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Enrollment
570
Elementary
STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MANSFIELD TOWNSHIP ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340954005842
Mansfield Township Elementary
50 PORT MURRAY ROAD, PORT MURRAY, NJ 07865 · (908) 689-3212 · Warren County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL570 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 33% 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.
- CBeats 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
10.6:1
54 FTE teachers
STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
262 students
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 | 28 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 70 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 72 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 77 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 77 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 66 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 92 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 88 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (70) is 20% smaller than its 6th grade class (88).
Student demographics
58%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
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
48.0%
NJ avg 53.1% . +3.9pp since 2023
Math
40.5%
NJ avg 41.6% . +7.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 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 8 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 48.0% | 40.5% |
| 2023-24 | 44.1% | 32.8% |
% 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
38.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.0%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 Mansfield Township Elementary
Mansfield Township Elementary's state test result (38.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mansfield Township Elementary this school | 570 | 46.0% | 38.4% |
| Hopewell Crest BRIDGETON | 524 | 45.4% | 33.3% |
| Franklin Borough School FRANKLIN | 527 | 49.1% | 35.9% |
| Hammonton Early Childhood Educational Center HAMMONTON | 472 | 45.1% | N/A |
| Keyport Central School KEYPORT | 605 | 47.3% | 40.5% |
| Warren E. Sooy Jr. Elementary School HAMMONTON | 696 | 43.5% | 37.6% |
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 Mansfield Township Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Warren County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.4% | #794 of 1,290 | #13 of 21 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.5% | #781 of 1,319 ▲ 87 | #12 of 21 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #760 of 1,319 ▲ 45 | #12 of 21 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 570 | #275 of 1,562 | #2 of 26 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.6:1 | #500 of 1,390 | #14 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.4% | #566 of 1,392 | #8 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.0% | #647 of 1,481 | #5 of 26 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.4% | #454 of 798 | #5 of 11 |
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
570
+39 (+7%) vs 2020
-1% since 1990-91, when it was 575
Student : Teacher
10.6:1
was 8.8:1
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 | 570 | 54 | 10.6:1 | 46% (262) |
| 2023-24 | 580 | 60 | 9.7:1 | 36% (210) |
| 2022-23 | 543 | 61 | 8.9:1 | 34% (183) |
| 2020-21 | 531 | 60 | 8.8:1 | 34% (178) |
| 2017-18 | 629 | 58.8 | 10.7:1 | 26% (165) |
| 2015-16 | 660 | 60 | 11.0:1 | 32% (212) |
| 2010-11 | 669 | 48 | 13.9:1 | 21% (142) |
| 2000-01 | 751 | 50 | 15.0:1 | 14% (105) |
| 1990-91 | 575 | 40 | 14.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mansfield Township Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (629 to 570); teachers down 8% (58.8 to 54).
About Mansfield Township Elementary
Mansfield Township Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school for students in PORT MURRAY, New Jersey. A federal count lists 570 students at the school, in pre-K through 6. Average enrollment for elementary schools in New Jersey is about 405, so this school runs 41% bigger than that.
Mansfield Township Elementary belongs to Mansfield Township Elementary School District.
A majority of students at Mansfield Township Elementary, 53%, are White. The rest of enrollment is 36% Hispanic, 5% Black, 3% multiracial, and 2% Asian. Among all residents of Warren County, the White share is about 77%. By the diversity index, Mansfield Township Elementary comes in at 58%.
Mansfield Township Elementary's 54 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 10.6:1. For comparison, elementary schools in New Jersey average 11.4:1. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 46%. That is 10 points above the 36% average for public schools in Warren County.
allk12 grades Mansfield Township Elementary a C. The grade compares the school only with New Jersey public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Mansfield Township Elementary is 2.6 points below its prediction. Actual: 38.4%. Predicted: 41.0%.
Within Warren County, median household income is about $100,869, roughly 37% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. The public schools of Warren County number 41 and enroll about 15,462.
The shortest distance from Mansfield Township Elementary to another public school is about 2.3 miles, to Port Colden School. A five-mile radius around the school includes 7 other public schools. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, Mansfield Township Elementary ranks 5th on average proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Fringe.
Federal counts put enrollment at 531 in 2020-21 and 570 in 2024-25, a 7% gain. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (10.6:1) than in 2020-21 (8.8:1).
Parents and students can post about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs at Mansfield Township Elementary. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Warren County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
110,849
Census ACS
Median income
$100,869
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
41
15,462 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other Mansfield Township Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Mansfield Township Elementary. Mansfield Township Elementary is the largest of the 2.
- Mansfield Township Elementary SchoolCOLUMBUS, NJ · 303 students
Nearby schools
- Port Colden School2.3 mi · 170
- Taylor Street Elementary School3.6 mi · 280
- Warren Hills Regional High School3.7 mi · 1,050
- Warren Hills Regional Middle School4.0 mi · 477
- Woodglen School4.2 mi · 272
- Washington Memorial Elementary School4.3 mi · 280
Frequently asked questions
About Mansfield Township ElementaryHow large is Mansfield Township Elementary?
Mansfield Township Elementary enrolls approximately 570 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Mansfield Township Elementary serve?
Mansfield Township Elementary serves grades PK-06.
How many teachers does Mansfield Township Elementary have?
Mansfield Township Elementary employs 54 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.6:1.
How diverse is Mansfield Township Elementary?
Mansfield Township Elementary reports a student body of 53% White, 36% Hispanic, 5% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Mansfield Township Elementary in?
Mansfield Township Elementary is part of Mansfield Township Elementary School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.