Enrollment
320
Elementary
DISTRICT 244 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BUENA REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340240003221
Dr. J.P. Cleary Elementary School
1501 CENTRAL AVE, MINOTOLA, NJ 08341 · (856) 697-8080 · Atlantic County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY23-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL320 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 11% 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
13.7:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.8:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
199 students
DISTRICT 60% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 95 | 30% |
| Grade 4 | 109 | 34% |
| Grade 5 | 116 | 36% |
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · 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
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Buena Regional School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
33.4%
NJ avg 53.1% . +0.3pp since 2023
Math
22.2%
NJ avg 41.6% . +0.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 33.4% | 22.2% |
| 2023-24 | 33.1% | 22.2% |
% 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
25.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.1%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% 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. J.P. Cleary Elementary School
Dr. J.P. Cleary Elementary School's state test result (25.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. J.P. Cleary Elementary School this school | 320 | 62.2% | 25.0% |
| Parkview Elementary School WESTVILLE | 347 | 63.4% | 27.5% |
| Alice Costello Elementary School BROOKLAWN | 277 | 70.0% | 36.2% |
| National Park School NATIONAL PARK | 289 | 56.1% | 29.0% |
| Thomas Jefferson School #9 Garfield | 368 | 60.1% | 56.2% |
| Joseph S. Stackhouse School BROWNS MILLS | 242 | 57.4% | N/A |
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. J.P. Cleary Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Atlantic County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.0% | #1,049 of 1,290 | #26 of 38 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.2% | #1,110 of 1,319 ▼ 56 | #27 of 38 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.4% | #1,051 of 1,319 ▼ 32 | #24 of 38 ▼ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 320 | #1,021 of 1,562 | #31 of 45 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #1,197 of 1,390 | #35 of 38 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.5% | #513 of 1,392 | #18 of 38 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.2% | #436 of 1,481 | #20 of 43 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.8% | #750 of 798 | #27 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
320
+11 (+4%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 14.1:1
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 | 320 | 23.3 | 13.7:1 | 62% (199) |
| 2023-24 | 341 | 24 | 14.2:1 | 59% (200) |
| 2022-23 | 311 | 22 | 14.1:1 | 56% (175) |
| 2020-21 | 309 | 22 | 14.1:1 | 61% (187) |
| 2017-18 | 326 | 23 | 14.2:1 | 57% (185) |
| 2015-16 | 281 | 22 | 12.8:1 | 56% (157) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dr. J.P. Cleary Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (326 to 320); teachers up 1% (23 to 23.3).
About Dr. J.P. Cleary Elementary School
Dr. J.P. Cleary Elementary School is a small elementary school located in MINOTOLA, New Jersey. The school covers grades 3 through 5 and reported 320 students in 2024-25. That puts enrollment 21% below the 405-student average for elementary schools in New Jersey.
Buena Regional School District is responsible for 5 schools, Dr. J.P. Cleary Elementary School included, with 1,569 students in all.
Of every 100 students at Dr. J.P. Cleary Elementary School, about 55 are White. After that, the student body is 30% Hispanic, 10% Black, and 3% multiracial. Among Atlantic County residents, the White share is about 56%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 60%.
For every teacher at Dr. J.P. Cleary Elementary School, there are about 13.7 students; the school has 23.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, elementary schools in New Jersey average 11.4:1. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 62%.
Dr. J.P. Cleary Elementary School holds a D allk12 Grade, placing it above 11% of New Jersey public elementary schools.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Dr. J.P. Cleary Elementary School would score about 32.1%. It scores 25.0%, 7.1 points below that figure.
The school is in Atlantic County, where median household income comes to about $78,050, roughly 32% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Atlantic County counts 77 public schools with about 41,964 students.
John C. Milanesi Elementary School sits about 2.0 miles from Dr. J.P. Cleary Elementary School. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Dr. J.P. Cleary Elementary School comes in 5th of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Locale data from NCES put Dr. J.P. Cleary Elementary School in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population under 100,000 (Suburb: Small).
Enrollment increased 4% over 4 years, reaching 320 in 2024-25.
The allk12 page for Dr. J.P. Cleary Elementary School lets the school community talk about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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 Buena Regional School District
- Buena Regional High SchoolHigh · 491 students
- Buena Regional Middle SchoolMiddle · 345 students
- Collings Lakes Elementary SchoolElementary · 221 students
- John C. Milanesi Elementary SchoolElementary · 192 students
Nearby schools
- John C. Milanesi Elementary School2.0 mi · 192
- Buena Regional High School2.2 mi · 491
- Buena Regional Middle School2.5 mi · 345
- Edward Johnstone Middle School2.7 mi · 355
- Vineland Senior High School2.8 mi · 2,736
- Solve D'Ippolito Elementary School3.2 mi · 504
Frequently asked questions
About Dr. J.P. Cleary Elementary SchoolHow large is Dr. J.P. Cleary Elementary School?
Dr. J.P. Cleary Elementary School enrolls approximately 320 students in grades 03-05.
What age range does Dr. J.P. Cleary Elementary School serve?
Dr. J.P. Cleary Elementary School serves students from grade 03 through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Dr. J.P. Cleary Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Dr. J.P. Cleary Elementary School is approximately 13.7:1 (23 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Dr. J.P. Cleary Elementary School?
Dr. J.P. Cleary Elementary School reports a student body of 55% White, 30% Hispanic, 10% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Dr. J.P. Cleary Elementary School in?
Dr. J.P. Cleary Elementary School is part of Buena Regional School District.
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