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Enrollment
528
Elementary
DISTRICT 521 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PISCATAWAY TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341305003562
Arbor Elementary School
1717 LESTER PLACE, PISCATAWAY, NJ 08854 · (732) 752-8652 · Middlesex County
GRADES 04–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL528 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
294 students
DISTRICT 44% · 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 | 270 | 51% |
| Grade 5 | 258 | 49% |
Student demographics
74%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 74% · 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
50.2%
NJ avg 53.1% . +3.0pp since 2023
Math
44.3%
NJ avg 41.6% . +3.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.2% | 44.3% |
| 2023-24 | 47.2% | 40.6% |
% 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
39.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.7%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 Arbor Elementary School
Arbor Elementary School's state test result (39.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arbor Elementary School this school | 528 | 55.7% | 39.7% |
| Dwight D. Eisenhower Elementary School PISCATAWAY | 513 | 53.4% | 39.5% |
| Claremont Elementary School Franklin Park | 685 | 56.6% | 37.9% |
| Livingston Park NORTH BRUNSWICK | 494 | 54.5% | 36.8% |
| Patricia M. Noonan School PS #26 Jersey City | 539 | 54.5% | 35.5% |
| Grandview Elementary School PISCATAWAY | 579 | 43.5% | 43.9% |
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 Arbor Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Middlesex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.7% | #755 of 1,290 | #76 of 111 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.3% | #703 of 1,319 ▲ 32 | #72 of 111 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.2% | #699 of 1,319 ▲ 39 | #57 of 111 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 528 | #341 of 1,562 | #39 of 130 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #1,212 of 1,390 | #102 of 120 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.5% | #48 of 1,392 | #15 of 121 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.7% | #514 of 1,481 | #32 of 128 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.6% | #672 of 798 | #81 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
528
+8 (+2%) vs 2020
+12% since 1990-91, when it was 473
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 13.0:1
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 | 528 | 38.2 | 13.8:1 | 56% (294) |
| 2023-24 | 524 | 36.1 | 14.5:1 | 44% (228) |
| 2022-23 | 522 | 37.7 | 13.8:1 | 40% (209) |
| 2020-21 | 520 | 40 | 13.0:1 | 38% (199) |
| 2017-18 | 548 | 38.9 | 14.1:1 | 41% (226) |
| 2015-16 | 519 | 40 | 13.0:1 | 40% (206) |
| 2010-11 | 536 | 32 | 16.8:1 | 31% (166) |
| 2000-01 | 589 | 37 | 15.9:1 | 26% (155) |
| 1990-91 | 473 | 28 | 16.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Arbor Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (548 to 528); teachers down 2% (38.9 to 38.2).
About Arbor Elementary School
Arbor Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school for students in PISCATAWAY, New Jersey. Enrollment is 528 students in 2024-25, and the school serves grades 4 through 5. Against the 405-student average for elementary schools in New Jersey, enrollment here is 30% higher.
Piscataway Township School District is responsible for 11 schools, Arbor Elementary School included, with 7,289 students in all.
Arbor Elementary School has no majority group; Hispanic students are the largest, at 36%. Smaller groups are 27% Asian, 22% Black, 10% White, and 4% multiracial. County-wide, 24% of Middlesex County residents are Hispanic. Arbor Elementary School's diversity index is 74%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teachers at Arbor Elementary School total 38.2 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 13.8:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 11.4:1 average for elementary schools in New Jersey. The school counts 294 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 56%. Among public schools in Middlesex County, the average eligibility rate is 42%.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Arbor Elementary School is 35.7%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 39.7%.
Middlesex County has about 871,290 residents, and the median household income is $111,549, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 46% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. In all, Middlesex County has 214 public schools and roughly 129,255 students.
Nearby, Plainfield Academy For The Arts & Advanced Studies is about 0.6 miles away. Within five miles of Arbor Elementary School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Arbor Elementary School is 3rd of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
Enrollment at Arbor Elementary School was 520 in 2020-21 and 528 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%.
Discussions about Arbor Elementary School may include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome 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 Piscataway Township School District
- Piscataway Township High SchoolHigh · 2,144 students
- Piscataway Township Schools Children's CornerElementary · 616 students
- Grandview Elementary SchoolElementary · 579 students
- Theodore Schor Middle SchoolMiddle · 563 students
- Dwight D. Eisenhower Elementary SchoolElementary · 513 students
- Martin Luther King Elementary SchoolElementary · 488 students
Other schools in PISCATAWAY
- Piscataway Township High SchoolHigh · 2,144 students
- Piscataway Magnet SchoolHigh · 640 students
- Piscataway Township Schools Children's CornerElementary · 616 students
- Grandview Elementary SchoolElementary · 579 students
- Theodore Schor Middle SchoolMiddle · 563 students
- Dwight D. Eisenhower Elementary SchoolElementary · 513 students
Other Arbor Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Arbor Elementary. Arbor Elementary School is the largest of the 3.
- Arbor Elementary SchoolEuclid, OH · 388 students
- Arbor Elementary SchoolOak Forest, IL · 232 students
Nearby schools
- Plainfield Academy For The Arts & Advanced Studies0.6 mi · 357
- Jefferson Elementary School0.6 mi · 383
- Clinton Elementary School0.6 mi · 386
- Franklin Elementary School0.9 mi · 270
- Lincoln Middle School1.0 mi · 333
- Dunellen High School1.1 mi · 409
Frequently asked questions
About Arbor Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Arbor Elementary School?
Arbor Elementary School enrolls approximately 528 students in grades 04-05.
Is Arbor Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Arbor Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades 04-05.
How many teachers does Arbor Elementary School have?
Arbor Elementary School employs 38 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Arbor Elementary School?
Student demographics at Arbor Elementary School are roughly 10% White, 36% Hispanic, 22% Black, 27% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Arbor Elementary School in?
Arbor Elementary School is part of Piscataway Township School District.
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