Elizabeth F. Moore School

As a cozy elementary campus in SEABROOK, New Jersey, Elizabeth F. Moore School serves 293 students from grades 3 through 5, overseen by Upper Deerfield Township School District. Enrollment runs roughly 28% leaner than the state mean of about 405.

Upper Deerfield Township School District runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 958 students. Elizabeth F. Moore School is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Elizabeth F. Moore School records that the most-represented group is Hispanic (39%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school shows 32% White, 21% Black, 6% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Cumberland County as a whole.

On the resource side, The school currently runs with 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.4:1, putting Elizabeth F. Moore School higher than the state norm the norm. About 61% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Elizabeth F. Moore School falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 32.9%; this one comes in at 14.4%, -18.5 points off the demographic line.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Cumberland County) records that median household earnings sit near $67,436, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. Elizabeth F. Moore School is one of 52 public schools in Cumberland County (combined enrollment of about 27,803 students).

Charles F. Seabrook School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Elizabeth F. Moore School ranks 7th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 27.8%.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Elizabeth F. Moore School has increased 58%, going from 186 students in 2018 to 293 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 49% to 32% across the same window.

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