Oaklyn Public School, Oaklyn NJ - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Oaklyn Public School

Oaklyn Public School is a single-building elementary school in Camden County that serves a small enrollment of students from pre-kindergarten through fifth grade. The school is the only school in the Oaklyn Public School District, and families sending children here should know that the district arrangement changes after fifth grade: public school students in grades six through twelve attend schools in the neighboring Collingswood district, with middle and high school located there.

The borough of Oaklyn itself is a densely built, primarily residential community with a small-town feel. Its built environment is a grid of small residential lots, and major roads like the White Horse Pike serve as local commercial corridors. The population has been mostly stable but has seen a slight decline over the past two decades. No major new housing developments have surfaced in public reporting, and a search for recent district-wide changes found no referendum, curriculum overhaul, or property-tax shift to report. This is a district that operates quietly at a steady state.

The student body is predominantly white, with a Hispanic population forming the next largest group. A modest share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, and counts for students with disabilities and English learners were not available in the data reviewed. Because the school serves only elementary grades, there is no graduation rate to report.

State testing results from the NJSLA assessments give a mixed picture that varies notably by grade level and subject. In third-grade math, the share of students scoring proficient or above was below what most families would hope for, and the same third-grade cohort also posted a low proficiency rate in English language arts. Fourth graders showed a sharp contrast: math proficiency remained low, but English language arts proficiency reached a level that is competitive with many area schools. By fifth grade, the results were stronger still, with a majority of students meeting the bar in math and an even larger share doing so in English language arts. Science testing, which is administered only in fifth grade, showed about a third of students at the proficient level. When measured as an overall proficiency index across all tested subjects and grades, the school sits above the midpoint relative to districts in Camden County. That average masks the real grade-by-grade swings, however. A parent may want to discuss with the school how these patterns look over time and ask what supports are available for students who are not yet meeting benchmarks, particularly in the lower elementary grades.

The school does not serve high school grades, so there is no data on advanced placement, dual enrollment, or career pathway programs. Program offerings beyond the core curriculum were not reported in the available data. The school operates as a regular public school and is not a charter or magnet school.

Housing in the Oaklyn area is priced at a level that is below the state benchmark but slightly above the national median. Rents are within reach for a typical household, and the county market trend shows a moderate increase in active listings and a small uptick in median listing prices. This is not a fast-appreciating market, but it is stable, and the housing stock is made up of older, dense single-family lots. For a family considering a move to the area with an elementary-aged child, Oaklyn offers a contained neighborhood school experience before a structured transition to Collingswood for the older grades. The school itself provides the core academic program within a small district structure that has no reported turmoil or major change on the horizon.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 333%

School 33% · District 33%

▼ 17 pts below state median · ▼ 13 pts below county median

Grade 425%

School 25% · District 25%

▼ 21 pts below state median · ▼ 15 pts below county median

Grade 554%

School 54% · District 54%

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

English language arts

Grade 325%

School 25% · District 25%

▼ 20 pts below state median · ▼ 15 pts below county median

Grade 456%

School 56% · District 56%

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

Grade 563%

School 63% · District 63%

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

Science

Grade 533%

School 33% · District 33%

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

This schoolOaklyn Public 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-income20%Higher-income28%8 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income30%Higher-income68%38 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income42%Higher-income72%31 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income50%Higher-income59%9 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income10%Higher-income13%3 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income20%Higher-income40%20 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income10%Higher-income32%22 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income33%Higher-income62%29 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income25%Higher-income48%23 pp gap