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Charles Sumner Elementary School

Camden City · Camden County · Elementary school
Grades PK–6 · was K–5 in 1998
Last reported enrollment in 2016-17 — no longer in the data since.
Updated June 2026

Enrollment, by grade

In its last year on record, 2016-17, it enrolled 297 students across grades PK–6. That is 448 fewer than in 1998-99 (745) — the school had shrunk. Its biggest cohort is pre-K.

students 0200400600800Other8654321KPK1998200320082013201820232025

Students enrolled in each grade each fall, stacked to the total — so the top edge is total enrollment. Bands run from the lowest grade (light) to the highest (dark); a band that appears or disappears is a grade the school added or dropped. “Other” is students with no grade level (mostly special education), so the bands always sum to total. Source: NJDOE Fall Enrollment.

What the school looks like

In 1998-99, 65% of students were Black. By 2016-17 the largest group was Hispanic, at 52%.

% of students 050100race categories: 5 → 752%47%1998200320082013201820232025
WhiteBlackHispanicAsianNative Am.

Each group’s share of enrollment over time, or its head count — toggle above. New Jersey expanded race and ethnicity reporting from five to seven categories in 2006-07 (dashed line), so “two or more races” appears only after; Asian here includes Pacific Islander. Source: NJDOE Fall Enrollment.

How much the mix changed

Between 2012-13 and 2016-17 the makeup of this school barely moved.

That’s the third-largest shift among the district’s four elementary schools — smaller than 66% of Camden County elementary schools. The biggest moves, in percentage points:
Hispanic −5.3·Black +4.5·White +0.8

The index is half the sum of every group’s change in share, on a 0–100 scale (how it works). Compare any two years in the explorer →

Free or reduced-price lunch

In 2016-17, 64.3% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch.

% eligible 050100notreported64.9%64.3%57.5%19982003200820132016
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Share of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The lighter lines show the district overall and the district elementary schools, for comparison. Not reported by the state in some years (shaded). Since 2014, some districts provide free meals to all students regardless of household income, which can lift the eligible share. Source: NJDOE Fall Enrollment.

Profile built from New Jersey Department of Education Fall Enrollment data, 1998-99 through 2025-26. How this data works →