Enrollment
358
Elementary
DISTRICT 375 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340564003812
C. Richard Applegate School
47 JEANNE BRENNAN DRIVE, FREEHOLD, NJ 07728 · (732) 431-5460 · Monmouth County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL358 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 48% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
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
9.9:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.3:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
17%
61 students
DISTRICT 18% · STATE 41%
Community
0
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 | 46 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 63 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 60 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 65 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 47 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 77 | 22% |
This year's kindergarten class (46) is 40% smaller than its 5th grade class (77).
Student demographics
45%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 47% · 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
54.4%
NJ avg 53.1% . -1.3pp since 2023
Math
66.3%
NJ avg 41.6% . +11.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 12 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 54.4% | 66.3% |
| 2023-24 | 55.7% | 54.6% |
% 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
52.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.8%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% 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 C. Richard Applegate School
C. Richard Applegate School's state test result (52.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| C. Richard Applegate School this school | 358 | 17.0% | 52.9% |
| Patrick McGaheran LEBANON | 368 | 14.4% | N/A |
| Brayton Elementary School SUMMIT | 335 | 17.3% | 73.6% |
| Barley Sheaf Elementary School FLEMINGTON | 376 | 17.6% | 61.5% |
| Holland Brook School WHITEHOUSE STATION | 312 | 17.9% | 67.5% |
| Jefferson Elementary School SUCCASUNNA | 346 | 16.2% | 51.7% |
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 C. Richard Applegate School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Monmouth County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.9% | #462 of 1,290 | #42 of 89 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.3% | #308 of 1,319 ▲ 169 | #30 of 93 ▲ 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.4% | #607 of 1,319 ▼ 46 | #59 of 93 ▼ 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 358 | #856 of 1,562 | #62 of 112 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.9:1 | #301 of 1,390 | #31 of 98 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.4% | #928 of 1,392 | #51 of 98 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 17.0% | #1,097 of 1,481 | #63 of 105 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.0% | #157 of 798 | #11 of 50 |
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
358
-41 (-10%) vs 2020
-15% since 1990-91, when it was 423
Student : Teacher
9.9:1
was 8.9:1
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 | 358 | 36.3 | 9.9:1 | 17% (61) |
| 2023-24 | 377 | 40 | 9.4:1 | 13% (48) |
| 2022-23 | 366 | 44.3 | 8.3:1 | 12% (45) |
| 2020-21 | 399 | 45 | 8.9:1 | 15% (60) |
| 2017-18 | 453 | 45 | 10.1:1 | 10% (45) |
| 2015-16 | 450 | 44 | 10.2:1 | 11% (50) |
| 2010-11 | 530 | 43 | 12.3:1 | 8% (40) |
| 2000-01 | 541 | 35 | 15.5:1 | 5% (27) |
| 1990-91 | 423 | 28 | 15.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for C. Richard Applegate School.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (453 to 358); teachers down 19% (45 to 36.3).
About C. Richard Applegate School
C. Richard Applegate School is an elementary school in FREEHOLD, New Jersey, according to federal school records. In all, 358 students attend the school in kindergarten through 5.
Freehold Township School District is made up of 8 schools with 3,406 students in all.
At C. Richard Applegate School, 72% of students are White. After that, the student body is 14% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 4% Black, and 3% multiracial. Census estimates put Monmouth County at about 74% White, close to the school's figure. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 45%.
The school has 36.3 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 9.9 students per teacher. Elementary schools in New Jersey have an average ratio of 11.4:1. The school reported 17% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. Public schools in Monmouth County average 29%.
On the allk12 Grade, C. Richard Applegate School lands at B-, ahead of 48% of New Jersey public elementary schools.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, C. Richard Applegate School would be expected to post about 56.8%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 52.9%.
American Community Survey estimates for Monmouth County show that the median household earns about $124,845 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 51%, and about 4% of people live in poverty. Monmouth County has 186 public schools with about 91,053 students, including C. Richard Applegate School.
Freehold Borough High School, about 1.1 miles away, is the closest public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, C. Richard Applegate School is 4th among 7 schools close by.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 399 students in 2020-21, enrollment fell to 358 by 2024-25.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Monmouth County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
645,353
Census ACS
Median income
$124,845
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
51%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
186
91,053 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Freehold Township School District
- Dwight D. Eisenhower SchoolMiddle · 582 students
- Clifton T. Barkalow SchoolMiddle · 574 students
- Marshall W. Errickson SchoolElementary · 464 students
- West Freehold SchoolElementary · 447 students
- Joseph J Catena SchoolElementary · 445 students
- Laura Donovan SchoolElementary · 441 students
Other schools in FREEHOLD
- Freehold Borough High SchoolHigh · 1,376 students
- Dwight D. Eisenhower SchoolMiddle · 582 students
- Clifton T. Barkalow SchoolMiddle · 574 students
- Freehold Learning CenterElementary · 562 students
- Freehold Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 498 students
- Marshall W. Errickson SchoolElementary · 464 students
Nearby schools
- Freehold Borough High School1.1 mi · 1,376
- Freehold Learning Center1.4 mi · 562
- Lafayette Mills School1.5 mi · 459
- Freehold Intermediate School2.0 mi · 498
- Park Avenue Elementary School2.0 mi · 463
- Biotechnology High School2.1 mi · 315
Frequently asked questions
About C. Richard Applegate SchoolHow large is C. Richard Applegate School?
C. Richard Applegate School enrolls approximately 358 students in grades KG-05.
Is C. Richard Applegate School an elementary, middle, or high school?
C. Richard Applegate School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at C. Richard Applegate School?
Approximately 9.9:1 students per teacher at C. Richard Applegate School.
How diverse is C. Richard Applegate School?
C. Richard Applegate School reports a student body of 72% White, 14% Hispanic, 4% Black, 8% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is C. Richard Applegate School public or private?
C. Richard Applegate School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Freehold Township School District.
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