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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Cedar Creek Elementary School this year?
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Enrollment
432
Elementary
DISTRICT 494 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LACEY TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340810006050
Cedar Creek Elementary School
220 WESTERN BLVD, LANOKA HARBOR, NJ 08734 · (609) 971-5850 · Ocean County
GRADES 01–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL432 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 29% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.1:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
27%
116 students
DISTRICT 32% · STATE 41%
Community
1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 1 | 91 | 21% |
| Grade 2 | 93 | 22% |
| Grade 3 | 87 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 79 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 82 | 19% |
This year's 1st grade class (91) is 11% larger than its 5th grade class (82).
Student demographics
31%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 32% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Lacey Township School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
53.0%
NJ avg 53.1% . +3.4pp since 2023
Math
42.8%
NJ avg 41.6% . -3.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 53.0% | 42.8% |
| 2023-24 | 49.6% | 46.6% |
% 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
43.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.5%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 Cedar Creek Elementary School
Cedar Creek Elementary School's state test result (43.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar Creek Elementary School this school | 432 | 26.9% | 43.0% |
| Pitman Elementary School Pitman | 430 | 26.7% | 45.4% |
| Folsom Elementary School Folsom | 375 | 27.5% | 38.6% |
| Lanoka Harbor Elementary School LANOKA HARBOR | 465 | 31.2% | 40.4% |
| Centre City Elementary School MANTUA | 464 | 26.3% | 54.8% |
| Dr. Gerald H. Woehr Elementary School NEW EGYPT | 490 | 25.3% | 49.3% |
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 Cedar Creek Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Ocean County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #683 of 1,290 | #15 of 51 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.8% | #723 of 1,319 ▼ 93 | #20 of 52 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #633 of 1,319 ▲ 44 | #8 of 52 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 432 | #597 of 1,562 | #36 of 70 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.3:1 | #683 of 1,390 | #20 of 59 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 31.2% | #1,211 of 1,392 | #51 of 59 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 26.9% | #910 of 1,481 | #54 of 67 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.0% | #275 of 798 | #13 of 30 |
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
432
-13 (-3%) vs 2020
-17% since 1990-91, when it was 521
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
was 10.1:1
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 | 432 | 38.3 | 11.3:1 | 27% (116) |
| 2023-24 | 440 | 39.3 | 11.2:1 | 21% (94) |
| 2022-23 | 451 | 44 | 10.3:1 | 19% (84) |
| 2020-21 | 445 | 44 | 10.1:1 | 21% (93) |
| 2017-18 | 508 | 46.7 | 10.9:1 | 23% (115) |
| 2015-16 | 536 | 48 | 11.2:1 | 24% (128) |
| 2010-11 | 607 | 40 | 15.2:1 | 19% (115) |
| 2000-01 | 633 | 43 | 14.7:1 | 11% (70) |
| 1990-91 | 521 | 30 | 17.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cedar Creek Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (508 to 432); teachers down 18% (46.7 to 38.3).
About Cedar Creek Elementary School
Cedar Creek Elementary School operates as a medium-sized elementary school in LANOKA HARBOR, New Jersey. The school had 432 students in grades 1 through 5 in 2024-25.
Cedar Creek Elementary School is run by Lacey Township School District, whose 6 schools enroll 3,913 students.
White students make up 82% of enrollment at Cedar Creek Elementary School. Other students are 9% Hispanic and 6% multiracial. For comparison, Ocean County is about 83% White. The school's diversity index is 31%, meaning two students picked at random have a 31% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teachers at Cedar Creek Elementary School total 38.3 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 11.3:1. That matches the 11.4:1 average for elementary schools in New Jersey fairly closely. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 27%. The 44% average for public schools in Ocean County is 17 points higher.
allk12 grades Cedar Creek Elementary School a C. The grade compares the school only with New Jersey public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Cedar Creek Elementary School sits between the top and bottom 10% of New Jersey schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 43.0% and a predicted 51.5%.
In Ocean County (population about 654,362), the median household income is $89,863, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Cedar Creek Elementary School is one of 117 public schools in the county.
Of nearby public schools, Mill Pond Elementary School is the closest, at less than a tenth of a mile. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Cedar Creek Elementary School. Its average proficiency rate of 43.0% is above the 35.7% average for nearby schools.
NCES assigns Cedar Creek Elementary School the locale Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 13 fewer students in 2024-25. By 2024-25, the school had 11.3 students per teacher, compared with 10.1 in 2020-21.
Discussion on this page can cover school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Ocean County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
654,362
Census ACS
Median income
$89,863
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
117
66,051 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lacey Township School District
- Lacey Township High SchoolHigh · 1,119 students
- Lacey Township Middle SchoolMiddle · 819 students
- Mill Pond Elementary SchoolElementary · 599 students
- Forked River Elementary SchoolElementary · 479 students
- Lanoka Harbor Elementary SchoolElementary · 465 students
Other schools in LANOKA HARBOR
- Lacey Township High SchoolHigh · 1,119 students
- Mill Pond Elementary SchoolElementary · 599 students
- Lanoka Harbor Elementary SchoolElementary · 465 students
Other Cedar Creek Elementary schools
5 other US public schools in 5 states are named Cedar Creek Elementary. Cedar Creek Elementary School is the 5th largest of the 6.
- Cedar Creek Elementary SchoolCEDAR CREEK, TX · 775 students
- Cedar Creek Elementary SchoolCEDAR, MN · 680 students
- Cedar Creek Elementary SchoolAUSTIN, TX · 503 students
- CEDAR CREEK ELEM.LEE'S SUMMIT, MO · 487 students
- Cedar Creek ElemOlathe, KS · 370 students
Nearby schools
- Mill Pond Elementary School0.1 mi · 599
- Lacey Township High School0.6 mi · 1,119
- Lanoka Harbor Elementary School0.7 mi · 465
- Lacey Township Middle School0.8 mi · 819
- Central Regional High School1.5 mi · 1,489
- Central Regional Middle School1.5 mi · 680
Frequently asked questions
About Cedar Creek Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Cedar Creek Elementary School?
Cedar Creek Elementary School enrolls approximately 432 students in grades 01-05.
What age range does Cedar Creek Elementary School serve?
Cedar Creek Elementary School serves students from grade 01 through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Cedar Creek Elementary School?
Approximately 11.3:1 students per teacher at Cedar Creek Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Cedar Creek Elementary School?
At Cedar Creek Elementary School, the student body is approximately 82% White, 9% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Cedar Creek Elementary School public or private?
Cedar Creek Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Lacey Township School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.