Enrollment
254
Elementary
DISTRICT 328 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HAMILTON TOWNSHIP PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340654003124
Sayen Elementary School
3333 NOTTINGHAM WAY, HAMILTON, NJ 08690 · (609) 631-4164 · Mercer County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL254 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
29%
74 students
DISTRICT 54% · 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 | 47 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 38 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 42 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 38 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 40 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 49 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (47) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (49).
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · 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
50.4%
NJ avg 53.1% . -1.2pp since 2023
Math
42.1%
NJ avg 41.6% . +6.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 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 up about 7 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.4% | 42.1% |
| 2023-24 | 51.6% | 35.5% |
% 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
41.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.2%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 Sayen Elementary School
Sayen Elementary School's state test result (41.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sayen Elementary School this school | 254 | 29.1% | 41.1% |
| Samuel R. Donald Elementary School BLOOMINGDALE | 232 | 32.8% | 57.5% |
| South Hunterdon Regional Elementary School Lambertville | 265 | 30.9% | N/A |
| Morgan Elementary School HAMILTON | 285 | 32.3% | 47.3% |
| Franklin Elementary School SUCCASUNNA | 281 | 23.1% | 36.5% |
| Martha B. Day Elementary School BLOOMINGDALE | 207 | 30.0% | 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 Sayen Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Mercer County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.1% | #714 of 1,290 | #24 of 56 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.1% | #739 of 1,319 ▲ 86 | #25 of 56 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.4% | #693 of 1,319 ▼ 62 | #21 of 56 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 254 | #1,270 of 1,562 | #51 of 60 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.9:1 | #857 of 1,390 | #31 of 57 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.1% | #489 of 1,392 | #28 of 57 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 29.1% | #871 of 1,481 | #41 of 58 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.0% | #531 of 798 | #21 of 30 |
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
254
-11 (-4%) vs 2020
-3% since 1990-91, when it was 263
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
was 13.3:1
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 | 254 | 21.3 | 11.9:1 | 29% (74) |
| 2023-24 | 258 | 20.3 | 12.7:1 | 31% (80) |
| 2022-23 | 263 | 18.5 | 14.2:1 | 27% (70) |
| 2020-21 | 265 | 20 | 13.3:1 | 26% (68) |
| 2017-18 | 273 | 19.8 | 13.8:1 | 16% (43) |
| 2015-16 | 258 | 19 | 13.6:1 | 15% (39) |
| 2010-11 | 301 | 16 | 18.8:1 | 12% (35) |
| 2000-01 | 291 | 16 | 18.2:1 | 5% (14) |
| 1990-91 | 263 | 14 | 18.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sayen Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (273 to 254); teachers up 8% (19.8 to 21.3).
About Sayen Elementary School
Students in HAMILTON, New Jersey, attend Sayen Elementary School, a small elementary school. The school runs kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 254 students. Elementary schools in New Jersey have about 405 students on average; enrollment here is 37% lower.
Hamilton Township Public School District oversees Sayen Elementary School and 22 other schools, with 12,355 students in total.
White students are 55% of those enrolled at Sayen Elementary School. The remaining shares are 30% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, and 5% Black. Census estimates put the White share of Mercer County's population at about 46%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 60, compared with 70 nationally.
Sayen Elementary School reports a ratio of 11.9 students per teacher, from 21.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. It is about the same as the 11.4:1 average for elementary schools in New Jersey. Lunch program data show 29% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That is 19 points below the 48% average for public schools in Mercer County.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 50.2% for Sayen Elementary School. The school posts 41.1%, 9.1 points below the prediction.
In the surrounding county, Mercer County, the median household earns about $100,645 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 45%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Mercer County has 110 public schools with about 58,647 students, including Sayen Elementary School.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Langtree Elementary School, is about 0.6 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, Sayen Elementary School ranks 5th on average proficiency.
Sayen Elementary School has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.
Over 4 years, enrollment decreased by 11 students, from 265 to 254. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (11.9:1) than in 2020-21 (13.3:1).
On allk12, people connected to Sayen Elementary School can post about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Mercer County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
385,864
Census ACS
Median income
$100,645
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
45%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
110
58,647 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hamilton Township Public School District
- Hamilton East - SteinertHigh · 1,437 students
- Hamilton West-WatsonHigh · 1,408 students
- Hamilton North - NottinghamHigh · 1,147 students
- Albert E Grice Middle SchoolMiddle · 991 students
- Emily C. Reynolds Middle SchoolMiddle · 966 students
- Richard C Crockett Middle SchoolMiddle · 834 students
Other schools in HAMILTON
- Hamilton East - SteinertHigh · 1,437 students
- Hamilton West-WatsonHigh · 1,408 students
- Hamilton North - NottinghamHigh · 1,147 students
- Albert E Grice Middle SchoolMiddle · 991 students
- Emily C. Reynolds Middle SchoolMiddle · 966 students
- Richard C Crockett Middle SchoolMiddle · 834 students
Nearby schools
- Langtree Elementary School0.6 mi · 339
- Morgan Elementary School0.9 mi · 285
- Emily C. Reynolds Middle School1.0 mi · 966
- Mercerville Elementary School1.1 mi · 350
- Hamilton East - Steinert1.1 mi · 1,437
- Alexander Elementary School1.3 mi · 302
Frequently asked questions
About Sayen Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Sayen Elementary School?
Sayen Elementary School enrolls approximately 254 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Sayen Elementary School serve?
Sayen Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Sayen Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Sayen Elementary School is approximately 11.9:1 (21 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Sayen Elementary School?
Sayen Elementary School reports a student body of 55% White, 30% Hispanic, 5% Black, 2% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Sayen Elementary School in?
Sayen Elementary School is part of Hamilton Township Public School District.
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