Enrollment
356
Elementary
DISTRICT 450 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TOWNSHIP OF OCEAN SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341206004066
Wanamassa Elementary School
901 BENDERMERE AVENUE, WANAMASSA, NJ 07712 · (732) 531-5700 · Monmouth County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL356 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 84% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New Jersey public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
9.5:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.1:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
15%
55 students
DISTRICT 35% · 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 | 89 | 25% |
| Kindergarten | 52 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 56 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 55 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 47 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 57 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (52) is 9% smaller than its 4th grade class (57).
Student demographics
37%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · 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
Based on grade levels within Township of Ocean School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
78.2%
NJ avg 53.1% . +15.0pp since 2023
Math
62.3%
NJ avg 41.6% . -1.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 78 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 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 15 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 78.2% | 62.3% |
| 2023-24 | 63.2% | 64.1% |
% 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
67.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.7%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% 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 Wanamassa Elementary School
Wanamassa Elementary School's state test result (67.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wanamassa Elementary School this school | 356 | 15.4% | 67.1% |
| Bayview Elementary School BELFORD | 364 | 16.5% | 42.7% |
| Sycamore Drive Early Childhood Learning Center HAZLET | 341 | 16.1% | N/A |
| Hardyston Township Elementary School FRANKLIN | 358 | 13.7% | 55.1% |
| East Amwell Township RINGOES | 398 | 15.8% | 65.3% |
| Marian E. McKeown Elementary School NEWTON | 322 | 15.8% | 55.7% |
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 Wanamassa Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Monmouth County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.1% | #195 of 1,290 | #14 of 89 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.3% | #372 of 1,319 ▼ 67 | #39 of 93 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 78.2% | #117 of 1,319 ▲ 268 | #7 of 93 ▲ 28 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 356 | #874 of 1,562 | #65 of 112 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.5:1 | #230 of 1,390 | #27 of 98 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 36.7% | #1,126 of 1,392 | #72 of 98 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 15.4% | #1,127 of 1,481 | #68 of 105 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +14.8% | #155 of 545 | #10 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
356
+33 (+10%) vs 2020
+3% since 1990-91, when it was 346
Student : Teacher
9.5:1
was 9.2:1
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 | 356 | 37.5 | 9.5:1 | 15% (55) |
| 2023-24 | 357 | 35.9 | 10.0:1 | 15% (55) |
| 2022-23 | 322 | 35.9 | 9.0:1 | 16% (50) |
| 2020-21 | 323 | 35 | 9.2:1 | 13% (42) |
| 2017-18 | 310 | 31.1 | 10.0:1 | 15% (47) |
| 2015-16 | 291 | 30 | 9.7:1 | 12% (36) |
| 2010-11 | 377 | 26 | 14.5:1 | 13% (50) |
| 2000-01 | 548 | 28 | 19.6:1 | 5% (27) |
| 1990-91 | 346 | 20 | 17.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wanamassa Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 15% (310 to 356); teachers up 21% (31.1 to 37.5).
About Wanamassa Elementary School
Wanamassa Elementary School operates as a medium-sized elementary school in WANAMASSA, New Jersey. The school's enrollment of 356 students covers pre-K through 4.
Across its 5 schools, Township of Ocean School District enrolls 3,163 students. Wanamassa Elementary School is one of those schools.
By race and ethnicity, Wanamassa Elementary School is 78% White. The rest of enrollment is 15% Hispanic and 3% Asian. The White share in Monmouth County as a whole is similar, at about 74%. The chance that two students picked at random at Wanamassa Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 37%.
Federal data list 37.5 full-time-equivalent teachers at Wanamassa Elementary School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 9.5:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in New Jersey is 11.4:1, higher than at this school. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 15%. Across public schools in Monmouth County, the average is 29%.
Wanamassa Elementary School is graded A- by allk12, scoring above 84% of New Jersey public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Wanamassa Elementary School would score about 57.7%. It scores 67.1%, 9.4 points above that figure.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Monmouth County show that median household income is about $124,845, about 51% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. Wanamassa Elementary School is one of 186 public schools in Monmouth County, which together enroll about 91,053 students.
The closest public school to Wanamassa Elementary School is Asbury Park High School, about 1.0 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Nearby schools with test data average 29.5% proficiency; Wanamassa Elementary School posts 67.1%.
The federal government classifies Wanamassa Elementary School's location as Suburb: Large.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count climbed from 323 to 356.
The Wanamassa Elementary School community page is open for posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 Township of Ocean School District
- Ocean Township High SchoolHigh · 925 students
- Township of Ocean Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 889 students
- Wayside Elementary SchoolElementary · 583 students
- Ocean Township Elementary SchoolElementary · 410 students
Nearby schools
- Asbury Park High School1.0 mi · 379
- Bradley Elementary School1.1 mi · 345
- Deal Elementary School1.2 mi · 160
- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School1.4 mi · 195
- Thurgood Marshall Elementary School1.6 mi · 443
- Hope Academy Charter School1.7 mi · 309
Frequently asked questions
About Wanamassa Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Wanamassa Elementary School?
Wanamassa Elementary School enrolls approximately 356 students in grades PK-04.
What age range does Wanamassa Elementary School serve?
Wanamassa Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Wanamassa Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Wanamassa Elementary School is approximately 9.5:1 (38 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Wanamassa Elementary School?
At Wanamassa Elementary School, the student body is approximately 78% White, 15% Hispanic, 2% Black, 3% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Wanamassa Elementary School public or private?
Wanamassa Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Township of Ocean School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.