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Downe Township School District

At a glance

563^rdof 609 New Jersey districts▲ 3

Better than 7% of New Jersey districts

Elementary 1Grades PK, KG-8

220 Main Street
Newport, NJ 08345·(856) 447-4673·All New Jersey district rankings →

Statewide performance 2017–2025

2025: better than 7.6% of districts

School

168

Students

Top rankedDowne Township Elementary School1094^th of 1,347 New Jersey elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Downe Township Elementary School up 102 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The Downe Township School District is a small district in New Jersey, consisting of only one school, Downe Township Elementary School, which serves grades PK-8. The district as a whole is ranked 563 out of 609 school districts in New Jersey and is rated 0 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Downe Township Elementary School is struggling academically, with significantly lower proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science compared to state averages across all grade levels. The school's chronic absenteeism rate of 14.9% is also higher than the state average. Additionally, over 50% of the school's students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high-poverty population. Despite the school's relatively low student-teacher ratio of 10:1 and higher-than-average spending per student, the academic performance remains poor.

In summary, Downe Township School District is a low-performing district, with Downe Township Elementary School struggling to provide a high-quality education to its students. The school's consistently low test scores, high chronic absenteeism, and high poverty levels suggest that significant interventions and support may be needed to improve educational outcomes for the students.

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Ranking:

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJSLA-S Science (2025)		NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)						NJSLA Mathematics (2025)						Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NJSLA-S Science 5th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 8th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Downe Township Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	220 Main St	Newport	08345	Cumberland County	Downe Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 447-4673	168	17	9.8	55.4%	130 (77.4%)	3 (1.8%)	28 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.2%)	20.2	1094^th of 1347 public elementary schools	18.8%		12.4	1196^th of 1338 public elementary schools	10.6%	102	17.7	6.3	21.1	52.6	17.7	37.6	30.0	31.3	31.6	21.1	23.5	12.5	10.0	0.0	$15,041	$953	$14,088

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Lawrence Township School District	3.51 mi	1	480^th
Salem County Special Services School District	6.48 mi	3
Commercial Township School District	7.65 mi	1	530^th
Millville School District	8.03 mi	8	577^th
Fairfield Township School District	8.78 mi	1	607^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the New Jersey Department of Education.

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