Enrollment
168
Elementary
STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DOWNE TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340396001832
Downe Township Elementary School
220 MAIN ST, NEWPORT, NJ 08345 · (856) 447-4673 · Cumberland County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL168 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 6% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- DTest 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
9.9:1
17 FTE teachers
STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
93 students
STATE 41%
Community
0
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 | 23 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 16 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 18 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 13 | 8% |
| Grade 3 | 19 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 19 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 17 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 16 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 11 | 7% |
| Grade 8 | 16 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (16) is about the same size as its 8th grade class (16).
Student demographics
37%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
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NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
32.0%
NJ avg 53.1% . +10.0pp since 2023
Math
18.7%
NJ avg 41.6% . +2.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 19 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 10 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 32.0% | 18.7% |
| 2023-24 | 22.0% | 16.0% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of NJ schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
19.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.9%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 20% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 36% typical for New Jersey schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Downe Township Elementary School
Downe Township Elementary School's state test result (19.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Downe Township Elementary School this school | 168 | 55.4% | 19.9% |
| Margaret Mace Elementary School North Wildwood | 159 | 54.1% | 33.7% |
| Weymouth Township Elementary School DOROTHY | 178 | 59.0% | 40.9% |
| Ocean Gate Elementary School OCEAN GATE | 141 | 58.2% | 25.7% |
| Highlands Elementary School HIGHLANDS | 153 | 43.1% | N/A |
| Aline Bingham Elementary School RUNNEMEDE | 186 | 45.2% | 28.0% |
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 Downe Township Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Cumberland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 19.9% | #1,128 of 1,290 | #17 of 32 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 18.7% | #1,169 of 1,319 ▼ 5 | #21 of 32 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.0% | #1,073 of 1,319 ▲ 109 | #13 of 32 ▲ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 168 | #1,438 of 1,562 | #34 of 37 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.4% | #518 of 1,481 | #25 of 36 |
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
168
+5 (+3%) vs 2020
+8% since 1990-91, when it was 156
Student : Teacher
9.9:1
was 9.6:1
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 | 168 | 17 | 9.9:1 | 55% (93) |
| 2023-24 | 175 | 17.4 | 10.1:1 | 52% (91) |
| 2022-23 | 153 | 16.4 | 9.3:1 | 46% (70) |
| 2020-21 | 163 | 17 | 9.6:1 | 40% (66) |
| 2017-18 | 179 | 17 | 10.5:1 | 45% (80) |
| 2015-16 | 180 | 17 | 10.6:1 | 45% (81) |
| 2010-11 | 165 | 16 | 10.3:1 | 48% (79) |
| 2000-01 | 164 | 14 | 11.7:1 | 52% (86) |
| 1990-91 | 156 | 16 | 9.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Downe Township Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (179 to 168); teachers unchanged (17 to 17).
About Downe Township Elementary School
Downe Township Elementary School is a small elementary school in NEWPORT, New Jersey. School enrollment was 168 students in 2024-25, in pre-K through 8. For comparison, elementary schools in New Jersey average about 405 students.
Federal records list Downe Township School District as the district for Downe Township Elementary School.
Roughly 77% of students at Downe Township Elementary School are White. Other groups include 17% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. By comparison, Cumberland County residents are about 47% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 37% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.9:1 at Downe Township Elementary School, with 17 full-time-equivalent teachers. This ratio sits 1.6 below the 11.4:1 average for elementary schools in New Jersey. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 55%. Among public schools in Cumberland County, the average eligibility rate is 67%.
allk12 grades Downe Township Elementary School a D. The grade compares the school only with New Jersey public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
On BeatsExpectations, which compares test results with what a school's student poverty level would predict, Downe Township Elementary School ranks in the bottom 10% in New Jersey. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 19.9%, against a prediction of 35.9%.
In Cumberland County (population about 153,305), the median household income is $67,436, roughly 19% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. There are 52 public schools in Cumberland County, enrolling about 27,803 students in all.
The shortest distance from Downe Township Elementary School to another public school is about 3.5 miles, to Myron L. Powell Elementary School. Other public schools within ten miles: at least 8. Among 8 nearby schools that report test results, Downe Township Elementary School ranks 4th on proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, Downe Township Elementary School is Rural: Distant.
Federal data show a 3% enrollment increase, from 163 in 2020-21 to 168 in 2024-25.
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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
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Frequently asked questions
About Downe Township Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Downe Township Elementary School?
Downe Township Elementary School enrolls approximately 168 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Downe Township Elementary School serve?
Downe Township Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Downe Township Elementary School?
Approximately 9.9:1 students per teacher at Downe Township Elementary School.
How diverse is Downe Township Elementary School?
Downe Township Elementary School reports a student body of 77% White, 17% Hispanic, 2% Black, 4% Two or more.
What district is Downe Township Elementary School in?
Downe Township Elementary School is part of Downe Township School District.
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