Early Childhood Learning Center

Located at 610 STILLWELLS CORNER ROAD, in FREEHOLD, New Jersey, Early Childhood Learning Center is an one-room-style elementary school that teaches 95 students (grade pre-K), operated by Freehold Township School District. By comparison, New Jersey's public schools average about 405 students each, so Early Childhood Learning Center sits 77% smaller than that benchmark.

Within Freehold Township School District, which oversees 8 schools and 3,406 students, Early Childhood Learning Center is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Early Childhood Learning Center reports that White students make up the majority at 61%. The remainder breaks down as 28% Hispanic, 3% Black, 3% Asian, 3% multiracial. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 74%.

On the resource side, The school lists 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 8.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 11.4:1 average. An estimated 32% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Monmouth County put the typical household earns roughly $124,845 per year, 51% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. Across Monmouth County's 186 public schools (combined enrollment of about 91,053 students), Early Childhood Learning Center is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Clifton T. Barkalow School, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Early Childhood Learning Center has shrank 7%, going from 102 students in 2018 to 95 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment climbed from 23% to 28% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 14.6:1 in 2018 to 8.7:1 today.

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