Spruce Street Elementary School
Public elementary school, grades 1 to 2 · Lakewood, New Jersey
Spruce Street Elementary School in Lakewood, New Jersey enrolled 554 students in 2024-25 with 38.7 full-time teachers, 14.3 students per teacher against the New Jersey elementary-school median of 11.2. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; 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 47% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 18%
377 students in 2022-23, 249 students in 2023-24, 554 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 47.2 to 38.7.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 377 | 47.2 | 8.0 |
| 2023-24 | 249 | 39.7 | 6.3 |
| 2024-25 | 554 | 38.7 | 14.3 |
14.3 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 91 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 347 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Spruce Street Elementary School enrolled 347 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 1 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 347 of the 347 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions1
- Chronically absent5.6% (2022-23)
Who attends
84.7% of students were Hispanic, 7.0% Black, 6.9% White in 2024-25.
- Hispanic84.7%
- Black7.0%
- White6.9%
- Asian0.9%
- Two or more races0.5%
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.
Elementary schools in Lakewood
5 public elementary schools in Lakewood report 2024-25 enrollment; Spruce Street Elementary School is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spruce Street Elementary School | 554 | 14.3 | 83.6% |
| Oak Street Elementary School | 513 | 7.1 | 83.4% |
| Clifton Ave Grade School | 331 | 7.0 | 81.9% |
| Ella G Clarke Elementary School | 314 | 8.2 | 84.4% |
| Lakewood Early Childhood Center | 248 | 5.3 | 77.4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Spruce Street Elementary School
- Oak Street Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.1 miles away: 513 students, 7.1 per teacher (2024-25).0.1 mi
- Clifton Ave Grade SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.8 miles away: 331 students, 7.0 per teacher (2024-25).1.8 mi
- Compare Spruce Street Elementary School with Oak Street Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Lakewood Township School District spends per student$48,105 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$48,105
- The largest public schools in New JerseySpruce Street Elementary School is the number 298 by size of 1,485 New Jersey elementary schools open in 2024-25.#298 of 1,485
- New Jersey schools by students per teacher14.3 students per teacher here against the New Jersey median of 11.2 for elementary schools.14.3:1
- 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 Spruce Street Elementary School
How many students attend Spruce Street Elementary School?
554 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 377 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Lakewood, NJ.What is the student-teacher ratio at Spruce Street Elementary School?
14.3 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 Spruce Street Elementary School a Title I school?
Spruce Street Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Spruce Street Elementary School in?
Lakewood Township School District, NCES district ID 3408220. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 340822004646 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.