📍 16 Old Clinton Road, Flemington, Hunterdon County, 08822
Francis A. Desmares Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Flemington, Hunterdon County. The school has 421 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Flemington-Raritan Regional School District school district. It serves grades K–4 in a rural setting. The school employs 51 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 8.3:1. 38% of students are proficient in reading. 25% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Francis A. Desmares Elementary School enrolls 421 students across grades K–4. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 51 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 8.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 44% Hispanic or Latino, 43% White and 6.4% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 186 | 44% |
| White | 180 | 43% |
| Asian | 27 | 6.4% |
| Black or African American | 16 | 3.8% |
| Two or more races | 8 | 1.9% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
152 of the school's 421 students (36%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 146 qualify for free lunch and 6 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Francis A. Desmares Elementary School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NJ-70, state senate district 16, state house district 16.
Francis A. Desmares Elementary School is one of 6 schools in Flemington-Raritan Regional School District, based in Flemington, New Jersey. The district serves 3,302 students district-wide and employs 336 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 421 students, Francis A. Desmares Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 550 students per school.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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