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What's something Dr. Joyanne D. Miller Elementary School does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
980
Elementary
DISTRICT 834 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340456000698
Dr. Joyanne D. Miller Elementary School
2 ALDER AVENUE, EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP, NJ 08234 · (609) 407-2500 · Atlantic County
GRADES 04–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL980 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 15% 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.
- C-Beats 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
9.8:1
100 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
537 students
DISTRICT 52% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 4 | 482 | 49% |
| Grade 5 | 498 | 51% |
Student demographics
72%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · 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
School pathway
Based on grade levels within Egg Harbor Township School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
37.8%
NJ avg 53.1% . +1.0pp since 2023
Math
29.1%
NJ avg 41.6% . +0.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 37.8% | 29.1% |
| 2023-24 | 36.8% | 29.1% |
% 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
29.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.2%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% 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 Dr. Joyanne D. Miller Elementary School
Dr. Joyanne D. Miller Elementary School's state test result (29.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. Joyanne D. Miller Elementary School this school | 980 | 54.8% | 29.8% |
| Samsel Upper Elementary School PARLIN | 870 | 46.7% | 44.7% |
| Washington Community School #9 BAYONNE | 691 | 61.2% | 34.2% |
| Horace Mann Community School BAYONNE | 712 | 54.9% | 39.8% |
| Denbo Crichton School Browns Mills | 855 | 53.6% | 20.0% |
| Arthur Rann Elementary School GALLOWAY | 635 | 53.9% | 28.7% |
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 Dr. Joyanne D. Miller Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Atlantic County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.8% | #961 of 1,290 | #20 of 38 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.1% | #993 of 1,319 ▼ 39 | #20 of 38 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.8% | #977 of 1,319 ▼ 26 | #17 of 38 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 980 | #16 of 1,562 | #3 of 45 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.8:1 | #289 of 1,390 | #16 of 38 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.0% | #87 of 1,392 | #4 of 38 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.8% | #525 of 1,481 | #24 of 43 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.8% | #328 of 798 | #9 of 27 |
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
980
-23 (-2%) vs 2020
-18% since 2010-11, when it was 1,197
Student : Teacher
9.8:1
was 11.3:1
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 | 980 | 100 | 9.8:1 | 55% (537) |
| 2023-24 | 1,038 | 100.2 | 10.4:1 | 49% (513) |
| 2022-23 | 1,073 | 96.5 | 11.1:1 | 49% (524) |
| 2020-21 | 1,003 | 89 | 11.3:1 | 47% (476) |
| 2017-18 | 1,124 | 90 | 12.5:1 | 52% (584) |
| 2015-16 | 1,150 | 90 | 12.8:1 | 47% (539) |
| 2010-11 | 1,197 | 63 | 19.0:1 | 39% (471) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dr. Joyanne D. Miller Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (1,124 to 980); teachers up 11% (90 to 100).
About Dr. Joyanne D. Miller Elementary School
Dr. Joyanne D. Miller Elementary School is a large elementary school that serves part of EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP, New Jersey. Enrolled students number 980 students, in grades 4 through 5. Statewide, elementary schools in New Jersey average about 405 students each.
Dr. Joyanne D. Miller Elementary School sits within Egg Harbor Township School District, which has 7 schools and 7,346 students.
Dr. Joyanne D. Miller Elementary School has no majority group; White students are the largest, at 39%. Beyond that, enrollment is 31% Hispanic, 13% Asian, 11% Black, and 6% multiracial. In Atlantic County overall, about 56% of residents are White. Pick two students at random and there is a 72% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The ratio of students to teachers is 9.8:1, with 100 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 11.4:1 average for elementary schools in New Jersey. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Dr. Joyanne D. Miller Elementary School is 55%.
allk12 grades Dr. Joyanne D. Miller Elementary School a C-. The grade compares the school only with New Jersey public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Dr. Joyanne D. Miller Elementary School scores 29.8% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 36.2%.
Within Atlantic County, the median household income is $78,050, about 32% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. In all, Atlantic County has 77 public schools and roughly 41,964 students.
Alder Avenue Middle School is located about 0.3 miles from Dr. Joyanne D. Miller Elementary School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of 8 schools in the immediate area with test results, Dr. Joyanne D. Miller Elementary School ranks 5th on average proficiency.
Dr. Joyanne D. Miller Elementary School is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
The student count changed little between 2020-21 (1,003) and 2024-25 (980). Federal data show the ratio falling from 11.3:1 to 9.8:1.
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Atlantic County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
276,270
Census ACS
Median income
$78,050
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
77
41,964 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Egg Harbor Township School District
- Egg Harbor Township High SchoolHigh · 2,279 students
- Swift-Slaybaugh ComplexElementary · 1,422 students
- Alder Avenue Middle SchoolMiddle · 919 students
- Fernwood Avenue Middle SchoolMiddle · 811 students
- Clayton J. Davenport Elementary SchoolElementary · 677 students
- Bargaintown PreschoolElementary · 258 students
Other schools in EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP
- Egg Harbor Township High SchoolHigh · 2,279 students
- Swift-Slaybaugh ComplexElementary · 1,422 students
- Alder Avenue Middle SchoolMiddle · 919 students
- Fernwood Avenue Middle SchoolMiddle · 811 students
- Clayton J. Davenport Elementary SchoolElementary · 677 students
- Principle Academy Charter SchoolElementary · 434 students
Nearby schools
- Alder Avenue Middle School0.3 mi · 919
- Egg Harbor Township High School1.6 mi · 2,279
- Fernwood Avenue Middle School2.2 mi · 811
- William Davies Middle School3.0 mi · 943
- George L. Hess Educational Complex3.1 mi · 1,315
- Clayton J. Davenport Elementary School3.2 mi · 677
Frequently asked questions
About Dr. Joyanne D. Miller Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Dr. Joyanne D. Miller Elementary School?
Dr. Joyanne D. Miller Elementary School enrolls approximately 980 students in grades 04-05.
What age range does Dr. Joyanne D. Miller Elementary School serve?
Dr. Joyanne D. Miller Elementary School serves students from grade 04 through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Dr. Joyanne D. Miller Elementary School?
Approximately 9.8:1 students per teacher at Dr. Joyanne D. Miller Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Dr. Joyanne D. Miller Elementary School?
Student demographics at Dr. Joyanne D. Miller Elementary School are roughly 39% White, 31% Hispanic, 11% Black, 13% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Dr. Joyanne D. Miller Elementary School public or private?
Dr. Joyanne D. Miller Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Egg Harbor Township School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.