C. Richard Applegate School

C. Richard Applegate School is one of the mid-tier elementary campuss in FREEHOLD, New Jersey, run under Freehold Township School District, with 358 students on its rolls from grades K through 5.

Across the 8 schools in Freehold Township School District (3,406 students total), C. Richard Applegate School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, C. Richard Applegate School shows that White students make up the majority at 72%. Beyond that, the school shows 14% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 4% Black, 3% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Monmouth County as a whole.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 9.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.4:1, putting C. Richard Applegate School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 17% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Monmouth County (around 29%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, C. Richard Applegate School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 56.8%; this one delivers 52.9%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Monmouth County shows median household income runs about $124,845, 51% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. C. Richard Applegate School is one of 186 public schools in Monmouth County (combined enrollment of about 91,053 students).

Nearest neighbor: Freehold Borough High School, around 1.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around C. Richard Applegate School. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), C. Richard Applegate School ranks 4th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 55.3%.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Over the past 7-year window. C. Richard Applegate School's enrollment has declined 21% since 2018, when it stood at 453 (now 358).

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