Commercial Township School

Commercial Township School, a medium-sized primary school in PORT NORRIS, New Jersey, operated by Commercial Township School District, serves 505 students, covering grades pre-K through 8. By comparison, New Jersey's public schools average about 405 students each, so Commercial Township School sits 25% above that benchmark.

Operationally, Commercial Township School answers to Commercial Township School District, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Commercial Township School logs that the largest single group is White, at 64% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school lists 20% Hispanic, 10% Black, 6% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 47% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully more White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Commercial Township School has 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.3:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 11.4:1 average. Around 55% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Cumberland County (around 67%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Commercial Township School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 36.3%, the actual is 22.7%, a residual of -13.6 points.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Cumberland County shows the typical household earns roughly $67,436 per year, about 19% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. In all, Cumberland County runs 52 public schools (combined enrollment of about 27,803 students), of which Commercial Township School is one.

The closest other public school is Maurice River Township School, roughly 2.9 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Commercial Township School at 4th of 9; the average score across the group is 20.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Over the past 7-year window. Commercial Township School's enrollment has expanded 35% since 2018, when it stood at 373 (now 505). The Hispanic share of enrollment grew from 14% to 20% over that span.

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