Enrollment
416
Elementary
DISTRICT 360 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TABERNACLE TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341602001250
Tabernacle Elementary School
141 NEW ROAD, TABERNACLE, NJ 08088 · (609) 268-0150 · Burlington County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL416 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
15%
63 students
DISTRICT 14% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 50 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 73 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 90 | 22% |
| Grade 2 | 63 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 69 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 71 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (73) is about the same size as its 4th grade class (71).
Student demographics
27%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 26% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Tabernacle Elementary School→Kenneth R. Olson Middle School
Based on grade levels within Tabernacle Township School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
41.9%
NJ avg 53.1% . -1.9pp since 2023
Math
55.1%
NJ avg 41.6% . -1.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 41.9% | 55.1% |
| 2023-24 | 43.8% | 56.4% |
% 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
49.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.9%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 Tabernacle Elementary School
Tabernacle Elementary School's state test result (49.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tabernacle Elementary School this school | 416 | 15.1% | 49.3% |
| Blairstown Elementary School BLAIRSTOWN | 418 | 18.2% | 37.4% |
| Milton H. Allen Elementary School MEDFORD | 428 | 11.7% | 52.7% |
| Chairville Elementary School MEDFORD | 439 | 11.4% | 64.3% |
| Green Hills School GREENDELL | 414 | 11.4% | 59.2% |
| Upper Township Elementary School MARMORA | 477 | 16.1% | 54.2% |
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 Tabernacle Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Burlington County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.3% | #536 of 1,290 | #22 of 56 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.1% | #492 of 1,319 ▼ 52 | #16 of 56 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.9% | #889 of 1,319 ▼ 74 | #33 of 56 ▼ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 416 | #649 of 1,562 | #30 of 76 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #1,309 of 1,390 | #63 of 70 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 26.7% | #1,254 of 1,392 | #69 of 70 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 15.1% | #1,134 of 1,481 | #55 of 73 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +9.8% | #257 of 545 | #22 of 32 |
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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 416 | 27.4 | 15.2:1 | 15% (63) |
| 2023-24 | 383 | 27 | 14.2:1 | 10% (40) |
| 2022-23 | 374 | 27 | 13.9:1 | 8% (29) |
| 2017-18 | 379 | 32.7 | 11.6:1 | 7% (27) |
| 2015-16 | 363 | 31 | 11.7:1 | 11% (39) |
| 2010-11 | 469 | 28 | 16.8:1 | 13% (59) |
| 2000-01 | 501 | 37 | 13.5:1 | 4% (18) |
| 1990-91 | 405 | 19 | 21.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Tabernacle Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 10% (379 to 416); teachers down 16% (32.7 to 27.4).
About Tabernacle Elementary School
Tabernacle Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in New Jersey, with an address in TABERNACLE. The school's 416 students are in pre-K through 4.
Tabernacle Township School District is responsible for 2 schools, Tabernacle Elementary School included, with 719 students in all.
The large majority of students at Tabernacle Elementary School, 85%, are White. Beyond that, enrollment is 8% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 2% Black. The White share of the county population is lower, at 64%. Tabernacle Elementary School has a diversity index of 27%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Tabernacle Elementary School's 27.4 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 15.2:1. For comparison, elementary schools in New Jersey average 11.4:1. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 15%. The gap from the 32% average for public schools in Burlington County is 17 points.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Tabernacle Elementary School falls in the middle 80% of New Jersey schools: 49.3% actual against 57.9% predicted.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Burlington County show that median household income is about $108,111, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 139 public schools in Burlington County, with a combined enrollment of about 69,020.
Nearby, Kenneth R. Olson Middle School is about 0.2 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number 5. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Tabernacle Elementary School ranks 4th of 8 on average proficiency.
The NCES locale for Tabernacle Elementary School is Rural: Fringe, which covers schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss science fairs, picture day, and bus routes at Tabernacle Elementary School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Burlington County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
467,805
Census ACS
Median income
$108,111
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
139
69,020 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Tabernacle Township School District
- Kenneth R. Olson Middle SchoolMiddle · 303 students
Other schools in TABERNACLE
- Seneca High SchoolHigh · 1,058 students
- Kenneth R. Olson Middle SchoolMiddle · 303 students
- COSTELLO PREPHigh
- PINELANDS RCHHigh
Other Tabernacle Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Tabernacle Elementary. Tabernacle Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- Tabernacle Elementary SchoolAsheboro, NC · 333 students
Nearby schools
- Kenneth R. Olson Middle School0.2 mi · 303
- Seneca High School0.9 mi · 1,058
- Indian Mills Memorial School3.6 mi · 293
- Shawnee High School3.6 mi · 1,387
- Indian Mills Elementary School3.9 mi · 347
- Nokomis School5.1 mi · 126
Frequently asked questions
About Tabernacle Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Tabernacle Elementary School?
Tabernacle Elementary School enrolls approximately 416 students in grades PK-04.
What age range does Tabernacle Elementary School serve?
Tabernacle Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 04.
How many students per teacher at Tabernacle Elementary School?
Approximately 15.2:1 students per teacher at Tabernacle Elementary School.
How diverse is Tabernacle Elementary School?
Tabernacle Elementary School reports a student body of 85% White, 8% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Tabernacle Elementary School?
Tabernacle Elementary School is overseen by Tabernacle Township School District in Burlington County.
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