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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
Enrollment
461
Elementary
DISTRICT 384 · STATE 405
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
Pre-K
68
Kindergarten
60
Grade 1
68
Grade 2
94
Grade 3
87
Grade 4
84
Student demographics
White
15534%
DISTRICT 40% · STATE 37%
Hispanic
14732%
DISTRICT 20% · STATE 35%
Black
225%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 14%
Asian
10322%
DISTRICT 30% · STATE 10%
Two+
317%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 3%
Native American
31%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 0%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
23351%
Female
22849%

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Test scores

NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding Expectations
English Language Arts
54.6%
NJ avg 53.1% . +6.1pp since 2023
Math
61.5%
NJ avg 41.6% . +6.4pp since 2023
Source: NJSLA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
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
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
461
-108 (-19%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
8.3:1
was 9.5:1
% White
34%
was 37%
% Hispanic
32%
was 27%
% Black
5%
was 5%
% Asian
22%
was 27%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About Adamsville Primary School

Adamsville Primary School, a mid-sized primary school in Bridgewater, New Jersey, overseen by Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District, enrolls 461 students, covering grades pre-K through 4.

Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District comprises 11 schools with combined enrollment of 7,774 students; Adamsville Primary School is among them.

Demographically, Adamsville Primary School lists that 34% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school reports 32% Hispanic, 22% Asian, 7% multiracial, 5% Black. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 52%.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 55 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 8.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 11.4:1 average. Roughly 25% of students at Adamsville Primary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

After controlling for student poverty, Adamsville Primary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 52.4%, the actual is 54.9%, a residual of +2.5 points.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Somerset County indicate median household income runs about $140,374, roughly 58% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Somerset County's 84 public schools (combined enrollment of about 51,276 students), Adamsville Primary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Van Derveer Elementary School, around 0.8 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Adamsville Primary School comes 2nd of 6 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 40.3%.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 19%: 569 students in 2018 compared to 461 in 2025. Over the same period, the Asian share ticked down from 27% to 22%. Class-load math has fell: from 9.5:1 in 2018 to 8.3:1 in 2025.

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Somerset County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Adamsville Primary School
District
Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District
Address
400 Union Avenue, Bridgewater, NJ 08807
Phone
(908) 526-6440
County
Somerset County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–04
Total enrollment
461
Teachers (FTE)
55
Student–teacher ratio
8.3:1
Free/Reduced lunch
116 (25%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
340228005166
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District
Other schools in Bridgewater
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Frequently asked questions

About Adamsville Primary School
How 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.
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