Applegarth Elementary School

As a moderately sized elementary campus in Monroe Twp, New Jersey, Applegarth Elementary School teaches 373 students from grades 4 through 5, overseen by Monroe Township School District.

Across the 8 schools in Monroe Township School District (6,701 students total), Applegarth Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Applegarth Elementary School lists that the student body is overwhelmingly Asian (85%). The remainder reads as 6% White, 4% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% multiracial. By comparison, Middlesex County as a whole is about 26% Asian, so the school skews considerably more Asian than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.2:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 11.4:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 6% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Middlesex County runs at roughly 42%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Applegarth Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 62.8%; this one delivers 72.4%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Middlesex County put median household income runs about $111,549, 46% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Applegarth Elementary School is one of 214 public schools in Middlesex County (combined enrollment of about 129,255 students).

The closest other public school is Oak Tree Elementary School, roughly 0.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Applegarth Elementary School comes 2nd of 7 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 57.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Applegarth Elementary School has edged down 8%, going from 407 students in 2018 to 373 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 17% to 6% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 15.1:1 in 2018 to 12.2:1 in 2025.

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