Enrollment
284
Elementary
DISTRICT 330 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEPTUNE TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341116004040
Gables Elementary School
1 Gables Court, NEPTUNE, NJ 07753 · (732) 776-2200 · Monmouth County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL284 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 12% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
10.9:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.8:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
76%
216 students
DISTRICT 64% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 57 | 20% |
| Kindergarten | 42 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 25 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 44 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 34 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 46 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 36 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (42) is 17% larger than its 5th grade class (36).
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · 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
Based on grade levels within Neptune Township School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
30.9%
NJ avg 53.1% . +4.7pp since 2023
Math
20.6%
NJ avg 41.6% . +2.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 30.9% | 20.6% |
| 2023-24 | 26.2% | 18.3% |
% 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
20.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
24.5%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 20% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 25% 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 Gables Elementary School
Gables Elementary School's state test result (20.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gables Elementary School this school | 284 | 76.1% | 20.4% |
| Oakwood Avenue Community School ORANGE | 272 | 75.0% | 19.1% |
| Riletta Twyne Cream Early Childhood Center CAMDEN | 349 | 73.6% | 15.6% |
| Sir Isaac Newton Elementary School NEWARK | 225 | 73.3% | 43.1% |
| Twin Hills Elementary School WILLINGBORO | 332 | 69.0% | 25.1% |
| Gladys Nunery School JERSEY CITY | 251 | 84.5% | 24.8% |
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 Gables Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Monmouth County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 20.4% | #1,123 of 1,290 | #81 of 89 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.6% | #1,145 of 1,319 ▼ 23 | #85 of 93 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.9% | #1,087 of 1,319 ▲ 40 | #83 of 93 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 284 | #1,173 of 1,562 | #82 of 112 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.9:1 | #596 of 1,390 | #65 of 98 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.4% | #657 of 1,392 | #27 of 98 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 76.1% | #270 of 1,481 | #12 of 105 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.0% | #409 of 545 | #34 of 46 |
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
284
+3 (+1%) vs 2020
+13% since 1990-91, when it was 251
Student : Teacher
10.9:1
was 9.7:1
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 | 284 | 26 | 10.9:1 | 76% (216) |
| 2023-24 | 288 | 28 | 10.3:1 | 73% (211) |
| 2022-23 | 293 | 29 | 10.1:1 | 46% (134) |
| 2020-21 | 281 | 29 | 9.7:1 | 59% (166) |
| 2017-18 | 273 | 27 | 10.1:1 | 52% (142) |
| 2015-16 | 300 | 26 | 11.5:1 | 63% (189) |
| 2010-11 | 373 | 24 | 15.5:1 | 53% (199) |
| 2000-01 | 494 | 12 | 41.2:1 | 52% (258) |
| 1990-91 | 251 | 14 | 17.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Gables Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (273 to 284); teachers down 4% (27 to 26).
About Gables Elementary School
Gables Elementary School is a small elementary school with an address in NEPTUNE, New Jersey. The school serves pre-K through 5. Enrollment is 284 students. Elementary schools in New Jersey have about 405 students on average; enrollment here is 30% lower.
Gables Elementary School falls under Neptune Township School District, which has 7 schools enrolling 3,374 students.
More than half of enrollment at Gables Elementary School is Black: 61%. Next come 27% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 5% White. The county population is about 6% Black. The diversity index for Gables Elementary School is 55%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school's 26 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.9:1. That is in line with the 11.4:1 average for elementary schools in New Jersey. Income data for the school show 76% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Monmouth County report 29%.
Gables Elementary School holds a D allk12 Grade, placing it above 12% of New Jersey public elementary schools.
Gables Elementary School is 4.2 points below its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (20.4% versus 24.5%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in New Jersey.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Monmouth County show that median household income comes to about $124,845, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 51% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 4%. The county's public schools total 186, with about 91,053 students.
Neptune Middle School sits less than a tenth of a mile from Gables Elementary School. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Gables Elementary School comes in 5th of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
NCES describes the area around Gables Elementary School as Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school's size has been steady, with 281 students in 2020-21 and 284 in 2024-25. The number of students per teacher increased from 9.7 to 10.9 over 4 years.
Gables Elementary School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as special education services, counseling, and support programs. You can also rate the school on this page.
Monmouth County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
645,353
Census ACS
Median income
$124,845
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
51%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
186
91,053 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Neptune Township School District
- Neptune High SchoolHigh · 1,129 students
- Neptune Middle SchoolMiddle · 595 students
- Midtown Community Elementary SchoolElementary · 437 students
- Summerfield Elementary SchoolElementary · 389 students
- Green Grove Elementary SchoolElementary · 296 students
- Shark River Hills Elementary SchoolElementary · 244 students
Other schools in NEPTUNE
- Neptune High SchoolHigh · 1,129 students
- Neptune Middle SchoolMiddle · 595 students
- College Achieve Greater Asbury Park Charter School DistrictCombined · 522 students
- Midtown Community Elementary SchoolElementary · 437 students
- Summerfield Elementary SchoolElementary · 389 students
- Monmouth County Academy of Allied Health and ScienceHigh · 300 students
Other Gables Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Gables Elementary. Gables Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Gables Elementary SchoolColumbus, OH · 446 students
Nearby schools
- Neptune Middle School0.1 mi · 595
- Monmouth County Academy of Allied Health and Science0.2 mi · 300
- Neptune High School0.3 mi · 1,129
- Woodrow Wilson0.6 mi · 264
- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School1.2 mi · 195
- Shark River Hills Elementary School1.2 mi · 244
Frequently asked questions
About Gables Elementary SchoolHow large is Gables Elementary School?
Gables Elementary School enrolls approximately 284 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Gables Elementary School serve?
Gables Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Gables Elementary School?
Approximately 10.9:1 students per teacher at Gables Elementary School.
How diverse is Gables Elementary School?
Gables Elementary School reports a student body of 5% White, 27% Hispanic, 61% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Gables Elementary School?
Gables Elementary School is overseen by Neptune Township School District in Monmouth County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.