Olivet Elementary School

Olivet Elementary School is one of the average-sized elementary schools in PITTSGROVE, New Jersey, part of Pittsgrove Township School District, with 357 students on its rolls from grades 2 through 4.

Within Pittsgrove Township School District, which oversees 5 schools and 1,676 students, Olivet Elementary School is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Olivet Elementary School shows that 79% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 12% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 3% Black.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Olivet Elementary School has 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.4:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 31% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Salem County (around 45%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Olivet Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 49.5%; this one delivers 42.0%.

Zooming out to the county, Salem County reports that 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%. Olivet Elementary School is one of 33 public schools in Salem County (combined enrollment of about 11,156 students).

Arthur P. Schalick High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.4 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Olivet Elementary School. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Olivet Elementary School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 27.5%.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 25%: 473 students in 2018 compared to 357 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 13.2:1 in 2018 to 11.4:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.