Total enrollment
6,047
+640 (+12%) vs SY 2020-21
12 schools in Howell Township Public School District
New Jersey · 6,047 students · 3 cities
Howell Township Public School District has 12 public K-12 schools on the books today, teaching approximately 6,047 New Jersey students across 10 elementary and 2 middle.
4-year change in Howell Township Public School District
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
12
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Howell Township Public School District ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In New Jersey | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.2% | #113 of 243 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 6,047 | #51 of 372 | #1,563 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 12 | #26 of 372 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.1:1 | #177 of 370 | #1,141 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 30.0% | #177 of 369 | #6,626 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.3% | #154 of 298 | #2,154 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Howell Township Public School District
State test results across the district's 11 scored schools run from Howell Township Middle School North at 49.5% proficient to Land O'Pines Elementary School at 40.5%, a gap of 9.0 points. That is the 167th widest gap among 186 New Jersey districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 12 district schools that reported both years went from 5,747 to 6,047 students (up 5%) and from 494 to 545 full-time teachers (up 10%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howell Township Middle School North | Farmingdale | Middle | 06-08 | 970 |
| Howell Township Middle School South | Howell | Middle | 06-08 | 893 |
| Land O'Pines Elementary School | Howell | Elementary | KG-05 | 530 |
| Ramtown Elementary School | Howell | Elementary | KG-05 | 483 |
| Aldrich Elementary School | Howell | Elementary | KG-05 | 470 |
| Edith M. Griebling Elementary School | Farmingdale | Elementary | KG-05 | 457 |
| Memorial Elementary School | Freehold | Elementary | KG-05 | 414 |
| Taunton Elementary School | Howell | Elementary | KG-05 | 389 |
| Ardena Elementary School | Farmingdale | Elementary | KG-05 | 374 |
| Newbury Early Learning Center | Howell | Elementary | PK-PK | 365 |
| Adelphia Early Learning Center | Freehold | Elementary | PK-PK | 357 |
| Greenville Elementary School | Howell | Elementary | KG-05 | 345 |
About Howell Township Public School District
Howell Township Public School District is a sparse public-school district in New Jersey. The district runs 12 schools and enrolls approximately 6,047 students.
For a sense of the school types, Howell Township Public School District is made up of 10 elementary and 2 middle.
Five-year track record. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment expanded 12%: 5,407 students in SY 2020-21 versus 6,047 in SY 2024-25.
In the discussion threads here, the community for Howell Township Public School District discusses comparison threads between local schools and program reviews. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.