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Hancock House, Lower Alloways Creek Township, NJPhoto: Zeete · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Schools in Lower Alloways Creek Township · Lower Alloways Creek Township School District

Lower Alloways Creek Township’s public schools score below 56% of New Jersey districts on tests and graduation

In Lower Alloways Creek Township, 37% of tested students read at a proficient level, below the New Jersey average (49%). The grade covers the public school district serving Lower Alloways Creek Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within New Jersey, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From New Jersey state tests taken in spring 2022, when 98% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2020’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
37%
▼ 12 pts vs NJ 49%
2021–22
Math proficiency
47%
▲ 12 pts vs NJ 36%
2021–22
Spent per student
$32.1K
▲ 13% vs NJ $28.4K
FY2024
Students per teacher
9.0
NJ 11.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
183 students on the public path
In brief

Lower Alloways Creek Township’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 279 New Jersey towns with household incomes within a quarter of Lower Alloways Creek Township’s, its schools beat 75%, higher than their 44% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state in math, below in reading

Reading proficiency is 37% and math 47% in spring 2022, against 49% and 36% statewide. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $32,149 per student, against $28,441 across New Jersey (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2020; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Lower Alloways Creek Township’s grade

B− Test scores

C+: better than 44% of New Jersey school districts. Test scores are below the New Jersey average; there is no graduation rate to add.

New Jersey school districts we grade (651)Better than 44%
Lower resultsHigher results
New Jersey towns with similar household incomes (279)Better than 75%
Towns in Salem County (11)Better than 45%
CBA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 90 test results could put Lower Alloways Creek Township anywhere from C to B. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Lower Alloways Creek Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (90 in math, 90 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Lower Alloways Creek Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–8Lower Alloways Creek Elementary SchoolLower Alloways Creek Township School DistrictB

Lower Alloways Creek Township’s public schools are run by Lower Alloways Creek Township School District. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Lower Alloways Creek Township School DistrictGrades PK–8 · 1 schools · 183 students, up 12% since 2020–21 · 9.0 per teacher (NJ 11.6)
$32,149NJ $28,441 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading37%
State average 48.6% · 90 students tested
Math47%
State average 35.5% · 90 students tested

Lower Alloways Creek Township vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the New Jersey towns that share Lower Alloways Creek Township’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Lower Alloways Creek TownshipC+Lower Alloways Creek Township
Stow CreekC−Stow Creek Township PK–8 · Cumberland Regional 9–12
ElsinboroBElsinboro Township
Greenwich—Greenwich Township PK–8 · Cumberland Regional 9–12
QuintonC−Quinton Township

Every school in Lower Alloways Creek Township

1 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with New Jersey’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Lower Alloways Creek Townshipby address
Lower Alloways Creek Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Salem
B
183 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Lower Alloways Creek Township’s schools

Are Lower Alloways Creek Township’s schools good?

On New Jersey’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Lower Alloways Creek Township children attend score below 56% of New Jersey’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 75%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2020.

What school district is Lower Alloways Creek Township in?

Lower Alloways Creek Township School District, which runs grades PK–8 and enrolls 183 students in 1 schools (2024–25).

How much does Lower Alloways Creek Township spend per student?

$32,149 in Lower Alloways Creek Township School District (FY2024), against $28,441 across New Jersey. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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What Lower Alloways Creek Township families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2020) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within New Jersey. Stars are from neighbors.