Elsinboro Township School

Elsinboro Township School is a very small K-5 school in SALEM, New Jersey, overseen by Elsinboro Township School District. The school teaches 105 students in grades pre-K through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 74% below the state mean of about 405.

Elsinboro Township School sits inside Elsinboro Township School District, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

In terms of who attends, Elsinboro Township School logs that the largest single group is White, at 64% of enrollment. The remainder looks like 15% Black, 10% Hispanic, 10% multiracial. By comparison, Salem County as a whole is about 73% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 6.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.4:1, putting Elsinboro Township School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 54% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Salem County (around 45%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Elsinboro Township School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 36.5%; this one delivers 37.4%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Salem County) records that the typical household earns roughly $79,960 per year, about 25% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. In all, Salem County runs 33 public schools (combined enrollment of about 11,156 students), of which Elsinboro Township School is one.

The closest other public school is Salem High School, roughly 2.4 miles away. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Elsinboro Township School ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 29.4%.

The school occupies a town-based site.

Five-year trend. Elsinboro Township School's enrollment has declined 17% since 2018, when it stood at 126 (now 105). Over the same period, the Black share edged up from 8% to 15%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 8.8:1 in 2018 to 6.4:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, members of the Elsinboro Township School community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.