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Enrollment
566
Elementary
DISTRICT 522 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341707002656
Whitman Elementary School
827 WHITMAN SCHOOL DR, TURNERSVILLE, NJ 08012 · (856) 227-1103 · Gloucester County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL566 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 79% 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.
- 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
11.8:1
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.0:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
23%
133 students
DISTRICT 26% · 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 | 101 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 109 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 92 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 94 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 84 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 86 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (101) is 17% larger than its 5th grade class (86).
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · 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
67.2%
NJ avg 53.1% . -8.1pp since 2023
Math
56.1%
NJ avg 41.6% . -5.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 5 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 67.2% | 56.1% |
| 2023-24 | 75.3% | 61.2% |
% 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
61.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.3%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% 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 Whitman Elementary School
Whitman Elementary School's state test result (61.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whitman Elementary School this school | 566 | 23.5% | 61.6% |
| Bells Elementary School TURNERSVILLE | 571 | 20.8% | 47.5% |
| Eleanor Rush Intermediate School CINNAMINSON | 638 | 22.6% | 56.2% |
| New Albany Elementary School CINNAMINSON | 658 | 21.1% | N/A |
| Mahala F. Atchison School TINTON FALLS | 484 | 19.2% | N/A |
| Birches Elementary School TURNERSVILLE | 472 | 22.9% | 59.1% |
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 Whitman Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Gloucester County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.6% | #305 of 1,290 | #2 of 35 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.1% | #480 of 1,319 ▼ 120 | #9 of 35 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.2% | #332 of 1,319 ▼ 178 | #2 of 35 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 566 | #284 of 1,562 | #11 of 48 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.8:1 | #827 of 1,390 | #32 of 45 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.1% | #894 of 1,392 | #31 of 45 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 23.5% | #969 of 1,481 | #33 of 48 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +14.6% | #159 of 545 | #6 of 22 |
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
566
+48 (+9%) vs 2020
+9% since 1990-91, when it was 519
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 11.3:1
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 | 566 | 47.9 | 11.8:1 | 23% (133) |
| 2023-24 | 557 | 48.8 | 11.4:1 | 18% (99) |
| 2022-23 | 519 | 47 | 11.1:1 | 18% (95) |
| 2020-21 | 518 | 46 | 11.3:1 | 18% (92) |
| 2017-18 | 494 | 45.3 | 10.9:1 | 21% (105) |
| 2015-16 | 460 | 43 | 10.7:1 | 22% (99) |
| 2010-11 | 390 | 32 | 12.2:1 | 13% (51) |
| 2000-01 | 582 | 37 | 15.7:1 | 9% (52) |
| 1990-91 | 519 | 30 | 17.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Whitman Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 15% (494 to 566); teachers up 6% (45.3 to 47.9).
About Whitman Elementary School
Whitman Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in TURNERSVILLE, New Jersey, administered by Washington Township School District. The school covers kindergarten through 5 and reported 566 students in 2024-25. That puts enrollment 40% larger than the 405-student average for elementary schools in New Jersey.
Washington Township School District enrolls 6,938 students in 10 schools, including Whitman Elementary School.
White students are 70% of those enrolled at Whitman Elementary School. The next largest groups are 16% Hispanic, 7% Black, 4% Asian, and 3% multiracial. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 47, compared with 70 nationally.
Staffing at Whitman Elementary School comes to 47.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 11.8:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in New Jersey is similar, at 11.4:1. Whitman Elementary School counts 23% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 9 points below the 32% average for public schools in Gloucester County.
Among New Jersey public elementary schools, Whitman Elementary School outscored 79%, which works out to an A- on the allk12 Grade.
A school with Whitman Elementary School's lunch-eligibility share in New Jersey is predicted to score 53.3%. Whitman Elementary School scores 61.6%, 8.3 points above that line.
Census data for Gloucester County show median household income comes to about $105,115, about 37% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. There are 86 public schools in the county, enrolling about 46,080, Whitman Elementary School among them.
Measured in a straight line, Birches Elementary School is about 1.0 miles from Whitman Elementary School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Whitman Elementary School is 1st of 9 on proficiency.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment was 566 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 518.
This community page is for conversations about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Gloucester County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
306,954
Census ACS
Median income
$105,115
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
86
46,080 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Washington Township School District
- Washington Township High SchoolHigh · 2,105 students
- Chestnut Ridge Middle SchoolMiddle · 613 students
- Bells Elementary SchoolElementary · 571 students
- Bunker Hill Middle SchoolMiddle · 562 students
- Hurffville Elementary SchoolElementary · 544 students
- Orchard Valley Middle SchoolMiddle · 529 students
Other schools in TURNERSVILLE
- Bells Elementary SchoolElementary · 571 students
- Thomas Jefferson Elementary SchoolElementary · 511 students
- Birches Elementary SchoolElementary · 472 students
Other Whitman Elementary schools
9 other US public schools in 9 states are named Whitman Elementary. Whitman Elementary School is the 3rd largest of the 10.
- Whitman Elementary SchoolPONTIAC, MI · 611 students
- Whitman Elementary SchoolMESA, AZ · 569 students
- Whitman Elementary SchoolTacoma, WA · 365 students
- Whitman ElementarySpokane, WA · 362 students
- Whitman ElementaryMilwaukee, WI · 339 students
Nearby schools
- Birches Elementary School1.0 mi · 472
- Ann A. Mullen Middle School1.1 mi · 937
- Timber Creek Regional High School1.3 mi · 1,109
- Bells Elementary School1.6 mi · 571
- James W. Lilley Elementary School1.9 mi · 519
- Erial Elementary School2.1 mi · 643
Frequently asked questions
About Whitman Elementary SchoolHow large is Whitman Elementary School?
Whitman Elementary School enrolls approximately 566 students in grades KG-05.
Is Whitman Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Whitman Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Whitman Elementary School have?
Whitman Elementary School employs 48 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Whitman Elementary School?
Student demographics at Whitman Elementary School are roughly 70% White, 16% Hispanic, 7% Black, 4% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Whitman Elementary School public or private?
Whitman Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Washington Township School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.