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Estell Manor Elementary School

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Estell Manor Elementary School ranks 855 th of 1331 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

855^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,331 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 36% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Estell Manor Elementary School serves 199 students in pre-K through eighth grade in Estell Manor, a small community in Atlantic County. Its latest results vary sharply by grade: seventh grade is a bright spot, but fifth-grade proficiency is just 18% in ELA and 9% in math, and eighth-grade math proficiency is 0%.

Seventh grade is a relative strength compared with nearby schools and the state: Estell Manor’s ELA proficiency is 65% and math is 48%, above the state’s 56% and 38%, and above the reported seventh-grade results at Weymouth Township School, Maurice River Township School and Woodbine Elementary School. By contrast, fifth-grade ELA and math are 34 and 36 percentage points below state results. Eighth-grade math is below the reported results at Maurice River and Woodbine, while eighth-grade science is 5% versus 19% statewide. Algebra I at the end-of-course level is a relative bright spot at 46%, 6 points above the state, although Maurice River scored 88%. The Estell Manor School District’s supplied test results match the school’s, so they do not offer a separate comparison.

Results have slipped after earlier improvement: the school’s average ELA proficiency across grades 3–8 fell from 53% in 2024–2025 to 44% in 2025–2026, and its average science proficiency across grades 5 and 8 dropped from 19% in 2022–2023 to 11% in 2025–2026. SchoolDigger rates the school at the 36th percentile with two stars in 2025–2026, down from the 44th percentile in 2022–2023; nearby Weymouth ranks at the 53rd percentile. Context is favorable on attendance and income measures: chronic absenteeism was 10% in 2024–2025, below the state’s 14%, and 33% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year, the lowest reported share among nearby schools. The student-teacher ratio was 12 to 1. SchoolDigger’s statewide measure of how well the school serves White students places it at the 14th percentile, 22 percentile points below the school’s overall ranking.

199

Students ?

12.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,717

Per pupil spending ?

32.7%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

128 Cape May Avenue
Estell Manor, NJ 08319-1735

(609) 476-2267

District: Estell Manor School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

90.5%

Hispanic:

8.5%

African American:

1.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 45th percentile in 2016 → 36th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (36% vs 43% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2016

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school36%

District avg36%

New Jersey avg43%

Elementary school

855^th of 1,331

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 36%▼ down 9 pts since 2016

From bottom 45% (2016) to bottom 36% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

426^th of 743

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Bottom 43%▼ down 39 pts since 2016

From top 18% (2016) to bottom 43% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

428^th of 607Estell Manor School District among New Jersey districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	35.8	855 of 1331	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	40.3	804 of 1347	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.3	777 of 1338	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.6	755 of 1342	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.5	849 of 1345	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	54.5	536 of 1317	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.6	821 of 1360	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.1	808 of 1353	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	39.2	863 of 1352	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	48.8	739 of 1346	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	58.9	582 of 1357	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2014	58.3	684 of 1363	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	61.3	655 of 1367	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	71.7	451 of 1363	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	75.1	350 of 1360	74.3%	★★★★☆
2010	70.0	455 of 1354	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	51.0	800 of 1346	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	57.3	725 of 1338	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	60.5	699 of 1329	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	57.6	738 of 1314	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2005	65.3	574 of 1303	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2004	66.3	547 of 1298	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2003	58.6	619 of 1204	48.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	38.9	807 of 1311	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.0	1045 of 1318	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	44.9	721 of 1326	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.9	740 of 1290	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.1	811 of 1331	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.1	806 of 1333	39.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	43.0	743 of 1306	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.8	901 of 1315	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.1	778 of 1324	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.5	722 of 1335	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.4	702 of 1334	47.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	19.1	817 of 951	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.4	783 of 975	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.2	805 of 976	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	42.2	544 of 964	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.1	698 of 1023	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.2	788 of 1022	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	41.0	426 of 743	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	63.0	254 of 752	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.5	332 of 743	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.1	292 of 748	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.4	335 of 745	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.3	260 of 652	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.0	362 of 745	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.1	340 of 716	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	59.1	290 of 712	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	77.6	131 of 713	81.6%	★★★★☆
2015	61.6	243 of 713	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2014	70.4	245 of 717	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	77.4	164 of 704	76.7%	★★★★☆
2012	74.0	209 of 677	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	64.7	291 of 684	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	60.5	339 of 677	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	46.3	441 of 664	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	62.4	304 of 640	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	68.3	248 of 631	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	54.4	377 of 615	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2005	64.8	278 of 599	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2004	40.1	411 of 588	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2003	57.4	332 of 574	42.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	51.2	328 of 716	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.5	366 of 726	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	55.0	237 of 625	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.0	405 of 703	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	62.0	273 of 680	59.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	53.0	310 of 714	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.4	328 of 730	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.2	229 of 697	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.7	309 of 675	54.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	22.0	424 of 490	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.3	468 of 510	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	41.3	300 of 509	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.8	385 of 512	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.3	258 of 435	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.5	368 of 497	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

Male (2026)43rd percentile+7 vs school

Female (2026)38th percentile+3 vs school

White (2026)14th percentile-22 vs school

Middle school

Male (2026)57th percentile+14 vs school

Female (2026)54th percentile+12 vs school

White (2026)13th percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I46%~ state avg

English Language Arts44%-7 vs state

Mathematics35%-6 vs state

Science11%-12 vs state

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by a student
Sunday, October 7, 2012

I attended EMS from k-8th grade and it was really an amazing place to be brought up. The class sizes were small enough and it really felt like a community in the school. Everyone knew everyone and I was actually in the largest class that passed through there, totaling 36 students. We had a great education and everyone was able to get the help they needed. I wish that the classroom culture had more variety, as growing up, we had 98% white students in the classroom. I believe it's slowly changing, however, which is a good thing. Go Wildcats! Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				NJSLA-S Science (2026)		NJSLA English Language Arts (2026)						NJSLA Mathematics (2026)						NJSLA Algebra I (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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	NJSLA Algebra I 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Estell Manor Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	128 Cape May Avenue	Estell Manor	08319	Atlantic County	Estell Manor School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 476-2267	199	17	12.0	32.7%	180 (90.5%)	2 (1.0%)	17 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35.8	855^th of 1331 public elementary schools	35.8%		40.3	804^th of 1347 public elementary schools	40.3%	51	18.1	4.5	37.6	50.0	18.2	40.0	65.2	50.0	56.3	54.1	9.1	30.0	47.8	0.0	45.5	45.5	$17,717	$538	$17,179
Weymouth Township School	Public	PK, KG-8	1202 Eleventh Avenue	Dorothy	08317	Atlantic County	Weymouth Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 476-2412	178	18	10.0	59.0%	133 (74.7%)	8 (4.5%)	26 (14.6%)	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.5%)	54.4	621^st of 1331 public elementary schools	53.3%		60.8	526^th of 1347 public elementary schools	61.0%	95	25.0	0.0	36.4	50.1	66.7	53.3	63.7	50.0	18.2	56.3	50.0	53.3	27.2				$18,224	$703	$17,521
Joseph C Shaner Memorial Elementary School	Public	PK-K	5801 Third Street	Mays Landing	08330	Atlantic County	Hamilton Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 476-6141	602	53	11.3	46.8%	236 (39.2%)	134 (22.3%)	167 (27.7%)	15 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	49 (8.1%)								(n/a)																	$20,765		$20,765
George L. Hess Educational Complex	Public	1-5	700 Babcock Road	Mays Landing	08330	Atlantic County	Hamilton Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 476-6101	1,315	127	10.3	61.8%	417 (31.7%)	337 (25.6%)	373 (28.4%)	62 (4.7%)	7 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	117 (8.9%)	20.7	1068^th of 1331 public elementary schools	19.8%		23.1	1048^th of 1347 public elementary schools	22.2%	20	6.4		35.5	35.4	32.7				30.5	30.5	20.9						$13,812	$33	$13,779
Atlantic County Elementary and Middle Schools	Public	PK, KG-8	4805 Nawakwa Boulevard	Mays Landing	08330	Atlantic County	Atlantic County Special Services School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 909-9147	200	32	6.2	35.5%	54 (27.0%)	57 (28.5%)	71 (35.5%)	10 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	7 (3.5%)								(n/a)																	$44,806	$1,692	$43,114
Holly Heights Elementary School	Public	K-5	2509 E. Main St.	Millville	08332	Cumberland County	Millville School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 293-2200	466	42	11.0	82.6%	105 (22.5%)	177 (38.0%)	149 (32.0%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (6.2%)	15.2	1144^th of 1331 public elementary schools	14.0%		14.1	1188^th of 1347 public elementary schools	11.8%	44	7.4		20.0	12.3	23.5				33.4	30.1	28.8						$20,038	$1,250	$18,788
Anthony Rossi Elementary School	Public	K-5	2572 Palermo Ave	Vineland	08360	Cumberland County	Vineland Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 794-6961	595	44	13.5	57.1%	190 (31.9%)	72 (12.1%)	285 (47.9%)	18 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.9%)	35.3	866^th of 1331 public elementary schools	34.9%		28.8	974^th of 1347 public elementary schools	27.7%	108	24.7		44.6	27.7	52.8				34.7	17.1	49.5						$17,579	$976	$16,603
Maurice River Township School	Public	PK, KG-8	3593 Rt 47	Port Elizabeth	08348	Cumberland County	Maurice River Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 825-7411	369	37	9.9	44.4%	291 (78.9%)	9 (2.4%)	55 (14.9%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.4%)	35.5	861^st of 1331 public elementary schools	35.3%		38.5	836^th of 1347 public elementary schools	37.9%	25	17.0	25.0	38.9	21.9	57.5	37.2	55.5	50.0	19.5	31.3	63.8	23.3	41.7	8.4	87.6	87.6	$18,511	$983	$17,528
John C. Milanesi Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	880 Harding Highway	Buena	08310	Atlantic County	Buena Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 697-0605	192	21	9.2	50.5%	110 (57.3%)	15 (7.8%)	52 (27.1%)	9 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.1%)								(n/a)																	$24,038	$1,549	$22,489
Pauline J. Petway Elementary School	Public	K-5	1115 So Lincoln Ave	Vineland	08361	Cumberland County	Vineland Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 362-8855	486	38	12.7	48.1%	132 (27.2%)	65 (13.4%)	255 (52.5%)	11 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.5%)	34.7	871^st of 1331 public elementary schools	34.6%		29.3	965^th of 1347 public elementary schools	28.4%	94	34.2		31.4	35.4	64.4				21.2	17.8	41.1						$18,701	$946	$17,755

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