Enrollment
418
Elementary
DISTRICT 556 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EWING TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340492003082
Parkway Elementary School
446 PARKWAY AVENUE, EWING, NJ 08618 · (609) 538-9800 · Mercer County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL418 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.4:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
271 students
DISTRICT 58% · 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 | 17 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 60 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 74 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 71 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 58 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 65 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 73 | 17% |
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · 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 Ewing Township School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
25.5%
NJ avg 53.1% . +0.9pp since 2023
Math
14.7%
NJ avg 41.6% . -2.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 15 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 down about 3 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 25.5% | 14.7% |
| 2023-24 | 24.6% | 17.6% |
% 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
17.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.7%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 18% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% 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 →
Where Parkway Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Mercer County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 17.9% | #1,157 of 1,290 | #40 of 56 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 14.7% | #1,223 of 1,319 | #45 of 56 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 25.5% | #1,172 of 1,319 | #39 of 56 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 418 | #640 of 1,562 | #20 of 60 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.1:1 | #644 of 1,390 | #22 of 57 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.2% | #379 of 1,392 | #26 of 57 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 64.8% | #408 of 1,481 | #24 of 58 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.4% | #758 of 798 | #29 of 30 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
418
+60 (+17%) vs 2020
+8% since 1990-91, when it was 386
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
was 9.4:1
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 | 418 | 37.6 | 11.1:1 | 65% (271) |
| 2023-24 | 397 | 39.6 | 10.0:1 | 63% (252) |
| 2022-23 | 366 | 43.6 | 8.4:1 | 59% (215) |
| 2020-21 | 358 | 38 | 9.4:1 | 59% (210) |
| 2017-18 | 424 | 39.8 | 10.7:1 | 58% (245) |
| 2015-16 | 388 | 37 | 10.5:1 | 63% (243) |
| 2010-11 | 448 | 33 | 13.6:1 | 47% (209) |
| 2000-01 | 501 | 39 | 12.8:1 | 29% (144) |
| 1990-91 | 386 | 21 | 18.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Parkway Elementary School.
About Parkway Elementary School
Parkway Elementary School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in EWING, New Jersey. It has an enrollment of 418 students in pre-K through 5.
Ewing Township School District operates 5 schools. Combined enrollment is 3,576 students.
About 45% of students at Parkway Elementary School are Black, the largest single group. The school is also 39% Hispanic, 8% White, and 7% multiracial. The Black share of the county population is lower, at 19%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 63, compared with 70 nationally.
Based on 37.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, Parkway Elementary School has a ratio of 11.1:1. The 11.4:1 average for elementary schools in New Jersey is close to this figure. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 65%. The 48% average for public schools in Mercer County is 17 points lower.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 17.9%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 30.7%.
In Mercer County, home to about 385,864 people, median household income comes to about $100,645, 45% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. There are 110 public schools in the county, enrolling about 58,647, Parkway Elementary School among them.
Parkway Elementary School is about 0.2 miles from Joseph Stokes Elementary School, its nearest public school. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Parkway Elementary School ranks 2nd of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 17.9% against a local average of 9.7%.
The NCES locale for Parkway Elementary School is Suburb: Large, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over 4 years, enrollment rose by 60 students, from 358 to 418. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio increased from 9.4:1 to 11.1:1.
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Mercer County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
385,864
Census ACS
Median income
$100,645
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
45%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
110
58,647 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Ewing Township School District
- Ewing High SchoolHigh · 1,118 students
- Gilmore J Fisher Middle SchoolMiddle · 789 students
- William L Antheil Elementary SchoolElementary · 746 students
- Francis Lore Elementary SchoolElementary · 505 students
Other schools in EWING
- Ewing High SchoolHigh · 1,118 students
- Gilmore J Fisher Middle SchoolMiddle · 789 students
- William L Antheil Elementary SchoolElementary · 746 students
- Trenton STEM-to-Civics Charter SchoolHigh · 562 students
- Francis Lore Elementary SchoolElementary · 505 students
Nearby schools
- Joseph Stokes Elementary School0.2 mi · 347
- Thomas Jefferson Intermediate School0.7 mi · 329
- Trenton STEM-to-Civics Charter School0.7 mi · 562
- Joyce Kilmer Intermediate School0.7 mi · 546
- Benjamin C Gregory Elementary School0.7 mi · 311
- Cadwalader Elementary School0.9 mi · 200
Frequently asked questions
About Parkway Elementary SchoolHow large is Parkway Elementary School?
Parkway Elementary School enrolls approximately 418 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Parkway Elementary School serve?
Parkway Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Parkway Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Parkway Elementary School is approximately 11.1:1 (38 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Parkway Elementary School?
Student demographics at Parkway Elementary School are roughly 8% White, 39% Hispanic, 45% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Parkway Elementary School in?
Parkway Elementary School is part of Ewing Township School District.
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