Elementary school (grades K-5) · Deal, NJ

Deal Elementary School

Federal NCES profile for Deal Elementary School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 58/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 340363003764
0/100100/10058/100
👥 S:T ratio
66
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
68
📋 Attendance
67
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Deal Elementary School earns 58/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 91% of New Jersey schools.

58
Resource Index · Higher
8.4:1
small classes for New Jersey
16.4%
free-lunch eligible
160
students enrolled

Deal Elementary School has class sizes smaller than 91% of New Jersey schools. Computed live against every New Jersey school reporting to NCES.

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

-7 students YoY

Deal Elementary School held near 152 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-7 headcount).

Teacher FTE added 19.6 → 20.1 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Steady CCD campus

-7 students YoY 340363003764 · Deal, NJ Elementary · SMALL · TRAD

160 enr · 8.4:1 · 16.4% lunch · RII 58

Nearest enrollment peer: Para Los Ninos - Evelyn Thurman Gratts (160 students)

Deal Elementary School held near 152 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-7 headcount). Teacher FTE added 19.6 → 20.1 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · New Jersey schools → · Find another →

How Deal Elementary School compares

Deal Elementary School held steady on CCD headcount: ratios and free-lunch share vs New Jersey and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs New Jersey New Jersey avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 8.4:1 ▼ 29% 11.8:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 16.4% ▼ 45% 29.6% 51.7%
Enrollment 160 top 92% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

8.4:1
Leaner classes than 94% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
160
Bigger than 16% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
16.4%
free-lunch eligible - 45% below the New Jersey average of 29.6%
Below the 40% Title I threshold; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
8.4:1
students per teacher - 29% below state mean
Top 9% in New Jersey - lower ratio than 91% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
13.1%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 10-15% range, above the pre-pandemic national baseline but within the broader post-pandemic picture.
Funding equity
$33,025
per pupil, district-wide - above New Jersey avg of $26,225
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 160 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
1
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.6 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.6 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 73.1%
Hispanic or Latino 11.3%
Two or More 7.5%
African American 6.9%
Asian 1.3%

Largest group: White at 73.1% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 44.2/100

Simpson diversity index - at 44.2, Deal Elementary School is less mixed than the New Jersey school average of 51.2.

Programs

District finance for Deal Boro School District reports $33,025 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

Nationwide elementary schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Frequently asked questions about Deal Elementary School

How many students attend Deal Elementary School?

Deal Elementary School has 160 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Deal, NJ. CCD year-over-year: 159 (2022-23) → 152 (2023-24), nearly flat (-7).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Deal Elementary School?

The student-teacher ratio at Deal Elementary School is 8.4:1, which is 29% lower than the New Jersey average of 11.8:1 and 46% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Deal Elementary School?

16.4% of students at Deal Elementary School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the New Jersey average of 29.6%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Deal Elementary School?

The largest demographic group at Deal Elementary School is White at 73.1% of enrollment, in Deal, NJ.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Deal Elementary School?

Deal Elementary School has a Resource Investment Index of 58/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

What other schools are in Deal Boro School District?

None reported; Deal Boro School District operates only Deal Elementary School as a public school district in NCES's records.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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