The top reported proficiency rate is 82% in English language arts. The lowest is 63% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Elizabeth Haddon School
Located in the historic borough of Haddonfield, Elizabeth Haddon School serves students from pre-kindergarten through fifth grade and is one of three elementary schools in the Haddonfield School District. It is a regular public school, not a charter or magnet. The school sits in a community that is primarily residential and known for its walkable downtown along Kings Highway, a historic preservation district that was among the first in New Jersey, and a concentration of legal offices that make the town a regional center for attorneys. The borough has been a dry town for many decades, meaning alcohol cannot be sold within its borders, and it carries the highest average property tax bills in Camden County, a reflection of the premium placed on the school system.
Academically, Elizabeth Haddon performs at a high level across the subjects and grades it tests. In math, strong majorities of third, fourth, and fifth graders demonstrate proficiency on the state's NJSLA assessment, with results that are consistent across those grade levels. Reading and writing results are similarly strong and show an upward trend as students move through the grades. Science, which is tested only in fifth grade, shows a solid but somewhat lower rate of proficiency compared to math and English language arts, a pattern that is common in elementary schools and that a parent may wish to discuss with the school to understand how the science curriculum is structured. When compared against other districts in Camden County, the school's overall proficiency index places it in the top quartile, signaling that its academic performance is among the strongest in the county.
The student body is small in size for its grade band and overwhelmingly white, with modest shares of Asian, Hispanic, and two-or-more-races students. A very small share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a generally high-income family base. This economic profile is consistent with the community's housing market, where home values are well above national and state benchmarks and have risen recently, and median rents are also elevated. The combination of high property taxes and strong school performance is a central reality for families considering Haddonfield: the cost of entry is steep, but the academic outcomes are at the top of the county.
The district itself has been nationally recognized: in 2023, one of its other elementary schools, J. Fithian Tatem Elementary, was named a National Blue Ribbon School, one of only nine in New Jersey that year. That award speaks to the district's overall emphasis on academic excellence, though Elizabeth Haddon itself has not received that specific designation. The town is essentially built out, and population growth has been incremental; the historic preservation ordinance constrains large-scale development, so the housing stock turns over gradually rather than expanding rapidly.
Elizabeth Haddon School serves as a neighborhood elementary school in a high-performing, affluent district where the pathway through the grades continues to Haddonfield Middle School and Haddonfield Memorial High School. For a family that can afford the housing costs and values a historic, walkable small town with top-tier academic results from the early grades onward, this school fits squarely within that profile. The school's own test scores confirm that it delivers on the district's reputation.
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