Total enrollment
6,701
-225 (-3%) vs SY 2020-21
8 schools in Monroe Township School District
New Jersey · 6,701 students · 4 cities
Public K-12 schools in Monroe Township School District number 8, teaching approximately 6,701 New Jersey students (an average of 838 per school).
4-year change in Monroe Township School District
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
8
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Monroe Township School District ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In New Jersey | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.5% | #57 of 243 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 6,701 | #41 of 372 | #1,411 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 8 | #74 of 372 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.6:1 | #318 of 370 | #2,684 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 11.9% | #282 of 369 | #7,887 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.6% | #109 of 298 | #1,458 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Monroe Township School District
State test results across the district's 7 scored schools run from Oak Tree Elementary School at 78.6% proficient to Mill Lake at 50.7%, a gap of 27.9 points. That is the 46th widest gap among 186 New Jersey districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 8 district schools that reported both years went from 6,780 to 6,701 students (down 1%) and from 511 to 530 full-time teachers (up 4%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monroe Township High School | Monroe Township | High | 09-12 | 2,583 |
| Monroe Township Middle School | Monroe Township | Middle | 06-08 | 1,681 |
| Oak Tree Elementary School | Monroe Township | Elementary | PK-03 | 578 |
| Mill Lake | Monroe Twp | Elementary | PK-03 | 462 |
| Brookside Elementary School | Monroe Township | Elementary | 03-05 | 431 |
| Applegarth Elementary School | Monroe Twp | Elementary | 04-05 | 373 |
| Barclay Brook School | Monroe Twp | Elementary | PK-02 | 332 |
| Woodland School | Monroe Township | Elementary | 04-05 | 261 |
About Monroe Township School District
Monroe Township School District is a small New Jersey school district running 8 schools with combined enrollment near 6,701.
For a sense of the school types, Monroe Township School District is made up of 6 elementary, 1 middle, and 1 high school.
On a per-school basis, Monroe Township School District runs about 838 students per school, 55% noticeably above the state mean of roughly 540.
Looking at the last 4 years. Total public-school enrollment in Monroe Township School District has fell 3% since SY 2020-21, moving from about 6,926 students to 6,701.
Within the allk12 community for this area, the community for Monroe Township School District discusses sports rivalries, cross-district programs, and shared facilities. Members of the local community share what they see day-to-day.