Enrollment
430
Elementary
DISTRICT 350 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PITMAN BORO SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341308006155
Pitman Elementary School
138 East Holly Avenue, Pitman, NJ 08071 · (856) 589-0636 · Gloucester County
GRADES 02–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL430 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
27%
115 students
DISTRICT 25% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 2 | 69 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 80 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 83 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 98 | 23% |
| Grade 6 | 100 | 23% |
Student demographics
27%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 26% · 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
Pitman Elementary School→Pitman Jr./Sr. High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Pitman Boro School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
54.5%
NJ avg 53.1% . -2.1pp since 2023
Math
41.0%
NJ avg 41.6% . -2.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 55 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 down about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 54.5% | 41.0% |
| 2023-24 | 56.6% | 43.3% |
% 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
45.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.5%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 Pitman Elementary School
Pitman Elementary School's state test result (45.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pitman Elementary School this school | 430 | 26.7% | 45.4% |
| Cedar Creek Elementary School LANOKA HARBOR | 432 | 26.9% | 43.0% |
| Folsom Elementary School Folsom | 375 | 27.5% | 38.6% |
| Lanoka Harbor Elementary School LANOKA HARBOR | 465 | 31.2% | 40.4% |
| Centre City Elementary School MANTUA | 464 | 26.3% | 54.8% |
| Dr. Gerald H. Woehr Elementary School NEW EGYPT | 490 | 25.3% | 49.3% |
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 Pitman Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Gloucester County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.4% | #628 of 1,290 | #19 of 35 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #769 of 1,319 ▼ 76 | #24 of 35 ▼ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.5% | #606 of 1,319 ▼ 64 | #15 of 35 ▼ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 430 | #605 of 1,562 | #22 of 48 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #1,125 of 1,390 | #41 of 45 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.5% | #1,240 of 1,392 | #44 of 45 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 26.7% | #911 of 1,481 | #29 of 48 |
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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 430 | 32.6 | 13.2:1 | 27% (115) |
| 2023-24 | 413 | 36.2 | 11.4:1 | 21% (86) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pitman Elementary School.
About Pitman Elementary School
Pitman Elementary School is one of the public schools in Pitman, New Jersey. It is a medium-sized elementary school. The student body numbers 430 students, from grades 2 through 6.
District-wide, Pitman Boro School District has 3 schools and 1,170 students.
White students are the large majority at Pitman Elementary School, with 85% of enrollment. Other groups make up 9% Hispanic and 2% Black. County-wide, 76% of Gloucester County residents are White. By the diversity index, Pitman Elementary School comes in at 27%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 13.2:1, with 32.6 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. The 11.4:1 average for elementary schools in New Jersey is lower than this school's figure. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Pitman Elementary School is 27%.
Pitman Elementary School is 6.1 points below its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (45.4% versus 51.5%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in New Jersey.
Census Bureau estimates for Gloucester County show that median household income is about $105,115, roughly 37% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Pitman Elementary School is one of 86 public schools in Gloucester County, which together enroll about 46,080 students.
The nearest public school is Pitman Jr./Sr. High School, at about 0.4 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. By average proficiency, Pitman Elementary School is 2nd among 7 schools close by.
Pitman Elementary School is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
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Gloucester County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
306,954
Census ACS
Median income
$105,115
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
86
46,080 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Pitman Boro School District
- Pitman Jr./Sr. High SchoolHigh · 471 students
- Memorial Elementary SchoolElementary · 269 students
- Elwood Kindle Elementary SchoolCombined
- Pitman Middle SchoolCombined
- W.C.K. Walls ElementaryCombined
Other schools in Pitman
- Pitman Jr./Sr. High SchoolHigh · 471 students
- Memorial Elementary SchoolElementary · 269 students
- Elwood KindleElementary
- Elwood Kindle Elementary SchoolCombined
- Pitman Middle SchoolCombined
- W.C.K. Walls ElementaryCombined
Nearby schools
- Pitman Jr./Sr. High School0.4 mi · 471
- Memorial Elementary School0.7 mi · 269
- Thomas E. Bowe Middle School1.1 mi · 412
- Glassboro High School1.4 mi · 561
- J. Harvey Rodgers School2.0 mi · 274
- Chestnut Ridge Middle School2.1 mi · 613
Frequently asked questions
About Pitman Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Pitman Elementary School?
Pitman Elementary School enrolls approximately 430 students in grades 02-06.
What age range does Pitman Elementary School serve?
Pitman Elementary School serves students from grade 02 through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Pitman Elementary School?
Approximately 13.2:1 students per teacher at Pitman Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Pitman Elementary School?
Student demographics at Pitman Elementary School are roughly 85% White, 9% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Pitman Elementary School?
Pitman Elementary School is overseen by Pitman Boro School District in Gloucester County.
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