The top reported proficiency rate is 53% in English language arts. The lowest is 42% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Winslow Township Elementary School Four
Winslow Township Elementary School Four is a regular public primary school located in Sicklerville, a large, unincorporated census-designated place within Winslow Township, Camden County. The school serves students from pre-kindergarten through third grade. Because it does not serve upper elementary or secondary grades, the school has no graduation rate to report, and its academic performance picture is drawn entirely from the single tested grade it houses.
The community itself is heavily residential and car-dependent, with no traditional downtown core. Homes are concentrated in subdivisions, and commercial activity runs along major corridors such as Route 42 and the Black Horse Pike. Sicklerville is a growing area, with the population having increased in recent years, and it is one of the larger CDPs in southern New Jersey. The community is diverse in its composition. Housing values and rents in the area, as reflected by market indicators, are positioned below the state benchmark but close to the national median, placing it as a relatively more attainable market within high-cost New Jersey.
The school’s student body is diverse. A substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Data on the share of students with individualized education programs and the share who are English learners was not available from the source data, so a parent may want to ask the school directly about those programs and supports.
On the New Jersey Student Learning Assessment, the only tested year is third grade. The school’s results place it in the top quartile for overall proficiency across tested subjects relative to other districts in Camden County. That means the school’s third graders are performing at a level that is above the midpoint of the county. In English language arts, a comfortable majority of third graders met or exceeded the state proficiency standard. In math, the proficiency rate was lower, with more than half of students falling short of the state proficiency standard. A parent whose child is entering kindergarten or the early grades may want to follow up with the school on how math instruction is addressed in the earlier, untested grades and what supports are in place for students who are not yet meeting benchmarks by third grade.
The school runs from PK through third grade, after which students would feed into other schools within the Winslow Township district. The search for recent district-level changes did not turn up material of lasting impact, so there are no major organizational shifts or program launches a parent should account for at this time.
For families looking at this school, what stands out is its performance relative to the county in a single tested year, the suburban and car-dependent setting, and the growth context of Sicklerville. The school serves the youngest learners in a district where the academic picture for older grades would need to be pieced together from its sister schools. Because the school stops at third grade, a parent should also consider the full pathway through the Winslow Township district schools, as this school is only the first step.
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