Ellen T. Briggs Elementary School
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to kindergarten · Lake Hopatcong, New Jersey
Ellen T. Briggs Elementary School in Lake Hopatcong, New Jersey enrolled 226 students in 2024-25 with 23.1 full-time teachers, 9.8 students per teacher against the New Jersey elementary-school median of 11.2. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 19% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 48%
190 students in 2022-23, 213 students in 2023-24, 226 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 15.6 to 23.1.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 190 | 15.6 | 12.2 |
| 2023-24 | 213 | 21.6 | 9.9 |
| 2024-25 | 226 | 23.1 | 9.8 |
9.8 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 77 of every 100 New Jersey elementary schools
Among the 1,483 New Jersey elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 11.2; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 170 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Ellen T. Briggs Elementary School enrolled 170 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 170 of the 170 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent10.5% (2022-23)
Who attends
69.9% of students were White, 20.8% Hispanic, 4.9% Asian in 2024-25.
- White69.9%
- Hispanic20.8%
- Asian4.9%
- Two or more races3.1%
- Black1.3%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
What to look at next about Ellen T. Briggs Elementary School
- Edith M. Decker Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 1.5 miles away: 153 students, 11.4 per teacher (2024-25).1.5 mi
- Arthur Stanlick Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.8 miles away: 388 students, 11.6 per teacher (2024-25).1.8 mi
- Compare Ellen T. Briggs Elementary School with Edith M. Decker Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Jefferson Township Public School District spends per student$26,837 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$26,837
- The largest public schools in New JerseyEllen T. Briggs Elementary School is the number 1,309 by size of 1,485 New Jersey elementary schools open in 2024-25.#1,309 of 1,485
- New Jersey schools by students per teacher9.8 students per teacher here against the New Jersey median of 11.2 for elementary schools.9.8:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Ellen T. Briggs Elementary School
How many students attend Ellen T. Briggs Elementary School?
226 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 190 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Lake Hopatcong, NJ.What is the student-teacher ratio at Ellen T. Briggs Elementary School?
9.8 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the New Jersey median for elementary schools is 11.2. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Ellen T. Briggs Elementary School a Title I school?
Ellen T. Briggs Elementary School was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).What district is Ellen T. Briggs Elementary School in?
Jefferson Township Public School District, NCES district ID 3407800. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 340780004272 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.