Woodcrest Elementary School, Cherry Hill NJ

Original Research by School Decision on Woodcrest Elementary School

Woodcrest Elementary School serves kindergarten through fifth grade as a regular public school within the Cherry Hill School District. It is one of the district’s neighborhood elementary schools, drawing from a portion of this large suburban township. Cherry Hill is a car-dependent, economically varied community that grew rapidly during mid-century suburbanization and now blends residential subdivisions with major commercial corridors, including the Cherry Hill Mall, corporate office parks, and a noted Korean American business district along Route 70. The township has over sixty parks and substantial preserved open space, but it has no traditional downtown; the Cherry Hill Mall and the highly regarded public library function as the de facto civic centers.

The student body at Woodcrest is diverse. More than half of the students are white, with the remainder a mix of Asian, Hispanic, Black, multiracial, and very small numbers of Native American and Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander students. A relatively modest share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which suggests a generally higher-income surrounding neighborhood than some other parts of the district. The school is one of several elementary options in Cherry Hill, and a parent exploring the area would want to look into what boundary area Woodcrest serves and how its demographic mix compares to other district elementary schools.

On state assessments, Woodcrest’s students performed at a level that positions the school among the top quarter of all schools in Camden County when averaging proficiency across tested grades and subjects. That is a strong signal, though it is worth unpacking by grade and subject because the pattern is uneven. In third grade math, a solid majority of students scored proficient or above, and the fifth grade figure was similarly strong. Fourth grade math was weaker, with roughly half of students reaching proficiency. In English language arts, fifth graders posted notably strong results, with a large majority scoring proficient or above. Third grade ELA was also solid, while fourth grade ELA was lower, again around the halfway mark. Fifth grade science results, which use a different scoring standard than math and ELA, showed about half of students meeting the bar. This pattern of a dip in fourth grade before a rise in fifth grade is common in many schools, but it is still something a parent may want to discuss with the school to understand how the curriculum and support structures handle this transition year.

The school is part of the Cherry Hill School District, which had several budget-related public reports but no recent major changes in curriculum, property tax policy, or pedagogy that could be confirmed from available information. A parent looking for upcoming district initiatives or building-level programming should check the district website directly.

Woodcrest is a neighborhood elementary school serving a relatively advantaged community within a well-regarded district, and its assessment results are broadly strong with some variation by grade and subject. A family considering the school will want to confirm the attendance boundary and get a sense of the specific neighborhood character. The school’s size is moderate for an elementary school, and its student body is economically mixed but weighted toward higher-income households. For a parent focused on solid academic foundations in a suburban setting with a diverse student population and access to Cherry Hill’s broader amenities and district resources, Woodcrest presents a straightforward option worth investigating further.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 368%

School 68% · District 62% · ▲ 6 pts above district

▲ 18 pts above state median · ▲ 22 pts above county median

Grade 449%

School 49% · District 58% · ▼ 9 pts below district

▲ 4 pts above state median · ▲ 9 pts above county median

Grade 568%

School 68% · District 61% · ▲ 6 pts above district

▲ 25 pts above state median · ▲ 29 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 366%

School 66% · District 53% · ▲ 13 pts above district

▲ 21 pts above state median · ▲ 26 pts above county median

Grade 456%

School 56% · District 62% · ▼ 5 pts below district

▲ 1 pts above state median · ▲ 6 pts above county median

Grade 577%

School 77% · District 64% · ▲ 13 pts above district

▲ 23 pts above state median · ▲ 25 pts above county median

Science

Grade 549%

School 49% · District 41% · ▲ 9 pts above district

▲ 22 pts above state median · ▲ 21 pts above county median

This schoolCherry Hill School District, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 4Lower-income46%Higher-income59%12 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income83%Higher-income76%8 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 4Lower-income39%Higher-income52%13 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income75%Higher-income66%9 pp gap