Joseph T. Donahue Elementary School
200 Bengal Blvd
Barnegat NJ, 08005, Ocean County
Phone: 609-698-9634
Ranking: 
(980 out of 1,847, bottom 47%)*
(980 out of 1,847, bottom 47%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Barnegat Township School District
Title I Eligible School: No
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | |||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 18 | 29 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 27 | ||||||
| Total Students: | 273 | 290 | 295 | 311 | 308 | 304 | ||||||
| Kindergarten: | 37 | 13.6% | 38 | 13.1% | 40 | 13.6% | 47 | 15.1% | 49 | 15.9% | 39 | 12.8% |
| Grade 1: | 40 | 14.7% | 43 | 14.8% | 54 | 18.3% | 43 | 13.8% | 39 | 12.7% | 45 | 14.8% |
| Grade 2: | 41 | 15.0% | 52 | 17.9% | 45 | 15.3% | 50 | 16.1% | 41 | 13.3% | 58 | 19.1% |
| Grade 3: | 51 | 18.7% | 47 | 16.2% | 48 | 16.3% | 50 | 16.1% | 60 | 19.5% | 48 | 15.8% |
| Grade 4: | 51 | 18.7% | 49 | 16.9% | 54 | 18.3% | 42 | 13.5% | 51 | 16.6% | 50 | 16.4% |
| Grade 5: | 50 | 18.3% | 57 | 19.7% | 43 | 14.6% | 68 | 21.9% | 53 | 17.2% | 42 | 13.8% |
| Ungraded: | 3 | 1.1% | 4 | 1.4% | 11 | 3.7% | 11 | 3.5% | 15 | 4.9% | 22 | 7.2% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||
| Male: | 140 | 51.3% | 152 | 52.4% | 150 | 50.8% | 154 | 49.5% | 151 | 49.0% | 154 | 50.7% |
| Female: | 133 | 48.7% | 138 | 47.6% | 145 | 49.2% | 157 | 50.5% | 157 | 51.0% | 150 | 49.3% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% |
| Asian: | 9 | 3.3% | 6 | 2.1% | 8 | 2.7% | 7 | 2.3% | 4 | 1.3% | 2 | 0.7% |
| Hispanic: | 17 | 6.2% | 21 | 7.2% | 21 | 7.1% | 12 | 3.9% | 29 | 9.4% | 30 | 9.9% |
| Black: | 14 | 5.1% | 15 | 5.2% | 14 | 4.7% | 20 | 6.4% | 20 | 6.5% | 22 | 7.2% |
| White: | 228 | 83.5% | 244 | 84.1% | 249 | 84.4% | 269 | 86.5% | 255 | 82.8% | 248 | 81.6% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.4% | 3 | 1.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% |
| Two or More Races: | 4 | 1.5% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 3 | 1.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 62 | 22.7% | 60 | 20.7% | 51 | 17.3% | 45 | 14.5% | 54 | 17.5% | 49 | 16.1% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 13 | 4.8% | 13 | 4.5% | 12 | 4.1% | 12 | 3.9% | 20 | 6.5% | 18 | 5.9% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.25 | 9.98 | 15.08 | 16.81 | 14.67 | 9.10 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ASK | ||||||
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 65.1% | 63.7% | 59.8% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 69.2% | 64.6% | 63.0% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 80.5% | 67.3% | 66.7% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 74.3% | 64.6% | 66.4% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 87.3% | 85.2% | 78.3% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 84.9% | 85.4% | 78.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 78.1% | 75.4% | 78.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 76.7% | 76.5% | 77.7% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 66% | 65.4% | 59.7% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 68.3% | 65.0% | 62.7% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 59.6% | 57.1% | 58.5% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 65.8% | 55.3% | 59.4% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 76.5% | 82.8% | 77.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 85.7% | 86.5% | 79.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 79.2% | 83.0% | 77.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 68.5% | 72.5% | 78.3% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 98.0% | 96.6% | 93.5% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 95.1% | 98.4% | 90.0% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 100.0% | 97.3% | 91.3% |
| 2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 92.3% | 93.9% | 89.5% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 51.0% | 63.6% | 63.3% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 71.7% | 69.0% | 60.9% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 69.3% | 67.3% | 62.1% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 64.7% | 57.8% | 61.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 84.9% | 88.4% | 79.0% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 89.6% | 92.0% | 80.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 87.2% | 92.1% | 83.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 78.8% | 85.5% | 79.9% |
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* Joseph T. Donahue Elementary School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.