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Enrollment
617
Elementary
DISTRICT 464 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BRANCHBURG TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340216000199
Whiton Elementary School
470 Whiton Road, Neshanic Station, NJ 08853 · (908) 371-0842 · Somerset County
GRADES PK–03ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL617 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 76% 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.
- BBeats 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
9.2:1
67 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.6:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
13%
81 students
DISTRICT 12% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 26 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 135 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 154 | 25% |
| Grade 2 | 153 | 25% |
| Grade 3 | 149 | 24% |
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · 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 Branchburg Township School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
54.0%
NJ avg 53.1% . -3.7pp since 2023
Math
71.6%
NJ avg 41.6% . -1.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 72 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 54.0% | 71.6% |
| 2023-24 | 57.7% | 72.8% |
% 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
64.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.0%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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 Whiton Elementary School
Whiton Elementary School's state test result (64.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whiton Elementary School this school | 617 | 13.1% | 64.0% |
| Helen L Beeler MARLTON | 557 | 16.2% | 41.0% |
| Frank J. Dugan Elementary School MARLBORO | 624 | 11.5% | 65.0% |
| Wemrock Brook School MANALAPAN | 513 | 15.8% | 71.1% |
| Marlboro Elementary School MARLBORO | 551 | 8.7% | 68.0% |
| Center Grove School RANDOLPH | 542 | 10.1% | 69.5% |
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 Whiton Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Somerset County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.0% | #266 of 1,290 | #21 of 42 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 71.6% | #217 of 1,319 ▼ 50 | #18 of 42 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #614 of 1,319 ▼ 100 | #30 of 42 ▼ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 617 | #204 of 1,562 | #5 of 46 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.2:1 | #165 of 1,390 | #14 of 45 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.7% | #589 of 1,392 | #34 of 45 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 13.1% | #1,181 of 1,481 | #27 of 45 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.0% | #505 of 545 | #12 of 13 |
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
617
+73 (+13%) vs 2020
-8% since 2000-01, when it was 670
Student : Teacher
9.2:1
was 8.6:1
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 | 617 | 67 | 9.2:1 | 13% (81) |
| 2023-24 | 627 | 59 | 10.6:1 | 7% (44) |
| 2022-23 | 587 | 61 | 9.6:1 | 4% (24) |
| 2020-21 | 544 | 63 | 8.6:1 | 5% (26) |
| 2017-18 | 611 | 56.5 | 10.8:1 | 6% (36) |
| 2015-16 | 618 | 60 | 10.3:1 | 8% (47) |
| 2010-11 | 595 | 31 | 19.2:1 | 3% (16) |
| 2000-01 | 670 | 41 | 16.3:1 | 1% (9) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Whiton Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (611 to 617); teachers up 19% (56.5 to 67).
About Whiton Elementary School
At 470 Whiton Road in Neshanic Station, New Jersey, Whiton Elementary School operates as a large elementary school. It enrolls 617 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are pre-K through 3. That puts enrollment 52% larger than the 405-student average for elementary schools in New Jersey.
Branchburg Township School District runs 3 schools with a combined 1,385 students. Whiton Elementary School is one of them.
About 61% of the student body at Whiton Elementary School is White. Other students are 16% Asian, 12% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 5% Black. By comparison, Somerset County residents are about 52% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 58, compared with 70 nationally.
Teacher count: 67 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 9.2:1. Across elementary schools in New Jersey, the average ratio is 11.4:1. Roughly 13% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The 28% average for public schools in Somerset County is 15 points higher.
Whiton Elementary School holds an A- allk12 Grade, placing it above 76% of New Jersey public elementary schools.
Whiton Elementary School posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 64.0%, compared with a predicted 59.0%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of New Jersey schools on BeatsExpectations.
For Somerset County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $140,374 a year, roughly 58% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Whiton Elementary School, Somerset County has 84 public schools.
Branchburg Central Middle School is about 2.0 miles from Whiton Elementary School, the shortest distance to any other public school. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The school's 64.0% average proficiency ranks 5th among 9 nearby schools.
For locale, NCES codes Whiton Elementary School as Suburb: Large.
In 2020-21, Whiton Elementary School enrolled 544 students. By 2024-25, that number had grown to 617.
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Somerset County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
349,846
Census ACS
Median income
$140,374
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
58%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
84
51,276 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Branchburg Township School District
- Branchburg Central Middle SchoolMiddle · 458 students
- Stony Brook SchoolElementary · 310 students
Nearby schools
- Branchburg Central Middle School2.0 mi · 458
- Stony Brook School2.5 mi · 310
- Bradley Gardens Primary School3.3 mi · 279
- Holland Brook School3.6 mi · 312
- Auten Road Intermediate School3.6 mi · 1,112
- Readington Middle School3.6 mi · 466
Frequently asked questions
About Whiton Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Whiton Elementary School?
Whiton Elementary School enrolls approximately 617 students in grades PK-03.
What age range does Whiton Elementary School serve?
Whiton Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 03.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Whiton Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Whiton Elementary School is approximately 9.2:1 (67 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Whiton Elementary School?
Student demographics at Whiton Elementary School are roughly 61% White, 12% Hispanic, 5% Black, 16% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Whiton Elementary School public or private?
Whiton Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Branchburg Township School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.