Enrollment
318
Elementary
DISTRICT 444 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PLEASANTVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341320000200
North Main Street Elementary School
215 NORTH MAIN STREET, PLEASANTVILLE, NJ 08232 · (609) 383-6887 · Atlantic County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL318 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 32% 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.
- BBeats 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
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.6:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
85%
270 students
DISTRICT 83% · 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 | 93 | 29% |
| Kindergarten | 31 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 54 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 35 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 25 | 8% |
| Grade 4 | 40 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 40 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (31) is 23% smaller than its 5th grade class (40).
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 47% · 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
Based on grade levels within Pleasantville Public School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
35.1%
NJ avg 53.1% . +0.1pp since 2023
Math
25.9%
NJ avg 41.6% . +9.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 35.1% | 25.9% |
| 2023-24 | 35.0% | 16.8% |
% 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
24.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
19.7%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 20% 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 North Main Street Elementary School
North Main Street Elementary School's state test result (24.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Main Street Elementary School this school | 318 | 84.9% | 24.4% |
| Principle Academy Charter School Egg Harbor Township | 434 | 86.6% | 23.9% |
| Greenwood Elementary School HAMILTON | 270 | 83.3% | 22.6% |
| Darlene C. McKnight Elementary TRENTON | 350 | 78.6% | 4.5% |
| Midtown Community Elementary School NEPTUNE | 437 | 90.2% | 12.2% |
| Woodlynne Boro Public School WOODLYNNE | 407 | 80.3% | 26.9% |
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 North Main Street Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Atlantic County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.4% | #1,059 of 1,290 | #27 of 38 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.9% | #1,054 of 1,319 ▲ 97 | #26 of 38 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.1% | #1,026 of 1,319 ▼ 42 | #22 of 38 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 318 | #1,033 of 1,562 | #32 of 45 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.5:1 | #80 of 1,390 | #4 of 38 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.3% | #739 of 1,392 | #25 of 38 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 84.9% | #132 of 1,481 | #13 of 43 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.6% | #218 of 798 | #4 of 27 |
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
318
+25 (+9%) vs 2020
-40% since 1990-91, when it was 534
Student : Teacher
8.5:1
was 7.2:1
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 | 318 | 37.5 | 8.5:1 | 85% (270) |
| 2023-24 | 375 | 42 | 8.9:1 | 77% (287) |
| 2022-23 | 316 | 39 | 8.1:1 | 81% (256) |
| 2020-21 | 293 | 41 | 7.2:1 | 78% (230) |
| 2017-18 | 386 | 32 | 12.1:1 | 90% (347) |
| 2015-16 | 360 | 35 | 10.3:1 | 97% (349) |
| 2010-11 | 279 | 31 | 9.0:1 | 91% (254) |
| 2000-01 | 275 | 31 | 8.9:1 | 90% (247) |
| 1990-91 | 534 | 34 | 15.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for North Main Street Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (386 to 318); teachers up 17% (32 to 37.5).
About North Main Street Elementary School
North Main Street Elementary School is an elementary school in PLEASANTVILLE, New Jersey, according to federal school records. A federal count lists 318 students at the school, in pre-K through 5. An average school in this group (elementary schools in New Jersey) has about 405 students.
North Main Street Elementary School reports to Pleasantville Public School District, which has 6 schools and 3,619 students.
Roughly 59% of students at North Main Street Elementary School are Hispanic. Other groups include 36% Black and 3% multiracial. By comparison, Atlantic County residents are about 20% Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 52% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
North Main Street Elementary School counts 37.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 8.5 students for each one. This ratio sits 3.0 below the 11.4:1 average for elementary schools in New Jersey. About 85% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. Among public schools in Atlantic County, the average eligibility rate is 59%.
The allk12 Grade for North Main Street Elementary School is C. Compared with New Jersey public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 32% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
North Main Street Elementary School's average proficiency rate on state tests of 24.4% is 4.7 points above the 19.7% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
In Atlantic County (population about 276,270), the median household income is $78,050, roughly 32% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. There are 77 public schools in Atlantic County, enrolling about 41,964 students in all.
Nearest public school: Washington Avenue Elementary School, about 0.5 miles away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, North Main Street Elementary School is 2nd of 9 nearby schools with test data.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal data show a 9% enrollment increase, from 293 in 2020-21 to 318 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 7.2:1 to 8.5:1.
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Atlantic County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
276,270
Census ACS
Median income
$78,050
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
77
41,964 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Pleasantville Public School District
- Pleasantville High SchoolHigh · 997 students
- Pleasantville Middle SchoolMiddle · 847 students
- Leeds Avenue Elementary SchoolElementary · 570 students
- South Main Street Elementary SchoolElementary · 455 students
- Washington Avenue Elementary SchoolElementary · 432 students
Other schools in PLEASANTVILLE
- Pleasantville High SchoolHigh · 997 students
- Pleasantville Middle SchoolMiddle · 847 students
- Leeds Avenue Elementary SchoolElementary · 570 students
- South Main Street Elementary SchoolElementary · 455 students
- Washington Avenue Elementary SchoolElementary · 432 students
Nearby schools
- Washington Avenue Elementary School0.5 mi · 432
- Pleasantville High School0.8 mi · 997
- Pleasantville Middle School0.9 mi · 847
- South Main Street Elementary School0.9 mi · 455
- Leeds Avenue Elementary School1.0 mi · 570
- Principle Academy Charter School2.2 mi · 434
Frequently asked questions
About North Main Street Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at North Main Street Elementary School?
North Main Street Elementary School enrolls approximately 318 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does North Main Street Elementary School serve?
North Main Street Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at North Main Street Elementary School?
Approximately 8.5:1 students per teacher at North Main Street Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at North Main Street Elementary School?
At North Main Street Elementary School, the student body is approximately 1% White, 59% Hispanic, 36% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees North Main Street Elementary School?
North Main Street Elementary School is overseen by Pleasantville Public School District in Atlantic County.
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