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Enrollment
516
Elementary
DISTRICT 454 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ABSECON PUBLIC SCHOOLS DISTRICT·NCES 340066000006
H Ashton Marsh
800 IRELAN AVE, ABSECON, NJ 08201 · (609) 641-5375 · Atlantic County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL516 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 49% 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.
- BBeats 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
8.6:1
60 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.8:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
274 students
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 41%
Community
1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 132 | 26% |
| Kindergarten | 71 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 75 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 85 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 74 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 79 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (71) is 10% smaller than its 4th grade class (79).
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · 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
Students here typically continue to
H Ashton Marsh→Emma C Attales
Based on grade levels within Absecon Public Schools District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
48.0%
NJ avg 53.1% . +6.6pp since 2023
Math
41.6%
NJ avg 41.6% . +8.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 48.0% | 41.6% |
| 2023-24 | 41.4% | 32.9% |
% 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
41.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.1%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 H Ashton Marsh
H Ashton Marsh's state test result (41.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| H Ashton Marsh this school | 516 | 53.1% | 41.1% |
| Howard Yocum Elementary MAPLE SHADE | 507 | 54.0% | N/A |
| Maude M. Wilkins Elementary School MAPLE SHADE | 554 | 57.4% | 23.9% |
| Arthur Rann Elementary School GALLOWAY | 635 | 53.9% | 28.7% |
| Merriam Avenue School NEWTON | 483 | 55.7% | 33.4% |
| Howard C. Johnson Elementary School Jackson | 416 | 50.5% | 31.4% |
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 H Ashton Marsh ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Atlantic County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.1% | #716 of 1,290 | #9 of 38 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.6% | #759 of 1,319 ▲ 108 | #10 of 38 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #758 of 1,319 ▲ 97 | #11 of 38 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 516 | #369 of 1,562 | #17 of 45 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.6:1 | #86 of 1,390 | #5 of 38 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.2% | #214 of 1,392 | #11 of 38 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.1% | #554 of 1,481 | #27 of 43 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.7% | #387 of 545 | #6 of 9 |
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
516
+6 (+1%) vs 2020
+5% since 1990-91, when it was 492
Student : Teacher
8.6:1
was 11.3:1
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 | 516 | 60.2 | 8.6:1 | 53% (274) |
| 2023-24 | 534 | 58.2 | 9.2:1 | 50% (267) |
| 2022-23 | 546 | 52.2 | 10.5:1 | 49% (265) |
| 2020-21 | 510 | 45 | 11.3:1 | 46% (234) |
| 2017-18 | 493 | 34.2 | 14.4:1 | 50% (247) |
| 2015-16 | 498 | 37 | 13.5:1 | 43% (213) |
| 2010-11 | 577 | 34 | 17.0:1 | 30% (174) |
| 2000-01 | 541 | 36 | 15.0:1 | 16% (85) |
| 1990-91 | 492 | 31 | 15.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for H Ashton Marsh.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (493 to 516); teachers up 76% (34.2 to 60.2).
About H Ashton Marsh
H Ashton Marsh is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in ABSECON, New Jersey. It serves 516 students in pre-K through 4. The average among elementary schools in New Jersey is roughly 405 students; this school is 27% above that.
The district, Absecon Public Schools District, has 908 students enrolled across 2 schools.
H Ashton Marsh's enrollment has no majority group, and White students are the largest at 44%. After that, the student body is 33% Hispanic, 11% Black, 7% Asian, and 5% multiracial. Among all residents of Atlantic County, the White share is about 56%. By the diversity index, H Ashton Marsh comes in at 68%.
The school reported 60.2 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 8.6:1. The 11.4:1 average for elementary schools in New Jersey is higher than this school's figure. Eligible students account for 53% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program.
allk12 grades H Ashton Marsh a B-. The grade compares the school only with New Jersey public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
H Ashton Marsh sits between the top and bottom 10% of New Jersey schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 41.1% and a predicted 37.1%.
Atlantic County census figures show that median household income is about $78,050, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 32% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. A total of 77 public schools operate in Atlantic County, serving about 41,964 students.
Nearest public school: Emma C Attales, less than a tenth of a mile away. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. H Ashton Marsh is 1st of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Federal data place H Ashton Marsh in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 510 to 516, a small change. The ratio was 11.3:1 in 2020-21 and 8.6:1 in 2024-25.
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Atlantic County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
276,270
Census ACS
Median income
$78,050
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
77
41,964 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Absecon Public Schools District
- Emma C AttalesMiddle · 392 students
Nearby schools
- Emma C Attales0.0 mi · 392
- Arthur Rann Elementary School1.4 mi · 635
- Leeds Avenue Elementary School2.1 mi · 570
- Pleasantville Middle School2.6 mi · 847
- Pleasantville High School2.7 mi · 997
- North Main Street Elementary School3.1 mi · 318
Frequently asked questions
About H Ashton MarshHow many students attend H Ashton Marsh?
H Ashton Marsh enrolls approximately 516 students in grades PK-04.
What age range does H Ashton Marsh serve?
H Ashton Marsh serves students from grade PK through grade 04.
How many students per teacher at H Ashton Marsh?
Approximately 8.6:1 students per teacher at H Ashton Marsh.
What is the student diversity at H Ashton Marsh?
Student demographics at H Ashton Marsh are roughly 44% White, 33% Hispanic, 11% Black, 7% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is H Ashton Marsh in?
H Ashton Marsh is part of Absecon Public Schools District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.