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What's the biggest difference between Taunton Elementary School and what you expected?
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Enrollment
389
Elementary
DISTRICT 418 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOWELL TOWNSHIP PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340756003874
Taunton Elementary School
41 TAUNTON DRIVE, HOWELL, NJ 07731 · (732) 751-2497 · Monmouth County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL389 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.8:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
25%
96 students
DISTRICT 30% · 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 57 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 53 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 64 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 73 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 66 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 76 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (57) is 25% smaller than its 5th grade class (76).
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · 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
46.4%
NJ avg 53.1%
Math
44.0%
NJ avg 41.6%
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42.
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
40.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.6%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 Taunton Elementary School
Taunton Elementary School's state test result (40.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taunton Elementary School this school | 389 | 24.7% | 40.7% |
| Lincoln GARWOOD | 372 | 25.8% | 52.0% |
| Cedar Mountain Primary School VERNON | 406 | 22.7% | N/A |
| Arthur Stanlick Elementary School LK SHAWNEE JEFFERSON TWSP | 388 | 20.6% | 37.2% |
| Rolling Hills Primary School VERNON | 431 | 28.5% | 48.3% |
| Lounsberry Hollow School VERNON | 417 | 28.5% | 35.9% |
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 Taunton Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Monmouth County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.7% | #732 of 1,290 | #66 of 89 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #707 of 1,319 | #69 of 93 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.4% | #802 of 1,319 | #76 of 93 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 389 | #741 of 1,562 | #55 of 112 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.6:1 | #767 of 1,390 | #74 of 98 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.0% | #805 of 1,392 | #40 of 98 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 24.7% | #952 of 1,481 | #47 of 105 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.7% | #290 of 545 | #21 of 46 |
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
389
+27 (+7%) vs 2020
-45% since 1990-91, when it was 712
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
was 12.9:1
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 | 389 | 33.6 | 11.6:1 | 25% (96) |
| 2023-24 | 447 | 34.8 | 12.8:1 | 15% (65) |
| 2022-23 | 421 | 30.9 | 13.6:1 | 16% (67) |
| 2020-21 | 362 | 28 | 12.9:1 | 11% (41) |
| 2017-18 | 358 | 25.4 | 14.1:1 | 10% (36) |
| 2015-16 | 384 | 31 | 12.4:1 | 12% (45) |
| 2010-11 | 485 | 32 | 15.2:1 | 15% (74) |
| 2000-01 | 643 | 41 | 15.7:1 | 10% (66) |
| 1990-91 | 712 | 40 | 17.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Taunton Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 9% (358 to 389); teachers up 32% (25.4 to 33.6).
About Taunton Elementary School
Taunton Elementary School is a public mid-sized elementary school in HOWELL, New Jersey. It is open to students in kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 389 students.
The Howell Township Public School District system has 12 schools and 6,047 students.
Federal enrollment data show Taunton Elementary School is 67% White. Enrollment also includes 20% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 3% Black, and 2% Asian. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 50%.
Taunton Elementary School reports a ratio of 11.6 students per teacher, from 33.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in New Jersey is about 11.4:1. Lunch program data show 25% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Taunton Elementary School is 12.0 points below the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 40.7% actual, 52.6% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in New Jersey.
Monmouth County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $124,845 a year, roughly 51% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Monmouth County number 186, with about 91,053 students.
About 0.4 miles separate Taunton Elementary School from the closest public school, Newbury Early Learning Center. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools average 38.9% on proficiency, and Taunton Elementary School is above that at 40.7%.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment increased 7%. By 2024-25, the school had 11.6 students per teacher, compared with 12.9 in 2020-21.
The discussion board for Taunton Elementary School is open to topics like athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Monmouth County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
645,353
Census ACS
Median income
$124,845
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
51%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
186
91,053 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Howell Township Public School District
- Howell Township Middle School NorthMiddle · 970 students
- Howell Township Middle School SouthMiddle · 893 students
- Land O'Pines Elementary SchoolElementary · 530 students
- Ramtown Elementary SchoolElementary · 483 students
- Aldrich Elementary SchoolElementary · 470 students
- Edith M. Griebling Elementary SchoolElementary · 457 students
Other schools in HOWELL
- Howell Township Middle School SouthMiddle · 893 students
- Land O'Pines Elementary SchoolElementary · 530 students
- Ramtown Elementary SchoolElementary · 483 students
- Aldrich Elementary SchoolElementary · 470 students
- Newbury Early Learning CenterElementary · 365 students
- Greenville Elementary SchoolElementary · 345 students
Nearby schools
- Newbury Early Learning Center0.4 mi · 365
- Land O'Pines Elementary School1.5 mi · 530
- Aldrich Elementary School1.7 mi · 470
- Sylvia Rosenauer Elementary School2.7 mi · 251
- Crawford-Rodriguez Elementary School2.8 mi · 718
- Howard C. Johnson Elementary School2.9 mi · 416
Frequently asked questions
About Taunton Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Taunton Elementary School?
Taunton Elementary School enrolls approximately 389 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Taunton Elementary School serve?
Taunton Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Taunton Elementary School have?
Taunton Elementary School employs 34 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.6:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Taunton Elementary School?
At Taunton Elementary School, the student body is approximately 67% White, 20% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Taunton Elementary School public or private?
Taunton Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Howell Township Public School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.