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Yorkship Elementary School
1251 Collings Rd
Camden NJ, 08104, Camden County
Phone: 856-966-5110
Ranking: 
(1,832 out of 1,847, bottom 1%)*
(1,832 out of 1,847, bottom 1%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 7
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: | 44 | 50 | 49 | 46 | 49 | 53 | 38 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 567 | 538 | 564 | 650 | 656 | 623 | 598 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 44 | 7.8% | 41 | 7.6% | 42 | 7.4% | 44 | 6.8% | 45 | 6.9% | 15 | 2.4% | 16 | 2.7% |
| Kindergarten: | 61 | 10.8% | 72 | 13.4% | 84 | 14.9% | 85 | 13.1% | 85 | 13.0% | 114 | 18.3% | 93 | 15.6% |
| Grade 1: | 81 | 14.3% | 67 | 12.5% | 95 | 16.8% | 80 | 12.3% | 88 | 13.4% | 86 | 13.8% | 105 | 17.6% |
| Grade 2: | 58 | 10.2% | 53 | 9.9% | 83 | 14.7% | 83 | 12.8% | 88 | 13.4% | 109 | 17.5% | 88 | 14.7% |
| Grade 3: | 45 | 7.9% | 74 | 13.8% | 75 | 13.3% | 67 | 10.3% | 112 | 17.1% | 108 | 17.3% | 94 | 15.7% |
| Grade 4: | 75 | 13.2% | 78 | 14.5% | 80 | 14.2% | 100 | 15.4% | 83 | 12.7% | 116 | 18.6% | 68 | 11.4% |
| Grade 5: | 75 | 13.2% | 67 | 12.5% | 65 | 11.5% | 62 | 9.5% | 107 | 16.3% | 55 | 8.8% | 59 | 9.9% |
| Grade 6: | 52 | 9.2% | 44 | 8.2% | NA | NA | 75 | 11.5% | 38 | 5.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 7: | 37 | 6.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Ungraded: | 39 | 6.9% | 42 | 7.8% | 40 | 7.1% | 54 | 8.3% | 10 | 1.5% | 20 | 3.2% | 75 | 12.5% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 313 | 55.2% | 314 | 58.4% | 314 | 55.7% | 339 | 52.2% | 313 | 47.7% | 311 | 49.9% | 304 | 50.8% |
| Female: | 254 | 44.8% | 224 | 41.6% | 250 | 44.3% | 311 | 47.8% | 343 | 52.3% | 312 | 50.1% | 290 | 48.5% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.6% | 8 | 1.3% |
| Asian: | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% |
| Hispanic: | 184 | 32.5% | 160 | 29.7% | 177 | 31.4% | 175 | 26.9% | 169 | 25.8% | 176 | 28.3% | 162 | 27.1% |
| Black: | 364 | 64.2% | 360 | 66.9% | 372 | 66.0% | 455 | 70.0% | 464 | 70.7% | 426 | 68.4% | 419 | 70.1% |
| White: | 15 | 2.6% | 16 | 3.0% | 13 | 2.3% | 17 | 2.6% | 18 | 2.7% | 15 | 2.4% | 7 | 1.2% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 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: | 524 | 92.4% | 482 | 89.6% | 510 | 90.4% | 519 | 79.8% | 502 | 76.5% | 473 | 75.9% | 393 | 65.7% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 18 | 3.2% | 27 | 5.0% | 20 | 3.5% | 25 | 3.8% | 32 | 4.9% | 48 | 7.7% | 21 | 3.5% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.89 | 10.87 | 11.42 | 14.13 | 13.39 | 12.20 | 15.70 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ASK | ||||||
| 2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 51.6% | 52.4% | 79.4% |
| 2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 40.6% | 57.6% | 83.2% |
| 2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 36.7% | 51.2% | 82.4% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 50% | 48.7% | 83.4% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 36.4% | 51.6% | 86.1% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 15.1% | 20.0% | 62.9% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 18.2% | 17.1% | 59.8% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 17% | 20.1% | 63.0% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 20.5% | 24.8% | 66.7% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 28.0% | 27.4% | 66.4% |
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 41.1% | 50.4% | 76.6% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 51.5% | 64.3% | 82.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 44.7% | 60.5% | 86.8% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 42.4% | 54.2% | 87.3% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 43.4% | 56.3% | 86.8% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 34.8% | 32.0% | 75.4% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 40.2% | 36.9% | 78.3% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 35.9% | 33.6% | 78.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 34.4% | 39.5% | 78.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 50.6% | 40.2% | 77.7% |
| 2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 36.4% | 44.9% | 77.6% |
| 2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 72.8% | 55.8% | 82.2% |
| 2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 66.1% | 63.8% | 81.6% |
| 2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 56.0% | 46.3% | 80.0% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 46.4% | 44.4% | 80.6% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 56.8% | 47.4% | 82.7% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 17.4% | 19.4% | 63.2% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 28.8% | 18.7% | 59.7% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 23.5% | 17.8% | 62.7% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 23.2% | 16.7% | 58.5% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 24.1% | 18.6% | 59.4% |
| 2003 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 14.8% | 41.9% | 68.0% |
| 2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 70.8% | 51.9% | 72.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 69.0% | 65.2% | 80.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 43.2% | 51.5% | 82.3% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 50.0% | 48.0% | 84.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 57.6% | 50.0% | 84.9% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 22.0% | 28.6% | 73.1% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 45.5% | 31.7% | 77.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 35.3% | 37.3% | 79.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 34.0% | 33.2% | 77.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 45.4% | 40.8% | 78.3% |
| 2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 76.6% | 61.5% | 81.1% |
| 2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 37.1% | 48.6% | 82.3% |
| 2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 37.5% | 40.8% | 83.1% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 57.6% | 47.3% | 85.1% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 51.2% | 61.0% | 91.1% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 73.5% | 70.5% | 93.5% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 63.8% | 58.6% | 90.0% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 59.6% | 63.6% | 91.3% |
| 2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 52.3% | 57.9% | 89.5% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 37.2% | 53.3% | 88.8% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 10.7% | 13.0% | 60.0% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 11.4% | 14.1% | 66.2% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 22.6% | 15.2% | 63.3% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 11% | 14.5% | 60.9% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 13.8% | 14.7% | 62.1% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 13.1% | 14.3% | 61.3% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 35.2% | 45.9% | 84.1% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 17.3% | 31.4% | 76.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 14.8% | 25.5% | 77.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 25.0% | 30.7% | 79.0% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 26.4% | 30.1% | 80.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 45.1% | 42.8% | 83.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 15.5% | 33.6% | 79.9% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 32.6% | 17.3% | 65.5% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 36.6% | 21.2% | 66.7% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 16.9% | 17.2% | 66.2% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 25% | 22.5% | 72.1% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 38.5% | 30.0% | 77.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 30.5% | 35.2% | 78.9% |
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* Yorkship 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.