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Powell

Camden City · Camden County · Elementary school
Grades K–5 · was K–3 in 1999
Last reported enrollment in 2009-10 — no longer in the data since.
Updated June 2026

Enrollment over time

In its last year on record, 2009-10, it enrolled 202 students. That is 30 fewer than in 1998-99 (232) — the school had shrunk. It peaked at 252 in 2004-05.

students 075150225300 2021998200320082013201820232025

Total students enrolled each fall. Source: NJDOE Fall Enrollment.

What the school looks like

The largest group in both 1998-99 and 2009-10 was Black students — 58% then, 57% now.

% of students 050100race categories: 5 → 743%57%1998200320082013201820232025
WhiteBlackHispanicNative 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 2006-07 and 2009-10 the makeup of this school shifted noticeably.

That’s the third-largest shift among the district’s eight elementary schools — larger than 94% of Camden County elementary schools. The district as a whole shifted just 1.7 over the same years, making this school an outlier. The biggest moves, in percentage points:
Black +10.9·Hispanic −10.5

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 2009-10, 91.6% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch.

% eligible 05010091.6%80.4%78.2%1998200320082009
This schooldistrict overalldistrict elementary schools

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 →