Cheesequake School

Cheesequake School is an elementary school in Matawan, New Jersey, according to federal school records. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 255 students in pre-K. Against the 405-student average for elementary schools in New Jersey, enrollment here is 37% lower.

The Sayreville School District system has 9 schools and 6,215 students.

At Cheesequake School, the largest share of students is White, at 25%. Next come 25% Black, 23% Hispanic, 22% Asian, and 3% Native American. The county population is about 41% White. The school's diversity index is 77%, meaning two students picked at random have a 77% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.

The count of teachers at Cheesequake School is 25 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 10.2:1. That is 1.2 students per teacher below the 11.4:1 average for elementary schools in New Jersey. Around 46% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals.

County data help place the school in context: in Middlesex County, the median household income is $111,549, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 46%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. In all, Middlesex County has 214 public schools and roughly 129,255 students.

Nearby, James A. McDivitt Elementary School is about 1.2 miles away. Within five miles of Cheesequake School, there are at least 8 other public schools.

By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.

Enrollment has grown by 30 students since 2020-21, to 255. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio rose to 10.2:1, from 8.7:1.

Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss school safety, transportation, and start times at Cheesequake School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.