Weymouth Township Elementary School

Weymouth Township Elementary School is one of the tight-knit primary schools in DOROTHY, New Jersey, operated by Weymouth Township School District, with 178 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 8. Compared to the state average of about 405 students per school, that is 56% smaller than typical.

Weymouth Township Elementary School sits inside Weymouth Township School District, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Weymouth Township Elementary School reports that 75% of the student body identifies as White; the rest looks like 15% Hispanic, 4% Black, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 56% White, putting the school's mix considerably more White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.0:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.4:1, putting Weymouth Township Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 59% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Weymouth Township Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 33.9%, the actual is 40.9%, a residual of +7.1 points.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Atlantic County put median household income runs about $78,050, roughly 32% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Weymouth Township Elementary School is one of 77 public schools in Atlantic County (combined enrollment of about 41,964 students).

The closest other public school is Estell Manor Elementary School, roughly 1.9 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Weymouth Township Elementary School ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 30.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 16%: 153 students in 2018 compared to 178 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share climbed from 7% to 15%. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 8.6:1 in 2018 to 10.0:1 today.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.