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Enrollment
678
Elementary
DISTRICT 524 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW BRUNSWICK SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341122003456
A Chester Redshaw School
216 Livingston Avenue, NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ 08901 · (732) 745-5300 · Middlesex County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL678 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 25% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New Jersey public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
66 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.7:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
601 students
DISTRICT 92% · STATE 41%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 147 | 22% |
| Kindergarten | 92 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 83 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 77 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 88 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 104 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 87 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (92) is 6% larger than its 5th grade class (87).
Student demographics
12%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 14% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
32.4%
NJ avg 53.1% . +6.0pp since 2023
Math
22.1%
NJ avg 41.6% . +7.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are up about 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 32.4% | 22.1% |
| 2023-24 | 26.4% | 14.4% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: NJSLA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
21.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
17.6%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 21% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 18% typical for New Jersey schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New Jersey's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like A Chester Redshaw School
A Chester Redshaw School's state test result (21.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| A Chester Redshaw School this school | 678 | 88.6% | 21.0% |
| Christopher Columbus School No. 15 ELIZABETH | 672 | 86.3% | 24.4% |
| School 24 PATERSON | 668 | 85.0% | 16.4% |
| Maria Varisco Rogers Charter School NEWARK | 572 | 88.5% | 39.9% |
| Harry L Bain WEST NEW YORK | 599 | 86.0% | 33.6% |
| Sonia Sotomayor School No 25 ELIZABETH | 591 | 90.5% | 22.2% |
Matched among New Jersey elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where A Chester Redshaw School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Middlesex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 21.0% | #1,119 of 1,290 | #104 of 111 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.1% | #1,116 of 1,319 ▲ 73 | #99 of 111 ▲ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.4% | #1,068 of 1,319 ▲ 58 | #96 of 111 ▲ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 678 | #134 of 1,562 | #12 of 130 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.3:1 | #442 of 1,390 | #38 of 120 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 11.8% | #1,359 of 1,392 | #112 of 121 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 88.6% | #71 of 1,481 | #8 of 128 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -34.4% | #34 of 798 | #5 of 84 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
678
-146 (-18%) vs 2020
+9% since 1990-91, when it was 624
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
was 11.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 678 | 65.5 | 10.3:1 | 89% (601) |
| 2023-24 | 736 | 65.5 | 11.2:1 | 60% (445) |
| 2022-23 | 784 | 68.5 | 11.4:1 | 73% (573) |
| 2020-21 | 824 | 69 | 11.9:1 | 93% (764) |
| 2017-18 | 1,034 | 78.3 | 13.2:1 | 49% (502) |
| 2015-16 | 1,022 | 82 | 12.5:1 | 60% (615) |
| 2010-11 | 709 | 53 | 13.4:1 | 90% (638) |
| 2000-01 | 793 | 59 | 13.4:1 | 85% (672) |
| 1990-91 | 624 | 47 | 13.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for A Chester Redshaw School.
Since 2017-18: students down 34% (1,034 to 678); teachers down 16% (78.3 to 65.5).
About A Chester Redshaw School
Among the schools in NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, is A Chester Redshaw School, a large elementary school. Students in pre-K through 5 attend, and enrollment is 678 students. The typical figure for elementary schools in New Jersey is about 405 students.
A Chester Redshaw School belongs to New Brunswick School District, a district of 13 schools and 8,337 students.
The large majority of students at A Chester Redshaw School, 94%, are Hispanic. Next come 4% Black. The county population is about 24% Hispanic. A Chester Redshaw School has a diversity index of 12%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Its 65.5 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 10.3:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in New Jersey is 11.4:1, higher than at this school. The school's lunch program data list 89% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That rate is above the 42% average among public schools in Middlesex County.
The allk12 Grade for A Chester Redshaw School is C. Compared with New Jersey public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 25% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, A Chester Redshaw School would score about 17.6%. It scores 21.0%, 3.3 points above that figure.
Middlesex County has about 871,290 residents, and median household income is about $111,549, about 46% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 214 public schools in Middlesex County, with a combined enrollment of about 129,255.
Livingston Elementary School is the public school closest to A Chester Redshaw School, less than a tenth of a mile away. A Chester Redshaw School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. A Chester Redshaw School's average proficiency of 21.0% compares with 19.7% for its nearest scored neighbors.
A Chester Redshaw School is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000, a location NCES labels City: Small.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 678 was 18% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 824. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (10.3:1) than in 2020-21 (11.9:1).
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Middlesex County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
871,290
Census ACS
Median income
$111,549
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
214
129,255 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in New Brunswick School District
- New Brunswick High SchoolHigh · 2,443 students
- New Brunswick Middle SchoolMiddle · 829 students
- Blanquita B. Valenti Community SchoolElementary · 810 students
- Paul Robeson Community School for the ArtsElementary · 624 students
- Roosevelt Elementary SchoolElementary · 597 students
- Mckinley Community SchoolElementary · 524 students
Other schools in NEW BRUNSWICK
- New Brunswick High SchoolHigh · 2,443 students
- New Brunswick Middle SchoolMiddle · 829 students
- Blanquita B. Valenti Community SchoolElementary · 810 students
- Paul Robeson Community School for the ArtsElementary · 624 students
- Roosevelt Elementary SchoolElementary · 597 students
- Mckinley Community SchoolElementary · 524 students
Nearby schools
- Livingston Elementary School0.1 mi · 342
- New Brunswick Adult High School0.3 mi · 85
- Blanquita B. Valenti Community School0.3 mi · 810
- Paul Robeson Community School for the Arts0.4 mi · 624
- Roosevelt Elementary School0.4 mi · 597
- Lord Stirling Community School0.6 mi · 436
Frequently asked questions
About A Chester Redshaw SchoolHow many students attend A Chester Redshaw School?
A Chester Redshaw School enrolls approximately 678 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does A Chester Redshaw School serve?
A Chester Redshaw School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does A Chester Redshaw School have?
A Chester Redshaw School employs 66 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.3:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at A Chester Redshaw School?
At A Chester Redshaw School, the student body is approximately 1% White, 94% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Is A Chester Redshaw School public or private?
A Chester Redshaw School is a public K-12 school, overseen by New Brunswick School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.