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Enrollment
1,422
Elementary
DISTRICT 834 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340456000051
Swift-Slaybaugh Complex
11 SWIFT AVENUE, EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP, NJ 08234 · (609) 927-8222 · Atlantic County
GRADES PK–03ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,422 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
96 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
565 students
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 41%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
Swift-Slaybaugh Complex→Dr. Joyanne D. Miller Elementary School
Based on grade levels within Egg Harbor Township School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
35.9%
NJ avg 53.1% . +3.8pp since 2023
Math
45.1%
NJ avg 41.6% . -3.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
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
40.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.4%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,422
+545 (+62%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 17.6:1
% White
53%
was 63%
% Hispanic
23%
was 17%
% Black
7%
was 5%
% Asian
10%
was 10%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Swift-Slaybaugh Complex
Swift-Slaybaugh Complex is an elementary campus of big scale in EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP, New Jersey, overseen by Egg Harbor Township School District, serveing 1,422 students in grades pre-K through 3. Enrollment runs roughly 251% above the state mean of about 405.
Egg Harbor Township School District runs 7 schools in total, collectively educating 7,346 students. Swift-Slaybaugh Complex is one of those campuses.
On demographics, Swift-Slaybaugh Complex shows that 53% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school shows 23% Hispanic, 10% Asian, 7% Black, 7% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Atlantic County as a whole.
On the resource side, Swift-Slaybaugh Complex records 96 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.7:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 11.4:1 average. An estimated 40% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Atlantic County (around 59%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, Swift-Slaybaugh Complex tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 44.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 40.3%.
Around the school, ACS estimates for Atlantic County put median household earnings sit near $78,050, roughly 32% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. In all, Atlantic County runs 77 public schools (combined enrollment of about 41,964 students), of which Swift-Slaybaugh Complex is one.
Egg Harbor Township High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.7 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Swift-Slaybaugh Complex comes 2nd of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 36.3%.
The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.
Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 62%: 877 students in 2018 compared to 1,422 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 63% to 53% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 17.6:1 in 2018 to 14.7:1 in 2025.
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Atlantic County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
Other schools in Egg Harbor Township School District
- Egg Harbor Township High SchoolHigh · 2,279 students
- Dr. Joyanne D. Miller Elementary SchoolElementary · 980 students
- Alder Avenue Middle SchoolMiddle · 919 students
- Fernwood Avenue Middle SchoolMiddle · 811 students
- Clayton J. Davenport Elementary SchoolElementary · 677 students
- Bargaintown PreschoolElementary · 258 students
Other schools in EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP
- Egg Harbor Township High SchoolHigh · 2,279 students
- Dr. Joyanne D. Miller Elementary SchoolElementary · 980 students
- Alder Avenue Middle SchoolMiddle · 919 students
- Fernwood Avenue Middle SchoolMiddle · 811 students
- Clayton J. Davenport Elementary SchoolElementary · 677 students
- Principle Academy Charter SchoolElementary · 434 students
Nearby schools
- Egg Harbor Township High School1.7 mi · 2,279
- Bargaintown Preschool2.6 mi · 258
- Fernwood Avenue Middle School3.1 mi · 811
- Alder Avenue Middle School3.2 mi · 919
- Dr. Joyanne D. Miller Elementary School3.3 mi · 980
- Mainland Regional High School3.4 mi · 1,160
Frequently asked questions
About Swift-Slaybaugh ComplexHow many students attend Swift-Slaybaugh Complex?
Swift-Slaybaugh Complex enrolls approximately 1,422 students in grades PK-03.
What age range does Swift-Slaybaugh Complex serve?
Swift-Slaybaugh Complex serves students from grade PK through grade 03.
How many students per teacher at Swift-Slaybaugh Complex?
Approximately 14.7:1 students per teacher at Swift-Slaybaugh Complex.
How diverse is Swift-Slaybaugh Complex?
Swift-Slaybaugh Complex reports a student body of 53% White, 23% Hispanic, 7% Black, 10% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Swift-Slaybaugh Complex public or private?
Swift-Slaybaugh Complex is a public K-12 school, overseen by Egg Harbor Township School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.