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Lower Alloways Creek Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–8

967 Main St Canton, Salem, NJ 08079 · (856) 935-2707 · Part of Lower Alloways Creek Township School District

Lower Alloways Creek Township’s School Grade C+ better than 44% of New Jersey school districts

Directions
Students
183
Students per teacher
9:1
Free or reduced lunch
33%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–8
The gist

What stands out about Lower Alloways Creek Elementary School

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 57% of New Jersey’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 17 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 10 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 9 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 12.3% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency42%
State average 25.4%
Reading / language arts37%
State average 47.3%

Its own letter, B, 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 ↗

967 Main St Canton, Salem

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K28
Kindergarten18
Grade 121
Grade 224
Grade 312
Grade 414
Grade 514
Grade 619
Grade 712
Grade 821
Enrollment over time
163’20
144’21
177’22
173’23
183’24

Up 12.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 94%Two or more races 3%Black 2%Hispanic <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Lower Alloways Creek Elementary School from Lower Alloways Creek Township families.

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; Lower Alloways Creek Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.