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Port Republic Elementary School District

137 POMONA AVENUE, PORT REPUBLIC, NJ 08241 · (609) 652-7377 · Atlantic County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL110 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 48% of New Jersey public elementary schools
  • B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • C-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

Enrollment
110
Elementary
STATE 405
Student : Teacher
9.0:1
12 FTE teachers
STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
3%
3 students
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

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten98%
Grade 11514%
Grade 2109%
Grade 31211%
Grade 41211%
Grade 51110%
Grade 61615%
Grade 71211%
Grade 81312%
Student demographics
7%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 71% · US 70%
White
10696%
STATE 37% · US 43%
Hispanic
44%
STATE 35% · US 30%
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
5954%
Female
5146%

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Test scores

NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding Expectations
English Language Arts
63.2%
NJ avg 53.1% . -1.2pp since 2023
Math
56.3%
NJ avg 41.6% . -9.4pp since 2023

What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 9 points.

NJSLA results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2563.2%56.3%
2023-2464.4%65.7%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
57.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.7%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.6pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% 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 Port Republic Elementary School District

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Port Republic Elementary School District this school1102.7%57.1%
Nokomis School
Medford Lakes
1264.0%N/A
H W Mountz Elementary School
Spring Lake
1303.8%86.1%
Island Heights Elementary School
ISLAND HEIGHTS
1422.1%65.3%
Atlantic Avenue
HADDON HEIGHTS
1258.8%N/A
Walnut Ridge School
VERNON
9510.5%N/A
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 Port Republic Elementary School District ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn New JerseyIn Atlantic County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
57.1%#389 of 1,290#4 of 38
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
56.3%#476 of 1,319
▼ 199
#4 of 38
▼ 1
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
63.2%#420 of 1,319
▼ 66
#2 of 38
no change
Enrollment
ranked largest first
110#1,508 of 1,562#43 of 45
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
2.7%#1,403 of 1,481#43 of 43
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
110
+5 (+5%) vs 2020
-14% since 1990-91, when it was 128
Student : Teacher
9.0:1
was 9.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2511012.29.0:13% (3)
2023-2411111.49.7:13% (3)
2022-2310811.29.7:13% (3)
2020-21105119.6:13% (3)
2017-1811413.38.6:115% (17)
2015-161231210.3:115% (19)
2010-11115148.2:19% (10)
2000-01140159.3:111% (16)
1990-911281012.8:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Port Republic Elementary School District.

Since 2017-18: students down 4% (114 to 110); teachers down 8% (13.3 to 12.2).

About Port Republic Elementary School District

Students in PORT REPUBLIC, New Jersey, attend Port Republic Elementary School District, a small elementary school. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 110 students in kindergarten through 8. Against the 405-student average for elementary schools in New Jersey, enrollment here is 73% lower.

Port Republic Elementary School District falls under Port Republic School District.

At Port Republic Elementary School District, White students make up 96% of the student body. The school is also 4% Hispanic. The White share of the county population is lower, at 56%. The chance that two students picked at random at Port Republic Elementary School District belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 7%.

Federal staffing data show 12.2 full-time-equivalent teachers at Port Republic Elementary School District and a ratio of 9.0:1. That ratio is under the 11.4:1 average for elementary schools in New Jersey. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 3% of students. Public schools in Atlantic County average 59%.

Measured against New Jersey public elementary schools, Port Republic Elementary School District receives a B-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.

In New Jersey, Port Republic Elementary School District is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 57.1% actual against a predicted 64.7%.

Across Atlantic County, median household income is about $78,050, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 32%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Port Republic Elementary School District is among the 77 public schools in Atlantic County.

Nearby, Smithville Elementary School is about 2.3 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number 7. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Port Republic Elementary School District ranks 1st of 8 on average proficiency.

The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).

The student count in 2024-25 was 110, 5% above the 105 of 2020-21.

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Atlantic County at a glance

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Population
276,270
Census ACS
Median income
$78,050
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
77
41,964 students

Quick facts

School name
Port Republic Elementary School District
District
Port Republic School District
Address
137 POMONA AVENUE, PORT REPUBLIC, NJ 08241
Phone
(609) 652-7377
County
Atlantic County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–08
Total enrollment
110
Teachers (FTE)
12
Student–teacher ratio
9.0:1
Free and reduced lunch
3 (3%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
341338000204
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Port Republic Elementary School District
What is the total enrollment at Port Republic Elementary School District?
Port Republic Elementary School District enrolls approximately 110 students in grades KG-08.
Is Port Republic Elementary School District an elementary, middle, or high school?
Port Republic Elementary School District is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
How many teachers does Port Republic Elementary School District have?
Port Republic Elementary School District employs 12 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Port Republic Elementary School District?
Student demographics at Port Republic Elementary School District are roughly 96% White, 4% Hispanic.
What district is Port Republic Elementary School District in?
Port Republic Elementary School District is part of Port Republic School District.
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