For the 2025 school year, there are 2 public elementary schools serving 1,369 students in Little Egg Harbor Township School District. This district's average elementary testing ranking is 3/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public elementary schools in New Jersey.
Public Elementary Schools in Little Egg Harbor Township School District have an average math proficiency score of 23% (versus the New Jersey public elementary school average of 37%), and reading proficiency score of 32% (versus the 49% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 21% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the New Jersey public elementary school average of 63% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (NJ)
# Schools
3 Schools
1,930 Schools
# Students
1,675 Students
886,629 Students
# Teachers
162 Teachers
77,858 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
10:1
10:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Little Egg Harbor Township School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 646 school districts in New Jersey (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
Overall District Rank
#516 out of 650 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
23%
36%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
32%
49%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
14%
23%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.36
0.72
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
1%
10%
% Hispanic
11%
34%
% Black
4%
15%
% White
80%
37%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
4%
4%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $24,118 in this school district is less than the state median of $26,931. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $22,383 is less than the state median of $25,828. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$40 MM
$36,642 MM
Spending
$38 MM
$35,142 MM
Revenue / Student
$24,118
$26,931
Spending / Student
$22,383
$25,828
Best Little Egg Harbor Township School District Public Elementary Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
George J. Mitchell Elementary School
(Math: 40-44% | Reading: 35-39% )
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
950 Route 539
Tuckerton, NJ 08087
(609) 296-7131
Tuckerton, NJ 08087
(609) 296-7131
Grades: K-2
| 582 students
Rank: #22.
Frog Pond Elementary School
(Math: 23% | Reading: 32%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
305 Frog Pond Road
Tuckerton, NJ 08087
(609) 296-1719
Tuckerton, NJ 08087
(609) 296-1719
Grades: 3-6
| 787 students
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