Enrollment
178
Elementary
STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WEYMOUTH TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341785000220
Weymouth Township Elementary School
1202 ELEVENTH AVENUE, DOROTHY, NJ 08317 · (609) 476-2412 · Atlantic County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL178 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 54% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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
10.0:1
18 FTE teachers
STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
105 students
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 | 30 | 17% |
| Kindergarten | 17 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 18 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 11 | 6% |
| Grade 3 | 19 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 17 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 15 | 8% |
| Grade 6 | 22 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 12 | 7% |
| Grade 8 | 17 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (17) is about the same size as its 8th grade class (17).
Student demographics
42%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
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NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
49.0%
NJ avg 53.1% . +0.4pp since 2023
Math
49.5%
NJ avg 41.6% . +16.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 17 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 49.0% | 49.5% |
| 2023-24 | 48.6% | 32.7% |
% 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
40.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.9%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 Weymouth Township Elementary School
Weymouth Township Elementary School's state test result (40.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weymouth Township Elementary School this school | 178 | 59.0% | 40.9% |
| Downe Township Elementary School NEWPORT | 168 | 55.4% | 19.9% |
| Margaret Mace Elementary School North Wildwood | 159 | 54.1% | 33.7% |
| Ocean Gate Elementary School OCEAN GATE | 141 | 58.2% | 25.7% |
| David C. Douglass Memorial School VILLAS | 275 | 57.8% | N/A |
| John C. Milanesi Elementary School BUENA | 192 | 50.5% | N/A |
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 Weymouth Township Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Atlantic County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.9% | #724 of 1,290 | #10 of 38 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.5% | #595 of 1,319 ▲ 274 | #7 of 38 ▲ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #736 of 1,319 ▼ 33 | #10 of 38 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 178 | #1,421 of 1,562 | #42 of 45 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 59.0% | #472 of 1,481 | #23 of 43 |
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
178
+35 (+24%) vs 2020
-23% since 1990-91, when it was 231
Student : Teacher
10.0:1
was 9.5:1
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 | 178 | 17.8 | 10.0:1 | 59% (105) |
| 2023-24 | 178 | 15.8 | 11.3:1 | 39% (70) |
| 2022-23 | 156 | 16.7 | 9.3:1 | 45% (70) |
| 2020-21 | 143 | 15 | 9.5:1 | 34% (49) |
| 2017-18 | 153 | 17.8 | 8.6:1 | 56% (86) |
| 2015-16 | 169 | 19 | 8.9:1 | 54% (92) |
| 2010-11 | 212 | 19 | 11.2:1 | 37% (78) |
| 2000-01 | 257 | 22 | 11.7:1 | 27% (69) |
| 1990-91 | 231 | 18 | 12.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Weymouth Township Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 16% (153 to 178); teachers unchanged (17.8 to 17.8).
About Weymouth Township Elementary School
Weymouth Township Elementary School is a public small elementary school in DOROTHY, New Jersey. The student body numbers 178 students, from pre-K through 8. An average school in this group (elementary schools in New Jersey) has about 405 students.
Weymouth Township Elementary School reports to Weymouth Township School District.
Weymouth Township Elementary School's enrollment is 75% White. Enrollment also includes 15% Hispanic, 4% Black, and 4% multiracial. Among people living in Atlantic County, the White share is about 56%. Weymouth Township Elementary School has a diversity index of 42%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Weymouth Township Elementary School's 17.8 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 10.0:1. That ratio is under the 11.4:1 average for elementary schools in New Jersey. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 59%. That is close to the 59% average for public schools in Atlantic County.
The allk12 Grade for Weymouth Township Elementary School is B-. Compared with New Jersey public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 54% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Weymouth Township Elementary School, the prediction is 33.9% and the result is 40.9%.
Among Atlantic County residents, median household income is about $78,050, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 32%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Weymouth Township Elementary School is one of 77 public schools in Atlantic County, which together enroll about 41,964 students.
The nearest public school is Estell Manor Elementary School, at about 1.9 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within ten miles. Of the 6 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Weymouth Township Elementary School is 2nd on average proficiency.
Weymouth Township Elementary School is coded as Rural: Fringe in federal locale data.
Enrollment was 143 in 2020-21 and 178 in 2024-25, a increase of 35 students.
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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
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- Estell Manor Elementary School1.9 mi · 199
- Joseph C Shaner Memorial Elementary School6.0 mi · 602
- George L. Hess Educational Complex6.7 mi · 1,315
- Atlantic County Institute of Technology6.9 mi · 1,852
- Atlantic County Elementary and Middle Schools6.9 mi · 200
- Atlantic County High School6.9 mi · 112
Frequently asked questions
About Weymouth Township Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Weymouth Township Elementary School?
Weymouth Township Elementary School enrolls approximately 178 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Weymouth Township Elementary School serve?
Weymouth Township Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many teachers does Weymouth Township Elementary School have?
Weymouth Township Elementary School employs 18 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Weymouth Township Elementary School?
Student demographics at Weymouth Township Elementary School are roughly 75% White, 15% Hispanic, 4% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Weymouth Township Elementary School in?
Weymouth Township Elementary School is part of Weymouth Township School District.
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