Arthur Rann Elementary School

Located at 515 S EIGHTH AVE, in GALLOWAY, New Jersey, Arthur Rann Elementary School is a well-populated elementary campus that hosts 635 students (grades pre-K through 6), one of the schools within Galloway Township Public School District. That puts it 57% above the typical public school in New Jersey, which averages around 405 students.

Across the 6 schools in Galloway Township Public School District (3,119 students total), Arthur Rann Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Arthur Rann Elementary School reports that the most-represented group is White (47%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 24% Hispanic, 13% Black, 9% Asian, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 56% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 61 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.4:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.4:1, putting Arthur Rann Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 54% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Arthur Rann Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 36.7%, the actual is 28.7%, a residual of -7.9 points.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Atlantic County shows median household income runs about $78,050, roughly 32% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Atlantic County runs 77 public schools (combined enrollment of about 41,964 students), of which Arthur Rann Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is H Ashton Marsh, roughly 1.4 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Arthur Rann Elementary School ranks 7th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 30.9%.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count remained close to its prior level: 648 students in 2018 compared to 635 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment increased from 20% to 24% over that span.

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