Oldmans Township School

Oldmans Township School is one of the low-enrollment primary schools in PEDRICKTOWN, New Jersey, run under Oldmans Township School District, with 308 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 8. Compared to the state average of about 405 students per school, that is 24% below typical.

Oldmans Township School is a school of Oldmans Township School District, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

On demographics, Oldmans Township School lists that the largest single group is White, at 71% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school lists 14% Black, 10% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, 3% Asian. That composition is broadly in line with Salem County as a whole.

On the resource side, The school currently runs with 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.9:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 23% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Salem County runs at roughly 45%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, On a poverty-adjusted basis, Oldmans Township School sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 53.7%; actual is 36.8%, a gap of -16.9 points.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Salem County put median household income runs about $79,960, roughly 25% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Oldmans Township School is one of 33 public schools in Salem County (combined enrollment of about 11,156 students).

Nearest neighbor: Logan Middle School, around 2.5 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Oldmans Township School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Oldmans Township School at 4th of 7; the average score across the group is 33.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 12%: 274 students in 2018 compared to 308 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 83% to 71% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 12.3:1 in 2018 to 10.9:1 in 2025.

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