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Herma S. Simmons Elementary School

Regular School · CLAYTON, NJ

Herma S. Simmons Elementary School is a regular school school in CLAYTON, New Jersey, serving grades PK–05 with 715 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 12.4:1.

Level
Elementary
Grades
PK – 05
Enrollment
715
Teachers (FTE)
57.8
Student–Teacher Ratio
12.4:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
White 323 45%
Black or African American 171 24%
Hispanic/Latino 144 20%
Two or more races 68 10%
Asian 8 1%
American Indian / Alaska Native 1 0%
Total enrollment 715 368M / 347F

English Language Learners: 23 (3% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 11.0% -14.6pp 25.6% 299
Reading Proficiency 31.0% -15.8pp 46.8% 299
Science Proficiency 6-9% 103

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)
+0.02 grade levels
Math
-0.08 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
None offered
Out-of-School Suspensions
0
Chronically Absent
73
10.2% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 715 100%

Contact & Location

300 WEST CHESTNUT STREET

CLAYTON, NJ 08312

Phone: (856)881-8704

http://www.claytonps.org

District

Clayton Public School District

Per-pupil expenditure: $26,022

District enrollment: 1,467

Other Schools in District

NCES ID

340318002500

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD