Irene E. Feldkirchner Elementary School
- A-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
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 44 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 61 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 74 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 77 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 89 | 22% |
| Grade 4 | 59 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (61) is about the same size as its 4th grade class (59).
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Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsWhat this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 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 14 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 10 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 69.2% | 65.8% |
| 2023-24 | 55.7% | 55.6% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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%.
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Irene E. Feldkirchner Elementary School's state test result (62.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Irene E. Feldkirchner Elementary School this school | 404 | 18.6% | 62.0% |
| Warren Point Elementary School FAIR LAWN | 391 | 19.2% | 76.3% |
| Catherine E. Doyle Elementary School WOOD RIDGE | 479 | 16.9% | 75.5% |
| Johnson Park School PRINCETON | 360 | 21.1% | 66.6% |
| Ben Franklin Elementary LAWRENCEVILLE | 342 | 21.3% | 55.0% |
| Bertrand F. Gibbs Elementary School NEW MILFORD | 476 | 21.0% | 61.7% |
Where Irene E. Feldkirchner Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Somerset County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.0% | #297 of 1,290 | #24 of 42 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.8% | #318 of 1,319 ▲ 132 | #24 of 42 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.2% | #280 of 1,319 ▲ 279 | #15 of 42 ▲ 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 404 | #687 of 1,562 | #25 of 46 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.2:1 | #674 of 1,390 | #40 of 45 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.4% | #108 of 1,392 | #7 of 45 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 18.6% | #1,058 of 1,481 | #23 of 45 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.1% | #690 of 798 | #28 of 31 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 404 | 36 | 11.2:1 | 19% (75) |
| 2023-24 | 404 | 37 | 10.9:1 | 11% (45) |
| 2022-23 | 381 | 37 | 10.3:1 | 12% (46) |
| 2020-21 | 330 | 36 | 9.2:1 | 7% (22) |
| 2017-18 | 417 | 38.4 | 10.9:1 | 3% (14) |
| 2015-16 | 462 | 38 | 12.2:1 | 6% (30) |
| 2010-11 | 428 | 27 | 15.8:1 | 4% (19) |
| 2000-01 | 446 | 23 | 19.4:1 | 3% (14) |
| 1990-91 | 284 | 21 | 13.5:1 | N/A |
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (417 to 404); teachers down 6% (38.4 to 36).
About Irene E. Feldkirchner Elementary School
Irene E. Feldkirchner Elementary School is an elementary school in Green Brook, New Jersey, reachable at (732) 968-1052. It educates 404 students in pre-K through 4.
Besides Irene E. Feldkirchner Elementary School, Green Brook Township Public School District runs 1 other school. The district enrolls 708 students.
Federal enrollment data show White students as the largest group at Irene E. Feldkirchner Elementary School, at 42%. Other reported shares: 24% Hispanic, 21% Asian, 7% multiracial, and 6% Black. Somerset County's residents are about 52% White, 10 points above the school's share. Pick two students at random and there is a 71% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Irene E. Feldkirchner Elementary School counts 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 11.2 students for each one. For comparison, elementary schools in New Jersey average 11.4:1. About 19% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Somerset County average 28%.
The allk12 Grade for Irene E. Feldkirchner Elementary School is A-. Compared with New Jersey public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 75% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
In New Jersey, Irene E. Feldkirchner Elementary School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 62.0% actual against a predicted 56.0%.
Somerset County has these Census figures: the median household income is $140,374, about 58% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. In all, Somerset County has 84 public schools and roughly 51,276 students.
The shortest distance from Irene E. Feldkirchner Elementary School to another public school is about 0.7 miles, to Green Brook Middle School. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On state test proficiency, Irene E. Feldkirchner Elementary School ranks 1st in a group of 9 nearby schools.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
Enrollment at Irene E. Feldkirchner Elementary School grew 22% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 330 to 404 students. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 9.2:1; by 2024-25 it was 11.2:1.
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