Enrollment
483
Elementary
DISTRICT 418 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOWELL TOWNSHIP PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340756003870
Ramtown Elementary School
216 RAMTOWN -GREENVILLE ROAD, HOWELL, NJ 07731 · (732) 751-2493 · Monmouth County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL483 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.8:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
31%
148 students
DISTRICT 30% · 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 | 79 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 78 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 69 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 87 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 89 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 81 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (79) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (81).
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · 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
48.8%
NJ avg 53.1% . -3.4pp since 2023
Math
50.7%
NJ avg 41.6% . +5.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 48.8% | 50.7% |
| 2023-24 | 52.2% | 45.7% |
% 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
45.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.4%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 Ramtown Elementary School
Ramtown 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ramtown Elementary School this school | 483 | 30.6% | 45.4% |
| Land O'Pines Elementary School HOWELL | 530 | 30.2% | 40.5% |
| Rolling Hills Primary School VERNON | 431 | 28.5% | 48.3% |
| Bayville Elementary School BAYVILLE | 475 | 37.5% | 44.8% |
| Lanes Mill Elementary School BRICK | 557 | 35.2% | 37.0% |
| Lincoln Park Elementary School LINCOLN PARK | 500 | 24.8% | 64.7% |
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 Ramtown Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Monmouth County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.4% | #627 of 1,290 | #56 of 89 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.7% | #573 of 1,319 ▲ 73 | #55 of 93 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.8% | #740 of 1,319 ▼ 120 | #71 of 93 ▼ 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 483 | #443 of 1,562 | #24 of 112 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.8:1 | #576 of 1,390 | #62 of 98 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.0% | #639 of 1,392 | #26 of 98 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 30.6% | #848 of 1,481 | #40 of 105 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +35.7% | #43 of 545 | #3 of 46 |
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
483
+158 (+49%) vs 2020
-37% since 1990-91, when it was 768
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
was 10.8:1
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 | 483 | 44.5 | 10.8:1 | 31% (148) |
| 2023-24 | 399 | 39.9 | 10.0:1 | 23% (93) |
| 2022-23 | 357 | 31.8 | 11.2:1 | 15% (53) |
| 2020-21 | 325 | 30 | 10.8:1 | 14% (44) |
| 2017-18 | 356 | 31.1 | 11.4:1 | 14% (51) |
| 2015-16 | 427 | 35 | 12.2:1 | 16% (70) |
| 2010-11 | 466 | 32 | 14.6:1 | 11% (49) |
| 2000-01 | 900 | 47 | 19.1:1 | 4% (35) |
| 1990-91 | 768 | 41 | 18.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ramtown Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 36% (356 to 483); teachers up 43% (31.1 to 44.5).
About Ramtown Elementary School
Ramtown Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in New Jersey, with an address in HOWELL. Students in kindergarten through 5 make up the school's enrollment of 483 students.
Ramtown Elementary School reports to Howell Township Public School District, which has 12 schools and 6,047 students.
Federal enrollment data show Ramtown Elementary School is 60% White. Next come 28% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 5% Black. The county population is about 74% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 56, compared with 70 nationally.
For every teacher at Ramtown Elementary School, there are about 10.8 students; the school has 44.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in New Jersey is about 11.4:1. There are 148 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 31% of enrollment. That is in line with the 29% average for public schools in Monmouth County.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Ramtown Elementary School, the prediction is 49.4% and the result is 45.4%.
Looking at the county, Monmouth County, the median household earns about $124,845 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 51%, and about 4% of people live in poverty. Counting Ramtown Elementary School, Monmouth County has 186 public schools.
Ramtown Elementary School's nearest public school is Howell Township Middle School South (about 0.2 miles). In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Ramtown Elementary School. Among the 7 closest schools with test data, this one included, Ramtown Elementary School ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
The NCES locale for Ramtown Elementary School is Suburb: Large, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2020-21 the school reported 325 students, and in 2024-25 it reported 483. Grade changes, mergers, or boundary shifts can explain gaps this large.
The discussion board for Ramtown Elementary School is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Monmouth County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
645,353
Census ACS
Median income
$124,845
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
51%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
186
91,053 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Howell Township Public School District
- Howell Township Middle School NorthMiddle · 970 students
- Howell Township Middle School SouthMiddle · 893 students
- Land O'Pines Elementary SchoolElementary · 530 students
- Aldrich Elementary SchoolElementary · 470 students
- Edith M. Griebling Elementary SchoolElementary · 457 students
- Memorial Elementary SchoolElementary · 414 students
Other schools in HOWELL
- Howell Township Middle School SouthMiddle · 893 students
- Land O'Pines Elementary SchoolElementary · 530 students
- Aldrich Elementary SchoolElementary · 470 students
- Taunton Elementary SchoolElementary · 389 students
- Newbury Early Learning CenterElementary · 365 students
- Greenville Elementary SchoolElementary · 345 students
Nearby schools
- Howell Township Middle School South0.2 mi · 893
- Greenville Elementary School0.3 mi · 345
- Piner Elementary School1.2 mi · 364
- Lanes Mill Elementary School1.4 mi · 557
- Brick Township Memorial High School1.5 mi · 1,269
- Herbertsville Early Childhood Development Center2.2 mi · 224
Frequently asked questions
About Ramtown Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Ramtown Elementary School?
Ramtown Elementary School enrolls approximately 483 students in grades KG-05.
Is Ramtown Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Ramtown Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Ramtown Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Ramtown Elementary School is approximately 10.8:1 (45 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Ramtown Elementary School?
Ramtown Elementary School reports a student body of 60% White, 28% Hispanic, 5% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Ramtown Elementary School in?
Ramtown Elementary School is part of Howell Township Public School District.
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