Enrollment
365
Elementary
DISTRICT 300 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SPOTSWOOD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341554003662
E Raymond Appleby Elementary School
23 VLIET STREET, SPOTSWOOD, NJ 08884 · (732) 723-2200 · Middlesex County
GRADES 02–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL365 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 19% 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.
- DBeats 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
9.6:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
31%
112 students
DISTRICT 28% · STATE 41%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 2 | 103 | 28% |
| Grade 3 | 77 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 87 | 24% |
| Grade 5 | 98 | 27% |
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
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NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
38.6%
NJ avg 53.1% . -7.1pp since 2023
Math
39.9%
NJ avg 41.6% . -7.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 7 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 38.6% | 39.9% |
| 2023-24 | 45.7% | 47.2% |
% 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
38.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.4%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 E Raymond Appleby Elementary School
E Raymond Appleby Elementary School's state test result (38.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| E Raymond Appleby Elementary School this school | 365 | 30.7% | 38.0% |
| Lenox School POMPTON LAKES | 355 | 31.8% | 41.3% |
| Adelphia Early Learning Center FREEHOLD | 357 | 30.8% | N/A |
| Lincoln School POMPTON LAKES | 344 | 28.5% | 59.3% |
| Parkview School MILLTOWN | 338 | 27.8% | 55.4% |
| Ardena Elementary School FARMINGDALE | 374 | 30.5% | 45.0% |
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 E Raymond Appleby Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Middlesex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #802 of 1,290 | #78 of 111 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.9% | #799 of 1,319 ▼ 185 | #76 of 111 ▼ 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.6% | #962 of 1,319 ▼ 181 | #85 of 111 ▼ 19 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 365 | #826 of 1,562 | #82 of 130 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.6:1 | #257 of 1,390 | #26 of 120 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.3% | #569 of 1,392 | #80 of 121 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 30.7% | #847 of 1,481 | #76 of 128 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.4% | #222 of 798 | #39 of 84 |
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
365
+31 (+9%) vs 2020
-28% since 1990-91, when it was 506
Student : Teacher
9.6:1
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 | 365 | 38 | 9.6:1 | 31% (112) |
| 2023-24 | 350 | 37 | 9.5:1 | 22% (78) |
| 2022-23 | 334 | 34 | 9.8:1 | 20% (67) |
| 2020-21 | 334 | 31 | 10.8:1 | 18% (60) |
| 2017-18 | 442 | 33.5 | 13.2:1 | 17% (76) |
| 2015-16 | 447 | 31 | 14.4:1 | 19% (84) |
| 2010-11 | 427 | 25 | 17.1:1 | 17% (73) |
| 2000-01 | 534 | 42 | 12.7:1 | 13% (69) |
| 1990-91 | 506 | 32 | 15.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for E Raymond Appleby Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (442 to 365); teachers up 13% (33.5 to 38).
About E Raymond Appleby Elementary School
E Raymond Appleby Elementary School is an elementary school in SPOTSWOOD, New Jersey, according to federal school records. It enrolled 365 students in grades 2 through 5 for the 2024-25 school year.
Spotswood Public School District is the local district for E Raymond Appleby Elementary School. It runs 4 schools with 1,631 students.
White students are the majority at E Raymond Appleby Elementary School, with 58% of enrollment. Other groups include 27% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 5% Asian, and 3% Black. The county population is about 41% White. E Raymond Appleby Elementary School's diversity index is 58%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teachers at the school number 38 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 9.6:1. This ratio sits 1.8 below the 11.4:1 average for elementary schools in New Jersey. Roughly 31% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Middlesex County, the average eligibility rate is 42%.
The allk12 Grade for E Raymond Appleby Elementary School is C-. Compared with New Jersey public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 19% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
After adjusting for student poverty, E Raymond Appleby Elementary School lands between the top and bottom 10% of New Jersey schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 38.0%; the prediction is 49.4%.
Federal survey data for Middlesex County show that the median household income is $111,549, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 46% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 6%. Middlesex County is home to 214 public schools and about 129,255 public school students.
Spotswood High School is the closest public school, about 0.4 miles away in a straight line. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. E Raymond Appleby Elementary School comes in 6th of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 31 more students in 2024-25. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (9.6:1) than in 2020-21 (10.8:1).
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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 Spotswood Public School District
- Spotswood High SchoolHigh · 762 students
- Spotswood Memorial Middle SchoolMiddle · 269 students
- G Austin Schoenly Elementary SchoolElementary · 235 students
Other schools in SPOTSWOOD
- Spotswood High SchoolHigh · 762 students
- Spotswood Memorial Middle SchoolMiddle · 269 students
- G Austin Schoenly Elementary SchoolElementary · 235 students
Nearby schools
- Spotswood High School0.4 mi · 762
- Spotswood Memorial Middle School0.5 mi · 269
- G Austin Schoenly Elementary School0.8 mi · 235
- Woodland School0.9 mi · 261
- Jonas Salk Middle School1.3 mi · 886
- Frost Elementary School1.4 mi · 383
Frequently asked questions
About E Raymond Appleby Elementary SchoolHow many students attend E Raymond Appleby Elementary School?
E Raymond Appleby Elementary School enrolls approximately 365 students in grades 02-05.
What grades does E Raymond Appleby Elementary School serve?
E Raymond Appleby Elementary School serves grades 02-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at E Raymond Appleby Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at E Raymond Appleby Elementary School is approximately 9.6:1 (38 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at E Raymond Appleby Elementary School?
At E Raymond Appleby Elementary School, the student body is approximately 58% White, 27% Hispanic, 3% Black, 5% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is E Raymond Appleby Elementary School public or private?
E Raymond Appleby Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Spotswood Public School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.