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What's the biggest difference between Clifton T. Barkalow School and what you expected?
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Enrollment
574
Middle
DISTRICT 578 · STATE 578
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340564003814
Clifton T. Barkalow School
498 STILLWELLS CORNER ROAD, FREEHOLD, NJ 07728 · (732) 431-4403 · Monmouth County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL574 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 56% of New Jersey public middle schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
8.2:1
70 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.4:1 · STATE 10.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
15%
86 students
DISTRICT 18% · STATE 41%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 193 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 178 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 203 | 35% |
Student demographics
43%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
69.9%
NJ avg 53.1% . +5.5pp since 2023
Math
58.0%
NJ avg 41.6% . +5.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 69.9% | 58.0% |
| 2023-24 | 64.4% | 52.7% |
% 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
54.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.0%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 Clifton T. Barkalow School
Clifton T. Barkalow School's state test result (54.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clifton T. Barkalow School this school | 574 | 15.0% | 54.2% |
| Jefferson Township Middle School OAK RIDGE | 550 | 15.8% | 42.7% |
| Dwight D. Eisenhower School FREEHOLD | 582 | 15.5% | 55.5% |
| Grover Cleveland Middle School CALDWELL | 610 | 12.6% | 57.7% |
| Westwood Regional Middle School WESTWOOD | 656 | 14.3% | 54.9% |
| Pleasant Valley School MULLICA HILL | 578 | 13.5% | 63.2% |
Matched among New Jersey middle 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 Clifton T. Barkalow School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Monmouth County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.2% | #143 of 433 | #17 of 33 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #121 of 437 ▲ 13 | #14 of 35 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.9% | #144 of 437 ▲ 15 | #18 of 35 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 574 | #198 of 445 | #16 of 35 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.2:1 | #21 of 417 | #5 of 32 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.6% | #316 of 419 | #17 of 32 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 15.0% | #319 of 436 | #22 of 33 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.6% | #96 of 282 | #17 of 32 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
574
-117 (-17%) vs 2020
+100% since 1990-91, when it was 287
Student : Teacher
8.2:1
was 11.5:1
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 | 574 | 69.8 | 8.2:1 | 15% (86) |
| 2023-24 | 605 | 69.3 | 8.7:1 | 13% (79) |
| 2022-23 | 661 | 70.9 | 9.3:1 | 12% (82) |
| 2020-21 | 691 | 60 | 11.5:1 | 13% (89) |
| 2017-18 | 672 | 62.5 | 10.8:1 | 9% (62) |
| 2015-16 | 714 | 65 | 11.0:1 | 11% (78) |
| 2010-11 | 813 | 54 | 15.1:1 | 8% (61) |
| 2000-01 | 652 | 49 | 13.3:1 | 8% (51) |
| 1990-91 | 287 | 33 | 8.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Clifton T. Barkalow School.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (672 to 574); teachers up 12% (62.5 to 69.8).
About Clifton T. Barkalow School
Clifton T. Barkalow School is a medium-sized middle-grades school. Its address is in FREEHOLD, New Jersey. The school's 574 students are in grades 6 through 8.
In Freehold Township School District, 8 schools enroll a combined 3,406 students.
At 74%, White students outnumber all other groups at Clifton T. Barkalow School combined. The remaining students are 13% Hispanic, 6% Asian, and 5% Black. The county population is about 74% White, within a few points of the school. Clifton T. Barkalow School has a diversity index of 43%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal staffing data show 69.8 full-time-equivalent teachers at Clifton T. Barkalow School and a ratio of 8.2:1. The average ratio among middle schools in New Jersey is 10.9:1, higher than at this school. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 15% of enrollment. The average for public schools in Monmouth County is 29%.
allk12 grades Clifton T. Barkalow School a B. The grade compares the school only with New Jersey public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
Clifton T. Barkalow School scores 54.2% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 58.0%.
In the county around the school, Monmouth County, median household income is about $124,845, about 51% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. A total of 186 public schools operate in Monmouth County, serving about 91,053 students.
Early Childhood Learning Center is the public school closest to Clifton T. Barkalow School, about 0.1 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 44.7%; Clifton T. Barkalow School's is 54.2%, ranking 3rd of 8.
Clifton T. Barkalow School is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels Suburb: Large.
The student count in 2024-25 was 574, 17% below the 691 of 2020-21. The school's ratio fell from 11.5:1 to 8.2:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
The Clifton T. Barkalow School community page is open for posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
- Marshall W. Errickson SchoolElementary · 464 students
- West Freehold SchoolElementary · 447 students
- Joseph J Catena SchoolElementary · 445 students
- Laura Donovan SchoolElementary · 441 students
- C. Richard Applegate SchoolElementary · 358 students
Other schools in FREEHOLD
- Freehold Borough High SchoolHigh · 1,376 students
- Dwight D. Eisenhower SchoolMiddle · 582 students
- Freehold Learning CenterElementary · 562 students
- Freehold Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 498 students
- Marshall W. Errickson SchoolElementary · 464 students
- Park Avenue Elementary SchoolElementary · 463 students
Nearby schools
- Early Childhood Learning Center0.1 mi · 95
- West Freehold School0.4 mi · 447
- Laura Donovan School1.1 mi · 441
- Freehold Intermediate School1.3 mi · 498
- Park Avenue Elementary School1.3 mi · 463
- Freehold Township High School1.6 mi · 1,813
Frequently asked questions
About Clifton T. Barkalow SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Clifton T. Barkalow School?
Clifton T. Barkalow School enrolls approximately 574 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Clifton T. Barkalow School serve?
Clifton T. Barkalow School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Clifton T. Barkalow School?
Approximately 8.2:1 students per teacher at Clifton T. Barkalow School.
How diverse is Clifton T. Barkalow School?
Clifton T. Barkalow School reports a student body of 74% White, 13% Hispanic, 5% Black, 6% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Clifton T. Barkalow School public or private?
Clifton T. Barkalow School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Freehold Township School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.