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Manchester Township Elementary School

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Manchester Township Elementary School ranks 993 rd of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

993^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 26% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Manchester Township Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 555 students in grades PK-5 in the Manchester Township School District in New Jersey. The school has faced several challenges, including underperformance on academic assessments, achievement gaps among student subgroups, high chronic absenteeism, and a growing population of economically disadvantaged students.

Academically, Manchester Township Elementary School has consistently underperformed compared to state and district averages in English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency across grades 3-5. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates were 31% in 3rd grade ELA, 35.9% in 4th grade ELA, and 44.5% in 5th grade ELA, compared to the state averages of 44.9%, 53.6%, and 52.7% respectively. The school's performance has also declined over the years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 531 out of 1,360 schools in 2018-2019 to 993 out of 1,347 schools in 2024-2025, and its star rating decreasing from 3 stars to 1 star during this period.

When compared to other elementary schools in the Manchester Township School District and nearby districts, Manchester Township Elementary School generally underperforms. For example, Whiting Elementary School and Ridgeway Elementary School, which are also part of the Manchester Township School District, have outperformed Manchester Township Elementary School in both ELA and Mathematics proficiency rates. Additionally, the school has seen a significant increase in the percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, from 27.59% in 2021-2022 to 50.09% in 2023-2024, indicating a growing population of economically disadvantaged students.

573

Students ?

11.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,964

Per pupil spending ?

59.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

101 N Colonial Drive
Manchester, NJ 08733

(732) 323-9600

District: Manchester Township School District

Students who attend Manchester Township Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Manchester Township Middle School
High:	Manchester Township High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

42.6%

White:

39.4%

African American:

7.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 51st percentile in 2015 → 26th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (33% vs 46% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 25 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

District avg36%

New Jersey avg46%

993^rd of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 26%▼ down 25 pts since 2015

From top 49% (2015) to bottom 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Elementary Schools in the Manchester Township School District

458^th of 609Manchester Township 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	27.3	993 of 1347	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.9	930 of 1338	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.0	667 of 1342	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.4	728 of 1345	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.4	580 of 1317	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.2	531 of 1360	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.0	639 of 1353	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	53.6	685 of 1352	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	51.7	690 of 1346	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	53.4	666 of 1357	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2014	41.7	926 of 1363	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	59.0	685 of 1367	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	64.0	611 of 1363	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	60.0	687 of 1360	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	47.4	869 of 1354	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	39.3	961 of 1346	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	49.5	848 of 1338	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	67.8	534 of 1329	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2006	59.2	714 of 1314	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2005	71.8	418 of 1303	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2004	66.0	552 of 1298	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2003	50.2	718 of 1204	40.4%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	15.9	433 of 469	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	65.0	128 of 463	72.4%	★★★★☆
2022	68.8	120 of 494	75.7%	★★★★☆
2021	71.3	73 of 456	84.0%	★★★★☆
2019	69.8	125 of 522	76.1%	★★★★☆
2018	78.2	79 of 517	84.7%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2021	4.0	333 of 339	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	27.1	460 of 597	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.9	297 of 559	46.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	28.9	943 of 1326	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.4	932 of 1317	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	47.8	663 of 1318	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.2	781 of 1326	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.3	600 of 1290	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.4	548 of 1331	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.6	579 of 1333	56.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	25.5	788 of 1032	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.2	549 of 989	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	71.4	222 of 982	77.4%	★★★★☆
2022	43.8	489 of 953	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	80.2	113 of 896	87.4%	★★★★☆
2019	70.3	209 of 899	76.8%	★★★★☆
2018	58.9	313 of 870	64.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	30.4	797 of 1023	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.9	646 of 939	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	58.8	290 of 910	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	72.3	164 of 863	81.0%	★★★★☆
2021	63.9	190 of 839	77.4%	★★★★☆
2019	75.3	146 of 948	84.6%	★★★★☆
2018	72.9	191 of 942	79.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	27.8	949 of 1318	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.3	839 of 1313	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.2	619 of 1315	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.7	633 of 1324	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.7	536 of 1297	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.0	476 of 1335	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.4	678 of 1334	49.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	25.1	751 of 1023	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.6	597 of 989	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	67.6	231 of 958	75.9%	★★★★☆
2022	64.6	256 of 949	73.0%	★★★★☆
2021	46.9	391 of 868	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	80.0	146 of 1007	85.5%	★★★★☆
2018	44.6	495 of 1001	50.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	25.7	767 of 970	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.7	749 of 963	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.0	563 of 975	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.5	698 of 976	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.8	565 of 964	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.9	541 of 1023	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.9	592 of 1022	42.1%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Female (2025)29th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)28th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)27th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)24th percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)23rd percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)22nd percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)21st percentile-5 vs school

African American (2024)8th percentile-23 vs school

Asian (2021)2nd percentile-54 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts37%-13 vs state

Mathematics33%-14 vs state

Science19%-11 vs state

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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
Manchester Township Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	101 N Colonial Drive	Manchester	08733	Ocean County	Manchester Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 323-9600	573	50	11.4	59.9%	226 (39.4%)	43 (7.5%)	244 (42.6%)	22 (3.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (6.3%)	27.3	993^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	26.3%		30.9	930^th of 1338 public elementary schools	30.5%	63	19.4		31.0	35.9	44.5				33.3	31.1	34.4				$12,964	$363	$12,601
Lakehurst Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	301 Union Ave	Lakehurst	08733	Ocean County	Lakehurst School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 657-5741	411	43	9.6	69.1%	179 (43.6%)	57 (13.9%)	131 (31.9%)	13 (3.2%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (6.8%)	10.7	1240^th of 1347 public elementary schools	7.9%		11.3	1216^th of 1338 public elementary schools	9.1%	24	18.2	8.7	11.4	23.9	28.1	12.1	30.0	60.8	17.1	17.4	21.9	6.1	9.8	15.8	$16,629	$961	$15,668
Ridgeway Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2861 Ridgeway Rd	Manchester	08759	Ocean County	Manchester Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 323-0800	476	47	10.0	57.4%	175 (36.8%)	51 (10.7%)	212 (44.5%)	12 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (5.3%)	30.4	949^th of 1347 public elementary schools	29.5%		32.3	912^th of 1338 public elementary schools	31.8%	37	21.5		35.3	36.2	53.3				31.4	28.3	35.4				$15,367	$383	$14,984
Joseph A. Citta Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2050 Lakewood Road	Toms River	08755	Ocean County	Toms River Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 818-8550	511	38	13.5	73.8%	144 (28.2%)	72 (14.1%)	251 (49.1%)	17 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.3%)	17.6	1137^th of 1347 public elementary schools	15.6%		19.2	1086^th of 1338 public elementary schools	18.8%	51	10.7		22.9	32.5	42.4				36.5	18.9	12.0				$6,372	$520	$5,852
West Dover Elementary School	Public	K-5	50 Blue Jay Drive	Toms River	08753	Ocean County	Toms River Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 505-5920	387	28	13.8	42.4%	221 (57.1%)	24 (6.2%)	99 (25.6%)	23 (5.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.9%)	24.3	1030^th of 1347 public elementary schools	23.5%		35.8	856^th of 1338 public elementary schools	36.0%	174	24.2		23.2	29.2	44.8				27.4	32.3	32.9				$7,274	$289	$6,985
North Dover Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1759 New Hampshire Avenue	Toms River	08753	Ocean County	Toms River Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 505-5860	384	34	11.2	54.2%	174 (45.3%)	25 (6.5%)	135 (35.2%)	37 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.1%)	51.5	660^th of 1347 public elementary schools	51.0%		66.1	468^th of 1338 public elementary schools	65.0%	192	23.2		55.5	58.7	46.4				58.1	48.2	39.3				$6,547	$170	$6,377
Oak Street Elementary School	Public	3-6	75 Oak Street	Lakewood	08701	Ocean County	Lakewood Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 905-3670	513	73	7.0	91.4%	22 (4.3%)	32 (6.2%)	439 (85.6%)	14 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	17.3	1141^st of 1347 public elementary schools	15.3%		21.6	1050^th of 1338 public elementary schools	21.5%	91	7.3		18.0	37.2	41.4	36.7			23.4	27.4	17.3	17.8			$15,288	$770	$14,518
Whiting Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	412 Manchester Blvd	Whiting	08759	Ocean County	Manchester Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 350-4994	266	30	8.9	37.2%	174 (65.4%)	15 (5.6%)	58 (21.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	18 (6.8%)	48.2	706^th of 1347 public elementary schools	47.6%		49	682^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	49.0%	24	17.5		61.3	56.3	52.5				51.6	56.3	27.5				$19,177	$499	$18,678
Spruce Street Elementary School	Public	1-2	90 Spruce Street	Lakewood	08701	Ocean County	Lakewood Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 905-3660	554	39	14.3	92.6%	38 (6.9%)	39 (7.0%)	469 (84.7%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)								(n/a)															$15,409	$770	$14,639
Walnut Street Elementary School	Public	K-5	60 Walnut Street	Toms River	08753	Ocean County	Toms River Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 505-5900	727	55	13.3	64.4%	245 (33.7%)	84 (11.6%)	329 (45.3%)	29 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (5.5%)	20.7	1089^th of 1347 public elementary schools	19.2%		19.2	1087^th of 1338 public elementary schools	18.8%	2	19.4		23.2	21.8	35.6				34.8	23.5	31.7				$6,860	$486	$6,374

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