Enrollment
170
Elementary
STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MANNINGTON TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340948005036
Mannington Township Elementary School
495 ROUTE 45, SALEM, NJ 08079 · (856) 935-1078 · Salem County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL170 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 75% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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
8.5:1
20 FTE teachers
STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
26%
44 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 | 30 | 18% |
| Kindergarten | 14 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 15 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 18 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 21 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 15 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 12 | 7% |
| Grade 6 | 15 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 17 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 13 | 8% |
This year's kindergarten class (14) is 8% larger than its 8th grade class (13).
Student demographics
40%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
66.0%
NJ avg 53.1% . +3.8pp since 2023
Math
68.2%
NJ avg 41.6% . +3.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 68 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 are up about 3 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 66.0% | 68.2% |
| 2023-24 | 62.2% | 64.8% |
% 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
60.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.0%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 Mannington Township Elementary School
Mannington Township Elementary School's state test result (60.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mannington Township Elementary School this school | 170 | 25.9% | 60.3% |
| Deal Elementary School DEAL | 160 | 26.3% | 37.8% |
| Port Colden School WASHINGTON | 170 | 21.2% | 36.9% |
| Southampton Township School #1 SOUTHAMPTON | 213 | 27.2% | N/A |
| Knowlton Township Board of Education DELAWARE | 174 | 20.7% | 47.3% |
| Ridge and Valley Charter School Frelinghuysen | 134 | 27.6% | 43.3% |
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 Mannington Township Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Salem County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.3% | #331 of 1,290 | #1 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.2% | #271 of 1,319 ▲ 17 | #1 of 13 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.0% | #357 of 1,319 ▲ 48 | #1 of 13 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 170 | #1,435 of 1,562 | #16 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 25.9% | #924 of 1,481 | #15 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
170
+1 (+1%) vs 2020
+6% since 1990-91, when it was 161
Student : Teacher
8.5:1
was 8.4:1
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 | 170 | 20 | 8.5:1 | 26% (44) |
| 2023-24 | 161 | 19 | 8.5:1 | 24% (38) |
| 2022-23 | 171 | 22 | 7.8:1 | 19% (32) |
| 2020-21 | 169 | 20 | 8.4:1 | 22% (38) |
| 2017-18 | 152 | 16.1 | 9.5:1 | 26% (40) |
| 2015-16 | 185 | 14 | 13.2:1 | 29% (53) |
| 2010-11 | 184 | 13 | 14.2:1 | 32% (58) |
| 2000-01 | 199 | 18 | 11.1:1 | 20% (39) |
| 1990-91 | 161 | 17 | 9.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mannington Township Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 12% (152 to 170); teachers up 25% (16.1 to 20).
About Mannington Township Elementary School
Mannington Township Elementary School is a public elementary school run by Mannington Township School District in SALEM, New Jersey. The school serves pre-K through 8. Enrollment is 170 students. That is 58% below the average of about 405 students for elementary schools in New Jersey.
Mannington Township School District operates Mannington Township Elementary School.
Of every 100 students at Mannington Township Elementary School, about 76 are White. After that, the student body is 14% Hispanic, 5% Black, and 4% multiracial. Among Salem County residents, the White share is about 73%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 40%.
There are 20 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 8.5:1. Compared with the 11.4:1 average for elementary schools in New Jersey, this school's ratio is lower. On the income side, 26% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Salem County, the average eligibility rate is 45%.
Among New Jersey public elementary schools, Mannington Township Elementary School outscored 75%, which works out to an A- on the allk12 Grade.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Mannington Township Elementary School would be expected to post about 52.0%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 60.3%.
Salem County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $79,960 a year, roughly 25% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Salem County number 33, with about 11,156 students.
Of the public schools around it, Mannington Township Elementary School is closest to Salem Middle School, about 3.3 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, Mannington Township Elementary School places 1st out of 6 schools in its immediate area.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Fringe.
Enrollment went from 169 in 2020-21 to 170 in 2024-25, a change of 1 student.
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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
- Lower Alloways Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 183 students
- Elsinboro Township SchoolElementary · 105 students
Nearby schools
- Salem Middle School3.3 mi · 472
- John Fenwick Academy3.4 mi · 387
- NJ Regional Day - Mannington3.5 mi · 53
- Salem County Career and Technical High School3.6 mi · 754
- Salem High School4.0 mi · 393
- Quinton Township School4.1 mi · 291
Frequently asked questions
About Mannington Township Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Mannington Township Elementary School?
Mannington Township Elementary School enrolls approximately 170 students in grades PK-08.
Is Mannington Township Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Mannington Township Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many teachers does Mannington Township Elementary School have?
Mannington Township Elementary School employs 20 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 8.5:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Mannington Township Elementary School?
At Mannington Township Elementary School, the student body is approximately 76% White, 14% Hispanic, 5% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Mannington Township Elementary School in?
Mannington Township Elementary School is part of Mannington Township School District.
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