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Alumni: what's one memory from Indian Fields Elementary School that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
460
Elementary
DISTRICT 353 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOUTH BRUNSWICK SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341521000043
Indian Fields Elementary School
359 RIDGE ROAD, DAYTON, NJ 08810 · (732) 329-1043 · Middlesex County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL460 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 70% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
13.0:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.3:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
18%
81 students
DISTRICT 21% · 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 73 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 56 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 73 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 82 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 81 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 95 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (73) is 23% smaller than its 5th grade class (95).
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · 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
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
60.5%
NJ avg 53.1% . +0.6pp since 2023
Math
66.7%
NJ avg 41.6% . +1.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 60.5% | 66.7% |
| 2023-24 | 59.9% | 64.8% |
% 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
60.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.5%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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 Indian Fields Elementary School
Indian Fields Elementary School's state test result (60.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Fields Elementary School this school | 460 | 17.6% | 60.0% |
| Town Center Elementary School at Plainsboro PLAINSBORO | 439 | 17.8% | N/A |
| Brooks Crossing Elementary School MONMOUTH JUNCTION | 498 | 17.5% | 65.3% |
| Eastlake Elementary School Parsippany | 364 | 13.7% | 69.4% |
| School No. 1 FORT LEE | 540 | 17.6% | 77.6% |
| James Madison Primary School EDISON | 452 | 17.7% | N/A |
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 Indian Fields Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Middlesex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.0% | #336 of 1,290 | #28 of 111 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.7% | #300 of 1,319 ▼ 10 | #24 of 111 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.5% | #471 of 1,319 ▼ 12 | #35 of 111 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 460 | #516 of 1,562 | #56 of 130 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.0:1 | #1,086 of 1,390 | #91 of 120 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.9% | #752 of 1,392 | #88 of 121 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 17.6% | #1,076 of 1,481 | #106 of 128 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -34.2% | #36 of 798 | #6 of 84 |
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
460
-138 (-23%) vs 2020
-28% since 2000-01, when it was 638
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
was 16.2:1
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 | 460 | 35.5 | 13.0:1 | 18% (81) |
| 2023-24 | 473 | 49.7 | 9.5:1 | 12% (57) |
| 2022-23 | 565 | 53.8 | 10.5:1 | 9% (52) |
| 2020-21 | 598 | 37 | 16.2:1 | 11% (63) |
| 2017-18 | 699 | 48.3 | 14.5:1 | 8% (55) |
| 2015-16 | 591 | 46 | 12.8:1 | 10% (60) |
| 2010-11 | 677 | 42 | 16.1:1 | 8% (57) |
| 2000-01 | 638 | 41 | 15.6:1 | 5% (29) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Indian Fields Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 34% (699 to 460); teachers down 27% (48.3 to 35.5).
About Indian Fields Elementary School
As a medium-sized elementary school, Indian Fields Elementary School serves students in DAYTON, New Jersey. Classes run from kindergarten through 5, and the school has 460 students.
South Brunswick School District is responsible for 12 schools, Indian Fields Elementary School included, with 7,589 students in all.
Asian students make up a majority at Indian Fields Elementary School, at 67%. Next come 11% White, 9% Hispanic, 8% Black, and 3% multiracial. That compares with about 26% Asian among all Middlesex County residents. Indian Fields Elementary School's diversity index is 52%, against a US figure of 70%.
Indian Fields Elementary School operates with 35.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 13.0:1. On average, elementary schools in New Jersey have 11.4:1, compared with 13.0:1 here. Indian Fields Elementary School reports 18% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That is 24 points below the 42% average for public schools in Middlesex County.
Measured against New Jersey public elementary schools, Indian Fields Elementary School receives a B+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 56.5% at Indian Fields Elementary School; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 60.0%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Middlesex County, the median household income is $111,549, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 46%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Indian Fields Elementary School is one of 214 public schools in the county.
Dayton Elementary School is the public school closest to Indian Fields Elementary School, about 0.2 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Indian Fields Elementary School is 5th of 7 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
For locale, NCES codes Indian Fields Elementary School as Suburb: Large.
Enrollment declined 23% from its 2020-21 level of 598. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 16.2:1 to 13.0:1.
Threads on this page can be about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 South Brunswick School District
- South Brunswick High SchoolHigh · 2,666 students
- Crossroads North Middle SchoolMiddle · 935 students
- Crossroads South Middle SchoolMiddle · 812 students
- Brooks Crossing Elementary SchoolElementary · 498 students
- Constable Elementary SchoolElementary · 476 students
- Brunswick Acres Elementary SchoolElementary · 448 students
Nearby schools
- Dayton Elementary School0.2 mi · 110
- Crossroads South Middle School1.5 mi · 812
- Crossroads North Middle School1.6 mi · 935
- Brooks Crossing Elementary School2.0 mi · 498
- Deans Elementary School2.2 mi · 75
- Monmouth Junction Elementary School2.3 mi · 301
Frequently asked questions
About Indian Fields Elementary SchoolHow large is Indian Fields Elementary School?
Indian Fields Elementary School enrolls approximately 460 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Indian Fields Elementary School serve?
Indian Fields Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Indian Fields Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Indian Fields Elementary School is approximately 13.0:1 (35 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Indian Fields Elementary School?
Indian Fields Elementary School reports a student body of 11% White, 9% Hispanic, 8% Black, 67% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Indian Fields Elementary School in?
Indian Fields Elementary School is part of South Brunswick School District.
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