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What's something Constable Elementary School does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
476
Elementary
DISTRICT 353 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOUTH BRUNSWICK SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341521003616
Constable Elementary School
29 CONSTABLE ROAD, KENDALL PARK, NJ 08824 · (732) 297-2488 · Middlesex County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL476 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 67% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.3:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
20%
93 students
DISTRICT 21% · STATE 41%
Community
1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 56 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 48 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 68 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 61 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 86 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 77 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 80 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (48) is 40% smaller than its 5th grade class (80).
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · 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
60.7%
NJ avg 53.1% . -2.8pp since 2023
Math
59.2%
NJ avg 41.6% . -2.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 60.7% | 59.2% |
| 2023-24 | 63.5% | 62.1% |
% 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
58.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.5%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 Constable Elementary School
Constable Elementary School's state test result (58.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Constable Elementary School this school | 476 | 19.5% | 58.1% |
| Cambridge Elementary School KENDALL PARK | 416 | 15.6% | 67.1% |
| Lake Hiawatha Elementary School Lake Hiawatha | 445 | 20.7% | 65.3% |
| Anna C. Scott Elementary School Leonia | 517 | 18.2% | 64.7% |
| Brunswick Acres Elementary School KENDALL PARK | 448 | 29.0% | 50.5% |
| School No. 2 FORT LEE | 362 | 24.6% | 71.5% |
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 Constable Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Middlesex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.1% | #369 of 1,290 | #30 of 111 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.2% | #425 of 1,319 ▼ 85 | #38 of 111 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.7% | #468 of 1,319 ▼ 95 | #33 of 111 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 476 | #466 of 1,562 | #51 of 130 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.1:1 | #633 of 1,390 | #52 of 120 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.7% | #265 of 1,392 | #56 of 121 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 19.5% | #1,044 of 1,481 | #103 of 128 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.6% | #530 of 545 | #29 of 30 |
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
476
+6 (+1%) vs 2020
+18% since 1990-91, when it was 404
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
was 13.4:1
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 | 476 | 43 | 11.1:1 | 20% (93) |
| 2023-24 | 504 | 48.8 | 10.3:1 | 18% (90) |
| 2022-23 | 513 | 47.1 | 10.9:1 | 15% (77) |
| 2020-21 | 470 | 35 | 13.4:1 | 16% (76) |
| 2017-18 | 473 | 36 | 13.1:1 | 13% (62) |
| 2015-16 | 463 | 36 | 12.9:1 | 14% (64) |
| 2010-11 | 564 | 37 | 15.2:1 | 14% (77) |
| 2000-01 | 367 | 26 | 14.1:1 | 9% (34) |
| 1990-91 | 404 | 25 | 16.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Constable Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (473 to 476); teachers up 19% (36 to 43).
About Constable Elementary School
Constable Elementary School sits in KENDALL PARK, New Jersey, and is classified as an elementary school. The school covers pre-K through 5 and reported 476 students in 2024-25.
Constable Elementary School belongs to South Brunswick School District, a district of 12 schools and 7,589 students.
The student body at Constable Elementary School is 51% Asian. Other reported shares: 21% White, 12% Hispanic, 10% Black, and 5% multiracial. Middlesex County's residents are about 26% Asian, 26 points below the school's share. A diversity index of 67% means there is a 67% chance two randomly chosen students at Constable Elementary School are from different groups.
For every teacher at Constable Elementary School, there are about 11.1 students; the school has 43 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 11.4:1 average for elementary schools in New Jersey is close to this figure. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 20%. It compares with 42% for public schools in Middlesex County.
Among New Jersey public elementary schools, Constable Elementary School outscored 67%, which works out to a B+ on the allk12 Grade.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Constable Elementary School would be expected to post about 55.5%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 58.1%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Middlesex County show that median household income comes to about $111,549, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 46% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 6%. The county's public schools total 214, with about 129,255 students.
Of the public schools around it, Constable Elementary School is closest to Cambridge Elementary School, about 0.7 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Constable Elementary School at 5th of 9.
The federal government classifies Constable Elementary School's location as Suburb: Large.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 476, starting from 470. Its ratio of students to teachers was 13.4:1 in 2020-21, and 11.1:1 in 2024-25.
Constable Elementary School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as special education services, counseling, and support programs. You can also rate the school on this page.
Middlesex County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
871,290
Census ACS
Median income
$111,549
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
214
129,255 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in South Brunswick School District
- South Brunswick High SchoolHigh · 2,666 students
- Crossroads North Middle SchoolMiddle · 935 students
- Crossroads South Middle SchoolMiddle · 812 students
- Brooks Crossing Elementary SchoolElementary · 498 students
- Indian Fields Elementary SchoolElementary · 460 students
- Brunswick Acres Elementary SchoolElementary · 448 students
Other schools in KENDALL PARK
- Brunswick Acres Elementary SchoolElementary · 448 students
- Cambridge Elementary SchoolElementary · 416 students
- Greenbrook Elementary SchoolElementary · 392 students
Nearby schools
- Cambridge Elementary School0.7 mi · 416
- Greenbrook Elementary School1.6 mi · 392
- Claremont Elementary School2.5 mi · 685
- Monmouth Junction Elementary School2.6 mi · 301
- South Brunswick High School2.7 mi · 2,666
- Franklin Park School2.7 mi · 671
Frequently asked questions
About Constable Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Constable Elementary School?
Constable Elementary School enrolls approximately 476 students in grades PK-05.
Is Constable Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Constable Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Constable Elementary School have?
Constable Elementary School employs 43 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.1:1.
How diverse is Constable Elementary School?
Constable Elementary School reports a student body of 21% White, 12% Hispanic, 10% Black, 51% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Constable Elementary School?
Constable Elementary School is overseen by South Brunswick School District in Middlesex County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.