Switlik Elementary School

Set in Jackson, New Jersey, Switlik Elementary School is a sizable primary school, operated by Jackson Township School District. It hosts 758 students across grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 87% above the typical public school in New Jersey, which averages around 405 students.

Jackson Township School District comprises 10 schools with combined enrollment of 7,627 students; Switlik Elementary School is among them.

In terms of who attends, Switlik Elementary School lists that 51% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest looks like 39% Hispanic, 5% Black, 3% multiracial, 2% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 83% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 54 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.1:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.4:1, putting Switlik Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. About 47% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Switlik Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 40.5%; this one delivers 34.3%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Ocean County shows median household income runs about $89,863, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Ocean County runs 117 public schools (combined enrollment of about 66,051 students), of which Switlik Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Jackson Memorial High School, around 0.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Switlik Elementary School. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Switlik Elementary School ranks 4th on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 34.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count held roughly steady: 775 students in 2018 compared to 758 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share contracted from 81% to 51%. Class-load math has grew: from 13.1:1 in 2018 to 14.1:1 in 2025.

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