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George J. Mitchell Elementary School

Public Grades K-2

582

Students ?

10.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,733

Per pupil spending ?

54.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

950 Route 539
Little Egg Harbor, NJ 08087-9750

(609) 296-7131

District: Little Egg Harbor Township School District

Students who attend George J. Mitchell Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Pinelands Regional Junior High School
High:	Pinelands Regional High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

78.2%

Hispanic:

12.7%

African American:

4.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 34th percentile in 2010 → 24th in 2019

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (40% vs 53% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2010

!Mathematics scores 14 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2018-2019) ?

This school40%

District avg40%

New Jersey avg53%

Not ranked this year

George J. Mitchell Elementary School did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

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

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2019	26.9	1027 of 1360	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.2	978 of 1353	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	45.5	792 of 1352	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	36.5	890 of 1346	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	49.9	725 of 1357	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2014	48.8	835 of 1363	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	44.9	893 of 1367	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	37.1	992 of 1363	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	45.9	898 of 1360	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	45.6	887 of 1354	34.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2019	37.4	877 of 1331	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.2	915 of 1333	31.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2019	24.4	681 of 899	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.7	706 of 870	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2019	29.3	676 of 948	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.3	809 of 942	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2019	17.5	1117 of 1335	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.0	942 of 1334	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2019	31.1	644 of 1007	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.0	744 of 1001	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2019	13.3	921 of 1023	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.5	919 of 1022	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2019)36th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2019)34th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2019)29th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2019)24th percentile~ school

Male (2019)16th percentile-8 vs school

White (2019)10th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2018-2019) ?

Mathematics41%-14 vs state

English Language Arts39%-11 vs state

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by a parent
Sunday, August 26, 2012

Coming from highly rated (Howell, NJ) elementary schools, this school was a MAJOR disappointment. While I had NO complaints about my younger child's teachers (grades 2 and 3), I experienced nothing but problems with the teachers and the curriculum dished out by the higher grade teachers (grades 4 and 5). Because this is such a low-performing district, I feel that my older child was being dumbed down to match the abilities of other children in the class, to the point of my older child being told that he was not allowed to read more advanced material than his classmates (some who read at several grade levels below 5th grade). The district implements a program from The American Reading Company which is a JOKE and a major waste of taxpayers' money to the tune of around $350,000, and other subjects such as math, science and social studies fall to the wayside and suffer greatly. Parents, if you are considering moving to this district, please do your homework and reconsider if you want your children in a great school. This is not it. The situation was so bad it was a major factor in moving my family elsewhere. Close Quote

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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 English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
George J. Mitchell Elementary School	Public	K-2	950 Route 539	Little Egg Harbor	08087	Ocean County	Little Egg Harbor Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 296-7131	582	55	10.5	54.6%	455 (78.2%)	27 (4.6%)	74 (12.7%)	7 (1.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (2.7%)								(n/a)										$17,733	$977	$16,756
Frog Pond Elementary School	Public	3-6	305 Frog Pond Road	Little Egg Harbor	08087	Ocean County	Little Egg Harbor Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 296-1719	780	55	14.1	54.0%	611 (78.3%)	33 (4.2%)	91 (11.7%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	37 (4.7%)	37.4	850^th of 1347 public elementary schools	36.9%		33	904^th of 1338 public elementary schools	32.4%	54	23.2	30.9	46.1	46.3	55.7	35.6	32.3	39.8	42.3	$13,004	$1,045	$11,959
Tuckerton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	Marine Street	Tuckerton	08087	Ocean County	Tuckerton Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 296-2858	308	35	8.8	51.3%	225 (73.1%)	9 (2.9%)	54 (17.5%)	5 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.5%)	37.1	856^th of 1347 public elementary schools	36.5%		28.7	957^th of 1338 public elementary schools	28.5%	101	19.5	55.9	54.0	31.7	36.1	55.9	43.2	17.0	32.4	$13,791	$531	$13,260
Eagleswood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	511 Route 9	West Creek	08092	Ocean County	Eagleswood Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 597-3663	136	17	8.1	39.0%	116 (85.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.2%)	29.9	957^th of 1347 public elementary schools	29.0%		35	870^th of 1338 public elementary schools	35.0%	87	41.6	30.8	33.3	16.7	41.2	38.5	20.0	25.0	41.2	$16,244	$867	$15,377
Ronald L. Meinders Primary Learning Center	Public	PK-K	1000 McKinley Avenue	Manahawkin	08050	Ocean County	Stafford Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 978-5700	332	26	12.7	25.0%	265 (79.8%)	3 (0.9%)	50 (15.1%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.4%)								(n/a)										$7,736	$118	$7,618
McKinley Avenue Elementary School	Public	3-4	1000 McKinley Avenue	Manahawkin	08050	Ocean County	Stafford Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 978-5700	630	50	12.6	29.7%	491 (77.9%)	13 (2.1%)	106 (16.8%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.1%)	51.4	663^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	50.8%		59.6	552^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	58.7%	111		43.2	59.6			47.2	49.0			$7,441	$102	$7,339
Beach Haven School	Public	PK, KG-6	700 North Beach Ave.	Beach Haven	08008	Ocean County	Beach Haven School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 492-7411	56	11	5.0		42 (75.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (19.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.4%)	63	504^th of 1347 public elementary schools	62.6%		67.8	443^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	66.9%	61	36.4	70.0		60.0		40.0		54.6		$23,211	$544	$22,667
Long Beach Island Grade School	Public	3-6	201 West 20TH STREET	Ship Bottom	08008	Ocean County	Long Beach Island School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 494-8851	92	16	5.6	14.1%	79 (85.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (7.6%)	6 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	58.9	559^th of 1347 public elementary schools	58.5%		61.2	528^th of 1338 public elementary schools	60.5%	31	20.0	64.2	70.6	50.0	51.8	60.7	66.6	35.0	44.4	$22,591	$673	$21,918
Ocean Acres Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	489 Nautilus Drive	Manahawkin	08050	Ocean County	Stafford Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 978-5700	747	58	12.9	27.2%	603 (80.7%)	9 (1.2%)	111 (14.9%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	17 (2.3%)								(n/a)										$7,933	$136	$7,797
Ethel A. Jacobsen Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	200 S. Barnegat Avenue	Surf City	08008	Ocean County	Long Beach Island School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 494-2341	104	14	7.5	12.5%	90 (86.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.8%)								(n/a)										$22,806	$673	$22,133

Frequently Asked Questions about George J. Mitchell Elementary School

What district is George J. Mitchell Elementary School in?

Little Egg Harbor Township School District

What is the racial makeup of George J. Mitchell Elementary School?

Students at George J. Mitchell Elementary School are 78% White, 13% Hispanic, 5% African American, 3% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

How many students attend George J. Mitchell Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 582 students attended George J. Mitchell Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of George J. Mitchell Elementary School attend?

Students who attend George J. Mitchell Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Pinelands Regional Junior High School
High : Pinelands Regional High School

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