Ella G Clarke Elementary School

Summary:

Ella G Clarke Elementary School is a public elementary school in Lakewood, New Jersey, serving grades 3-6 with a total enrollment of 266 students. The school is part of the Lakewood Township School District, which is ranked 512 out of 613 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Ella G Clarke Elementary School consistently ranks in the bottom 25% of New Jersey elementary schools, with a statewide ranking between 928-1205 out of 1,300+ schools over the past 8 years. The school has received a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of this period, indicating very low academic performance compared to other schools in the state. This is likely due to the school's extremely high percentage of students from low-income families, with 95% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. The school also has a high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 16.6% to 25.1% over the past few years, well above the state average.

The other elementary schools in the Lakewood Township School District, such as Piner Elementary, Spruce Street Elementary, and Oak Street Elementary, also perform poorly on academic measures and have high percentages of students from low-income families. This suggests that the challenges faced by Ella G Clarke Elementary School are systemic within the district, and addressing these issues will require a comprehensive, data-driven approach to improving educational outcomes for all students.


Detail:

Public 3-6

 455 Manetta Avenue
       Lakewood, NJ  08701


(732) 905-3620

District: Lakewood Township School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
1023rd of 1,338 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $16,600 Help


Students who attend Ella G Clarke Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Lakewood Middle School
High:    Lakewood High School

Student/teacher ratio:  8.4 Help
Number of students:  353

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
90.1%
African American:
6.2%
White:
2.5%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  96.9% Help


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Compare Details Ella G Clarke Elementary School ranks worse than 76.5% of elementary schools in New Jersey. It also ranks first among 3 ranked elementary schools in the Lakewood Township School District! (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 23.83. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (90.1%), African American (6.2%), White (2.5%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 96.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Lakewood Township School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Ella G Clarke Elementary School is 8.4. 3 elementary schools in the Lakewood Township School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Ella G Clarke Elementary School is $16,600, which is the 2nd highest among 3 elementary schools in the Lakewood Township School District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Ella G Clarke Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Ella G Clarke Elementary School 1023rd of 1338 New Jersey public elementary schools. (See Ella G Clarke Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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Lakewood Township School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Lakewood Township School District 512th of 613 New Jersey school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Ella G Clarke Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Ella G Clarke Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 6.53 1093rd 1204 9.2%
2004 13.74 1139th 1298 12.2%
2005 3.44 1251st 1303 4.0%
2006 14.38 1161st 1314 11.6%
2007 19.85 1147th 1329 13.7%
2008 20.19 1149th 1338 14.1%
2009 20.21 1145th 1346 14.9%
2010 24.28 1124th 1354 17.0%
2011 24.13 1121st 1360 17.6%
2012 16.85 1175th 1363 13.8%
2013 6.10 1276th 1367 6.7%
2014 8.73 1252nd 1363 8.1%
2015 7.98 1268th 1357 6.6%
2016 9.76 1230th 1346 8.6%
2017 9.79 1226th 1352 9.3%
2018 11.61 1203rd 1353 11.1%
2019 12.88 1205th 1360 11.4%
2021 17.18 1077th 1317 18.2%
2022 26.98 979th 1345 27.2%
2023 31.78 928th 1342 30.8%
2024 23.83 1023rd 1338 23.5%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Ella G Clarke Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 35.39 278th 434 35.9%
2019 32.92 300th 463 35.2%
2021 43.60 169th 411 58.9%
2022 59.57 130th 489 73.4%
2023 54.10 167th 499 66.5%
2024 53.07 179th 559 68.0%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Ella G Clarke Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 23.24 738th 1001 26.3%
2019 30.21 655th 1007 35.0%
2021 35.14 527th 868 39.3%
2022 45.51 435th 949 54.2%
2023 46.07 432nd 958 54.9%
2024 39.54 516th 989 47.8%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Ella G Clarke Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 29.52 733rd 942 22.2%
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Rank History for Female students at Ella G Clarke Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 11.35 1188th 1333 10.9%
2019 8.19 1228th 1331 7.7%
2021 17.68 1080th 1290 16.3%
2022 23.76 999th 1326 24.7%
2023 32.53 882nd 1318 33.1%
2024 22.33 992nd 1317 24.7%
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Rank History for Male students at Ella G Clarke Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 15.50 1139th 1334 14.6%
2019 21.30 1063rd 1335 20.4%
2021 19.49 1014th 1297 21.8%
2022 32.29 880th 1324 33.5%
2023 34.29 846th 1315 35.7%
2024 27.02 946th 1313 28.0%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Ella G Clarke Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 26.15 648th 870 25.5%
2019 26.03 670th 899 25.5%
2021 38.17 546th 896 39.1%
2022 49.26 418th 953 56.1%
2023 52.74 407th 982 58.6%
2024 32.90 665th 989 32.8%
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Data source: test scores: New Jersey Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Ella G Clarke Elementary School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 252 178 8 82 0 n/a n/a 0 520
1989 246 179 9 76 0 n/a n/a 0 510
1990 220 184 4 91 0 n/a n/a 0 499
1991 222 177 17 79 0 n/a n/a 0 495
1992 184 203 11 75 0 n/a n/a 0 473
1993 172 202 18 78 0 n/a n/a 0 470
1994 174 194 3 91 14 n/a n/a 0 476
1995 157 197 2 100 8 n/a n/a 0 464
1996 157 197 2 100 8 n/a n/a 0 464
1998 141 207 2 123 7 n/a n/a 0 480
1999 154 276 9 148 0 n/a n/a 0 587
2000 138 277 0 187 10 n/a n/a 0 612
2001 118 249 0 197 9 n/a n/a 0 573
2002 105 243 3 455 11 n/a n/a 0 817
2003 105 243 3 455 11 n/a n/a 0 817
2004 119 239 0 572 9 n/a n/a 0 939
2005 115 237 0 599 12 n/a n/a 0 963
2006 83 227 2 671 13 n/a n/a 0 996
2007 80 187 0 660 12 n/a n/a 0 939
2008 47 163 1 696 4 n/a n/a 0 911
2009 34 146 0 576 2 0 0 0 758
2010 21 126 0 762 1 0 0 0 910
2011 31 115 1 731 2 1 0 0 881
2012 13 105 0 699 2 0 1 0 820
2013 17 64 0 632 1 0 0 0 714
2014 8 38 0 511 0 0 0 0 557
2015 11 39 0 591 0 0 0 0 641
2016 9 27 0 440 0 0 1 0 477
2017 8 20 1 451 1 0 1 0 482
2018 8 15 1 380 1 0 0 0 405
2019 6 15 0 343 1 0 0 0 365
2020 5 14 0 293 1 0 3 0 316
2021 14 19 0 387 2 0 3 0 425
2022 9 14 1 349 0 0 2 0 375
2023 6 12 0 246 0 0 2 0 266
2024 9 22 2 318 0 0 2 0 353

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Ella G Clarke Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 520 25.0 20.8 n/a
1989 510 25.0 20.4 n/a
1990 499 25.0 19.9 30.7
1991 495 25.0 19.8 26.3
1992 473 24.0 19.7 41.6
1993 470 32.5 14.5 45.5
1994 476 33.0 14.4 49.6
1995 464 34.0 13.6 50.9
1996 464 34.0 13.6 50.9
1998 480 34.0 14.1 55.4
1999 587 34.0 17.3 46.7
2000 612 36.0 17.0 55.9
2001 573 36.2 15.8 59.9
2002 817 62.0 13.2 62.5
2003 817 62.0 13.2 62.5
2004 939 70.0 13.4 57.2
2005 963 54.0 17.8 n/a
2006 996 65.0 15.3 66.5
2007 939 68.0 13.8 61
2008 911 56.0 16.3 46.5
2009 758 61.8 10.0 83
2010 910 53.0 17.1 80.3
2011 881 65.0 13.5 93.5
2012 820 81.8 10.0 88.9
2013 714 82.5 8.6 95.1
2014 557 76.7 7.2 93.4
2015 641 77.0 8.3 98.3
2016 477 70.0 6.8 97.3
2017 482 69.0 6.9 84.2
2018 405 72.0 5.6 93.6
2019 365 42.0 8.6 97.5
2020 316 39.0 8.1 95.6
2021 425 46.2 9.1 95.8
2022 375 41.2 9.1 95.7
2023 266 38.2 6.9 95.1
2024 353 41.7 8.4 96.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Ella G Clarke Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 520 25.0 20.8 n/a
1989 510 25.0 20.4 n/a
1990 499 25.0 19.9 30.7
1991 495 25.0 19.8 26.3
1992 473 24.0 19.7 41.6
1993 470 32.5 14.5 45.5
1994 476 33.0 14.4 49.6
1995 464 34.0 13.6 50.9
1996 464 34.0 13.6 50.9
1998 480 34.0 14.1 55.4
1999 587 34.0 17.3 46.7
2000 612 36.0 17.0 55.9
2001 573 36.2 15.8 59.9
2002 817 62.0 13.2 62.5
2003 817 62.0 13.2 62.5
2004 939 70.0 13.4 57.2
2005 963 54.0 17.8 n/a
2006 996 65.0 15.3 66.5
2007 939 68.0 13.8 61
2008 911 56.0 16.3 46.5
2009 758 61.8 10.0 83
2010 910 53.0 17.1 80.3
2011 881 65.0 13.5 93.5
2012 820 81.8 10.0 88.9
2013 714 82.5 8.6 95.1
2014 557 76.7 7.2 93.4
2015 641 77.0 8.3 98.3
2016 477 70.0 6.8 97.3
2017 482 69.0 6.9 84.2
2018 405 72.0 5.6 93.6
2019 365 42.0 8.6 97.5
2020 316 39.0 8.1 95.6
2021 425 46.2 9.1 95.8
2022 375 41.2 9.1 95.7
2023 266 38.2 6.9 95.1
2024 353 41.7 8.4 96.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Ella G Clarke Elementary School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $770 (4.6%) $15,830 (95.4%) $16,600

Data source: New Jersey Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Ella G Clarke Elementary School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1205th of 1360 Elementary schoolsRanks 928th of 1342 Elementary schools
 19.5%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Ella G Clarke Elementary School)23.816.4
 7.4%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Lakewood Township School District)25.227.2
 2%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)50.242
 8.2%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Ella G Clarke Elementary School)29.925
 4.9%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Lakewood Township School District)29.522.5
 7%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)55.145.9
 9.2%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Ella G Clarke Elementary School)24.232.9
 8.7%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Lakewood Township School District)31.142.7
 11.6%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)57.451.3
 6.1%
4th Grade Mathematics (Ella G Clarke Elementary School)31.132.6
 1.5%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Lakewood Township School District)29.232.6
 3.4%
   4th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)5144.3
 6.7%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Ella G Clarke Elementary School)22.961.3
 38.4%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Lakewood Township School District)30.746.3
 15.6%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)57.953.2
 4.7%
5th Grade Mathematics (Ella G Clarke Elementary School)32.542.2
 9.7%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Lakewood Township School District)26.628.1
 1.5%
   5th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)46.840.1
 6.7%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students365266
 27.1%
African American1512
 20%
American Indian10
 100%
Asian00
Hispanic343246
 28.3%
Pacific Islander00
White66
Two or More Races02
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients97.5%95.1%
 2.4%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Ella G Clarke Elementary School

Students at Ella G Clarke Elementary School are 90% Hispanic, 6% African American, 3% White.

Students who attend Ella G Clarke Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Lakewood Middle School
High : Lakewood High School

In the 2023-24 school year, 353 students attended Ella G Clarke Elementary School.

Ella G Clarke Elementary School ranks in the bottom 23.5% of New Jersey elementary schools.


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