Enrollment
142
New Jersey · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Lavallette, NJ
Lavallette Elementary School
Federal NCES profile for Lavallette Elementary School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 58/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 340831004648
👥 S:T ratio 68
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 72
📋 Attendance 61
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Lavallette Elementary School earns 58/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 93% of New Jersey schools.
- 58
- Resource Index · Higher
- 7.9:1
- small classes for New Jersey
- 10.3%
- free-lunch eligible
- 142
- students enrolled
Lavallette Elementary School has class sizes smaller than 93% of New Jersey schools. Computed live against every New Jersey school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Lavallette Borough School District · New Jersey
NCES ID 340831004648 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
18.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
7.9:1
vs 11.8:1 New Jersey avg
-33% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
10.3%
vs 29.6% New Jersey avg
-65% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Lavallette Elementary School compares with New Jersey and U.S. medians
What stands out at Lavallette Elementary School
Lavallette Elementary School is a lower-poverty, small combined-grade school in Lavallette, New Jersey, enrolling 142 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 7.9:1, Lavallette Elementary School is leaner than roughly 93% of New Jersey schools and 33% under the state's 11.8:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
Economic need runs somewhat below the state's typical profile, with 10.3% of students eligible for free meals.
This is a small campus: fewer students than 93% of New Jersey schools, with 142 enrolled.
Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 2,501 scored New Jersey schools.
Against 98 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #40.
Its student body is predominantly White (85% of enrollment) (diversity index 27/100).
Counselor coverage is strong, about 142 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
15.5% of students were chronically absent in the 2021-22 collection, in line with the post-pandemic national range.
The surrounding Lavallette Borough School District spends $30,943 per pupil, 24% above the New Jersey average, a better-resourced district than most.
Lavallette Borough School District operates only this one school, so Lavallette Elementary School has no district-mates to compare against locally. At 142 students, it is also a small operation, on the smaller end of New Jersey's single-school districts.
Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25
How Lavallette Elementary School compares
Lavallette Elementary School on the metrics families compare, against New Jersey and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs New Jersey | New Jersey avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 7.9:1 | ▼ 33% | 11.8:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 10.3% | ▼ 65% | 29.6% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 142 | top 93% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
7.9:1
Leaner classes than 95% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
142
Bigger than 14% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
10.3%
free-lunch eligible
- 65% 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
7.9:1
students per teacher
- 33% below state mean
Top 7% in New Jersey - lower ratio than 93% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
15.5%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 15-20% range, nearing the "high" absenteeism threshold.
Funding equity
$30,943
per pupil, district-wide
- above New Jersey avg of $24,984
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 142 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
1
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.7 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.7 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Overview
- Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
- Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
- F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.
Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.
Student demographics
White 85.2%
Hispanic or Latino 7.0%
African American 3.5%
Asian 3.5%
Two or More 0.7%
Largest group: White at 85.2% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 26.7/100
Simpson diversity index - at 26.7, Lavallette Elementary School is less mixed than the New Jersey school average of 51.2.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Lavallette Borough School District, which includes Lavallette Elementary School.
$30,943
Per student
+24%
vs New Jersey
Avg $24,984
+86%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 75.6%
State 19.4%
Federal 5.0%
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.
Similar other schools statewide
Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of New Jersey, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.
Similar enrollment (~142 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~7.9:1)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Lavallette Elementary School
How many students attend Lavallette Elementary School?
Lavallette Elementary School has 142 students enrolled. It is a public school in Lavallette, NJ.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lavallette Elementary School?
The student-teacher ratio at Lavallette Elementary School is 7.9:1, which is 33% lower than the New Jersey average of 11.8:1 and 50% 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 Lavallette Elementary School?
10.3% of students at Lavallette Elementary School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the New Jersey average of 29.6%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Lavallette Elementary School?
The largest demographic group at Lavallette Elementary School is White at 85.2% of enrollment, in Lavallette, NJ.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Lavallette Elementary School?
Lavallette Elementary School has a Resource Investment Index of 58/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
Is Lavallette Elementary School a good school?
Lavallette Elementary School earns 58/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 93% of New Jersey schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.
What other schools are in Lavallette Borough School District?
None reported; Lavallette Borough School District operates only Lavallette Elementary School as a public school district in NCES's records.
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