Cambridge Elementary School

Cambridge Elementary School, a medium-sized elementary school in KENDALL PARK, New Jersey, operated by South Brunswick School District, works with 416 students, covering grades K through 5.

South Brunswick School District comprises 12 schools with combined enrollment of 7,589 students; Cambridge Elementary School is among them.

In terms of who attends, Cambridge Elementary School reports that 53% of students identify as Asian, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school lists 25% White, 12% Hispanic, 6% Black, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 26% Asian, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Asian than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.7:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 16% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Middlesex County runs at roughly 42%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Cambridge Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 57.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 67.1%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Middlesex County) records that median household earnings sit near $111,549, 46% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Across Middlesex County's 214 public schools (combined enrollment of about 129,255 students), Cambridge Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Constable Elementary School, roughly 0.7 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Cambridge Elementary School ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 54.2%.

Cambridge Elementary School operates from a bedroom-community location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Cambridge Elementary School has contracted 22%, going from 531 students in 2018 to 416 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 34% to 25% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 16.3:1 in 2018 to 11.7:1 today.

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