Enrollment
241
Elementary
DISTRICT 279 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OCEAN TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341209004682
Frederic A. Priff Elementary School
139 WELLS MILL ROAD, WARETOWN, NJ 08758 · (609) 693-3131 · Ocean County
GRADES 03–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL241 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
107 students
DISTRICT 41% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 57 | 24% |
| Grade 4 | 62 | 26% |
| Grade 5 | 56 | 23% |
| Grade 6 | 66 | 27% |
Student demographics
41%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 39% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Ocean Township School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
44.2%
NJ avg 53.1% . +3.7pp since 2023
Math
34.9%
NJ avg 41.6% . +3.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 44.2% | 34.9% |
| 2023-24 | 40.5% | 31.8% |
% 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
35.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.9%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 Frederic A. Priff Elementary School
Frederic A. Priff Elementary School's state test result (35.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frederic A. Priff Elementary School this school | 241 | 44.4% | 35.9% |
| Penn Beach Elementary PENNSVILLE | 263 | 45.2% | 39.3% |
| Belvidere Elementary School BELVIDERE | 274 | 44.2% | 17.6% |
| Mary Bray Elementary School MOUNT EPHRAIM | 289 | 39.1% | 46.9% |
| Atco Elementary School Atco | 221 | 38.0% | N/A |
| Robert C. Wood Sr Early Childhood Center Little Egg Harbor | 318 | 40.9% | N/A |
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 Frederic A. Priff Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Ocean County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.9% | #838 of 1,290 | #26 of 51 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.9% | #877 of 1,319 ▲ 17 | #36 of 52 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.2% | #852 of 1,319 ▲ 24 | #24 of 52 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 241 | #1,317 of 1,562 | #58 of 70 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.2:1 | #1,345 of 1,390 | #58 of 59 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.9% | #1,026 of 1,392 | #34 of 59 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 44.4% | #667 of 1,481 | #30 of 67 |
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
241
-16 (-6%) vs 2020
-20% since 1990-91, when it was 302
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
was 10.7:1
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 | 241 | 14.9 | 16.2:1 | 44% (107) |
| 2023-24 | 267 | 20.9 | 12.8:1 | 41% (110) |
| 2022-23 | 255 | 18.9 | 13.5:1 | 29% (73) |
| 2020-21 | 257 | 24 | 10.7:1 | 42% (108) |
| 2017-18 | 190 | 22.3 | 8.5:1 | 41% (78) |
| 2015-16 | 208 | 23 | 9.0:1 | 45% (93) |
| 2010-11 | 203 | 16 | 12.7:1 | 32% (65) |
| 2000-01 | 298 | 21 | 14.2:1 | 27% (80) |
| 1990-91 | 302 | 17 | 17.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Frederic A. Priff Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 27% (190 to 241); teachers down 33% (22.3 to 14.9).
About Frederic A. Priff Elementary School
Frederic A. Priff Elementary School runs as a small elementary school in WARETOWN, New Jersey. Classes run from 3 through 6, and the school has 241 students. Against the 405-student average for elementary schools in New Jersey, enrollment here is 40% lower.
Ocean Township School District runs 2 schools with a combined 558 students. Frederic A. Priff Elementary School is one of them.
Frederic A. Priff Elementary School is 75% White by enrollment. Other students are 15% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 2% Black. By comparison, Ocean County residents are about 83% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 41% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Frederic A. Priff Elementary School employs 14.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 16.2:1. This ratio sits 4.7 above the 11.4:1 average for elementary schools in New Jersey. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 44% in 2024-25. That tracks the 44% average for public schools in Ocean County.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Frederic A. Priff Elementary School, the prediction is 41.9% and the result is 35.9%.
Among Ocean County residents, the median household income is $89,863, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Frederic A. Priff Elementary School is one of 117 public schools in the county.
The closest other public school is Waretown Elementary School, about 0.1 miles away. Frederic A. Priff Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Frederic A. Priff Elementary School ranks 4th of 7 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 35.9% against a local average of 37.0%.
Frederic A. Priff Elementary School has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.
Enrollment is down 6% from 2020-21, when Frederic A. Priff Elementary School had 257 students, to 2024-25, when it had 241. Its ratio of students to teachers was 10.7:1 in 2020-21, and 16.2:1 in 2024-25.
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Ocean County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
654,362
Census ACS
Median income
$89,863
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
117
66,051 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Ocean Township School District
- Waretown Elementary SchoolElementary · 317 students
Other schools in WARETOWN
- Waretown Elementary SchoolElementary · 317 students
- Ocean County Vocational Technical School Waretown CenterHigh · 74 students
Nearby schools
- Waretown Elementary School0.1 mi · 317
- Joseph T. Donahue Elementary School2.1 mi · 524
- Barnegat High School2.2 mi · 1,003
- Ocean County Vocational Technical School Waretown Center2.4 mi · 74
- Robert L. Horbelt Elementary School2.8 mi · 499
- Russell O. Brackman Middle School2.9 mi · 509
Frequently asked questions
About Frederic A. Priff Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Frederic A. Priff Elementary School?
Frederic A. Priff Elementary School enrolls approximately 241 students in grades 03-06.
What age range does Frederic A. Priff Elementary School serve?
Frederic A. Priff Elementary School serves students from grade 03 through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Frederic A. Priff Elementary School?
Approximately 16.2:1 students per teacher at Frederic A. Priff Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Frederic A. Priff Elementary School?
Student demographics at Frederic A. Priff Elementary School are roughly 75% White, 15% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Frederic A. Priff Elementary School?
Frederic A. Priff Elementary School is overseen by Ocean Township School District in Ocean County.
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