Slackwood Elementary School

Slackwood Elementary School, an intimate K-5 school in LAWRENCEVILLE, New Jersey, operated by Lawrence Township Public School District, caters to 251 students, covering grades pre-K through 3. By comparison, New Jersey's public schools average about 405 students each, so Slackwood Elementary School sits 38% leaner than that benchmark.

Slackwood Elementary School is one of 7 schools operated by Lawrence Township Public School District, a district that teaches 3,690 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Slackwood Elementary School shows that the largest single group is Hispanic at 37%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest is composed of 35% White, 15% Asian, 11% Black. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 23%.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.6:1. The state averages around 11.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 60% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Mercer County (around 48%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Slackwood Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 33.5%; this one delivers 43.6%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Mercer County shows the typical household earns roughly $100,645 per year, about 45% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Slackwood Elementary School is one of 110 public schools in Mercer County (combined enrollment of about 58,647 students).

Nearest neighbor: Dr. Crosby Copeland Jr Elementary, around 0.7 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Slackwood Elementary School. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Slackwood Elementary School ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 28.5%.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 6%: 267 students in 2018 compared to 251 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share rose from 26% to 37%.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.