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Mildred Magowan Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–4

405 Cherrix Avenue, Edgewater Park, NJ 08010 · (609) 877-1430 · Part of Edgewater Park Township School District

Edgewater Park Township’s School Grade D better than 11% of New Jersey school districts

Directions
Students
583
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
68%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–4
The gist

What stands out about Mildred Magowan Elementary School

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of New Jersey’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 23 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 15 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 10 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 13.9% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Edgewater Park Township kids: Samuel M Ridgway Middle School

On the path

Where Edgewater Park Township kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–4Mildred Magowan Elementary SchoolYou are here
5–8Samuel M Ridgway Middle Schoolin Edgewater Park

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency2%
State average 25.4%
Reading / language arts32%
State average 47.3%

Its own letter, D, places these results among New Jersey’s 2,144 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

405 Cherrix Avenue, Edgewater Park

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K69
Kindergarten104
Grade 196
Grade 2126
Grade 3103
Grade 485
Enrollment over time
512’20
479’21
525’22
563’23
583’24

Up 13.9% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 34%Black 31%Hispanic 26%Two or more races 5%Asian 3%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Mildred Magowan Elementary School from Edgewater Park Township families.

Other schools in Edgewater Park Township School District

The district →
Samuel M Ridgway Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Edgewater Park
C−
417 students11:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against New Jersey’s other public schools; Edgewater Park Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.