Enrollment
97
Middle
STATE 578
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AVALON SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340111001702
Avalon Elementary School
235 32ND STREET, AVALON, NJ 08202 · (609) 967-7544 · Cape May County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL97 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 81% of New Jersey public middle schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New Jersey public middle schools
Student : Teacher
7.6:1
13 FTE teachers
STATE 10.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 41%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 28 | 29% |
| Grade 5 | 13 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 24 | 25% |
| Grade 7 | 18 | 19% |
| Grade 8 | 14 | 14% |
Student demographics
22%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
82.8%
NJ avg 53.1% . +4.0pp since 2023
Math
58.0%
NJ avg 41.6% . -2.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 83 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 82.8% | 58.0% |
| 2023-24 | 78.8% | 60.0% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: NJSLA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Avalon Elementary School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Cape May County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 97 | #442 of 445 | #8 of 8 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
97
+20 (+26%) vs 2020
+1% since 1990-91, when it was 96
Student : Teacher
7.6:1
was 5.9:1
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 | 97 | 12.8 | 7.6:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 92 | 11.4 | 8.1:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 83 | 12.2 | 6.8:1 | 4% (3) |
| 2020-21 | 77 | 13 | 5.9:1 | 4% (3) |
| 2017-18 | 73 | 12.1 | 6.0:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2015-16 | 49 | 10 | 4.9:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2010-11 | 75 | 14 | 5.4:1 | 4% (3) |
| 2000-01 | 113 | 15 | 7.5:1 | 12% (14) |
| 1990-91 | 96 | 11 | 8.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Avalon Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 33% (73 to 97); teachers up 6% (12.1 to 12.8).
About Avalon Elementary School
Avalon Elementary School operates as a small middle-grades school in AVALON, New Jersey. The school had 97 students in grades 5 through 8 in 2024-25. Average enrollment for middle schools in New Jersey is about 578, so this school runs 83% smaller than that.
Avalon Elementary School is run by Avalon School District.
Avalon Elementary School enrolls a student body that is 88% White. The rest of enrollment is 8% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. The White share in Cape May County as a whole is similar, at about 85%. Avalon Elementary School has a diversity index of 22%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teachers at Avalon Elementary School total 12.8 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 7.6:1. For comparison, middle schools in New Jersey average 10.9:1.
The allk12 Grade for Avalon Elementary School is A-. Compared with New Jersey public middle schools, the school scored higher than 81% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Cape May County has about 94,941 residents, and median household income is about $91,128, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 39%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Cape May County number 32 and enroll about 11,388.
Stone Harbor Elementary School is the public school closest to Avalon Elementary School, about 3.3 miles away. Avalon Elementary School has 4 other public schools within five miles.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment up 26%, from 77 to 97. By 2024-25, the school had 7.6 students per teacher, compared with 5.9 in 2020-21.
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Cape May County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
94,941
Census ACS
Median income
$91,128
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
32
11,388 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other Avalon Elementary schools
8 other US public schools in 8 states are named Avalon Elementary. Avalon Elementary School is the 9th largest of the 9.
- Avalon ElementaryPerris, CA · 563 students
- AVALON ELEMENTARYORLANDO, FL · 553 students
- Avalon Elementary SchoolColumbus, OH · 399 students
- AVALON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLNAPLES, FL · 363 students
- Avalon Elementary SchoolSAINT CLAIR SHORES, MI · 345 students
Nearby schools
- Stone Harbor Elementary School3.3 mi · 87
- Cape May County Technical High School4.0 mi · 587
- Ocean Academy4.0 mi · 150
- Cape May County High School4.0 mi · 84
- Middle Township High School5.2 mi · 821
- Middle Township Elementary #45.3 mi · 544
Frequently asked questions
About Avalon Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Avalon Elementary School?
Avalon Elementary School enrolls approximately 97 students in grades 05-08.
What age range does Avalon Elementary School serve?
Avalon Elementary School serves students from grade 05 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Avalon Elementary School?
Approximately 7.6:1 students per teacher at Avalon Elementary School.
How diverse is Avalon Elementary School?
Avalon Elementary School reports a student body of 88% White, 8% Hispanic, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Avalon Elementary School?
Avalon Elementary School is overseen by Avalon School District in Cape May County.
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