Phillipsburg Elementary School

Phillipsburg Elementary School is a large elementary school in PHILLIPSBURG, New Jersey, part of Phillipsburg School District. The school teaches 621 students in grades 3 through 5. Compared to the state average of about 405 students per school, that is 53% bigger than typical.

Within Phillipsburg School District, which oversees 5 schools and 3,876 students, Phillipsburg Elementary School is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Phillipsburg Elementary School records that the largest single group is White at 39%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school reports 27% Hispanic, 25% Black, 8% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 77% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Phillipsburg Elementary School has 74 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 8.4:1. The state averages around 11.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 77% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is north of Warren County's rate of about 36%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Phillipsburg Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 24.0%; this one delivers 26.3%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Warren County shows median household earnings sit near $100,869, about 37% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Warren County's 41 public schools (combined enrollment of about 15,462 students), Phillipsburg Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Phillipsburg Early Childhood Learning Center is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Phillipsburg Elementary School. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Phillipsburg Elementary School ranks 5th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 38.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Phillipsburg Elementary School's enrollment has ticked down 6% since 2018, when it stood at 660 (now 621). Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 47% to 39%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 10.3:1 in 2018 to 8.4:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.