Farmingdale Elementary

Farmingdale Elementary is a tiny primary school in FARMINGDALE, New Jersey, operated by Farmingdale Public School District. The school teaches 160 students in grades pre-K through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 60% smaller than the state mean of about 405.

Farmingdale Elementary sits inside Farmingdale Public School District, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

Looking at the student body, Farmingdale Elementary reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (82%). Beyond that, the school lists 14% Hispanic, 3% multiracial.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 7.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.4:1, putting Farmingdale Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 18% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Monmouth County runs at roughly 29%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, On a poverty-adjusted basis, Farmingdale Elementary sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 56.6%; actual is 40.9%, a gap of -15.7 points.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Monmouth County indicate median household income runs about $124,845, about 51% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. Farmingdale Elementary is one of 186 public schools in Monmouth County (combined enrollment of about 91,053 students).

Howell Township Middle School North is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Farmingdale Elementary at 6th of 8; the average score across the group is 43.9%.

Farmingdale Elementary operates from a bedroom-community location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Farmingdale Elementary's enrollment has rose 3% since 2018, when it stood at 156 (now 160). Over the same period, the White share climbed from 60% to 82%.

On allk12, the feed for Farmingdale Elementary typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.