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Phillipsburg Early Childhood Learning Center

459 CENTER STREET, PHILLIPSBURG, NJ 08865 · (908) 454-3010 · Warren County
GRADES PK–01ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL449 STUDENTS
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This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work

Enrollment
449
Elementary
DISTRICT 497 · STATE 405
Student : Teacher
9.4:1
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.3:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
74%
331 students
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 41%
Community
1
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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K24254%
Kindergarten19443%
Grade 1133%
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 71% · US 70%
White
17539%
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 37% · US 43%
Hispanic
15033%
DISTRICT 27% · STATE 35% · US 30%
Black
8619%
DISTRICT 22% · STATE 14% · US 15%
Two+
388%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 3% · US 5%
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
Male
22650%
Female
22350%

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Phillipsburg Early Childhood Learning Center this school44973.7%N/A
Philipsburg Primary School
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42076.2%N/A
Lakehurst Elementary School
LAKEHURST
41169.1%17.3%
Joseph C. Caruso School
KEANSBURG
59575.5%16.3%
Dawes Avenue Elementary School
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34173.0%28.3%
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43370.9%44.6%
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 Phillipsburg Early Childhood Learning Center ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn New JerseyIn Warren County
Enrollment
ranked largest first
449#542 of 1,562#3 of 26
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
9.4:1#207 of 1,390#7 of 19
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
69.3%#174 of 1,392#3 of 19
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
73.7%#302 of 1,481#3 of 26
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-1.3%#766 of 798#10 of 11
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 2024-25
Enrollment
449
+95 (+27%) vs 2020
-5% since 2010-11, when it was 475
Student : Teacher
9.4:1
was 8.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2544947.79.4:174% (331)
2023-2447043.710.8:165% (307)
2022-2344642.710.4:165% (290)
2020-21354418.6:155% (195)
2017-1845546.79.7:167% (306)
2015-164654410.6:169% (322)
2010-114753712.8:170% (333)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Phillipsburg Early Childhood Learning Center.

Since 2017-18: students down 1% (455 to 449); teachers up 2% (46.7 to 47.7).

About Phillipsburg Early Childhood Learning Center

Phillipsburg Early Childhood Learning Center is a public medium-sized elementary school in PHILLIPSBURG, New Jersey. Students in pre-K through 1 attend, and enrollment is 449 students.

Phillipsburg School District includes 5 schools. Together they enroll 3,876 students.

Enrollment at Phillipsburg Early Childhood Learning Center is mixed, with White students the largest group at 39%. The school is also 33% Hispanic, 19% Black, and 8% multiracial. That is lower than the 77% White share among all Warren County residents. By the diversity index, Phillipsburg Early Childhood Learning Center comes in at 69%.

The school has about 9.4 students per teacher and 47.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. That ratio is under the 11.4:1 average for elementary schools in New Jersey. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 74%. That is higher than the 36% average for public schools in Warren County.

Warren County has these Census figures: median household income is about $100,869, about 37% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. Phillipsburg Early Childhood Learning Center is among the 41 public schools in Warren County.

Phillipsburg Elementary School is located about 0.2 miles from Phillipsburg Early Childhood Learning Center. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools.

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 counts put enrollment at 354 in 2020-21 and 449 in 2024-25, a 27% rise.

Community posts for Phillipsburg Early Childhood Learning Center can cover sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.

Warren County at a glance

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Population
110,849
Census ACS
Median income
$100,869
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
41
15,462 students

Quick facts

School name
Phillipsburg Early Childhood Learning Center
District
Phillipsburg School District
Address
459 CENTER STREET, PHILLIPSBURG, NJ 08865
Phone
(908) 454-3010
County
Warren County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–01
Total enrollment
449
Teachers (FTE)
48
Student–teacher ratio
9.4:1
Free and reduced lunch
331 (74%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
341296002957
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Phillipsburg Early Childhood Learning Center
What is the total enrollment at Phillipsburg Early Childhood Learning Center?
Phillipsburg Early Childhood Learning Center enrolls approximately 449 students in grades PK-01.
What age range does Phillipsburg Early Childhood Learning Center serve?
Phillipsburg Early Childhood Learning Center serves students from grade PK through grade 01.
How many students per teacher at Phillipsburg Early Childhood Learning Center?
Approximately 9.4:1 students per teacher at Phillipsburg Early Childhood Learning Center.
How diverse is Phillipsburg Early Childhood Learning Center?
Phillipsburg Early Childhood Learning Center reports a student body of 39% White, 33% Hispanic, 19% Black, 8% Two or more.
What district is Phillipsburg Early Childhood Learning Center in?
Phillipsburg Early Childhood Learning Center is part of Phillipsburg School District.
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