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Asher Holmes Elementary School
Test scores
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Demographically-adjusted score · methodology7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Asher Holmes Elementary School
Asher Holmes Elementary School, a reasonably sized elementary campus in MORGANVILLE, New Jersey, overseen by Marlboro Township School District, serves 444 students, covering grades 1 through 5.
Marlboro Township School District runs 8 schools in total, collectively educating 4,481 students. Asher Holmes Elementary School is one of those campuses.
On the student-mix side, Asher Holmes Elementary School records that 68% of the student body identifies as White; the rest consists of 18% Asian, 6% Hispanic, 3% Black, 3% multiracial.
On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Asher Holmes Elementary School has 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.8:1. The state averages about 11.4:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 13% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Monmouth County (around 29%), the school's rate is south of typical.
With demographic context factored in, Asher Holmes Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 58.9%, the actual is 70.8%, a residual of +12.0 points.
In the broader community, community-level numbers for Monmouth County indicate the typical household earns roughly $124,845 per year, 51% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Monmouth County runs 186 public schools (combined enrollment of about 91,053 students), of which Asher Holmes Elementary School is one.
The closest other public school is Robertsville Elementary School, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Asher Holmes Elementary School ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 64.0%.
The school occupies a bedroom-community site.
Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Asher Holmes Elementary School has contracted 21%, going from 564 students in 2018 to 444 in 2025. Asian enrollment moved from 24% to 18% across the same window.
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