Howard L. Emmons

As a close-knit elementary school in PEMBERTON, New Jersey, Howard L. Emmons enrolls 273 students from grades K through 2, operated by Pemberton Township School District. Enrollment runs roughly 33% below the state mean of about 405.

Pemberton Township School District comprises 9 schools with combined enrollment of 4,261 students; Howard L. Emmons is among them.

On demographics, Howard L. Emmons lists that 36% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school reports 26% Hispanic, 19% multiracial, 19% Black. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 64%.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 9.8:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.4:1, putting Howard L. Emmons tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 44% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Burlington County (around 32%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Burlington County put median household earnings sit near $108,111, roughly 43% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Burlington County runs 139 public schools (combined enrollment of about 69,020 students), of which Howard L. Emmons is one.

Samuel T. Busansky School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Howard L. Emmons.

Howard L. Emmons operates from a suburban location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 14%: 319 students in 2018 compared to 273 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 50% to 36% across the same window.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.