The top reported proficiency rate is 39% in English language arts. The lowest is 21% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Broad Street Elementary School
Broad Street Elementary School serves students from pre-kindergarten through fifth grade in Gibbstown, an unincorporated community within Greenwich Township, Gloucester County. The school is a regular public elementary school and the only elementary school in the Greenwich Township School District. Gibbstown is a small, compact community along the Delaware River, shaped by the nearby Paulsboro Refinery and the Port of Paulsboro, which together give the area a strong industrial character. The housing stock is a mix of older homes and suburban-style residences, and the population has been relatively stable over recent decades. The school itself is located on West Broad Street, in the heart of the community.
Broad Street Elementary enrolls a student body that is predominantly White, with a substantial Hispanic minority and smaller shares of Black, multiracial, and Asian students. About a third of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a share that places the school in a middle range for economic need. The school serves pre-kindergarten through fifth grade, and its enrollment is spread fairly evenly across those grades, with a slightly larger fifth-grade class.
On state assessments, the school's results show a mixed picture. In English language arts, fourth graders posted a proficiency rate that was the strongest among the tested grades, while third and fifth graders were lower. In math, proficiency rates were lower across all three tested grades, with fourth grade particularly soft. Fifth-grade science results were also on the lower side. Taken together, the school's overall proficiency across tested subjects and grades sits below the midpoint when compared with other districts in Gloucester County. A parent may want to look into this further with the school to understand how the curriculum and support structures address these areas.
The school does not serve high school grades, so there is no graduation rate to report. Data on special education and English learner populations was not available in the source materials, and chronic absenteeism data was also missing. A parent may want to ask the school directly about how it supports students with disabilities and multilingual learners.
Gibbstown itself is a small, unincorporated community with a stable population and a working waterfront character. The Paulsboro Refinery and the Port of Paulsboro are the dominant industrial presences, and the port is being redeveloped as a multi-purpose cargo hub with potential for wind energy manufacturing. The housing market in the area shows a median home value that is below the state average, and the county's housing market has been active, with a modest number of listings and homes selling relatively quickly. The community does not have a distinct downtown commercial district, and school facilities are spread across the township rather than concentrated in a single civic core. The district itself has not had any major parent-relevant changes publicly reported in recent years, so the educational program has been stable.
For a family considering Broad Street Elementary, the school offers a small, neighborhood elementary setting in a community with a stable population and an industrial waterfront economy. The academic results on state tests are uneven, with English language arts showing a stronger performance in fourth grade and softer results in third and fifth, while math and science scores across the tested grades are areas where a parent may want to ask the school about its curriculum and intervention strategies. The school does not have data on chronic absenteeism or special education populations in the available records, so those are topics a prospective family would need to raise directly with the school.
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