Enrollment
183
Elementary
STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·THE LOWER ALLOWAYS CREEK SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340903005034
Lower Alloways Creek Elementary School
967 MAIN ST CANTON, SALEM, NJ 08079 · (856) 935-2707 · Salem County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL183 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 20% 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.
- DBeats 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
9.0:1
20 FTE teachers
STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
60 students
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 28 | 15% |
| Kindergarten | 18 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 21 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 24 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 12 | 7% |
| Grade 4 | 14 | 8% |
| Grade 5 | 14 | 8% |
| Grade 6 | 19 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 12 | 7% |
| Grade 8 | 21 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (18) is 14% smaller than its 8th grade class (21).
Student demographics
12%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
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NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
39.8%
NJ avg 53.1% . -4.8pp since 2023
Math
35.2%
NJ avg 41.6% . -13.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 40 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 down about 5 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 14 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 39.8% | 35.2% |
| 2023-24 | 44.6% | 48.9% |
% 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
36.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.2%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 Lower Alloways Creek Elementary School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Alloways Creek Elementary School this school | 183 | 32.8% | 36.9% |
| Estell Manor Elementary School ESTELL MANOR | 199 | 32.7% | 41.7% |
| Herbertsville Early Childhood Development Center BRICK | 224 | 32.1% | N/A |
| Dennis Township Primary School CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE | 242 | 38.0% | N/A |
| Crest Memorial School WILDWOOD CREST | 194 | 35.6% | 40.6% |
| Southampton Township School #1 SOUTHAMPTON | 213 | 27.2% | 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 Lower Alloways Creek Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Salem County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.9% | #818 of 1,290 | #8 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.2% | #872 of 1,319 ▼ 306 | #8 of 13 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.8% | #938 of 1,319 ▼ 139 | #9 of 13 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 183 | #1,415 of 1,562 | #15 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 32.8% | #811 of 1,481 | #12 of 19 |
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
183
+20 (+12%) vs 2020
-29% since 1990-91, when it was 259
Student : Teacher
9.0:1
was 8.2:1
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 | 183 | 20.4 | 9.0:1 | 33% (60) |
| 2023-24 | 173 | 22.8 | 7.6:1 | 29% (51) |
| 2022-23 | 177 | 20 | 8.8:1 | 16% (28) |
| 2020-21 | 163 | 20 | 8.2:1 | 24% (39) |
| 2017-18 | 163 | 20.2 | 8.1:1 | 25% (41) |
| 2015-16 | 161 | 21 | 7.7:1 | 25% (41) |
| 2010-11 | 202 | 20 | 10.1:1 | 15% (30) |
| 2000-01 | 212 | 27 | 7.8:1 | 16% (33) |
| 1990-91 | 259 | 28 | 9.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lower Alloways Creek Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 12% (163 to 183); teachers up 1% (20.2 to 20.4).
About Lower Alloways Creek Elementary School
In SALEM, New Jersey, Lower Alloways Creek Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school. It offers pre-K through 8 and has 183 students enrolled. That is 55% below the average of about 405 students for elementary schools in New Jersey.
Lower Alloways Creek Elementary School belongs to The Lower Alloways Creek School District.
White students are 94% of those enrolled at Lower Alloways Creek Elementary School. The remaining shares are 3% multiracial and 2% Black. Census estimates put the White share of Salem County's population at about 73%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 12%.
With 20.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 9.0:1. The average for elementary schools in New Jersey is 11.4:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Lower Alloways Creek Elementary School, 33% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Salem County is 45%.
Among New Jersey public elementary schools, Lower Alloways Creek Elementary School outscored 20%, which works out to a C- on the allk12 Grade.
Compared with New Jersey schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Lower Alloways Creek Elementary School's results are 11.3 points below predicted: 36.9% against 48.2%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Salem County show that the median household earns about $79,960 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 25%, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. Across Salem County, 33 public schools serve about 11,156 students.
Measured in a straight line, Stow Creek Township School is about 3.7 miles from Lower Alloways Creek Elementary School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within ten miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Lower Alloways Creek Elementary School is 4th of 8 on proficiency.
Locale: Rural: Distant. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The school's enrollment increased 12% from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
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Salem County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
65,275
Census ACS
Median income
$79,960
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
33
11,156 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SALEM
- Salem Middle SchoolMiddle · 472 students
- Salem High SchoolHigh · 393 students
- John Fenwick AcademyElementary · 387 students
- Mannington Township Elementary SchoolElementary · 170 students
- Elsinboro Township SchoolElementary · 105 students
Nearby schools
- Stow Creek Township School3.7 mi · 127
- Quinton Township School5.5 mi · 291
- Morris Goodwin School5.6 mi · 85
- Alloway Township School7.0 mi · 285
- Salem High School7.4 mi · 393
- John Fenwick Academy7.8 mi · 387
Frequently asked questions
About Lower Alloways Creek Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Lower Alloways Creek Elementary School?
Lower Alloways Creek Elementary School enrolls approximately 183 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Lower Alloways Creek Elementary School serve?
Lower Alloways Creek Elementary School serves grades PK-08.
How many students per teacher at Lower Alloways Creek Elementary School?
Approximately 9.0:1 students per teacher at Lower Alloways Creek Elementary School.
How diverse is Lower Alloways Creek Elementary School?
Lower Alloways Creek Elementary School reports a student body of 94% White, 1% Hispanic, 2% Black, 3% Two or more.
What district is Lower Alloways Creek Elementary School in?
Lower Alloways Creek Elementary School is part of The Lower Alloways Creek School District.
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