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What's the most underrated thing about Crawford-Rodriguez Elementary School that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
718
Elementary
DISTRICT 566 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JACKSON TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340774000463
Crawford-Rodriguez Elementary School
1025 Larsen Road, Jackson, NJ 08527 · (732) 833-4690 · Ocean County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL718 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 21% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
12.9:1
56 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
459 students
DISTRICT 51% · 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 | 91 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 80 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 97 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 117 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 109 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 112 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 112 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (80) is 29% smaller than its 5th grade class (112).
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · 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
30.5%
NJ avg 53.1% . -7.8pp since 2023
Math
30.3%
NJ avg 41.6% . -1.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 30.5% | 30.3% |
| 2023-24 | 38.3% | 31.6% |
% 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
28.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.2%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% 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 Crawford-Rodriguez Elementary School
Crawford-Rodriguez Elementary School's state test result (28.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crawford-Rodriguez Elementary School this school | 718 | 63.9% | 28.6% |
| Walnut Street Elementary School TOMS RIVER | 727 | 64.4% | 24.9% |
| Riverside Elementary School RIVERSIDE | 768 | 64.6% | 20.4% |
| Manchester Township Elementary School MANCHESTER | 573 | 59.9% | 31.7% |
| Charles J. Riley/ School 9 PATERSON | 682 | 64.4% | 34.8% |
| South Amboy Elementary SOUTH AMBOY | 584 | 62.0% | 30.7% |
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 Crawford-Rodriguez Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Ocean County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.6% | #991 of 1,290 | #42 of 51 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.3% | #970 of 1,319 ▼ 65 | #42 of 52 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.5% | #1,097 of 1,319 ▼ 177 | #46 of 52 ▼ 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 718 | #101 of 1,562 | #8 of 70 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.9:1 | #1,068 of 1,390 | #40 of 59 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.8% | #387 of 1,392 | #8 of 59 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 63.9% | #420 of 1,481 | #13 of 67 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.8% | #330 of 545 | #23 of 28 |
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
718
+171 (+31%) vs 2020
-9% since 2010-11, when it was 790
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 11.9:1
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 | 718 | 55.7 | 12.9:1 | 64% (459) |
| 2023-24 | 590 | 49.6 | 11.9:1 | 45% (268) |
| 2022-23 | 604 | 52 | 11.6:1 | 38% (230) |
| 2020-21 | 547 | 46 | 11.9:1 | 29% (158) |
| 2017-18 | 672 | 57.6 | 11.7:1 | 32% (214) |
| 2015-16 | 733 | 58 | 12.6:1 | 29% (212) |
| 2010-11 | 790 | 55 | 14.4:1 | 20% (158) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Crawford-Rodriguez Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (672 to 718); teachers down 3% (57.6 to 55.7).
About Crawford-Rodriguez Elementary School
Jackson, New Jersey, is home to Crawford-Rodriguez Elementary School, a large elementary school. The school counts 718 students across pre-K through 5. The typical figure for elementary schools in New Jersey is about 405 students.
Enrollment across the 10 schools in Jackson Township School District totals 7,627 students.
The most common group at Crawford-Rodriguez Elementary School is Hispanic students, at 44%. Enrollment also includes 42% White, 9% Black, 3% multiracial, and 3% Asian. The school's Hispanic share is 33 points above the 11% share among Ocean County residents. Crawford-Rodriguez Elementary School's diversity index is 63%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 12.9:1, with 55.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is 1.4 students per teacher above the 11.4:1 average for elementary schools in New Jersey. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 64% of enrollment. On average, public schools in Ocean County report 44%.
Crawford-Rodriguez Elementary School is graded C- by allk12, scoring above 21% of New Jersey public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Crawford-Rodriguez Elementary School's average proficiency rate on state tests of 28.6% is 2.6 points below the 31.2% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Across Ocean County, the median household income is $89,863, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. In all, Ocean County has 117 public schools and roughly 66,051 students.
Howard C. Johnson Elementary School is the closest public school, about 0.1 miles away in a straight line. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Crawford-Rodriguez Elementary School. On state test proficiency, Crawford-Rodriguez Elementary School ranks 7th in a group of 9 nearby schools.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment has grown by 171 students since 2020-21, to 718. By 2024-25, the school had 12.9 students per teacher, compared with 11.9 in 2020-21.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Crawford-Rodriguez Elementary School covering things like sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Ocean County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
654,362
Census ACS
Median income
$89,863
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
117
66,051 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Jackson Township School District
- Jackson Memorial High SchoolHigh · 1,577 students
- Jackson Liberty High SchoolHigh · 1,012 students
- Carl W. Goetz Middle SchoolMiddle · 978 students
- Switlik Elementary SchoolElementary · 758 students
- Elms Elementary SchoolElementary · 705 students
- Christa McAuliffe Middle SchoolMiddle · 665 students
Other schools in Jackson
- Jackson Memorial High SchoolHigh · 1,577 students
- Jackson Liberty High SchoolHigh · 1,012 students
- Carl W. Goetz Middle SchoolMiddle · 978 students
- Switlik Elementary SchoolElementary · 758 students
- Elms Elementary SchoolElementary · 705 students
- Christa McAuliffe Middle SchoolMiddle · 665 students
Nearby schools
- Howard C. Johnson Elementary School0.1 mi · 416
- Aldrich Elementary School1.1 mi · 470
- Sylvia Rosenauer Elementary School2.0 mi · 251
- Lucy N. Holman Elementary School2.5 mi · 547
- Land O'Pines Elementary School2.6 mi · 530
- Taunton Elementary School2.8 mi · 389
Frequently asked questions
About Crawford-Rodriguez Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Crawford-Rodriguez Elementary School?
Crawford-Rodriguez Elementary School enrolls approximately 718 students in grades PK-05.
Is Crawford-Rodriguez Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Crawford-Rodriguez Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Crawford-Rodriguez Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Crawford-Rodriguez Elementary School is approximately 12.9:1 (56 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Crawford-Rodriguez Elementary School?
At Crawford-Rodriguez Elementary School, the student body is approximately 42% White, 44% Hispanic, 9% Black, 3% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Crawford-Rodriguez Elementary School?
Crawford-Rodriguez Elementary School is overseen by Jackson Township School District in Ocean County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.