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Enrollment
621
Elementary
DISTRICT 454 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DUNELLEN PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340402003288
John P. Faber Elementary School
400 HIGH STREET, DUNELLEN, NJ 08812 · (732) 400-5900 · Middlesex County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL621 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 17% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-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
9.9:1
63 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.3:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
344 students
DISTRICT 51% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 62 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 90 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 91 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 89 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 99 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 92 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 98 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (90) is 8% smaller than its 5th grade class (98).
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · 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 Dunellen Public School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
40.3%
NJ avg 53.1% . +3.8pp since 2023
Math
32.6%
NJ avg 41.6% . +7.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 40.3% | 32.6% |
| 2023-24 | 36.5% | 25.4% |
% 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
30.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.8%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 John P. Faber Elementary School
John P. Faber Elementary School's state test result (30.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| John P. Faber Elementary School this school | 621 | 55.4% | 30.1% |
| Victor Mravlag School No. 21 ELIZABETH | 634 | 51.4% | 48.0% |
| Anthony Rossi Elementary School VINELAND | 595 | 57.1% | 34.5% |
| Robert Morris School South Bound Brook | 445 | 60.4% | 42.0% |
| Fairmount HACKENSACK | 621 | 56.4% | 31.8% |
| South Amboy Elementary SOUTH AMBOY | 584 | 62.0% | 30.7% |
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 John P. Faber Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Middlesex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.1% | #956 of 1,290 | #89 of 111 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.6% | #921 of 1,319 ▲ 85 | #87 of 111 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.3% | #926 of 1,319 ▲ 28 | #79 of 111 ▲ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 621 | #196 of 1,562 | #20 of 130 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.9:1 | #305 of 1,390 | #29 of 120 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.4% | #567 of 1,392 | #79 of 121 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.4% | #517 of 1,481 | #33 of 128 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.1% | #377 of 545 | #20 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
621
+32 (+5%) vs 2020
+249% since 1990-91, when it was 178
Student : Teacher
9.9:1
was 10.5:1
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 | 621 | 62.8 | 9.9:1 | 55% (344) |
| 2023-24 | 617 | 58.2 | 10.6:1 | 42% (260) |
| 2022-23 | 596 | 56.1 | 10.6:1 | 45% (266) |
| 2020-21 | 589 | 56 | 10.5:1 | 44% (262) |
| 2017-18 | 591 | 45 | 13.1:1 | 46% (274) |
| 2015-16 | 500 | 43 | 11.6:1 | 48% (241) |
| 2010-11 | 558 | 34 | 16.4:1 | 36% (200) |
| 2000-01 | 614 | 45 | 13.6:1 | 21% (128) |
| 1990-91 | 178 | 12 | 14.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for John P. Faber Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (591 to 621); teachers up 40% (45 to 62.8).
About John P. Faber Elementary School
Among the schools in DUNELLEN, New Jersey, is John P. Faber Elementary School, a large elementary school. The school offers pre-K through 5 and enrolls 621 students. On average, elementary schools in New Jersey enroll around 405, and this school is 53% bigger than that mark.
Dunellen Public School District runs John P. Faber Elementary School along with 2 other schools, enrolling 1,363 students in total.
Hispanic students are 60% of those enrolled at John P. Faber Elementary School. The rest of enrollment is 20% White, 9% Black, 5% Asian, and 5% multiracial. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Middlesex County's population at about 24%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 58%.
Teacher count: 62.8 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 9.9:1. The average for elementary schools in New Jersey is 11.4:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 55% at John P. Faber Elementary School. It compares with 42% for public schools in Middlesex County.
On the allk12 Grade, John P. Faber Elementary School lands at C-, ahead of 17% of New Jersey public elementary schools.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 35.8% for John P. Faber Elementary School. The school posts 30.1%, 5.8 points below the prediction.
For the population of Middlesex County, the median household earns about $111,549 a year, about 46% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Across Middlesex County, 214 public schools serve about 129,255 students.
John P. Faber Elementary School is about 0.7 miles from Lincoln Middle School, its nearest public school. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: John P. Faber Elementary School ranks 6th of 9 nearby schools, at 30.1% versus a 35.0% average.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Large: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment rose from 589 to 621, a 5% gain.
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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 Dunellen Public School District
- Dunellen High SchoolHigh · 409 students
- Lincoln Middle SchoolMiddle · 333 students
Other schools in DUNELLEN
- Dunellen High SchoolHigh · 409 students
- Lincoln Middle SchoolMiddle · 333 students
Nearby schools
- Lincoln Middle School0.7 mi · 333
- Dunellen High School0.7 mi · 409
- Quibbletown Middle School1.0 mi · 467
- Parker Elementary School1.1 mi · 192
- Grandview Elementary School1.1 mi · 579
- Arbor Elementary School1.2 mi · 528
Frequently asked questions
About John P. Faber Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at John P. Faber Elementary School?
John P. Faber Elementary School enrolls approximately 621 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does John P. Faber Elementary School serve?
John P. Faber Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at John P. Faber Elementary School?
Approximately 9.9:1 students per teacher at John P. Faber Elementary School.
How diverse is John P. Faber Elementary School?
John P. Faber Elementary School reports a student body of 20% White, 60% Hispanic, 9% Black, 5% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is John P. Faber Elementary School public or private?
John P. Faber Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Dunellen Public School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.