Lawrence Brook Elementary School

Lawrence Brook Elementary School is a middle-of-the-pack elementary-level community in EAST BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, one of the schools within East Brunswick Township School District. The school serves 362 students in grades pre-K through 4.

Within East Brunswick Township School District, which oversees 11 schools and 8,096 students, Lawrence Brook Elementary School is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Lawrence Brook Elementary School reports that the most-represented group is White (35%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest consists of 27% Asian, 25% Hispanic, 7% Black, 6% multiracial.

Looking at school resources, Lawrence Brook Elementary School records 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 8.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 11.4:1 average. About 25% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably below Middlesex County's rate of about 42%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Lawrence Brook Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 52.3%; this one delivers 66.0%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Middlesex County indicate the typical household earns roughly $111,549 per year, about 46% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Across Middlesex County's 214 public schools (combined enrollment of about 129,255 students), Lawrence Brook Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Churchill Junior High School, roughly 0.5 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Lawrence Brook Elementary School at 2nd of 9; the average score across the group is 42.7%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Lawrence Brook Elementary School's enrollment has declined 18% since 2018, when it stood at 439 (now 362). Over the same period, the White share declined from 51% to 35%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 11.0:1 in 2018 to 8.8:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.