For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public preschool serving 301 students in Lower Township Elementary School District.
Public Preschools in Lower Township Elementary School District have a diversity score of 0.40, which is less than the New Jersey public preschool average of 0.72.
Minority enrollment is 25% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the New Jersey public preschool average of 64% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (NJ)
# Schools
4 Schools
903 Schools
# Students
1,445 Students
360,382 Students
# Teachers
139 Teachers
32,444 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
10:1
10:1
District Rank
Lower Township Elementary School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 648 school districts in New Jersey (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
Overall District Rank
#471 out of 650 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
28%
36%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
35%
49%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
10-14%
23%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.38
0.72
# American Indian Students
2 Students
865 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
5 Students
30,570 Students
% Asian Students
1%
9%
# Hispanic Students
220 Students
128,560 Students
% Hispanic Students
15%
36%
# Black Students
77 Students
58,180 Students
% Black Students
5%
16%
# White Students
1,115 Students
129,337 Students
% White Students
77%
36%
# Hawaiian Students
4 Students
878 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
22 Students
11,951 Students
% of Two or more races Students
2%
3%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
219
48,843
# Students in K Grade:
155
52,263
# Students in 1st Grade:
173
49,897
# Students in 2nd Grade:
183
46,402
# Students in 3rd Grade:
171
40,148
# Students in 4th Grade:
162
35,275
# Students in 5th Grade:
182
27,057
# Students in 6th Grade:
164
14,387
# Students in 7th Grade:
-
10,817
# Students in 8th Grade:
-
11,049
# Students in 9th Grade:
-
497
# Students in 10th Grade:
-
448
# Students in 11th Grade:
-
388
# Students in 12th Grade:
-
398
# Ungraded Students:
36
22,513
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $26,008 in this school district is less than the state median of $27,145. The school district revenue/student has grown by 16% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $24,926 is less than the state median of $26,033. The school district spending/student has grown by 18% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$38 MM
$36,642 MM
Spending
$36 MM
$35,142 MM
Revenue / Student
$26,008
$27,145
Spending / Student
$24,926
$26,033
Best Lower Township Elementary School District Public Preschools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: n/an/a
David C. Douglass Memorial School
Magnet School
2600 Bayshore Rd
Villas, NJ 08251
(609) 884-9430
Villas, NJ 08251
(609) 884-9430
Grades: PK-K
| 301 students
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