Samuel Smith Elementary School

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 2 · Burlington, New Jersey

Samuel Smith Elementary School in Burlington, New Jersey enrolled 310 students in 2024-25 with 35.2 full-time teachers, 8.8 students per teacher against the New Jersey elementary-school median of 11.2. It ran a targeted Title I program in 2021-22; it does not take part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 13%

302 students in 2022-23, 322 students in 2023-24, 310 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 31.2 to 35.2.

Students enrolled at Samuel Smith Elementary School by school year2022-23: 302, 2023-24: 322, 2024-25: 31001002003004002022-233022023-243222024-25310
Students enrolled at Samuel Smith Elementary School by school year2022-23: 302, 2023-24: 322, 2024-25: 31001002003004002022-233022023-243222024-25310
Students enrolled at Samuel Smith Elementary School by school year2022-23: 302, 2023-24: 322, 2024-25: 31001002003004002022-233022023-243222024-25310
Students enrolled at Samuel Smith Elementary School by school year2022-23: 302, 2023-24: 322, 2024-25: 31001002003004002022-233022023-243222024-25310
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2330231.29.7
2023-2432234.39.4
2024-2531035.28.8

8.8 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 90 of every 100 New Jersey elementary schools

Among the 1,483 New Jersey elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 11.2; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, New Jersey elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.3 to 25.2; This school 8.8; state median 11.2.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 8.8state median 11.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New Jersey elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.3 to 25.2; This school 8.8; state median 11.2.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 8.8state median 11.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New Jersey elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.3 to 25.2; This school 8.8; state median 11.2.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 8.8state median 11.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New Jersey elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.3 to 25.2; This school 8.8; state median 11.2.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 8.8state median 11.2U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 304 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Samuel Smith Elementary School enrolled 304 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 304 of the 304 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent14.2% (2022-23)

Who attends

39.7% of students were Black, 24.5% Hispanic, 21.9% White in 2024-25.

  1. Black39.7%
  2. Hispanic24.5%
  3. White21.9%
  4. Two or more races9.4%
  5. Asian4.2%
  6. American Indian0.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

Elementary schools in Burlington

5 public elementary schools in Burlington report 2024-25 enrollment; Samuel Smith Elementary School is number 4 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Fountain Woods Elementary School95111.937.7%
B. Bernice Young Elementary School68110.637.2%
Wilbur Watts Intermediate School48310.266.9%
Samuel Smith Elementary School3108.857.4%
Captain James Lawrence Elementary School2299.972.9%

All public schools in Burlington →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Samuel Smith Elementary School

  1. Wilbur Watts Intermediate SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.4 miles away: 483 students, 10.2 per teacher (2024-25).0.4 mi
  2. Captain James Lawrence Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.9 miles away: 229 students, 9.9 per teacher (2024-25).0.9 mi
  3. Compare Samuel Smith Elementary School with Wilbur Watts Intermediate SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much City of Burlington Public Schools spends per student$26,221 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$26,221
  5. The largest public schools in New JerseySamuel Smith Elementary School is the number 1,044 by size of 1,485 New Jersey elementary schools open in 2024-25.#1,044 of 1,485
  6. New Jersey schools by students per teacher8.8 students per teacher here against the New Jersey median of 11.2 for elementary schools.8.8:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Samuel Smith Elementary School

  1. How many students attend Samuel Smith Elementary School?
    310 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 302 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Burlington, NJ.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Samuel Smith Elementary School?
    8.8 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the New Jersey median for elementary schools is 11.2. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Samuel Smith Elementary School a Title I school?
    Samuel Smith Elementary School ran a targeted assistance Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is Samuel Smith Elementary School in?
    City of Burlington Public Schools, NCES district ID 3402430. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 340243000974 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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