The top reported proficiency rate is 42% in Math. The lowest is 40% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Green-fields Elementary School
Green-Fields Elementary School is a regular public school in Woodbury, New Jersey, serving pre-kindergarten through fourth grade. It is part of the West Deptford Township School District, though its physical location is within the city of Woodbury, the county seat of Gloucester County. The school’s address is on Hill Lane in a residential area of this dense, compact city. Woodbury itself is a historic community, founded by Quakers, with a grid-like street pattern, a historic commercial corridor on Broad Street, and significant institutional employers including Inspira Health Network and county government offices. The city’s population has been slowly declining over recent decades, and property taxes are among the highest in the state, factors that shape the local housing market.
Enrollment at Green-Fields totals roughly half a thousand students, with a striking grade distribution. The pre-kindergarten program enrolls a large cohort, but kindergarten, first, and second grades each count only a handful of students. Third and fourth grades, by contrast, are the largest grades in the building. This sharp pattern likely reflects the school’s attendance boundaries or program configuration—perhaps some primary grades attend other district schools—but the available data does not explain the reason. A parent considering the school would want to clarify how students flow into and out of Green-Fields and what elementary pathway the district offers.
The student body is predominantly white, with a substantial Hispanic minority and a smaller Black population. About a third of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a measure of economic need. The district brief found little by way of recent publicized changes or initiatives at the district level.
On the New Jersey Student Learning Assessments, the state’s standardized tests, Green-Fields’ proficiency rates are moderate to low. In third grade, roughly two of every five students scored proficient or above in English language arts, and just over a third did so in math. Fourth-grade results were somewhat stronger: about two of five students were proficient in ELA, and just under half in math. When compared to other districts across Gloucester County, Green-Fields’ overall proficiency across tested grades and subjects sits below the midpoint. This is a soft spot—a parent may want to ask the school what supports are in place for students who are below grade level and how the school addresses these results in early elementary years. Because the school only serves grades PK through 4, there is no graduation rate to report, and data on chronic absenteeism and other indicators were not available.
The housing market in the area reflects a typical New Jersey suburban profile. Home values have been rising modestly, and the median listing price in Gloucester County is in the high three-hundred-thousand-dollar range. Rents are around two thousand dollars per month. The county’s active inventory has been increasing, and homes sell relatively quickly, generally within a month. These conditions suggest a competitive but not overheated market for families looking to move into the district.
For a family considering Green-Fields, the key takeaway is that this is a school with a somewhat unusual grade structure and test results that are weaker than many of its county peers. Its location within Woodbury offers a walkable, historic community with civic anchors like the county courthouse and a notable early-recycling tradition. The school itself is embedded in the city rather than on a sprawling campus. The district’s recent strategic direction is not publicly documented in the sources examined, leaving a gap for parents to fill by contacting the district office directly. The enrollment pattern alone merits a conversation with the school to understand how the early elementary years are structured and why the upper primary grades are so much larger.
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