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Tuckerton Elementary School

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Tuckerton Elementary School ranks 856 th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

856^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 36% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Tuckerton Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-6 in Tuckerton, New Jersey, with 303 students. The school faces several challenges, including consistently underperforming on state assessments compared to the state average and having high chronic absenteeism rates.

Academically, Tuckerton Elementary School has struggled, with only 31.7% of 5th graders proficient or better in English Language Arts and just 17% proficient or better in Math, compared to state averages of 52.7% and 44.2%, respectively. The school's student-teacher ratio is relatively low, ranging from 8.6 to 9.0, but this has not translated into improved academic outcomes. When compared to nearby schools, such as Long Beach Island Grade School, Tuckerton Elementary consistently underperforms on state assessments and has a higher chronic absenteeism rate.

Tuckerton Elementary School also has a high percentage of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 40.27% to 51.79% over the past few years, suggesting a relatively high proportion of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds. The school's statewide ranking has declined over the years, from 805 out of 1,317 elementary schools in 2020-2021 to 856 out of 1,347 in 2024-2025, indicating that it is struggling to keep up with the performance of other elementary schools in the state. Addressing these challenges will be crucial for improving the educational outcomes of the students at Tuckerton Elementary School.

308

Students ?

8.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,791

Per pupil spending ?

51.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

Marine Street
Tuckerton, NJ 08087

(609) 296-2858

District: Tuckerton Borough School District

Students who attend Tuckerton Elementary School usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

White:

73.1%

Hispanic:

17.5%

Two or more races:

4.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 27th percentile in 2015 → 36th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (38% vs 46% meeting standards)

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

!Science scores 11 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

District avg38%

New Jersey avg46%

856^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 36%▲ up 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 27% (2015) to bottom 36% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

453^rd of 609Tuckerton Borough 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	37.1	856 of 1347	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.7	957 of 1338	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.6	956 of 1342	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.3	902 of 1345	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.3	805 of 1317	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.3	873 of 1360	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.4	1037 of 1353	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	33.4	938 of 1352	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	19.9	1116 of 1346	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	28.3	995 of 1357	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	35.9	992 of 1363	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	24.2	1108 of 1367	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	35.3	1011 of 1363	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	51.3	828 of 1360	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	68.9	475 of 1354	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	68.5	504 of 1346	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	70.8	444 of 1338	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	65.1	604 of 1329	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	81.5	117 of 1314	91.1%	★★★★★
2005	70.8	438 of 1303	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2004	40.0	927 of 1298	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	29.9	912 of 1204	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	31.5	909 of 1326	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.9	920 of 1317	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.5	789 of 1318	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.6	758 of 1326	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.9	716 of 1290	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.6	888 of 1331	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	20.6	1092 of 1333	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	45.8	547 of 1023	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.8	442 of 939	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.2	347 of 910	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.3	383 of 863	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.0	353 of 839	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.0	208 of 948	78.1%	★★★★☆
2018	45.7	526 of 942	44.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	46.3	699 of 1318	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.4	893 of 1313	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.1	1008 of 1315	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.0	925 of 1324	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.7	850 of 1297	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.9	760 of 1335	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.9	833 of 1334	37.6%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2018	49.8	441 of 1001	55.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	24.1	781 of 970	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.7	811 of 963	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.1	826 of 975	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.7	843 of 976	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.7	794 of 964	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.2	886 of 1023	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.5	943 of 1022	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2018)56th percentile+33 vs school

Male (2025)47th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)47th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)31st percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)19th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts44%-8 vs state

Mathematics36%-9 vs state

Science20%-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 (2025)	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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
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
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
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
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
Long Beach Island Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	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
Ocean Acres Elementary School	Public	1-2	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
Port Republic Elementary School District	Public	K-8	137 Pomona Avenue	Port Republic	08241	Atlantic County	Port Republic School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 652-7377	110	12	9.0	2.7%	106 (96.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	63.8	495^th of 1347 public elementary schools	63.3%		72.6	385^th of 1338 public elementary schools	71.2%	110	27.3	8.3	46.2	41.6	63.6	87.6	75.0	58.4	53.8	66.7	36.4	68.8	50.0	$16,428	$450	$15,978

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