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Enrollment
485
Elementary
DISTRICT 451 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAYREVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341464003584
Emma Arleth Elementary School
3198 WASHINGTON ROAD, PARLIN, NJ 08859 · (732) 525-5245 · Middlesex County
GRADES KG–03ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL485 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.3:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
228 students
DISTRICT 45% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
Emma Arleth Elementary School→Samsel Upper Elementary School→Sayreville Middle School→Sayreville War Memorial High School
Based on grade levels within Sayreville School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
47.9%
NJ avg 53.1% . +9.9pp since 2023
Math
56.3%
NJ avg 41.6% . +6.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 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 10 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
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
48.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.4%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
485
-21 (-4%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
was 13.6:1
% White
43%
was 42%
% Hispanic
22%
was 24%
% Black
15%
was 15%
% Asian
12%
was 14%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Emma Arleth Elementary School
Located at 3198 WASHINGTON ROAD, in PARLIN, New Jersey, Emma Arleth Elementary School is a moderately sized K-5 school that caters to 485 students (grades K through 3), one of the schools within Sayreville School District.
Emma Arleth Elementary School is one of 9 schools operated by Sayreville School District, a district that caters to 6,215 students overall.
On demographics, Emma Arleth Elementary School shows that 43% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school records 22% Hispanic, 15% Black, 12% Asian, 6% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.
In terms of school funding signals, Emma Arleth Elementary School logs 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.3:1. The state averages about 11.4:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 47% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
After controlling for student poverty, Emma Arleth Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 40.4%; this one delivers 48.0%.
In the area at large, census data for Middlesex County shows the typical household earns roughly $111,549 per year, 46% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Emma Arleth Elementary School is one of 214 public schools in Middlesex County (combined enrollment of about 129,255 students).
Nearest neighbor: Harry S. Truman Elementary School, around 0.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Emma Arleth Elementary School. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Emma Arleth Elementary School ranks 4th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 43.2%.
The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.
Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Emma Arleth Elementary School has fell 4%, going from 506 students in 2018 to 485 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 13.6:1 in 2018 to 11.3:1 today.
On this page, posts here usually surface around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 Sayreville School District
- Sayreville War Memorial High SchoolHigh · 1,764 students
- Sayreville Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,294 students
- Samsel Upper Elementary SchoolElementary · 870 students
- Dwight D. Eisenhower Elementary SchoolElementary · 488 students
- Harry S. Truman Elementary SchoolElementary · 425 students
- Woodrow Wilson Elementary SchoolElementary · 401 students
Other schools in PARLIN
- Sayreville War Memorial High SchoolHigh · 1,764 students
- Sayreville Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,294 students
- Samsel Upper Elementary SchoolElementary · 870 students
- Dwight D. Eisenhower Elementary SchoolElementary · 488 students
- Harry S. Truman Elementary SchoolElementary · 425 students
- Madison Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 328 students
Nearby schools
- Harry S. Truman Elementary School0.4 mi · 425
- Sayreville War Memorial High School0.7 mi · 1,764
- Samsel Upper Elementary School0.9 mi · 870
- Sayreville Middle School1.0 mi · 1,294
- Madison Park Elementary School1.2 mi · 328
- Dwight D. Eisenhower Elementary School1.3 mi · 488
Frequently asked questions
About Emma Arleth Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Emma Arleth Elementary School?
Emma Arleth Elementary School enrolls approximately 485 students in grades KG-03.
What age range does Emma Arleth Elementary School serve?
Emma Arleth Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 03.
How many teachers does Emma Arleth Elementary School have?
Emma Arleth Elementary School employs 43 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Emma Arleth Elementary School?
Student demographics at Emma Arleth Elementary School are roughly 43% White, 22% Hispanic, 15% Black, 12% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Emma Arleth Elementary School?
Emma Arleth Elementary School is overseen by Sayreville School District in Middlesex County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.