Elmer Elementary School

Elmer Elementary School is a cozy primary school in Elmer, New Jersey, run under Pittsgrove Township School District. The school instructs 197 students in grades K through 1. Compared to the state average of about 405 students per school, that is 51% smaller than typical.

Across the 5 schools in Pittsgrove Township School District (1,676 students total), Elmer Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Elmer Elementary School shows that White students make up the majority at 73%. Beyond that, the school lists 16% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 3% Black. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Elmer Elementary School has 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 20.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.4:1, putting Elmer Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 34% of students at Elmer Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is lower than Salem County's rate of about 45%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Salem County put the typical household earns roughly $79,960 per year, roughly 25% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Across Salem County's 33 public schools (combined enrollment of about 11,156 students), Elmer Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Creativity CoLaboratory Charter School, around 1.5 miles off. 6 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 15%: 233 students in 2018 compared to 197 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 11% to 16% across the same window. Class-load math has widened: from 13.3:1 in 2018 to 20.1:1 in 2025.

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