Downe Township Elementary School

As a low-enrollment elementary campus in NEWPORT, New Jersey, Downe Township Elementary School teaches 168 students from grades pre-K through 8, overseen by Downe Township School District. That puts it 59% below the typical public school in New Jersey, which averages around 405 students.

Downe Township School District is the operating authority for Downe Township Elementary School, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

On the student-mix side, Downe Township Elementary School logs that White students make up the majority at 77%. Beyond that, the school shows 17% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. That is visibly more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 47%.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 9.9:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.4:1, putting Downe Township Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 55% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Cumberland County (around 67%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

With demographic context factored in, On a poverty-adjusted basis, Downe Township Elementary School sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 35.9%; actual is 19.9%, a gap of -15.9 points.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Cumberland County put median household earnings sit near $67,436, about 19% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. In all, Cumberland County runs 52 public schools (combined enrollment of about 27,803 students), of which Downe Township Elementary School is one.

Myron L. Powell Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 3.5 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Downe Township Elementary School ranks 4th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 19.0%.

Downe Township Elementary School operates from a countryside location.

Five-year trend. Downe Township Elementary School's enrollment has shrank 6% since 2018, when it stood at 179 (now 168). Over the same period, the Hispanic share edged up from 3% to 17%.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.