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What's the one class at Clayton J. Davenport Elementary School every student should take?
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Enrollment
677
Elementary
DISTRICT 834 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340456000086
Clayton J. Davenport Elementary School
2499 SPRUCE AVENUE, EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP, NJ 08234 · (609) 645-3550 · Atlantic County
GRADES KG–03ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL677 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 20% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats 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
13.9:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
71%
479 students
DISTRICT 52% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 159 | 23% |
| Grade 1 | 143 | 21% |
| Grade 2 | 176 | 26% |
| Grade 3 | 199 | 29% |
Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · 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
Clayton J. Davenport Elementary School→Dr. Joyanne D. Miller Elementary School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Egg Harbor Township School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
24.7%
NJ avg 53.1% . +4.0pp since 2023
Math
28.1%
NJ avg 41.6% . -0.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 25 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 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 have held steady.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 24.7% | 28.1% |
| 2023-24 | 20.7% | 28.9% |
% 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
25.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.4%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 27% 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 Clayton J. Davenport Elementary School
Clayton J. Davenport Elementary School's state test result (25.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clayton J. Davenport Elementary School this school | 677 | 70.8% | 25.6% |
| Ross Street Elementary School WOODBRIDGE | 633 | 60.8% | 14.8% |
| Walnut Street Elementary School TOMS RIVER | 727 | 64.4% | 24.9% |
| Columbus Elementary School CARTERET | 642 | 75.4% | 27.5% |
| Woodrow Wilson Community School BAYONNE | 740 | 67.4% | 36.2% |
| Joseph A. Citta Elementary School TOMS RIVER | 511 | 73.8% | 24.0% |
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 Clayton J. Davenport Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Atlantic County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.6% | #1,040 of 1,290 | #25 of 38 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.1% | #1,013 of 1,319 ▼ 55 | #22 of 38 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 24.7% | #1,179 of 1,319 ▲ 21 | #33 of 38 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 677 | #136 of 1,562 | #6 of 45 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #1,220 of 1,390 | #36 of 38 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.4% | #109 of 1,392 | #7 of 38 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 70.8% | #339 of 1,481 | #19 of 43 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.3% | #344 of 798 | #11 of 27 |
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
677
-44 (-6%) vs 2020
-21% since 1990-91, when it was 852
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 14.1:1
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 | 677 | 48.8 | 13.9:1 | 71% (479) |
| 2023-24 | 734 | 53.5 | 13.7:1 | 66% (486) |
| 2022-23 | 757 | 52.7 | 14.4:1 | 64% (488) |
| 2020-21 | 721 | 51 | 14.1:1 | 54% (392) |
| 2017-18 | 772 | 52.7 | 14.7:1 | 66% (508) |
| 2015-16 | 805 | 59 | 13.6:1 | 64% (518) |
| 2010-11 | 865 | 55 | 15.7:1 | 48% (419) |
| 2000-01 | 686 | 45 | 15.2:1 | 38% (262) |
| 1990-91 | 852 | 48 | 17.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Clayton J. Davenport Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (772 to 677); teachers down 7% (52.7 to 48.8).
About Clayton J. Davenport Elementary School
EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP, New Jersey, is home to Clayton J. Davenport Elementary School, a high-enrollment elementary school. The school has 677 students in 2024-25 across kindergarten through 3. By comparison, elementary schools in New Jersey enroll about 405 students on average.
Egg Harbor Township School District oversees Clayton J. Davenport Elementary School and 6 other schools, with 7,346 students in total.
Hispanic students make up 45% of enrollment at Clayton J. Davenport Elementary School, the largest share of any group. Beyond that, enrollment is 22% White, 14% Asian, 12% Black, and 8% multiracial. In Atlantic County overall, about 20% of residents are Hispanic. A diversity index of 71% means there is a 71% chance two randomly chosen students at Clayton J. Davenport Elementary School are from different groups.
Teacher count: 48.8 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 13.9:1. The average for elementary schools in New Jersey, 11.4:1, is lower. Roughly 71% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 59% for public schools in Atlantic County.
Clayton J. Davenport Elementary School earns a C- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 20% of New Jersey public elementary schools.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 27.4% for Clayton J. Davenport Elementary School. The school posts 25.6%, 1.8 points below the prediction.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Atlantic County show that the median household earns about $78,050 a year, about 32% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Atlantic County has 77 public schools with about 41,964 students, including Clayton J. Davenport Elementary School.
The closest school to Clayton J. Davenport Elementary School is Fernwood Avenue Middle School, located about 1.6 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Nearby schools average 24.2% on proficiency, and Clayton J. Davenport Elementary School is above that at 25.6%.
For locale, NCES codes Clayton J. Davenport Elementary School as Suburb: Large.
The school shrank from 721 students in 2020-21 to 677 in 2024-25.
This page is set up for the Clayton J. Davenport Elementary School community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Atlantic County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
276,270
Census ACS
Median income
$78,050
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
77
41,964 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Egg Harbor Township School District
- Egg Harbor Township High SchoolHigh · 2,279 students
- Swift-Slaybaugh ComplexElementary · 1,422 students
- Dr. Joyanne D. Miller Elementary SchoolElementary · 980 students
- Alder Avenue Middle SchoolMiddle · 919 students
- Fernwood Avenue Middle SchoolMiddle · 811 students
- Bargaintown PreschoolElementary · 258 students
Other schools in EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP
- Egg Harbor Township High SchoolHigh · 2,279 students
- Swift-Slaybaugh ComplexElementary · 1,422 students
- Dr. Joyanne D. Miller Elementary SchoolElementary · 980 students
- Alder Avenue Middle SchoolMiddle · 919 students
- Fernwood Avenue Middle SchoolMiddle · 811 students
- Principle Academy Charter SchoolElementary · 434 students
Nearby schools
- Fernwood Avenue Middle School1.6 mi · 811
- Principle Academy Charter School1.9 mi · 434
- Pleasantville Middle School3.1 mi · 847
- Pleasantville High School3.2 mi · 997
- Dr. Joyanne D. Miller Elementary School3.2 mi · 980
- Egg Harbor Township High School3.3 mi · 2,279
Frequently asked questions
About Clayton J. Davenport Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Clayton J. Davenport Elementary School?
Clayton J. Davenport Elementary School enrolls approximately 677 students in grades KG-03.
What grades does Clayton J. Davenport Elementary School serve?
Clayton J. Davenport Elementary School serves grades KG-03.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Clayton J. Davenport Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Clayton J. Davenport Elementary School is approximately 13.9:1 (49 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Clayton J. Davenport Elementary School?
At Clayton J. Davenport Elementary School, the student body is approximately 22% White, 45% Hispanic, 12% Black, 14% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Clayton J. Davenport Elementary School public or private?
Clayton J. Davenport Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Egg Harbor Township School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.