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Elizabeth V Edwards Elem

Barnegat Twp · Ocean County · Elementary school
Grades K–5
Last reported enrollment in 2002-03 — no longer in the data since.
Updated June 2026

Enrollment over time

In its last year on record, 2002-03, it enrolled 138 students. That is 34 fewer than in 1998-99 (172) — the school had shrunk. It peaked at 177 in 2000-01.

students 050100150200 1381998200320082013201820232025

Total students enrolled each fall. Source: NJDOE Fall Enrollment.

What the school looks like

The largest group in both 1998-99 and 2002-03 was White students — 95% then, 88% now.

% of students 050100race categories: 5 → 788%1998200320082013201820232025
WhiteBlackHispanicAsian

Each group’s share of enrollment over time, or its head count — toggle above. New Jersey expanded race and ethnicity reporting from five to seven categories in 2006-07 (dashed line), so “two or more races” appears only after; Asian here includes Pacific Islander. Source: NJDOE Fall Enrollment.

How much the mix changed

Between 1998-99 and 2002-03 the makeup of this school shifted noticeably.

That’s a larger shift than 89% of Ocean County elementary schools. The biggest moves, in percentage points:
White −6.4·Black +4.6·Hispanic +2.6

The index is half the sum of every group’s change in share, on a 0–100 scale (how it works). Compare any two years in the explorer →

Free or reduced-price lunch

In 2002-03, 32.6% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch.

% eligible 0255032.6%22.1%20.6%19982002
This schooldistrict overalldistrict elementary schools

Share of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The lighter lines show the district overall and the district elementary schools, for comparison. Not reported by the state in some years (shaded). Since 2014, some districts provide free meals to all students regardless of household income, which can lift the eligible share. Source: NJDOE Fall Enrollment.

Profile built from New Jersey Department of Education Fall Enrollment data, 1998-99 through 2025-26. How this data works →