Gibbsboro Elementary School, Gibbsboro NJ

Original Research by School Decision on Gibbsboro Elementary School

Gibbsboro Elementary School is a single public school that serves children in Gibbsboro, a small, primarily residential borough in Camden County, from pre-kindergarten through eighth grade. The school sits within its own district, the Gibbsboro Elementary School District, which means there is only one school for families within the borough's boundaries until high school. For grades nine through twelve, students from Gibbsboro attend Eastern Camden County Regional High School, a district that also includes Berlin Borough and Voorhees Township.

The school has a total enrollment that is small, which shapes much of the student experience. Class sizes are modest, and the building houses a single grade per level from kindergarten through eighth grade, with a separate pre-kindergarten program. The student body is predominantly white, with a modest share of Black and Hispanic students each, and smaller shares of Asian students and students who identify as two or more races. About a quarter of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The school is a regular public school, not a charter or magnet, and it is not a Title I school.

On state assessments, the school's results show a split story by subject and grade level. In English language arts, the picture improves as students get older. Proficiency rates are low in third grade, climb through the middle grades, and reach a strong level by eighth grade. This suggests that students who stay in the school through the upper grades may be building literacy skills well by the time they are ready to move on to high school. In math, the pattern is different. Proficiency rates stay within a modest range across most tested grades, with one grade where the rate is lower. A parent may want to discuss with the school how math instruction and support are structured, especially as students approach the end of their time at Gibbsboro. In science, which is tested in fifth and eighth grade, the fifth-grade proficiency rate is moderate while the eighth-grade rate is lower. When compared against other districts in Camden County, the school sits above the midpoint on an overall proficiency index.

The school serves only elementary and middle grades, so it does not report a graduation rate. Data on chronic absenteeism and on the share of students with disabilities or who are English learners were not available in the provided records, so a full picture of student support services is incomplete.

Gibbsboro itself is a quiet, low-density borough. The housing stock is mostly single-family homes, and there is no downtown commercial district. The borough has a bike trail and a municipal hall that serves as a civic center. The population has been slowly declining over the past two decades. There are no Interstate highways through Gibbsboro, and the main road is a county route. For a family, the town offers a suburban feel with limited commercial activity and a single elementary school at its center.

The district brief turned up little in the way of recent publicly reported changes or initiatives. This means a prospective parent would need to reach out to the school directly to learn about current priorities, program updates, or strategic plans.

For a family considering Gibbsboro Elementary, the academic pathway is a through line from pre-kindergarten to eighth grade in one small school, followed by a move to a regional high school. The peer environment is a small, largely homogeneous student body. The academic performance in English language arts shows a notable upward trend through the grades, while math and science results are more mixed and warrant a closer look from any parent weighing the fit for their child.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 338%

School 38% · District 38%

▼ 12 pts below state median · ▼ 8 pts below county median

Grade 432%

School 32% · District 32%

▼ 14 pts below state median · ▼ 8 pts below county median

Grade 529%

School 29% · District 29%

▼ 14 pts below state median · ▼ 10 pts below county median

Grade 638%

School 38% · District 38%

▲ 4 pts above state median · ▲ 15 pts above county median

Grade 737%

School 37% · District 37%

▲ 2 pts above state median · ▲ 11 pts above county median

Grade 814%

School 14% · District 14%

▼ 3 pts below state median · ▲ 5 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 314%

School 14% · District 14%

▼ 31 pts below state median · ▼ 26 pts below county median

Grade 436%

School 36% · District 36%

▼ 19 pts below state median · ▼ 14 pts below county median

Grade 547%

School 47% · District 47%

▼ 7 pts below state median · ▼ 6 pts below county median

Grade 663%

School 63% · District 63%

▲ 9 pts above state median · ▲ 17 pts above county median

Grade 756%

School 56% · District 56%

▼ 2 pts below state median · ▲ 11 pts above county median

Grade 883%

School 83% · District 83%

▲ 25 pts above state median · ▲ 31 pts above county median

Science

Grade 541%

School 41% · District 41%

▲ 13 pts above state median · ▲ 13 pts above county median

Grade 818%

School 18% · District 18%

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

This schoolGibbsboro Elementary 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 3Lower-income0%Higher-income21%21 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income42%Higher-income67%25 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income30%Higher-income42%12 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income25%Higher-income47%22 pp gap