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Enrollment
547
Elementary
DISTRICT 566 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JACKSON TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340774004620
Lucy N. Holman Elementary School
125 Manhattan Street, Jackson, NJ 08527 · (732) 833-4620 · Ocean County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL547 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
321 students
DISTRICT 51% · 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 | 84 | 15% |
| Kindergarten | 71 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 80 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 71 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 72 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 82 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 87 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (71) is 18% smaller than its 5th grade class (87).
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · 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
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
36.3%
NJ avg 53.1% . +4.1pp since 2023
Math
29.3%
NJ avg 41.6% . +0.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 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 have held steady.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 36.3% | 29.3% |
| 2023-24 | 32.2% | 29.0% |
% 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
27.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.0%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 Lucy N. Holman Elementary School
Lucy N. Holman Elementary School's state test result (27.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lucy N. Holman Elementary School this school | 547 | 58.7% | 27.4% |
| Manchester Township Elementary School MANCHESTER | 573 | 59.9% | 31.7% |
| South Amboy Elementary SOUTH AMBOY | 584 | 62.0% | 30.7% |
| Merriam Avenue School NEWTON | 483 | 55.7% | 33.4% |
| John F. Kennedy Elementary School JAMESBURG | 477 | 57.0% | 30.0% |
| South River Primary School SOUTH RIVER | 508 | 65.0% | 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 Lucy N. Holman Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Ocean County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.4% | #1,015 of 1,290 | #43 of 51 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.3% | #990 of 1,319 ▼ 34 | #44 of 52 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.3% | #1,004 of 1,319 ▲ 27 | #37 of 52 ▲ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 547 | #311 of 1,562 | #24 of 70 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.3:1 | #692 of 1,390 | #22 of 59 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.7% | #469 of 1,392 | #10 of 59 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.7% | #473 of 1,481 | #15 of 67 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.4% | #679 of 798 | #24 of 30 |
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
547
+49 (+10%) vs 2020
-23% since 1990-91, when it was 714
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
was 11.9:1
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 | 547 | 48.4 | 11.3:1 | 59% (321) |
| 2023-24 | 534 | 47.9 | 11.2:1 | 50% (267) |
| 2022-23 | 498 | 45.9 | 10.8:1 | 44% (221) |
| 2020-21 | 498 | 42 | 11.9:1 | 39% (193) |
| 2017-18 | 566 | 51.6 | 11.0:1 | 37% (207) |
| 2015-16 | 630 | 47 | 13.4:1 | 26% (161) |
| 2010-11 | 658 | 45 | 14.6:1 | 22% (146) |
| 2000-01 | 738 | 43 | 17.2:1 | 13% (95) |
| 1990-91 | 714 | 41 | 17.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lucy N. Holman Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (566 to 547); teachers down 6% (51.6 to 48.4).
About Lucy N. Holman Elementary School
Lucy N. Holman Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school with an address in Jackson, New Jersey. Grades offered run from pre-K through 5, with 547 students enrolled. The average among elementary schools in New Jersey is roughly 405 students; this school is 35% bigger than that.
Lucy N. Holman Elementary School sits within Jackson Township School District, which has 10 schools and 7,627 students.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at Lucy N. Holman Elementary School is Hispanic (48%). Other students are 39% White, 5% Black, and 5% multiracial. That is higher than the 11% Hispanic share among all Ocean County residents. By the diversity index, Lucy N. Holman Elementary School comes in at 61%.
Its 48.4 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 11.3:1. Elementary schools in New Jersey have a similar average ratio of 11.4:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 59%. That rate is above the 44% average among public schools in Ocean County.
Schools in New Jersey with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 34.0%. Lucy N. Holman Elementary School scores 27.4%.
Among Ocean County residents, median household income is about $89,863, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 117 public schools in Ocean County, with a combined enrollment of about 66,051.
Sylvia Rosenauer Elementary School is located about 2.0 miles from Lucy N. Holman Elementary School. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, Lucy N. Holman Elementary School ranks 8th on average proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.
Lucy N. Holman Elementary School had 498 students in 2020-21 and 547 in 2024-25, a 10% gain.
Parents and students can post about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs at Lucy N. Holman Elementary School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 Jackson Township School District
- Jackson Memorial High SchoolHigh · 1,577 students
- Jackson Liberty High SchoolHigh · 1,012 students
- Carl W. Goetz Middle SchoolMiddle · 978 students
- Switlik Elementary SchoolElementary · 758 students
- Crawford-Rodriguez Elementary SchoolElementary · 718 students
- Elms Elementary SchoolElementary · 705 students
Other schools in Jackson
- Jackson Memorial High SchoolHigh · 1,577 students
- Jackson Liberty High SchoolHigh · 1,012 students
- Carl W. Goetz Middle SchoolMiddle · 978 students
- Switlik Elementary SchoolElementary · 758 students
- Crawford-Rodriguez Elementary SchoolElementary · 718 students
- Elms Elementary SchoolElementary · 705 students
Nearby schools
- Sylvia Rosenauer Elementary School2.0 mi · 251
- Jackson Liberty High School2.1 mi · 1,012
- Howard C. Johnson Elementary School2.5 mi · 416
- Crawford-Rodriguez Elementary School2.5 mi · 718
- Christa McAuliffe Middle School2.8 mi · 665
- Jackson Memorial High School3.2 mi · 1,577
Frequently asked questions
About Lucy N. Holman Elementary SchoolHow large is Lucy N. Holman Elementary School?
Lucy N. Holman Elementary School enrolls approximately 547 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Lucy N. Holman Elementary School serve?
Lucy N. Holman Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Lucy N. Holman Elementary School?
Approximately 11.3:1 students per teacher at Lucy N. Holman Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Lucy N. Holman Elementary School?
Student demographics at Lucy N. Holman Elementary School are roughly 39% White, 48% Hispanic, 5% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Lucy N. Holman Elementary School public or private?
Lucy N. Holman Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Jackson Township School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.