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

Samuel Mickle School

Federal NCES profile for Samuel Mickle School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 55/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 340414000007
0/100100/10055/100
👥 S:T ratio
54
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
5
📋 Attendance
90
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Samuel Mickle School earns 55/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the New Jersey median.

55
Resource Index · Higher
11.5:1
students per teacher
5.4%
free-lunch eligible
712
students enrolled

Samuel Mickle School has class sizes near the New Jersey median. Computed live against every New Jersey school reporting to NCES.

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

-11 students YoY

Samuel Mickle School held near 715 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-11 headcount).

Teacher FTE held 62.0 → 62.0 across the same CCD years.

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

Steady CCD campus

-11 students YoY 340414000007 · Mickleton, NJ Elementary · MID · TRAD

712 enr · 11.5:1 · 5.4% lunch · RII 55

Nearest enrollment peer: Jeffrey Clark School (469 students)

Samuel Mickle School held near 715 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-11 headcount). Teacher FTE held 62.0 → 62.0 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · New Jersey schools → · Find another →

How Samuel Mickle School compares

Samuel Mickle 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 11.5:1 ▼ 3% 11.8:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 5.4% ▼ 82% 29.6% 51.7%
Enrollment 712 top 20% - -

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

11.5:1
Leaner classes than 79% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
712
Bigger than 81% of US schools by enrollment, a large campus nationally.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
5.4%
free-lunch eligible - 82% 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
11.5:1
students per teacher - 3% below state mean
Top 53% in New Jersey - lower ratio than 47% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
4.1%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
Below 5%, comfortably under the pre-pandemic national baseline for chronic absenteeism.
Funding equity
$19,239
per pupil, district-wide - below New Jersey avg of $26,225
Somewhat above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors1.5 FTE
Per 475 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 5 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.7 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 80.6%
Hispanic or Latino 5.6%
African American 5.1%
Two or More 4.6%
Asian 3.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.1%

Largest group: White at 80.6% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 34.1/100

Simpson diversity index - at 34.1, Samuel Mickle School is less mixed than the New Jersey school average of 51.2.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

District finance for East Greenwich Township School District reports $19,239 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Samuel Mickle School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Jeffrey Clark School Smaller Similar economic need Lower S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Samuel Mickle School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

East Greenwich Township School District · 1 sibling school

View district profile

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 Samuel Mickle School

How many students attend Samuel Mickle School?

Samuel Mickle School has 712 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Mickleton, NJ. CCD year-over-year: 726 (2022-23) → 715 (2023-24), nearly flat (-11).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Samuel Mickle School?

The student-teacher ratio at Samuel Mickle School is 11.5:1, which is 3% lower than the New Jersey average of 11.8:1 and 27% 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 Samuel Mickle School?

5.4% of students at Samuel Mickle School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the New Jersey average of 29.6%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Samuel Mickle School?

The largest demographic group at Samuel Mickle School is White at 80.6% of enrollment, in Mickleton, NJ.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Samuel Mickle School?

Samuel Mickle School has a Resource Investment Index of 55/100 (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 East Greenwich Township School District?

Besides Samuel Mickle School, East Greenwich Township School District also operates Jeffrey Clark School (469 students). See the East Greenwich Township School District district page for the complete list.

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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