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Enrollment
461
Elementary
DISTRICT 384 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BRIDGEWATER-RARITAN REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340228005166
Adamsville Primary School
400 Union Avenue, Bridgewater, NJ 08807 · (908) 526-6440 · Somerset County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL461 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 63% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats 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
8.3:1
55 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.2:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
25%
116 students
DISTRICT 16% · 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 | 68 | 15% |
| Kindergarten | 60 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 68 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 94 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 87 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 84 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (60) is 29% smaller than its 4th grade class (84).
Student demographics
73%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · 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
54.6%
NJ avg 53.1% . +6.1pp since 2023
Math
61.5%
NJ avg 41.6% . +6.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 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 6 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 54.6% | 61.5% |
| 2023-24 | 48.5% | 55.1% |
% 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
54.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.4%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 Adamsville Primary School
Adamsville Primary School's state test result (54.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adamsville Primary School this school | 461 | 25.2% | 54.9% |
| Berkley Street School NEW MILFORD | 415 | 27.0% | 59.2% |
| Fernbrook School RANDOLPH | 474 | 25.9% | 47.7% |
| Washington School NUTLEY | 534 | 23.4% | 59.7% |
| Lawrence Brook Elementary School EAST BRUNSWICK | 362 | 25.4% | 66.0% |
| Memorial School MAYWOOD | 415 | 22.9% | 61.1% |
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 Adamsville Primary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Somerset County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.9% | #434 of 1,290 | #27 of 42 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.5% | #379 of 1,319 ▲ 83 | #26 of 42 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.6% | #603 of 1,319 ▲ 97 | #28 of 42 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 461 | #512 of 1,562 | #14 of 46 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.3:1 | #64 of 1,390 | #6 of 45 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.8% | #66 of 1,392 | #5 of 45 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 25.2% | #939 of 1,481 | #19 of 45 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.0% | #182 of 798 | #7 of 31 |
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
461
-71 (-13%) vs 2020
-3% since 1990-91, when it was 473
Student : Teacher
8.3:1
was 8.7:1
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 | 461 | 55.2 | 8.3:1 | 25% (116) |
| 2023-24 | 490 | 56.6 | 8.7:1 | 21% (104) |
| 2022-23 | 490 | 56.9 | 8.6:1 | 18% (87) |
| 2020-21 | 532 | 61 | 8.7:1 | 19% (103) |
| 2017-18 | 569 | 59.8 | 9.5:1 | 17% (95) |
| 2015-16 | 538 | 57 | 9.4:1 | 23% (122) |
| 2010-11 | 568 | 45 | 12.6:1 | 12% (67) |
| 2000-01 | 417 | 29 | 14.4:1 | 13% (56) |
| 1990-91 | 473 | 27 | 17.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Adamsville Primary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (569 to 461); teachers down 8% (59.8 to 55.2).
About Adamsville Primary School
In Bridgewater, New Jersey, Adamsville Primary School is a mid-sized elementary school. The school teaches pre-K through 4 and enrolls 461 students.
Adamsville Primary School is in Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District, a district with 7,774 students across 11 schools.
About 34% of students at Adamsville Primary School are White, the largest single group. After that, the student body is 32% Hispanic, 22% Asian, 7% multiracial, and 5% Black. Among all residents of Somerset County, the White share is about 52%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 73%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 8.3:1. The school has 55.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across elementary schools in New Jersey, the average ratio is 11.4:1. Federal data show 25% of students (116) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Adamsville Primary School earns a B on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 63% of New Jersey public elementary schools.
Test results at Adamsville Primary School are 2.5 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (54.9% actual, 52.4% predicted).
In the wider Somerset County area, the median household earns about $140,374 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 58% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 4%. Across Somerset County, 84 public schools serve about 51,276 students.
Adamsville Primary School's nearest public school is Van Derveer Elementary School (about 0.8 miles). In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Adamsville Primary School. Of the 6 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Adamsville Primary School is 2nd on average proficiency.
Adamsville Primary School is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels Suburb: Large.
Over 4 years, enrollment fell by 71 students, from 532 to 461.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Adamsville Primary School. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Somerset County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
349,846
Census ACS
Median income
$140,374
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
58%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
84
51,276 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District
- Bridgewater-Raritan High SchoolHigh · 2,673 students
- Bridgewater-Raritan Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,220 students
- Eisenhower Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 625 students
- Hillside Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 568 students
- Hamilton Primary SchoolElementary · 462 students
- John F. Kennedy Primary SchoolElementary · 431 students
Other schools in Bridgewater
- Bridgewater-Raritan High SchoolHigh · 2,673 students
- Bridgewater-Raritan Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,220 students
- Eisenhower Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 625 students
- Hillside Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 568 students
- Crim Primary SchoolElementary · 396 students
- Milltown Primary SchoolElementary · 348 students
Nearby schools
- Van Derveer Elementary School0.8 mi · 745
- The Career Center of the SCESC0.8 mi · 7
- Somerset Elementary Academy0.8 mi · 54
- Somerset Secondary Academy0.8 mi · 70
- Bridgewater-Raritan Middle School0.9 mi · 1,220
- Somerville Middle School1.7 mi · 339
Frequently asked questions
About Adamsville Primary SchoolHow large is Adamsville Primary School?
Adamsville Primary School enrolls approximately 461 students in grades PK-04.
What age range does Adamsville Primary School serve?
Adamsville Primary School serves students from grade PK through grade 04.
How many students per teacher at Adamsville Primary School?
Approximately 8.3:1 students per teacher at Adamsville Primary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Adamsville Primary School?
At Adamsville Primary School, the student body is approximately 34% White, 32% Hispanic, 5% Black, 22% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Adamsville Primary School public or private?
Adamsville Primary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.