Elementary · New Jersey
Downe Township Elementary School
Downe Township Elementary School, a public elementary school in Newport, New Jersey: grades pre-k–8, 168 students, 9.9 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Downe Township School District.
Size and class size
Compared with elementary schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.
- Students
- 168
- Teachers (FTE)
- 17.0
- Students per teacher
- 9.9
- Grades
- Pre-K–8
- Elementary
Fewer students per teacher than 74% of elementary schools in New Jersey
Median 11.2 · 1,493 schools compared
Fewer students per teacher than 93% of elementary schools in the US
Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared
Smaller than 94% of elementary schools in New Jersey
Median 386 · 1,494 schools compared
Smaller than 90% of elementary schools in the US
Median 415 · 51,933 schools compared
State test results
Share of students scoring proficient or above on New Jersey's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.
Reading and writing
New Jersey: 54%32%proficient
+10.0 points from 2023–24 school year
A lower share proficient than 82% of elementary schools in New Jersey
Median 52% · 1,326 elementary schools compared
97 students tested, grades 3–8 · NJSLA; proficient means Levels 4-5
Math
New Jersey: 41%19%proficient
+2.7 points from 2023–24 school year
A lower share proficient than 89% of elementary schools in New Jersey
Median 46% · 1,325 elementary schools compared
91 students tested, grades 3–8 · NJSLA; proficient means Levels 4-5
Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
What it offers
- Grades
- Elementary · Grades Pre-K–8
- Type
- District school · Regular
- Instruction
- In person
- Area
- Distant rural area
Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Downe Township School District.
Location
- Address
- 220 Main St, Newport, NJ 08345
- Phone
- (856)447-4673
- City or town
- Newport
- County
- Cumberland County
Nearby elementary schools
The closest public elementary schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher | Reading | Math |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-K–8 | 479 | 11.0 | 44% | 28% | |
Commercial Township SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–8 | 505 | 12.3 | 40% | 19% |
| K–5 | 419 | 10.7 | 31% | 41% | |
| Pre-K–8 | 526 | 12.4 | 12% | 7.2% | |
Cherry Street SchoolFree meals for all | K–8 | 522 | 12.0 | 9.5% | 6.4% |
| K–5 | 460 | 9.6 | 11% | 22% |
Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
Sources
- Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
- State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.
Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level; state test results are compared only within a state.
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