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What's one thing Commercial Township School gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
505
Elementary
STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COMMERCIAL TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340348001810
Commercial Township School
1308 NORTH AVENUE, PORT NORRIS, NJ 08349 · (856) 785-0222 · Cumberland County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL505 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 7% 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.
- 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
12.3:1
41 FTE teachers
STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
276 students
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 144 | 29% |
| Kindergarten | 65 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 29 | 6% |
| Grade 2 | 28 | 6% |
| Grade 3 | 37 | 7% |
| Grade 4 | 51 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 41 | 8% |
| Grade 6 | 52 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 46 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 12 | 2% |
This year's kindergarten class (65) is 442% larger than its 8th grade class (12).
Student demographics
54%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
39.9%
NJ avg 53.1% . +13.0pp since 2023
Math
20.9%
NJ avg 41.6% . +7.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 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 13 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 39.9% | 20.9% |
| 2023-24 | 26.9% | 13.0% |
% 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
22.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.3%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 Commercial Township School
Commercial Township School's state test result (22.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commercial Township School this school | 505 | 54.7% | 22.7% |
| Joseph T. Donahue Elementary School BARNEGAT | 524 | 49.6% | 43.0% |
| Myron L. Powell Elementary School CEDARVILLE | 479 | 49.9% | 33.6% |
| Veterans Memorial Elementary School BRICK | 619 | 57.8% | 35.5% |
| Middle Township Elementary #2 CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE | 522 | 58.4% | 27.8% |
| Franklin Borough School FRANKLIN | 527 | 49.1% | 35.9% |
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 Commercial Township School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Cumberland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 22.7% | #1,085 of 1,290 | #16 of 32 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.9% | #1,139 of 1,319 ▲ 73 | #19 of 32 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.9% | #936 of 1,319 ▲ 175 | #7 of 32 ▲ 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 505 | #397 of 1,562 | #13 of 37 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #954 of 1,390 | #21 of 31 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.1% | #693 of 1,392 | #19 of 31 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.7% | #529 of 1,481 | #26 of 36 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +35.4% | #46 of 545 | #1 of 8 |
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
505
+46 (+10%) vs 2020
+11% since 1990-91, when it was 455
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 12.4:1
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 | 505 | 41 | 12.3:1 | 55% (276) |
| 2023-24 | 482 | 42 | 11.5:1 | 50% (243) |
| 2022-23 | 470 | 39 | 12.1:1 | 67% (313) |
| 2020-21 | 459 | 37 | 12.4:1 | 70% (321) |
| 2017-18 | 373 | 32 | 11.7:1 | 57% (212) |
| 2015-16 | 416 | 34 | 12.2:1 | 69% (289) |
| 2010-11 | 462 | 34 | 13.6:1 | 75% (345) |
| 2000-01 | 415 | 31 | 13.4:1 | 65% (269) |
| 1990-91 | 455 | 23 | 19.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Commercial Township School.
Since 2017-18: students up 35% (373 to 505); teachers up 28% (32 to 41).
About Commercial Township School
As a mid-sized elementary school, Commercial Township School serves students in PORT NORRIS, New Jersey. Enrollment totals 505 students across pre-K through 8. The school is 25% larger than the average for elementary schools in New Jersey.
Commercial Township School is listed under Commercial Township School District in federal data.
Federal enrollment data show Commercial Township School is 64% White. The remaining shares are 20% Hispanic, 10% Black, and 6% multiracial. Cumberland County as a whole is about 47% White, so the school's share is higher. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 54, compared with 70 nationally.
Commercial Township School has a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.3:1, with 41 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in New Jersey is 11.4:1, so this school has more students per teacher. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 55% at Commercial Township School. It compares with 67% for public schools in Cumberland County.
On the allk12 Grade, Commercial Township School lands at D, ahead of 7% of New Jersey public elementary schools.
Commercial Township School's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 22.7% is 13.6 points below the 36.3% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Cumberland County show that the median household earns about $67,436 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 19%, and about 12% of people live in poverty. Cumberland County has 52 public schools with about 27,803 students, including Commercial Township School.
Commercial Township School is about 2.9 miles from Maurice River Township School, its nearest public school. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within ten miles. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, Commercial Township School ranks 4th on average proficiency.
Its location is classified as Rural: Distant by the National Center for Education Statistics.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment rose from 459 to 505, a 10% gain.
This page is set up for the Commercial Township School community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Cumberland County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
153,305
Census ACS
Median income
$67,436
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
52
27,803 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Maurice River Township School2.9 mi · 369
- R. M. Bacon Elementary School7.2 mi · 284
- Holly Heights Elementary School7.2 mi · 466
- Silver Run Elementary School7.3 mi · 460
- Downe Township Elementary School7.6 mi · 168
- Rieck Avenue Elementary School7.8 mi · 419
Frequently asked questions
About Commercial Township SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Commercial Township School?
Commercial Township School enrolls approximately 505 students in grades PK-08.
Is Commercial Township School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Commercial Township School is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many teachers does Commercial Township School have?
Commercial Township School employs 41 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.3:1.
How diverse is Commercial Township School?
Commercial Township School reports a student body of 64% White, 20% Hispanic, 10% Black, 0% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Commercial Township School in?
Commercial Township School is part of Commercial Township School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.