Enrollment
105
Elementary
STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ELSINBORO TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340468005032
Elsinboro Township School
631 SALEM FORT ELFSBORG ROAD, SALEM, NJ 08079 · (856) 935-3817 · Salem County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL105 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 40% 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.
- B-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
6.4:1
16 FTE teachers
STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
57 students
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 6 | 6% |
| Grade 1 | 10 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 13 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 14 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 14 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 14 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 9 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 16 | 15% |
| Grade 8 | 9 | 9% |
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
50.0%
NJ avg 53.1% . +2.6pp since 2023
Math
32.1%
NJ avg 41.6% . +0.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.0% | 32.1% |
| 2023-24 | 47.4% | 32.0% |
% 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
37.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.5%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% 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 Elsinboro Township School
Elsinboro Township School's state test result (37.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elsinboro Township School this school | 105 | 54.3% | 37.4% |
| Delaware Avenue School Palmyra | 99 | 46.5% | N/A |
| Morris Goodwin School GREENWICH | 85 | 43.5% | 55.0% |
| Ocean Gate Elementary School OCEAN GATE | 141 | 58.2% | 25.7% |
| Grade Downing Elementary School RUNNEMEDE | 149 | 45.6% | 31.4% |
| Margaret Mace Elementary School North Wildwood | 159 | 54.1% | 33.7% |
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 Elsinboro Township School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Salem County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.4% | #808 of 1,290 | #7 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.1% | #929 of 1,319 ▼ 44 | #11 of 13 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #702 of 1,319 ▲ 31 | #6 of 13 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 105 | #1,513 of 1,562 | #19 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.3% | #535 of 1,481 | #5 of 19 |
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
105
-7 (-6%) vs 2020
-16% since 1990-91, when it was 125
Student : Teacher
6.4:1
was 8.0:1
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 | 105 | 16.4 | 6.4:1 | 54% (57) |
| 2023-24 | 112 | 15.7 | 7.1:1 | 50% (56) |
| 2022-23 | 117 | 15.7 | 7.5:1 | 57% (67) |
| 2020-21 | 112 | 14 | 8.0:1 | 54% (60) |
| 2017-18 | 126 | 14.3 | 8.8:1 | 51% (64) |
| 2015-16 | 128 | 13 | 9.8:1 | 46% (59) |
| 2010-11 | 94 | 9 | 10.4:1 | 24% (23) |
| 2000-01 | 128 | 10 | 12.8:1 | 10% (13) |
| 1990-91 | 125 | 10 | 12.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Elsinboro Township School.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (126 to 105); teachers up 15% (14.3 to 16.4).
About Elsinboro Township School
Elsinboro Township School is a very small elementary school for students in SALEM, New Jersey. Its grade span covers pre-K through 8, with 105 students on the rolls. Across elementary schools in New Jersey, the average enrollment is about 405.
Elsinboro Township School is a school in Elsinboro Township School District.
The largest group at Elsinboro Township School is White students, at 64%. Enrollment also includes 15% Black, 10% Hispanic, and 10% multiracial. Among people living in Salem County, the White share is about 73%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Elsinboro Township School scores 55%.
The school had 16.4 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 6.4:1. The gap from the 11.4:1 average for elementary schools in New Jersey is 5.0 students per teacher. The school reported 54% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. Among public schools in Salem County, the average eligibility rate is 45%.
Elsinboro Township School holds a C+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 40% of New Jersey public elementary schools.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Elsinboro Township School falls in the middle 80% of New Jersey schools: 37.4% actual against 36.5% predicted.
The school is in Salem County, where median household income comes to about $79,960, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Salem County counts 33 public schools with about 11,156 students.
Salem High School sits about 2.4 miles from Elsinboro Township School. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 3 other public schools. The school's 37.4% average proficiency ranks 2nd among 5 nearby schools.
NCES assigns Elsinboro Township School the locale Town: Fringe, meaning in a town close to an urbanized area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Elsinboro Township School had a net loss of 7 students, or 6%. The ratio of students to teachers went from 8.0:1 to 6.4:1 over the same years.
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Salem County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
65,275
Census ACS
Median income
$79,960
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
33
11,156 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SALEM
- Salem Middle SchoolMiddle · 472 students
- Salem High SchoolHigh · 393 students
- John Fenwick AcademyElementary · 387 students
- Lower Alloways Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 183 students
- Mannington Township Elementary SchoolElementary · 170 students
Nearby schools
- Salem High School2.4 mi · 393
- John Fenwick Academy2.8 mi · 387
- Salem Middle School3.0 mi · 472
- Quinton Township School5.8 mi · 291
- Valley Park Elementary School5.8 mi · 365
- Southern Elementary School5.8 mi · 729
Frequently asked questions
About Elsinboro Township SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Elsinboro Township School?
Elsinboro Township School enrolls approximately 105 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Elsinboro Township School serve?
Elsinboro Township School serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Elsinboro Township School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Elsinboro Township School is approximately 6.4:1 (16 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Elsinboro Township School?
Student demographics at Elsinboro Township School are roughly 64% White, 10% Hispanic, 15% Black, 10% Two or more.
What district is Elsinboro Township School in?
Elsinboro Township School is part of Elsinboro Township School District.
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