Enrollment
357
Elementary
DISTRICT 233 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PITTSGROVE TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341311005084
Olivet Elementary School
235 SHEEP PEN ROAD, PITTSGROVE, NJ 08318 · (856) 358-2081 · Salem County
GRADES 02–04ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL357 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 30% 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.
- C-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
11.4:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
31%
109 students
DISTRICT 34% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 2 | 112 | 31% |
| Grade 3 | 115 | 32% |
| Grade 4 | 130 | 36% |
Student demographics
36%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 42% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Pittsgrove Township School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
48.3%
NJ avg 53.1% . -1.7pp since 2023
Math
38.2%
NJ avg 41.6% . +6.1pp 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 38 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 48.3% | 38.2% |
| 2023-24 | 50.0% | 32.1% |
% 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
42.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.5%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 Olivet Elementary School
Olivet Elementary School's state test result (42.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olivet Elementary School this school | 357 | 30.5% | 42.0% |
| Folsom Elementary School Folsom | 375 | 27.5% | 38.6% |
| Main Road School NEWFIELD | 345 | 32.2% | 42.3% |
| Central Elementary School GREAT MEADOWS | 349 | 25.5% | 64.0% |
| Wantage Elementary School WANTAGE | 396 | 35.1% | 29.1% |
| Ronald L. Meinders Primary Learning Center Manahawkin | 332 | 25.0% | 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 Olivet Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Salem County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #703 of 1,290 | #5 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.2% | #836 of 1,319 ▲ 47 | #6 of 13 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.3% | #750 of 1,319 ▼ 80 | #7 of 13 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 357 | #867 of 1,562 | #5 of 19 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.4:1 | #728 of 1,390 | #10 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 35.8% | #1,143 of 1,392 | #11 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 30.5% | #849 of 1,481 | #13 of 19 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.5% | #97 of 798 | #1 of 9 |
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
357
-2 (-1%) vs 2020
-26% since 1990-91, when it was 481
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
was 11.2:1
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 | 357 | 31.2 | 11.4:1 | 31% (109) |
| 2023-24 | 351 | 30.9 | 11.4:1 | 26% (90) |
| 2022-23 | 342 | 32.6 | 10.5:1 | 27% (91) |
| 2020-21 | 359 | 32 | 11.2:1 | 28% (101) |
| 2017-18 | 473 | 35.8 | 13.2:1 | 35% (167) |
| 2015-16 | 336 | 28 | 12.0:1 | 36% (122) |
| 2010-11 | 412 | 22 | 18.7:1 | 30% (122) |
| 2000-01 | 493 | 28 | 17.6:1 | 29% (142) |
| 1990-91 | 481 | 32 | 15.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Olivet Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 25% (473 to 357); teachers down 13% (35.8 to 31.2).
About Olivet Elementary School
Olivet Elementary School is an elementary school in PITTSGROVE, New Jersey, according to federal school records. The school teaches grades 2 through 4 and enrolls 357 students.
Pittsgrove Township School District has 1,676 students in 5 schools, and Olivet Elementary School is one of those schools.
More than half of enrollment at Olivet Elementary School is White: 79%. Other groups make up 12% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 3% Black. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Olivet Elementary School scores 36%.
Olivet Elementary School reports a ratio of 11.4 students per teacher, from 31.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is in line with the 11.4:1 average for elementary schools in New Jersey. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Olivet Elementary School, 31% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is lower than the 45% average for public schools in Salem County.
Olivet Elementary School earns a C on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 30% of New Jersey public elementary schools.
After adjusting for student poverty, Olivet Elementary School lands between the top and bottom 10% of New Jersey schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 42.0%; the prediction is 49.5%.
Census data for Salem County show median household income comes to about $79,960, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 25%, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. The county has 33 public schools and about 11,156 students.
Olivet Elementary School is about 1.4 miles from Arthur P. Schalick High School, its nearest public school. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Olivet Elementary School ranks 1st of 6 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 42.0% against a local average of 27.5%.
For locale, NCES codes Olivet Elementary School as Rural: Fringe.
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 359 in 2020-21, 357 in 2024-25.
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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 Pittsgrove Township School District
- Pittsgrove Township Middle SchoolMiddle · 495 students
- Arthur P. Schalick High SchoolHigh · 482 students
- Elmer Elementary SchoolElementary · 197 students
- Norma Elementary SchoolElementary · 145 students
Other schools in PITTSGROVE
- Pittsgrove Township Middle SchoolMiddle · 495 students
- Arthur P. Schalick High SchoolHigh · 482 students
- Norma Elementary SchoolElementary · 145 students
Nearby schools
- Arthur P. Schalick High School1.4 mi · 482
- Pittsgrove Township Middle School1.6 mi · 495
- Creativity CoLaboratory Charter School3.1 mi · 189
- Elmer Elementary School3.3 mi · 197
- Woodruff Middle School4.5 mi · 253
- Charles F. Seabrook School4.6 mi · 412
Frequently asked questions
About Olivet Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Olivet Elementary School?
Olivet Elementary School enrolls approximately 357 students in grades 02-04.
What grades does Olivet Elementary School serve?
Olivet Elementary School serves grades 02-04.
How many students per teacher at Olivet Elementary School?
Approximately 11.4:1 students per teacher at Olivet Elementary School.
How diverse is Olivet Elementary School?
Olivet Elementary School reports a student body of 79% White, 12% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Olivet Elementary School public or private?
Olivet Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Pittsgrove Township School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.