📍 175 Claremont Road, Franklin Park, Somerset County, 08823
Claremont Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Franklin Park, Somerset County. The school has 655 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Franklin Township Public School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 79.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 8.2:1. 38% of students are proficient in reading. 18% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Claremont Elementary School enrolls 655 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 79.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 8.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 33% Hispanic or Latino, 30% Black or African American and 24% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 217 | 33% |
| Black or African American | 196 | 30% |
| Asian | 154 | 24% |
| White | 57 | 8.7% |
| Two or more races | 25 | 3.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 6 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
295 of the school's 655 students (45%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 234 qualify for free lunch and 61 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.
Claremont Elementary School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NJ At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 17, state house district 17.
Claremont Elementary School is one of 10 schools in Franklin Township Public School District, based in Somerset, New Jersey. The district serves 7,294 students district-wide and employs 692 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 655 students, Claremont Elementary School is close to the district average of about 729 students per school.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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