Enrollment
285
Elementary
STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALLOWAY TWP SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340081005028
Alloway Township School
43 CEDAR ST, ALLOWAY, NJ 08001 · (856) 935-1622 · Salem County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL285 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.1:1
28 FTE teachers
STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
17%
49 students
STATE 41%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 39 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 10 | 4% |
| Grade 1 | 24 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 26 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 32 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 30 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 25 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 23 | 8% |
| Grade 7 | 35 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 41 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (10) is 76% smaller than its 8th grade class (41).
Student demographics
23%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
56.8%
NJ avg 53.1% . +7.9pp since 2023
Math
45.9%
NJ avg 41.6% . +5.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are up about 8 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 56.8% | 45.9% |
| 2023-24 | 48.9% | 40.3% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: NJSLA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
43.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.8%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% typical for New Jersey schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New Jersey's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Alloway Township School
Alloway Township School's state test result (43.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alloway Township School this school | 285 | 17.2% | 43.6% |
| Stillwater Township School STILLWATER | 296 | 14.9% | 58.3% |
| Valley View School CALIFON | 260 | 18.1% | 57.9% |
| Springfield Township School JOBSTOWN | 297 | 12.5% | 50.3% |
| Marian E. McKeown Elementary School NEWTON | 322 | 15.8% | 55.7% |
| White Township Consolidated School BELVIDERE | 274 | 23.0% | 52.5% |
Matched among New Jersey elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Alloway Township School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Salem County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.6% | #666 of 1,290 | #4 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.9% | #668 of 1,319 ▲ 70 | #4 of 13 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.8% | #558 of 1,319 ▲ 127 | #3 of 13 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 285 | #1,164 of 1,562 | #11 of 19 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.1:1 | #381 of 1,390 | #4 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 23.2% | #1,282 of 1,392 | #13 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 17.2% | #1,093 of 1,481 | #19 of 19 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.6% | #159 of 798 | #2 of 9 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
285
-12 (-4%) vs 2020
-31% since 1990-91, when it was 415
Student : Teacher
10.1:1
was 11.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 285 | 28.1 | 10.1:1 | 17% (49) |
| 2023-24 | 289 | 30.5 | 9.5:1 | 15% (43) |
| 2022-23 | 262 | 27 | 9.7:1 | 11% (29) |
| 2020-21 | 297 | 26 | 11.4:1 | 14% (41) |
| 2017-18 | 359 | 28.6 | 12.6:1 | 15% (53) |
| 2015-16 | 383 | 30 | 12.8:1 | 17% (64) |
| 2010-11 | 434 | 34 | 12.8:1 | 14% (60) |
| 2000-01 | 459 | 29 | 15.8:1 | 9% (43) |
| 1990-91 | 415 | 29 | 14.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Alloway Township School.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (359 to 285); teachers down 2% (28.6 to 28.1).
About Alloway Township School
Alloway Township School is one of the public schools in ALLOWAY, New Jersey. It is a small elementary school. Federal data show 285 students enrolled in pre-K through 8 in 2024-25. Elementary schools in New Jersey average about 405 students, which makes this school 30% below average.
Alloway Township School is administered by Alloway Twp School District.
The share of students at Alloway Township School who are White is 87%. Enrollment also includes 5% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, and 3% Black. Among people living in Salem County, the White share is about 73%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 23%.
The school's 28.1 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.1:1. Elementary schools in New Jersey have an average ratio of 11.4:1. At Alloway Township School, 17% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. Public schools in Salem County average 45%.
In New Jersey, Alloway Township School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 43.6% actual against a predicted 56.8%.
Looking at the county, Salem County, the median household earns about $79,960 a year, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Alloway Township School, Salem County has 33 public schools.
Quinton Township School is about 2.7 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Other public schools within five miles number 4. Ranked by average proficiency, Alloway Township School places 3rd out of 7 schools in its immediate area.
For locale, NCES codes Alloway Township School as Rural: Distant.
In 2020-21, Alloway Township School enrolled 297 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 285. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 11.4:1; by 2024-25 it was 10.1:1.
On allk12, people connected to Alloway Township School can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Salem County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
65,275
Census ACS
Median income
$79,960
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
33
11,156 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Quinton Township School2.7 mi · 291
- Mannington Township Elementary School4.3 mi · 170
- NJ Regional Day - Mannington4.6 mi · 53
- Salem County Career and Technical High School4.9 mi · 754
- Salem Middle School5.6 mi · 472
- John Fenwick Academy5.6 mi · 387
Frequently asked questions
About Alloway Township SchoolHow large is Alloway Township School?
Alloway Township School enrolls approximately 285 students in grades PK-08.
Is Alloway Township School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Alloway Township School is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many teachers does Alloway Township School have?
Alloway Township School employs 28 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.1:1.
How diverse is Alloway Township School?
Alloway Township School reports a student body of 87% White, 4% Hispanic, 3% Black, 5% Two or more.
Is Alloway Township School public or private?
Alloway Township School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Alloway Twp School District.
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