Best Public Schools in Whiting, NJ

The city of Whiting, New Jersey is home to a single school, Whiting Elementary School, which serves grades PK-5 and has a total enrollment of 275 students. The school is part of the Manchester Township School District, which is ranked 458 out of 609 school districts in New Jersey and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Whiting Elementary School appears to be a relatively average-performing school within the state of New Jersey. While it has some areas of strength, such as higher-than-average test scores in certain grade levels and subjects, it also has some areas of concern, such as a high chronic absenteeism rate and relatively low performance in other grade levels and subjects. The school's 3rd, 4th, and 5th-grade students generally perform better than the district and state averages in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics, but the 5th-grade Science proficiency rate is significantly lower than the district and state averages. Additionally, Whiting Elementary School has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 14.9%, which is a concern.

The school's per-student spending for the 2018-2019 school year was $19,177, which is higher than the state average, and it has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 9.9 to 1. However, the high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, at 31.64%, indicates that the school serves a population with a higher level of economic disadvantage, which may require additional resources and targeted interventions to support the academic and social-emotional needs of these students.