1
If you could change one rule at Applegarth Elementary School, what would it be?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
373
Elementary
DISTRICT 406 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MONROE TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341050003229
Applegarth Elementary School
227 Applegarth Rd, Monroe Twp, NJ 08831 · (609) 655-0604 · Middlesex County
GRADES 04–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL373 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 87% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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
12.2:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
6%
23 students
DISTRICT 11% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 4 | 180 | 48% |
| Grade 5 | 193 | 52% |
Student demographics
27%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Monroe Township School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
75.5%
NJ avg 53.1% . -1.9pp since 2023
Math
81.9%
NJ avg 41.6% . +2.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 76 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 82 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 75.5% | 81.9% |
| 2023-24 | 77.4% | 79.5% |
% 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
72.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.8%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 72% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% 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 Applegarth Elementary School
Applegarth Elementary School's state test result (72.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Applegarth Elementary School this school | 373 | 6.2% | 72.4% |
| Northvail Elementary School PARSIPPANY | 359 | 12.5% | 75.3% |
| J.V.B. Wicoff Elementary School PLAINSBORO | 334 | 8.1% | 74.4% |
| Oak Tree Elementary School MONROE TOWNSHIP | 578 | 7.6% | 78.6% |
| James Madison Primary School EDISON | 452 | 17.7% | N/A |
| James Madison Intermediate School EDISON | 586 | 14.2% | 76.0% |
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 Applegarth Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Middlesex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 72.4% | #127 of 1,290 | #10 of 111 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 81.9% | #68 of 1,319 ▲ 1 | #4 of 111 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 75.5% | #154 of 1,319 ▼ 30 | #7 of 111 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 373 | #794 of 1,562 | #80 of 130 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.2:1 | #936 of 1,390 | #83 of 120 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.1% | #1,249 of 1,392 | #105 of 121 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 6.2% | #1,328 of 1,481 | #127 of 128 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.4% | #492 of 798 | #65 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
373
-77 (-17%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
was 14.5:1
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 | 373 | 30.5 | 12.2:1 | 6% (23) |
| 2023-24 | 442 | 32.2 | 13.7:1 | 5% (20) |
| 2022-23 | 468 | 32 | 14.6:1 | 6% (26) |
| 2020-21 | 450 | 31 | 14.5:1 | 4% (20) |
| 2017-18 | 407 | 27 | 15.1:1 | 6% (26) |
| 2015-16 | 320 | 11 | 29.1:1 | 7% (22) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Applegarth Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (407 to 373); teachers up 13% (27 to 30.5).
About Applegarth Elementary School
Applegarth Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in Monroe Twp, New Jersey, administered by Monroe Township School District. It is open to students in grades 4 through 5 and enrolls 373 students.
Applegarth Elementary School is a school in Monroe Township School District. The district has 8 schools and 6,701 students.
The share of Asian students at Applegarth Elementary School is 85%. Next come 6% White, 4% Hispanic, 3% Black, and 2% multiracial. The county population is about 26% Asian. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Applegarth Elementary School scores 27%.
The school had 30.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 12.2:1. The gap from the 11.4:1 average for elementary schools in New Jersey is 0.8 students per teacher. The school reported 6% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. Compared with the 42% average for public schools in Middlesex County, the school's rate is lower.
Applegarth Elementary School holds an A allk12 Grade, placing it above 87% of New Jersey public elementary schools.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Applegarth Elementary School is 9.6 points above the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 72.4% actual, 62.8% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in New Jersey.
The school's county is Middlesex County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $111,549, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 46%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Middlesex County's 214 public schools enroll about 129,255 students and include Applegarth Elementary School.
Applegarth Elementary School is about 0.2 miles from Oak Tree Elementary School, its nearest public school. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Applegarth Elementary School is 2nd of 7 on proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment figures show a decline of 77 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. The school's ratio dropped from 14.5:1 to 12.2:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Applegarth Elementary School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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 Monroe Township School District
- Monroe Township High SchoolHigh · 2,583 students
- Monroe Township Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,681 students
- Oak Tree Elementary SchoolElementary · 578 students
- Mill LakeElementary · 462 students
- Brookside Elementary SchoolElementary · 431 students
- Barclay Brook SchoolElementary · 332 students
Other schools in Monroe Twp
- Mill LakeElementary · 462 students
- Barclay Brook SchoolElementary · 332 students
Nearby schools
- Oak Tree Elementary School0.2 mi · 578
- Perry L. Drew Elementary School1.7 mi · 599
- Ethel McKnight Elementary School2.5 mi · 530
- Monroe Township Middle School2.6 mi · 1,681
- Cranbury School2.7 mi · 421
- Monroe Township High School2.9 mi · 2,583
Frequently asked questions
About Applegarth Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Applegarth Elementary School?
Applegarth Elementary School enrolls approximately 373 students in grades 04-05.
What age range does Applegarth Elementary School serve?
Applegarth Elementary School serves students from grade 04 through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Applegarth Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Applegarth Elementary School is approximately 12.2:1 (31 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Applegarth Elementary School?
Applegarth Elementary School reports a student body of 6% White, 4% Hispanic, 3% Black, 85% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Applegarth Elementary School?
Applegarth Elementary School is overseen by Monroe Township School District in Middlesex County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.