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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AVON BORO SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340114003748

Avon Elementary School

505 LINCOLN AVENUE, AVON, NJ 07717 · (732) 775-4328 · Monmouth County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL112 STUDENTS
Enrollment
112
Elementary
STATE 405
Student : Teacher
6.3:1
18 FTE teachers
STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
14%
16 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
Pre-K
13
Kindergarten
6
Grade 1
10
Grade 2
17
Grade 3
15
Grade 4
13
Grade 5
8
Grade 6
8
Grade 7
9
Grade 8
13
Student demographics
White
9988%
STATE 37%
Hispanic
109%
STATE 35%
Two+
33%
STATE 3%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
5146%
Female
6154%

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Test scores

NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding Expectations
English Language Arts
85.3%
NJ avg 53.1% . +9.6pp since 2023
Math
64.3%
NJ avg 41.6% . -8.8pp since 2023

What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 85 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 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 10 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 9 points.

Source: NJSLA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
66.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.3%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.3pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
112
-30 (-21%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
6.3:1
was 7.9:1
% White
88%
was 88%
% Hispanic
9%
was 11%
% Black
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About Avon Elementary School

Avon Elementary School is one of the very small primary schools in AVON, New Jersey, part of Avon Boro School District, with 112 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 8. That puts it 72% below the typical public school in New Jersey, which averages around 405 students.

Avon Elementary School sits inside Avon Boro School District, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

On demographics, Avon Elementary School shows that nearly all students (88%) are White. Other groups include 9% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Monmouth County as a whole is about 74% White, so the school skews considerably more White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 6.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 11.4:1 average. About 14% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Monmouth County runs at roughly 29%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Avon Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 58.3%, the actual is 66.7%, a residual of +8.3 points.

In the area at large, census data for Monmouth County shows median household earnings sit near $124,845, roughly 51% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. Avon Elementary School is one of 186 public schools in Monmouth County (combined enrollment of about 91,053 students).

Bradley Beach Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.9 miles from this campus. 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), Avon Elementary School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 29.7%.

Avon Elementary School operates from a commuter-belt location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 21%: 142 students in 2018 compared to 112 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 7.9:1 in 2018 to 6.3:1 in 2025.

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Monmouth County at a glance

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Population
645,353
Census ACS
Median income
$124,845
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
51%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
186
91,053 students

Quick facts

School name
Avon Elementary School
District
Avon Boro School District
Address
505 LINCOLN AVENUE, AVON, NJ 07717
Phone
(732) 775-4328
County
Monmouth County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–08
Total enrollment
112
Teachers (FTE)
18
Student–teacher ratio
6.3:1
Free/Reduced lunch
16 (14%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
340114003748
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Avon Elementary School
How large is Avon Elementary School?
Avon Elementary School enrolls approximately 112 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Avon Elementary School serve?
Avon Elementary School serves grades PK-08.
How many teachers does Avon Elementary School have?
Avon Elementary School employs 18 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 6.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Avon Elementary School?
Student demographics at Avon Elementary School are roughly 88% White, 9% Hispanic, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Avon Elementary School?
Avon Elementary School is overseen by Avon Boro School District in Monmouth County.
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