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Arthur M. Judd
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 60 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 93 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 95 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 116 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 118 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 105 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (93) is 11% smaller than its 4th grade class (105).
School pathway
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsWhat this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 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 12 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 48.2% | 42.9% |
| 2023-24 | 35.8% | 46.6% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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%.
Schools most like Arthur M. Judd
Arthur M. Judd's state test result (43.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arthur M. Judd this school | 587 | 50.6% | 43.4% |
| Elizabeth Avenue School Somerset | 541 | 52.7% | 38.3% |
| Frank R Conwell School JERSEY CITY | 605 | 56.5% | 43.7% |
| Claremont Elementary School Franklin Park | 685 | 56.6% | 37.9% |
| Livingston Park NORTH BRUNSWICK | 494 | 54.5% | 36.8% |
| Ross Street Elementary School WOODBRIDGE | 633 | 60.8% | 14.8% |
Where Arthur M. Judd ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Middlesex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.4% | #672 of 1,290 | #68 of 111 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.9% | #720 of 1,319 ▼ 89 | #73 of 111 ▼ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.2% | #754 of 1,319 ▲ 217 | #63 of 111 ▲ 24 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 587 | #246 of 1,562 | #27 of 130 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.7:1 | #95 of 1,390 | #9 of 120 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.5% | #49 of 1,392 | #16 of 121 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 50.6% | #570 of 1,481 | #40 of 128 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -31.5% | #54 of 798 | #9 of 84 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 587 | 67.5 | 8.7:1 | 51% (297) |
| 2023-24 | 597 | 63.5 | 9.4:1 | 48% (286) |
| 2022-23 | 587 | 63.5 | 9.2:1 | 33% (191) |
| 2020-21 | 589 | 64 | 9.2:1 | 16% (97) |
| 2017-18 | 857 | 70.5 | 12.2:1 | 36% (308) |
| 2015-16 | 903 | 61 | 14.8:1 | 32% (288) |
| 2010-11 | 713 | 45 | 15.8:1 | 25% (181) |
| 2000-01 | 596 | 37 | 16.1:1 | 10% (62) |
| 1990-91 | 673 | 35 | 19.2:1 | N/A |
Since 2017-18: students down 32% (857 to 587); teachers down 4% (70.5 to 67.5).
About Arthur M. Judd
Among the schools in NORTH BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, is Arthur M. Judd, a medium-sized elementary school. Enrolled students number 587 students, in pre-K through 4. Statewide, elementary schools in New Jersey average about 405 students each.
North Brunswick Township School District runs Arthur M. Judd along with 7 other schools, enrolling 5,705 students in total.
Enrollment at Arthur M. Judd is mixed, with Hispanic students the largest group at 40%. The school is also 24% Black, 17% White, 16% Asian, and 4% multiracial. That is higher than the 24% Hispanic share among all Middlesex County residents. By the diversity index, Arthur M. Judd comes in at 74%.
The count of teachers at Arthur M. Judd is 67.5 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 8.7:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in New Jersey is 11.4:1, higher than at this school. Around 51% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. For comparison, public schools in Middlesex County average 42%.
The allk12 Grade for Arthur M. Judd is B-. Compared with New Jersey public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 54% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Arthur M. Judd, the prediction is 38.5% and the result is 43.4%.
Middlesex County has these Census figures: median household income is about $111,549, about 46% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. Arthur M. Judd is among the 214 public schools in Middlesex County.
The shortest distance from Arthur M. Judd to another public school is about 0.4 miles, to North Brunswick Township High School. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Arthur M. Judd places 1st of 8 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (589) to 2024-25 (587).
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