| 2003 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 22.4% | 27.9% | 72.9% |
| 2004 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 28.5% | 27.2% | 74.7% |
| 2005 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 36.0% | 31.4% | 76.8% |
| 2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 36.3% | 34.0% | 79.0% |
| 2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 35.6% | 29.7% | 78.9% |
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* Veterans Memorial 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.