Yorkship Elementary School

1251 Collings Road, Camden NJ, 8104 | Camden City School District | 856-966-5110
  • grades PK-8
  • students 453
  • type Elementary
PROFICIENCY 13% 75% lower than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 39 in Camden
  • Ranked #0 of 3440 in New Jersey
Proficiency Averages
19%Camden
52%New Jersey

Yorkship Elementary School is a school servicing grades PK to 8 and is located in the district of "Camden City School District" in Camden, NJ. There are a total of 453 students and 40 teachers at Yorkship Elementary School, for a student to teacher ratio of 12 to 1.

Yorkship Elementary School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 13.0%, which is 75% lower than the New Jersey average.

Yorkship Elementary School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students453
Teachers40
Student/Teacher ratio12:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollmentn/a
Taking some coursesn/a
Taking some courses (not tests)n/a
Passing some coursesn/a
Passing no coursesn/a

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At Yorkship Elementary School, there are a total of n/a students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with n/a taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All9%
311-19%
4<= 10%
5<= 10%
6<= 10%
7<= 10%
8<= 10%
High Schooln/a

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All17%
311-19%
411-19%
520-29%
611-19%
711-19%
811-19%
High Schooln/a

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

Yorkship Elementary School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictNew JerseyNational
White 2.5% 0.7% 50.4% 51.1%
Black 63.6% 47.5% 15.0% 15.9%
Asian 0.4% 1.3% 9.7% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 32.5% 50.2% 22.9% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.8% 0.1% 0.2% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.4% 0.1% 0.3% 0.4%
Multiracial 0.0% 0.0% 1.5% 3.1%

Camden demographics profile

StatisticCamdenNew JerseyNational
Population73,7428,882,190328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)8,2681,21591
Median age32.239.537.7
Male/Female ratio0.9:11.0:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)30%56%55%
Speak English56%69%79%
Speak Spanish41%16%13%

Education level achieved in Camden

IndexCamdenNew JerseyNational
Completed 8th grade65.9%87.5%84.3%
Completed high school62.8%86.3%83.0%
Completed some college31.0%60.7%59.4%
Completed associate degree12.1%43.9%38.5%
Completed bachelors8.2%37.5%30.3%
Completed masters2.3%14.4%11.5%
Completed professional degree0.7%4.0%3.3%
Completed doctorate0.3%1.5%1.3%
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Source: The Yorkship Elementary School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.