Land O'Pines Elementary School

Located at 81 Windeler Road, in HOWELL, New Jersey, Land O'Pines Elementary School is a mid-tier elementary campus that caters to 530 students (grades K through 5), overseen by Howell Township Public School District. By comparison, New Jersey's public schools average about 405 students each, so Land O'Pines Elementary School sits 31% larger than that benchmark.

Howell Township Public School District runs 12 schools in total, collectively educating 6,047 students. Land O'Pines Elementary School is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Land O'Pines Elementary School logs that White students make up the majority at 55%. Beyond that, the school shows 29% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 5% Black, 4% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 74% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.8:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 30% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Land O'Pines Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 49.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 40.5%.

Around the school, census data for Monmouth County shows the typical household earns roughly $124,845 per year, roughly 51% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. In all, Monmouth County runs 186 public schools (combined enrollment of about 91,053 students), of which Land O'Pines Elementary School is one.

Newbury Early Learning Center is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.2 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Land O'Pines Elementary School ranks 7th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 42.6%.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 3%: 514 students in 2018 compared to 530 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share declined from 71% to 55%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 13.1:1 in 2018 to 10.8:1 today.

Inside the community feed, the feed for Land O'Pines Elementary School typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.