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What's the most underrated thing about Dwight D. Eisenhower School that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
582
Middle
DISTRICT 578 · STATE 578
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340564003816
Dwight D. Eisenhower School
279 BURLINGTON ROAD, FREEHOLD, NJ 07728 · (732) 431-3910 · Monmouth County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL582 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 63% 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.
- 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
8.6:1
68 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.4:1 · STATE 10.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
15%
90 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 | 186 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 204 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 192 | 33% |
Student demographics
50%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
69.4%
NJ avg 53.1% . +2.6pp since 2023
Math
56.5%
NJ avg 41.6% . -0.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 69.4% | 56.5% |
| 2023-24 | 66.8% | 56.8% |
% 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
55.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.7%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% 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 Dwight D. Eisenhower School
Dwight D. Eisenhower School's state test result (55.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dwight D. Eisenhower School this school | 582 | 15.5% | 55.5% |
| Clifton T. Barkalow School FREEHOLD | 574 | 15.0% | 54.2% |
| Westwood Regional Middle School WESTWOOD | 656 | 14.3% | 54.9% |
| Schuyler Colfax Middle School WAYNE | 650 | 10.2% | 64.8% |
| Anthony Wayne Middle School WAYNE | 617 | 12.0% | 59.4% |
| Pine Brook School Manalapan | 494 | 16.8% | 71.0% |
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 Dwight D. Eisenhower School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Monmouth County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.5% | #132 of 433 | #13 of 33 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.5% | #130 of 437 ▼ 18 | #16 of 35 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.4% | #146 of 437 ▼ 7 | #19 of 35 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 582 | #195 of 445 | #15 of 35 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.6:1 | #35 of 417 | #6 of 32 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.9% | #258 of 419 | #13 of 32 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 15.5% | #313 of 436 | #20 of 33 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.7% | #118 of 282 | #21 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
582
-57 (-9%) vs 2020
+106% since 1990-91, when it was 282
Student : Teacher
8.6:1
was 10.8:1
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 | 582 | 67.9 | 8.6:1 | 15% (90) |
| 2023-24 | 578 | 68.4 | 8.4:1 | 11% (62) |
| 2022-23 | 558 | 70.1 | 8.0:1 | 9% (49) |
| 2020-21 | 639 | 59 | 10.8:1 | 12% (74) |
| 2017-18 | 667 | 61.5 | 10.8:1 | 13% (85) |
| 2015-16 | 680 | 66 | 10.3:1 | 9% (60) |
| 2010-11 | 788 | 50 | 15.8:1 | 7% (55) |
| 2000-01 | 662 | 49 | 13.5:1 | 4% (24) |
| 1990-91 | 282 | 32 | 8.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dwight D. Eisenhower School.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (667 to 582); teachers up 10% (61.5 to 67.9).
About Dwight D. Eisenhower School
Dwight D. Eisenhower School is a medium-sized middle school. Its address is in FREEHOLD, New Jersey. The school enrolls 582 students, from grades 6 through 8.
Freehold Township School District oversees Dwight D. Eisenhower School and 7 other schools, with 3,406 students in total.
Dwight D. Eisenhower School is 69% White by enrollment. Other reported shares: 12% Hispanic, 10% Asian, 5% Black, and 3% multiracial. Pick two students at random and there is a 50% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teachers at the school number 67.9 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 8.6:1. This ratio sits 2.3 below the 10.9:1 average for middle schools in New Jersey. Roughly 15% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Monmouth County is 29%.
Dwight D. Eisenhower School is graded B by allk12, scoring above 63% of New Jersey public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Dwight D. Eisenhower School is 2.2 points below its prediction. Actual: 55.5%. Predicted: 57.7%.
Across Monmouth County, the median household income is $124,845, roughly 51% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Monmouth County is home to 186 public schools and about 91,053 public school students.
The closest other public school is Joseph J Catena School, about 0.1 miles away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. In a group of 7 nearby schools with scores, Dwight D. Eisenhower School ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment dropped 9% from its 2020-21 level of 639. Its ratio of students to teachers was 10.8:1 in 2020-21, and 8.6:1 in 2024-25.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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
- Clifton T. Barkalow SchoolMiddle · 574 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
- Clifton T. Barkalow SchoolMiddle · 574 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
- Joseph J Catena School0.1 mi · 445
- Monmouth County Career Center0.6 mi · 5
- Biotechnology High School0.7 mi · 315
- Freehold Learning Center1.3 mi · 562
- Freehold Borough High School1.7 mi · 1,376
- Colts Neck High School1.7 mi · 1,430
Frequently asked questions
About Dwight D. Eisenhower SchoolHow large is Dwight D. Eisenhower School?
Dwight D. Eisenhower School enrolls approximately 582 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Dwight D. Eisenhower School serve?
Dwight D. Eisenhower School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Dwight D. Eisenhower School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Dwight D. Eisenhower School is approximately 8.6:1 (68 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Dwight D. Eisenhower School?
At Dwight D. Eisenhower School, the student body is approximately 69% White, 12% Hispanic, 5% Black, 10% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Dwight D. Eisenhower School public or private?
Dwight D. Eisenhower 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.