Upper Township Primary School
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 2 · Marmora, New Jersey
Upper Township Primary School in Marmora, New Jersey enrolled 460 students in 2024-25 with 34.6 full-time teachers, 13.3 students per teacher against the New Jersey elementary-school median of 11.2. It ran a targeted 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 fell 7% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 9%
493 students in 2022-23, 479 students in 2023-24, 460 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 38.1 to 34.6.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 493 | 38.1 | 12.9 |
| 2023-24 | 479 | 37.1 | 12.9 |
| 2024-25 | 460 | 34.6 | 13.3 |
13.3 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 82 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 490 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Upper Township Primary School enrolled 490 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 490 of the 490 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent18.1% (2022-23)
Who attends
90.4% of students were White, 4.8% Hispanic, 3.3% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White90.4%
- Hispanic4.8%
- Two or more races3.3%
- Black0.7%
- American Indian0.7%
- Pacific Islander0.2%
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 Marmora
2 public elementary schools in Marmora report 2024-25 enrollment; Upper Township Primary School is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Township Elementary School | 477 | 12.4 | 14.3% |
| Upper Township Primary School | 460 | 13.3 | 15.7% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Upper Township Primary School
- Upper Township Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, under 0.1 miles away: 477 students, 12.4 per teacher (2024-25).under 0.1 mi
- Ocean City Primary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 4.1 miles away: 271 students, 7.3 per teacher (2024-25).4.1 mi
- Compare Upper Township Primary School with Upper Township Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Upper Township School District spends per student$21,786 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$21,786
- The largest public schools in New JerseyUpper Township Primary School is the number 509 by size of 1,485 New Jersey elementary schools open in 2024-25.#509 of 1,485
- New Jersey schools by students per teacher13.3 students per teacher here against the New Jersey median of 11.2 for elementary schools.13.3:1
- 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 Upper Township Primary School
How many students attend Upper Township Primary School?
460 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 493 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Marmora, NJ.What is the student-teacher ratio at Upper Township Primary School?
13.3 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 Upper Township Primary School a Title I school?
Upper Township Primary School ran a targeted assistance Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Upper Township Primary School in?
Upper Township School District, NCES district ID 3416650. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 341665006104 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.