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Enrollment
498
Elementary
DISTRICT 353 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOUTH BRUNSWICK SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341521000509
Brooks Crossing Elementary School
50 DEANS RHODE HALL ROAD, MONMOUTH JUNCTION, NJ 08852 · (732) 821-7478 · Middlesex County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL498 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 83% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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
13.2:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.3:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
17%
87 students
DISTRICT 21% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 71 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 70 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 93 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 89 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 98 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 77 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (71) is 8% smaller than its 5th grade class (77).
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · 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
70.7%
NJ avg 53.1% . +3.4pp since 2023
Math
67.5%
NJ avg 41.6% . -1.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 68 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 down about 2 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 70.7% | 67.5% |
| 2023-24 | 67.3% | 69.4% |
% 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
65.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.6%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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 Brooks Crossing Elementary School
Brooks Crossing Elementary School's state test result (65.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brooks Crossing Elementary School this school | 498 | 17.5% | 65.3% |
| Indian Fields Elementary School DAYTON | 460 | 17.6% | 60.0% |
| Town Center Elementary School at Plainsboro PLAINSBORO | 439 | 17.8% | N/A |
| School No. 1 FORT LEE | 540 | 17.6% | 77.6% |
| Dutch Neck Elementary School West Windsor | 557 | 8.6% | 64.2% |
| Eastlake Elementary School Parsippany | 364 | 13.7% | 69.4% |
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 Brooks Crossing Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Middlesex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.3% | #229 of 1,290 | #20 of 111 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.5% | #286 of 1,319 ▼ 62 | #20 of 111 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 70.7% | #249 of 1,319 ▲ 58 | #15 of 111 ▲ 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 498 | #414 of 1,562 | #43 of 130 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #1,131 of 1,390 | #96 of 120 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.0% | #722 of 1,392 | #87 of 121 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 17.5% | #1,084 of 1,481 | #108 of 128 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.1% | #229 of 798 | #40 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
498
-86 (-15%) vs 2020
-37% since 2010-11, when it was 787
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 18.3:1
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 | 498 | 37.7 | 13.2:1 | 17% (87) |
| 2023-24 | 540 | 50.8 | 10.6:1 | 12% (63) |
| 2022-23 | 623 | 46.4 | 13.4:1 | 10% (62) |
| 2020-21 | 584 | 32 | 18.3:1 | 10% (59) |
| 2017-18 | 601 | 38.5 | 15.6:1 | 9% (54) |
| 2015-16 | 727 | 49 | 14.8:1 | 12% (90) |
| 2010-11 | 787 | 41 | 19.2:1 | 9% (67) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Brooks Crossing Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (601 to 498); teachers down 2% (38.5 to 37.7).
About Brooks Crossing Elementary School
Families in MONMOUTH JUNCTION, New Jersey, are served by Brooks Crossing Elementary School, a medium-sized elementary school. Enrollment is 498 students in 2024-25, and the school serves kindergarten through 5. Against the 405-student average for elementary schools in New Jersey, enrollment here is 23% higher.
Within South Brunswick School District, Brooks Crossing Elementary School is one of 12 schools. The district enrolls 7,589 students.
Brooks Crossing Elementary School's enrollment is 66% Asian. Enrollment also includes 16% White, 8% Hispanic, and 7% Black. Among people living in Middlesex County, the Asian share is about 26%. Brooks Crossing Elementary School has a diversity index of 53%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school has about 13.2 students per teacher and 37.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among elementary schools in New Jersey is 11.4:1, lower than at this school. About 17% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. That is lower than the 42% average for public schools in Middlesex County.
allk12 grades Brooks Crossing Elementary School an A-. The grade compares the school only with New Jersey public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
On BeatsExpectations, Brooks Crossing Elementary School is 8.7 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of New Jersey schools.
Among Middlesex County residents, median household income is about $111,549, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 46%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Brooks Crossing Elementary School is one of 214 public schools in Middlesex County, which together enroll about 129,255 students.
The closest public school to Brooks Crossing Elementary School is Deans Elementary School, about 0.3 miles away. Within five miles of Brooks Crossing Elementary School, there are at least 8 other public schools. In a group of 7 nearby schools with scores, Brooks Crossing Elementary School ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
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).
The number of students declined from 584 to 498 over 4 years. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 18.3:1 to 13.2:1.
The discussion area below is open to posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 South Brunswick School District
- South Brunswick High SchoolHigh · 2,666 students
- Crossroads North Middle SchoolMiddle · 935 students
- Crossroads South Middle SchoolMiddle · 812 students
- Constable Elementary SchoolElementary · 476 students
- Indian Fields Elementary SchoolElementary · 460 students
- Brunswick Acres Elementary SchoolElementary · 448 students
Other schools in MONMOUTH JUNCTION
- South Brunswick High SchoolHigh · 2,666 students
- Crossroads North Middle SchoolMiddle · 935 students
- Crossroads South Middle SchoolMiddle · 812 students
- Monmouth Junction Elementary SchoolElementary · 301 students
- Deans Elementary SchoolElementary · 75 students
Nearby schools
- Deans Elementary School0.3 mi · 75
- Crossroads North Middle School1.0 mi · 935
- Crossroads South Middle School1.3 mi · 812
- Indian Fields Elementary School2.0 mi · 460
- Dayton Elementary School2.0 mi · 110
- North Brunswick Twp. Middle School2.3 mi · 754
Frequently asked questions
About Brooks Crossing Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Brooks Crossing Elementary School?
Brooks Crossing Elementary School enrolls approximately 498 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Brooks Crossing Elementary School serve?
Brooks Crossing Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many teachers does Brooks Crossing Elementary School have?
Brooks Crossing Elementary School employs 38 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Brooks Crossing Elementary School?
Student demographics at Brooks Crossing Elementary School are roughly 16% White, 8% Hispanic, 7% Black, 66% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Brooks Crossing Elementary School in?
Brooks Crossing Elementary School is part of South Brunswick School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.