Enrollment
284
Elementary
DISTRICT 396 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MILLVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341032001872
R. M. Bacon Elementary School
501 SOUTH THIRD STREET, MILLVILLE, NJ 08332 · (856) 327-6100 · Cumberland County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY23-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL284 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 8% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- DTest 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.
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
11.9:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.1:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
83%
236 students
DISTRICT 78% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 58 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 49 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 51 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 41 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 37 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 48 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (58) is 21% larger than its 5th grade class (48).
Student demographics
72%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · 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
Based on grade levels within Millville School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
13.3%
NJ avg 53.1% . -0.3pp since 2023
Math
20.0%
NJ avg 41.6% . -0.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 13 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 13.3% | 20.0% |
| 2023-24 | 13.6% | 20.7% |
% 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 · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
14.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
20.7%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 15% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 21% 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 R. M. Bacon Elementary School
R. M. Bacon Elementary School's state test result (14.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| R. M. Bacon Elementary School this school | 284 | 83.1% | 14.8% |
| Loudenslager Elementary School PAULSBORO | 330 | 81.2% | 13.5% |
| Billingsport Elementary School PAULSBORO | 296 | 77.0% | N/A |
| Paul W Carleton PENNS GROVE | 322 | 74.5% | 13.4% |
| Beverly City School District BEVERLY | 342 | 71.6% | 33.3% |
| Ola Edwards Community School HILLSIDE | 391 | 82.9% | 34.3% |
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 R. M. Bacon Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Cumberland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 14.8% | #1,203 of 1,290 | #21 of 32 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.0% | #1,152 of 1,319 ▼ 74 | #20 of 32 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 13.3% | #1,285 of 1,319 ▼ 18 | #27 of 32 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 284 | #1,172 of 1,562 | #30 of 37 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.9:1 | #870 of 1,390 | #16 of 31 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.7% | #99 of 1,392 | #1 of 31 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 83.1% | #168 of 1,481 | #9 of 36 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.7% | #665 of 798 | #17 of 24 |
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
284
+17 (+6%) vs 2020
-26% since 1990-91, when it was 386
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
was 10.7:1
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 | 284 | 23.8 | 11.9:1 | 83% (236) |
| 2023-24 | 270 | 28 | 9.6:1 | 82% (222) |
| 2022-23 | 258 | 25 | 10.3:1 | 81% (210) |
| 2020-21 | 267 | 25 | 10.7:1 | 83% (221) |
| 2017-18 | 295 | 24 | 12.3:1 | 86% (254) |
| 2015-16 | 318 | 25 | 12.7:1 | 82% (261) |
| 2010-11 | 330 | 27 | 12.2:1 | 80% (263) |
| 2000-01 | 313 | 24 | 13.0:1 | 66% (208) |
| 1990-91 | 386 | 21 | 18.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for R. M. Bacon Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (295 to 284); teachers down 1% (24 to 23.8).
About R. M. Bacon Elementary School
R. M. Bacon Elementary School is a small elementary school for students in MILLVILLE, New Jersey. It serves 284 students in kindergarten through 5. For comparison, elementary schools in New Jersey average about 405 students.
Across its 8 schools, Millville School District enrolls 4,992 students. R. M. Bacon Elementary School is one of those schools.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at R. M. Bacon Elementary School is Black (39%). Other groups include 29% Hispanic, 19% White, and 11% multiracial. The county population is about 17% Black. R. M. Bacon Elementary School has a diversity index of 72%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Staffing totals 23.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 11.9:1. Elementary schools in New Jersey average about 11.4:1, a similar figure. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 83%. The 67% average for public schools in Cumberland County is 16 points lower.
allk12 grades R. M. Bacon Elementary School a D. The grade compares the school only with New Jersey public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
R. M. Bacon Elementary School's average proficiency rate on state tests of 14.8% is 5.9 points below the 20.7% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
In Cumberland County (population about 153,305), median household income is about $67,436, roughly 19% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. R. M. Bacon Elementary School is one of 52 public schools in Cumberland County, which together enroll about 27,803 students.
Silver Run Elementary School is located about 0.7 miles from R. M. Bacon Elementary School. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Of 8 schools in the immediate area with test results, R. M. Bacon Elementary School ranks 5th on average proficiency.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Small.
Enrollment was 267 in 2020-21 and 284 in 2024-25, a rise of 17 students. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 10.7:1 to 11.9:1.
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Cumberland County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
153,305
Census ACS
Median income
$67,436
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
52
27,803 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Millville School District
- Millville High SchoolHigh · 1,687 students
- Lakeside Middle SchoolMiddle · 929 students
- Child Family CenterElementary · 554 students
- Holly Heights Elementary SchoolElementary · 466 students
- Silver Run Elementary SchoolElementary · 460 students
- Rieck Avenue Elementary SchoolElementary · 419 students
Other schools in MILLVILLE
- Millville High SchoolHigh · 1,687 students
- Cumberland County Technical Education CenterHigh · 1,296 students
- Lakeside Middle SchoolMiddle · 929 students
- Child Family CenterElementary · 554 students
- Holly Heights Elementary SchoolElementary · 466 students
- Silver Run Elementary SchoolElementary · 460 students
Nearby schools
- Silver Run Elementary School0.7 mi · 460
- Millville High School1.0 mi · 1,687
- Millville Public Charter School1.4 mi · 327
- Mount Pleasant Elementary School1.8 mi · 193
- Holly Heights Elementary School1.9 mi · 466
- Child Family Center1.9 mi · 554
Frequently asked questions
About R. M. Bacon Elementary SchoolHow many students attend R. M. Bacon Elementary School?
R. M. Bacon Elementary School enrolls approximately 284 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does R. M. Bacon Elementary School serve?
R. M. Bacon Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does R. M. Bacon Elementary School have?
R. M. Bacon Elementary School employs 24 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.9:1.
What is the student diversity at R. M. Bacon Elementary School?
Student demographics at R. M. Bacon Elementary School are roughly 19% White, 29% Hispanic, 39% Black, 1% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Is R. M. Bacon Elementary School public or private?
R. M. Bacon Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Millville School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.