Enrollment
185
Elementary
STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW HANOVER TOWNSHIP·NCES 341125001168
New Hanover Township School
122 FORT DIX STREET, WRIGHTSTOWN, NJ 08562 · (609) 723-2139 · Burlington County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL185 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 9% 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.
- DBeats 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
9.1:1
20 FTE teachers
STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
97 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 | 14 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 19 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 13 | 7% |
| Grade 2 | 24 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 20 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 21 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 18 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 13 | 7% |
| Grade 7 | 25 | 14% |
| Grade 8 | 18 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (19) is 6% larger than its 8th grade class (18).
Student demographics
66%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
36.7%
NJ avg 53.1% . +8.4pp since 2023
Math
22.2%
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 22 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 36.7% | 22.2% |
| 2023-24 | 28.3% | 23.4% |
% 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
24.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.5%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 New Hanover Township School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Hanover Township School this school | 185 | 52.4% | 24.7% |
| Margaret L Vetter EATONTOWN | 232 | 53.4% | 40.6% |
| Meadowbrook EATONTOWN | 212 | 53.8% | N/A |
| Yardville Heights Elementary School HAMILTON | 251 | 59.8% | 46.4% |
| Garfield Early Childhood Learning Center GARFIELD | 204 | 48.0% | N/A |
| Joseph S. Stackhouse School BROWNS MILLS | 242 | 57.4% | 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 New Hanover Township School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Burlington County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.7% | #1,055 of 1,290 | #48 of 56 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.2% | #1,112 of 1,319 ▼ 71 | #49 of 56 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.7% | #997 of 1,319 ▲ 91 | #45 of 56 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 185 | #1,412 of 1,562 | #71 of 76 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.4% | #558 of 1,481 | #17 of 73 |
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
185
+19 (+11%) vs 2020
+15% since 1990-91, when it was 161
Student : Teacher
9.1:1
was 7.5:1
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 | 185 | 20.4 | 9.1:1 | 52% (97) |
| 2023-24 | 186 | 19.4 | 9.6:1 | 49% (91) |
| 2022-23 | 181 | 21.4 | 8.5:1 | 49% (89) |
| 2020-21 | 166 | 22 | 7.5:1 | 52% (86) |
| 2017-18 | 187 | 24.4 | 7.7:1 | 45% (84) |
| 2015-16 | 192 | 23 | 8.3:1 | 45% (87) |
| 2010-11 | 174 | 14 | 12.4:1 | 50% (87) |
| 2000-01 | 182 | 14 | 13.0:1 | 30% (55) |
| 1990-91 | 161 | 14 | 11.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for New Hanover Township School.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (187 to 185); teachers down 16% (24.4 to 20.4).
About New Hanover Township School
New Hanover Township School serves students in WRIGHTSTOWN, New Jersey, as a small elementary school. Students in pre-K through 8 attend the school, which enrolls 185 students. The average among elementary schools in New Jersey is roughly 405 students; this school is 54% smaller than that.
New Hanover Township School is listed under New Hanover Township in federal data.
New Hanover Township School's enrollment has no majority group, and White students are the largest at 41%. It is also 39% Hispanic, 15% Black, and 5% multiracial. Burlington County's residents are about 64% White, 23 points above the school's share. The chance that two students picked at random at New Hanover Township School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 66%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 9.1:1, with 20.4 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. The 11.4:1 average for elementary schools in New Jersey is higher than this school's figure. Lunch subsidy eligibility at New Hanover Township School is 52%. Compared with the 32% average for public schools in Burlington County, the school's rate is higher.
The allk12 Grade for New Hanover Township School is D. Compared with New Jersey public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 9% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Test results at New Hanover Township School are 12.8 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (24.7% actual, 37.5% predicted).
Federal survey data for Burlington County show that median household income is about $108,111, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 43% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. A total of 139 public schools operate in Burlington County, serving about 69,020 students.
Nearby, Endeavour Elementary School is about 2.3 miles away. New Hanover Township School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. New Hanover Township School ranks 7th of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 24.7% against a local average of 38.9%.
Locale: Town: Fringe. In NCES terms, the school is in a town close to an urbanized area.
New Hanover Township School had 166 students in 2020-21 and 185 in 2024-25, an 11% increase. The ratio of students to teachers went from 7.5:1 to 9.1:1 over the same years.
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Burlington County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
467,805
Census ACS
Median income
$108,111
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
139
69,020 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in WRIGHTSTOWN
- North Hanover Township Upper Elementary SchoolMiddle · 349 students
- Clarence B. Lamb Elementary SchoolElementary · 294 students
Nearby schools
- Endeavour Elementary School2.3 mi · 791
- Fort Dix Elementary School2.9 mi · 296
- North Hanover Township Upper Elementary School3.1 mi · 349
- Clarence B. Lamb Elementary School3.2 mi · 294
- Helen A. Fort Middle School3.3 mi · 584
- Marcus W. Newcomb Middle School3.3 mi · 309
Frequently asked questions
About New Hanover Township SchoolHow large is New Hanover Township School?
New Hanover Township School enrolls approximately 185 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does New Hanover Township School serve?
New Hanover Township School serves grades PK-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at New Hanover Township School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at New Hanover Township School is approximately 9.1:1 (20 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at New Hanover Township School?
At New Hanover Township School, the student body is approximately 41% White, 39% Hispanic, 15% Black, 5% Two or more.
What district is New Hanover Township School in?
New Hanover Township School is part of New Hanover Township.
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