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Waretown Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-2

317

Students ?

14.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,819

Per pupil spending ?

38.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

64 Railroad Avenue
Waretown, NJ 08758-2717

(609) 693-3131

District: Ocean Township School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

77.6%

Hispanic:

15.1%

Two or more races:

3.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 27th percentile in 2010 → 20th in 2019

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (38% vs 53% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2010

!English Language Arts scores 17 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2018-2019) ?

This school38%

District avg38%

New Jersey avg53%

Not ranked this year

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

459^th of 609Ocean 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
2019	23.2	1082 of 1360	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.6	1135 of 1353	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	29.7	981 of 1352	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	21.4	1100 of 1346	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	32.2	950 of 1357	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	15.0	1189 of 1363	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	22.8	1120 of 1367	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	36.1	1002 of 1363	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	38.3	982 of 1360	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	37.4	992 of 1354	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	46.0	866 of 1346	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	53.6	795 of 1338	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	42.9	952 of 1329	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	66.2	567 of 1314	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2005	44.5	887 of 1303	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2004	48.6	836 of 1298	35.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2019	14.4	1163 of 1331	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.1	968 of 1333	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2019	16.5	782 of 948	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.2	719 of 942	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2019	34.4	899 of 1335	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	13.0	1165 of 1334	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2019	30.5	649 of 1007	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	7.7	965 of 1001	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2019	5.2	965 of 1023	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.7	976 of 1022	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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+15 vs school

Male (2019)33rd percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2019)18th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2019)13th percentile-8 vs school

White (2019)6th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2018-2019) ?

Mathematics42%-13 vs state

English Language Arts33%-17 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 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
Waretown Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	64 Railroad Avenue	Waretown	08758	Ocean County	Ocean Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 693-3131	317	22	14.6	38.2%	246 (77.6%)	8 (2.5%)	48 (15.1%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.8%)								(n/a)										$11,819	$265	$11,554
Frederic A. Priff Elementary School	Public	3-6	139 Wells Mill Road	Waretown	08758	Ocean County	Ocean Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 693-3131	241	15	16.1	44.4%	181 (75.1%)	5 (2.1%)	36 (14.9%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.2%)	36	871^st of 1347 public elementary schools	35.3%		36.1	853^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	36.2%	18	23.6	39.3	50.8	42.9	43.3	26.8	41.0	32.1	38.3	$11,497	$265	$11,232
Joseph T. Donahue Elementary School	Public	3-4	200 Bengal Blvd	Barnegat	08005	Ocean County	Barnegat Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 660-8900	524	44	11.9	49.6%	315 (60.1%)	49 (9.4%)	112 (21.4%)	13 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	33 (6.3%)	32.5	920^th of 1347 public elementary schools	31.7%		49.9	667^th of 1338 public elementary schools	50.1%	253		31.7	46.2			32.7	44.4			$8,441	$108	$8,333
Cecil S. Collins Elementary	Public	K-2	570 Barnegat Blvd North	Barnegat	08005	Ocean County	Barnegat Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 698-5832	744	61	12.1	48.1%	464 (62.4%)	57 (7.7%)	170 (22.8%)	10 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	42 (5.6%)								(n/a)										$5,306		$5,306
Forked River Elementary School	Public	1-5	110 Lacey Road	Forked River	08731	Ocean County	Lacey Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 971-2080	479	36	13.3	43.2%	367 (76.6%)	9 (1.9%)	75 (15.7%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.2%)	34.7	885^th of 1347 public elementary schools	34.3%		33.5	891^st of 1338 public elementary schools	33.4%	6	22.8	35.0	39.4	46.4		41.6	38.2	37.5		$13,075	$732	$12,343
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
Lanoka Harbor Elementary School	Public	1-5	281 Manchester Ave	Lanoka Harbor	08734	Ocean County	Lacey Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 971-2090	465	37	12.4	31.2%	379 (81.5%)	7 (1.5%)	64 (13.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.0%)	47.8	711^th of 1347 public elementary schools	47.2%		39.8	801^st of 1338 public elementary schools	40.1%	90	24.6	43.0	50.5	58.3		53.2	40.4	45.2		$11,750	$561	$11,189
Mill Pond Elementary School	Public	PK-K	210 Western Blvd	Lanoka Harbor	08734	Ocean County	Lacey Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 971-2070	599	53	11.3	28.2%	487 (81.3%)	7 (1.2%)	70 (11.7%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	28 (4.7%)								(n/a)										$12,211	$545	$11,666
Cedar Creek Elementary School	Public	1-5	220 Western Blvd	Lanoka Harbor	08734	Ocean County	Lacey Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 971-5850	432	38	11.2	26.9%	355 (82.2%)	6 (1.4%)	41 (9.5%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.6%)	48.8	699^th of 1347 public elementary schools	48.1%		53	634^th of 1338 public elementary schools	52.6%	65	29.3	46.3	54.7	58.8		35.5	41.7	51.8		$12,360	$297	$12,063
Clara B. Worth Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	57 Central Parkway	Bayville	08721	Ocean County	Berkeley Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 269-1700	666	55	12.1	26.6%	485 (72.8%)	24 (3.6%)	99 (14.9%)	11 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	46 (6.9%)	44.2	751^st of 1347 public elementary schools	44.2%		48.5	691^st of 1338 public elementary schools	48.4%	60		42.5	55.3			44.3	40.4			$12,146	$498	$11,648

Frequently Asked Questions about Waretown Elementary School

How many students attend Waretown Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 317 students attended Waretown Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Waretown Elementary School?

Students at Waretown Elementary School are 78% White, 15% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 3% African American.

What district is Waretown Elementary School in?

Ocean Township School District

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