Enrollment
346
Elementary
DISTRICT 491 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340549005210
Pine Grove Manor School
130 Highland Avenue, Somerset, NJ 08873 · (732) 246-2424 · Somerset County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL346 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 42% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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
8.5:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.5:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
77%
266 students
DISTRICT 52% · 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 | 39 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 36 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 47 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 48 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 57 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 58 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 61 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (36) is 41% smaller than its 5th grade class (61).
Student demographics
44%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · 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
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
39.2%
NJ avg 53.1% . +9.5pp since 2023
Math
40.6%
NJ avg 41.6% . +11.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are up about 10 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 11 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 39.2% | 40.6% |
| 2023-24 | 29.7% | 29.2% |
% 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
31.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
24.1%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 24% 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 Pine Grove Manor School
Pine Grove Manor School's state test result (31.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Grove Manor School this school | 346 | 76.9% | 31.0% |
| Woodrow Wilson Elementary School NEW BRUNSWICK | 351 | 76.1% | 21.8% |
| G.H. Carson Elementary School PENNSAUKEN | 358 | 78.2% | 31.6% |
| Carteret Elementary School Bloomfield | 383 | 72.6% | 39.1% |
| Casimer M. Dallago Jr. Impact Center VINELAND | 341 | 71.8% | N/A |
| Lalor Elementary School HAMILTON | 351 | 83.2% | 14.9% |
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 Pine Grove Manor School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Somerset County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.0% | #944 of 1,290 | #36 of 42 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.6% | #776 of 1,319 ▲ 173 | #36 of 42 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.2% | #949 of 1,319 ▲ 117 | #36 of 42 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 346 | #914 of 1,562 | #34 of 46 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.5:1 | #81 of 1,390 | #9 of 45 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.2% | #956 of 1,392 | #42 of 45 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 76.9% | #255 of 1,481 | #4 of 45 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.3% | #540 of 545 | #13 of 13 |
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
346
-15 (-4%) vs 2020
-18% since 1990-91, when it was 423
Student : Teacher
8.5:1
was 9.5:1
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 | 346 | 40.7 | 8.5:1 | 77% (266) |
| 2023-24 | 379 | 40.7 | 9.3:1 | 77% (290) |
| 2022-23 | 395 | 42.1 | 9.4:1 | 69% (272) |
| 2020-21 | 361 | 38 | 9.5:1 | 67% (242) |
| 2017-18 | 345 | 41.4 | 8.3:1 | 79% (271) |
| 2015-16 | 384 | 40 | 9.6:1 | 76% (292) |
| 2010-11 | 458 | 33 | 13.9:1 | 65% (298) |
| 2000-01 | 384 | 26 | 14.8:1 | 41% (159) |
| 1990-91 | 423 | 25 | 16.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pine Grove Manor School.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (345 to 346); teachers down 2% (41.4 to 40.7).
About Pine Grove Manor School
As a medium-sized elementary school, Pine Grove Manor School serves students in Somerset, New Jersey. It covers pre-K through 5, with a total enrollment of 346 students.
Besides Pine Grove Manor School, Franklin Township Public School District runs 9 other schools. The district enrolls 6,950 students.
Hispanic students account for 73% of enrollment at Pine Grove Manor School. The remaining students are 17% Black, 5% Asian, and 3% White. Census figures show Somerset County is about 18% Hispanic. By the diversity index, Pine Grove Manor School comes in at 44%.
Pine Grove Manor School counts 40.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 8.5 students for each one. The 11.4:1 average for elementary schools in New Jersey is higher than this school's figure. About 77% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. Public schools in Somerset County average 28%.
Pine Grove Manor School is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 42% of New Jersey public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 24.1% at Pine Grove Manor School; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 31.0%.
Somerset County has these Census figures: median household income is about $140,374, roughly 58% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. The public schools of Somerset County number 84 and enroll about 51,276.
Nearest public school: Hillcrest School, about 0.7 miles away. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, Pine Grove Manor School places 2nd out of 7 schools in its immediate area.
NCES describes the area around Pine Grove Manor School as Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was 361 in 2020-21 and 346 in 2024-25, a decrease of 15 students. Federal data show the ratio falling from 9.5:1 to 8.5:1.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Pine Grove Manor School. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Somerset County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
349,846
Census ACS
Median income
$140,374
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
58%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
84
51,276 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Franklin Township Public School District
- Franklin High SchoolHigh · 2,134 students
- Franklin Middle School at Sampson G. Smith CampusMiddle · 787 students
- Claremont Elementary SchoolElementary · 685 students
- Franklin Park SchoolElementary · 671 students
- Franklin Middle School at Hamilton Street CampusMiddle · 592 students
- Elizabeth Avenue SchoolElementary · 541 students
Other schools in Somerset
- Franklin High SchoolHigh · 2,134 students
- Central Jersey College Prep Charter SchoolCombined · 1,396 students
- Franklin Middle School at Sampson G. Smith CampusMiddle · 787 students
- Thomas Edison EnergySmart Charter SchoolCombined · 613 students
- Franklin Middle School at Hamilton Street CampusMiddle · 592 students
- Elizabeth Avenue SchoolElementary · 541 students
Nearby schools
- Hillcrest School0.7 mi · 439
- Lincoln Elementary School1.0 mi · 356
- Franklin Middle School at Hamilton Street Campus1.0 mi · 592
- Blanquita B. Valenti Community School1.1 mi · 810
- Mckinley Community School1.1 mi · 524
- New Brunswick Adult High School1.2 mi · 85
Frequently asked questions
About Pine Grove Manor SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Pine Grove Manor School?
Pine Grove Manor School enrolls approximately 346 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Pine Grove Manor School serve?
Pine Grove Manor School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Pine Grove Manor School?
Approximately 8.5:1 students per teacher at Pine Grove Manor School.
How diverse is Pine Grove Manor School?
Pine Grove Manor School reports a student body of 3% White, 73% Hispanic, 17% Black, 5% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Pine Grove Manor School?
Pine Grove Manor School is overseen by Franklin Township Public School District in Somerset County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.