Elms Elementary School

Elms Elementary School, a substantial elementary-level community in Jackson, New Jersey, part of Jackson Township School District, hosts 705 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, New Jersey's public schools average about 405 students each, so Elms Elementary School sits 74% larger than that benchmark.

Elms Elementary School is one of 10 schools operated by Jackson Township School District, a district that works with 7,627 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Elms Elementary School records that White students make up the majority at 58%. Other groups include 26% Hispanic, 9% Black, 4% multiracial, 3% Asian. By comparison, Ocean County as a whole is about 83% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 50 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.0:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 11.4:1 average. Around 38% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

With demographic context factored in, Elms Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 45.4%; this one delivers 43.5%.

In the area at large, census data for Ocean County shows median household earnings sit near $89,863, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Elms Elementary School is one of 117 public schools in Ocean County (combined enrollment of about 66,051 students).

The closest other public school is Carl W. Goetz Middle School, roughly 0.5 miles away. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Elms Elementary School at 4th of 8; the average score across the group is 41.8%.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Elms Elementary School's enrollment has changed only slightly since 2018, when it stood at 689 (now 705). White enrollment moved from 83% to 58% across the same window.

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