Frank J. Dugan Elementary School

Frank J. Dugan Elementary School is a sprawling primary school in MARLBORO, New Jersey, operated by Marlboro Township School District. The school works with 624 students in grades K through 5. That puts it 54% bigger than the typical public school in New Jersey, which averages around 405 students.

Across the 8 schools in Marlboro Township School District (4,481 students total), Frank J. Dugan Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Frank J. Dugan Elementary School records that 72% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school shows 18% Asian, 7% Hispanic. Compared to Monmouth County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, On paper, Frank J. Dugan Elementary School has 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.2:1. The state averages around 11.4:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 12% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is below Monmouth County's rate of about 29%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Frank J. Dugan Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 59.9%; this one delivers 65.0%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Monmouth County) reports that median household earnings sit near $124,845, 51% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. In all, Monmouth County runs 186 public schools (combined enrollment of about 91,053 students), of which Frank J. Dugan Elementary School is one.

Marlboro Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Frank J. Dugan Elementary School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Frank J. Dugan Elementary School at 6th of 9; the average score across the group is 63.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Frank J. Dugan Elementary School has climbed 5%, going from 595 students in 2018 to 624 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 12.1:1 in 2018 to 13.2:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Frank J. Dugan Elementary School community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.