Mahala F. Atchison School

Mahala F. Atchison School is one of the mid-sized elementary schools in TINTON FALLS, New Jersey, part of Tinton Falls School District, with 484 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 2.

Within Tinton Falls School District, which oversees 3 schools and 1,359 students, Mahala F. Atchison School is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Mahala F. Atchison School lists that 69% of the student body identifies as White; the rest breaks down as 13% Hispanic, 7% Black, 6% multiracial, 4% Asian.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 57 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 8.4:1. The state averages around 11.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 19% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Monmouth County runs at roughly 29%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Monmouth County put median household earnings sit near $124,845, roughly 51% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Monmouth County runs 186 public schools (combined enrollment of about 91,053 students), of which Mahala F. Atchison School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Monmouth Regional High School, around 0.7 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 6%: 516 students in 2018 compared to 484 in 2025.

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