Enrollment
397
Elementary
STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GREATER BRUNSWICK CHARTER SCHOOL·NCES 340004700330
Greater Brunswick Charter School
429 JOYCE KILMER AVENUE, NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ 08901 · (732) 448-1052 · Middlesex County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY13-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL397 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 26% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats 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
18.9:1
21 FTE teachers
STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
83%
330 students
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 44 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 44 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 44 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 44 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 46 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 46 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 43 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 45 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 41 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (44) is 7% larger than its 8th grade class (41).
Student demographics
14%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
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NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
31.8%
NJ avg 53.1% . +6.1pp since 2023
Math
26.6%
NJ avg 41.6% . +7.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 31.8% | 26.6% |
| 2023-24 | 25.7% | 19.3% |
% 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
23.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
20.7%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 21% 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 Greater Brunswick Charter School
Greater Brunswick Charter School's state test result (23.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greater Brunswick Charter School this school | 397 | 83.1% | 23.1% |
| Jefferson Elementary School PLAINFIELD | 383 | 82.5% | 19.2% |
| Dewitt D. Barlow Elementary School PLAINFIELD | 423 | 83.2% | 19.6% |
| Carroll Robbins Elementary School TRENTON | 459 | 85.2% | 12.8% |
| School 8 PATERSON | 411 | 78.3% | 11.8% |
| Jackson Avenue HACKENSACK | 438 | 79.7% | 40.7% |
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 Greater Brunswick Charter School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Middlesex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.1% | #1,080 of 1,290 | #98 of 111 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.6% | #1,038 of 1,319 ▲ 69 | #95 of 111 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.8% | #1,078 of 1,319 ▲ 59 | #97 of 111 ▲ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 397 | #707 of 1,562 | #75 of 130 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.9:1 | #1,377 of 1,390 | #120 of 120 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 14.2% | #1,346 of 1,392 | #109 of 121 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 83.1% | #166 of 1,481 | #10 of 128 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.8% | #512 of 545 | #28 of 30 |
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
397
+5 (+1%) vs 2020
+180% since 2000-01, when it was 142
Student : Teacher
18.9:1
was 12.7:1
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 | 397 | 21 | 18.9:1 | 83% (330) |
| 2023-24 | 400 | 23 | 17.4:1 | 76% (303) |
| 2022-23 | 394 | N/A | N/A | 78% (306) |
| 2020-21 | 392 | 31 | 12.7:1 | 82% (320) |
| 2017-18 | 394 | 27.5 | 14.3:1 | 86% (338) |
| 2015-16 | 386 | 36 | 10.7:1 | 82% (317) |
| 2010-11 | 316 | 24 | 13.2:1 | 69% (217) |
| 2000-01 | 142 | 1 | 142.0:1 | 29% (41) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Greater Brunswick Charter School.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (394 to 397); teachers down 24% (27.5 to 21).
About Greater Brunswick Charter School
Greater Brunswick Charter School is an elementary school located in NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, in Middlesex County. It teaches 397 students in kindergarten through 8.
Greater Brunswick Charter School is not part of a larger district; federal data list it as its own local education agency.
A large majority of enrollment at Greater Brunswick Charter School is Hispanic, at 92%. Other reported shares: 5% Black. Middlesex County's residents are about 24% Hispanic, 69 points below the school's share. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 14%.
A staff of 21 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 18.9:1. The gap from the 11.4:1 average for elementary schools in New Jersey is 7.5 students per teacher. By family income, 83% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Middlesex County is 42%.
On the allk12 Grade, Greater Brunswick Charter School lands at C, ahead of 26% of New Jersey public elementary schools.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Greater Brunswick Charter School would score about 20.7%. It scores 23.1%, 2.4 points above that figure.
In Middlesex County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $111,549, about 46% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. The county has 214 public schools and about 129,255 students.
Among nearby public schools, Pathways Middle School is closest at about 0.4 miles. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Of the 7 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Greater Brunswick Charter School is 3rd on average proficiency.
Greater Brunswick Charter School is coded as City: Small in federal locale data. The school is a charter school, funded with public money and operated under a charter agreement.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 392 to 397. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 12.7:1; by 2024-25 it was 18.9:1.
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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 NEW BRUNSWICK
- New Brunswick High SchoolHigh · 2,443 students
- New Brunswick Middle SchoolMiddle · 829 students
- Blanquita B. Valenti Community SchoolElementary · 810 students
- A Chester Redshaw SchoolElementary · 678 students
- Paul Robeson Community School for the ArtsElementary · 624 students
- Roosevelt Elementary SchoolElementary · 597 students
Nearby schools
- Pathways Middle School0.4 mi · 262
- Mckinley Community School0.5 mi · 524
- Parsons0.6 mi · 566
- New Brunswick Middle School0.6 mi · 829
- Livingston Elementary School0.7 mi · 342
- Blanquita B. Valenti Community School0.7 mi · 810
Frequently asked questions
About Greater Brunswick Charter SchoolHow large is Greater Brunswick Charter School?
Greater Brunswick Charter School enrolls approximately 397 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does Greater Brunswick Charter School serve?
Greater Brunswick Charter School serves grades KG-08.
How many teachers does Greater Brunswick Charter School have?
Greater Brunswick Charter School employs 21 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Greater Brunswick Charter School?
Student demographics at Greater Brunswick Charter School are roughly 1% White, 92% Hispanic, 5% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Greater Brunswick Charter School public or private?
Greater Brunswick Charter School is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Greater Brunswick Charter School.
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