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What advice would you give to incoming students at Manchester Township Elementary School?
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Enrollment
573
Elementary
DISTRICT 438 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MANCHESTER TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340945000031
Manchester Township Elementary School
101 N COLONIAL DRIVE, MANCHESTER, NJ 08733 · (732) 323-9600 · Ocean County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL573 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 27% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats 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
11.5:1
50 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.2:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
343 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 | 62 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 74 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 89 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 78 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 86 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 91 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 93 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (74) is 20% smaller than its 5th grade class (93).
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Manchester Township Elementary School→Manchester Township Middle School→Manchester Township High School
Based on grade levels within Manchester Township School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
37.2%
NJ avg 53.1% . +2.7pp since 2023
Math
32.9%
NJ avg 41.6% . -1.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 37.2% | 32.9% |
| 2023-24 | 34.5% | 34.1% |
% 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
31.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.4%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 Manchester Township Elementary School
Manchester Township Elementary School's state test result (31.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester Township Elementary School this school | 573 | 59.9% | 31.7% |
| Lucy N. Holman Elementary School Jackson | 547 | 58.7% | 27.4% |
| South Amboy Elementary SOUTH AMBOY | 584 | 62.0% | 30.7% |
| Anthony Rossi Elementary School VINELAND | 595 | 57.1% | 34.5% |
| Ridgeway Elementary School MANCHESTER | 476 | 57.4% | 33.1% |
| Merriam Avenue School NEWTON | 483 | 55.7% | 33.4% |
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 Manchester Township Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Ocean County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.7% | #927 of 1,290 | #37 of 51 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.9% | #916 of 1,319 ▼ 70 | #38 of 52 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.2% | #987 of 1,319 ▲ 3 | #35 of 52 ▲ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 573 | #270 of 1,562 | #20 of 70 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.5:1 | #742 of 1,390 | #27 of 59 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.2% | #306 of 1,392 | #6 of 59 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 59.9% | #461 of 1,481 | #14 of 67 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.2% | #401 of 545 | #25 of 28 |
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
573
+8 (+1%) vs 2020
-7% since 2000-01, when it was 613
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
was 11.8:1
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 | 573 | 49.8 | 11.5:1 | 60% (343) |
| 2023-24 | 555 | 49.7 | 11.2:1 | 50% (278) |
| 2022-23 | 514 | 49.7 | 10.3:1 | 45% (232) |
| 2020-21 | 565 | 48 | 11.8:1 | 31% (175) |
| 2017-18 | 550 | 49.3 | 11.2:1 | 37% (206) |
| 2015-16 | 538 | 48 | 11.2:1 | 37% (201) |
| 2010-11 | 582 | 33 | 17.6:1 | 26% (153) |
| 2000-01 | 613 | 41 | 14.9:1 | 18% (110) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Manchester Township Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (550 to 573); teachers up 1% (49.3 to 49.8).
About Manchester Township Elementary School
Manchester Township Elementary School is an elementary school in MANCHESTER, New Jersey, reachable at (732) 323-9600. Grades offered run from pre-K through 5, with 573 students enrolled. For comparison, elementary schools in New Jersey average about 405 students.
Manchester Township Elementary School is in Manchester Township School District, a district with 2,904 students across 6 schools.
Federal enrollment data show Hispanic students as the largest group at Manchester Township Elementary School, at 43%. Other reported shares: 39% White, 8% Black, 6% multiracial, and 4% Asian. Ocean County's residents are about 11% Hispanic, 32 points below the school's share. The school's diversity index is 65%, meaning two students picked at random have a 65% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teachers at Manchester Township Elementary School total 49.8 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 11.5:1. That matches the 11.4:1 average for elementary schools in New Jersey fairly closely. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 60%. The average for public schools in Ocean County is 44%.
Measured against New Jersey public elementary schools, Manchester Township Elementary School receives a C. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 33.4% at Manchester Township Elementary School; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 31.7%.
In the county around the school, Ocean County, the median household income is $89,863, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Ocean County is home to 117 public schools and about 66,051 public school students.
The shortest distance from Manchester Township Elementary School to another public school is about 1.0 miles, to Manchester Township High School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The nearest schools with test data average 27.8%, lower than Manchester Township Elementary School's 31.7%.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 565 to 573.
Conversations here can range across school safety, transportation, and start times. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 Manchester Township School District
- Manchester Township High SchoolHigh · 947 students
- Manchester Township Middle SchoolMiddle · 586 students
- Ridgeway Elementary SchoolElementary · 476 students
- Whiting Elementary SchoolElementary · 266 students
- Manchester Regional Day SchoolCombined · 56 students
Other schools in MANCHESTER
- Manchester Township High SchoolHigh · 947 students
- Manchester Township Middle SchoolMiddle · 586 students
- Ridgeway Elementary SchoolElementary · 476 students
Nearby schools
- Manchester Township High School1.0 mi · 947
- Lakehurst Elementary School1.0 mi · 411
- Ridgeway Elementary School1.8 mi · 476
- Manchester Township Middle School1.9 mi · 586
- Joseph A. Citta Elementary School4.0 mi · 511
- Manchester Regional Day School4.0 mi · 56
Frequently asked questions
About Manchester Township Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Manchester Township Elementary School?
Manchester Township Elementary School enrolls approximately 573 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Manchester Township Elementary School serve?
Manchester Township Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Manchester Township Elementary School have?
Manchester Township Elementary School employs 50 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Manchester Township Elementary School?
Student demographics at Manchester Township Elementary School are roughly 39% White, 43% Hispanic, 8% Black, 4% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Manchester Township Elementary School in?
Manchester Township Elementary School is part of Manchester Township School District.
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