Enrollment
260
Elementary
DISTRICT 282 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HAZLET TOWNSHIP PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341368003832
Lillian Drive School
28 LILLIAN DRIVE, HAZLET, NJ 07730 · (732) 787-2332 · Monmouth County
GRADES 01–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL260 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
31%
80 students
DISTRICT 22% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
41.4%
NJ avg 53.1% . -7.0pp since 2023
Math
30.0%
NJ avg 41.6% . -15.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 7 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 15 points.
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
41.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.3%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
260
+11 (+4%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
was 10.8:1
% White
73%
was 78%
% Hispanic
17%
was 16%
% Black
4%
was 1%
% Asian
2%
was 3%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Lillian Drive School
Lillian Drive School operates as a tight-knit primary school in HAZLET, New Jersey, one of the schools within Hazlet Township Public School District. Current enrollment sits at 260 students spanning grades 1 through 4. Compared to the state average of about 405 students per school, that is 36% smaller than typical.
Hazlet Township Public School District comprises 8 schools with combined enrollment of 2,657 students; Lillian Drive School is among them.
Looking at the student body, Lillian Drive School records that White students make up the majority at 73%. Beyond that, the school lists 17% Hispanic, 4% Black, 3% multiracial, 2% Asian. That composition is broadly in line with Monmouth County as a whole.
Looking at school resources, The school reports having 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.5:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 31% of students at Lillian Drive School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
After controlling for student poverty, Lillian Drive School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 49.3%, the actual is 41.4%, a residual of -8.0 points.
Around the school, Monmouth County reports that the typical household earns roughly $124,845 per year, 51% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. Lillian Drive School is one of 186 public schools in Monmouth County (combined enrollment of about 91,053 students).
Nearest neighbor: Raritan High School, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Lillian Drive School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Lillian Drive School at 3rd of 7; the average score across the group is 33.5%.
The school occupies a commuter-belt site.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Lillian Drive School has rose 4%, going from 249 students in 2018 to 260 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share shrank from 78% to 73%.
On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.
Monmouth County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
645,353
Census ACS
Median income
$124,845
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
51%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
186
91,053 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hazlet Township Public School District
- Raritan High SchoolHigh · 781 students
- Hazlet Middle SchoolMiddle · 376 students
- Sycamore Drive Early Childhood Learning CenterElementary · 341 students
- Middle Road SchoolElementary · 285 students
- Raritan Valley SchoolElementary · 241 students
- Beers Street SchoolMiddle · 198 students
Other schools in HAZLET
- Raritan High SchoolHigh · 781 students
- Hazlet Middle SchoolMiddle · 376 students
- Sycamore Drive Early Childhood Learning CenterElementary · 341 students
- Middle Road SchoolElementary · 285 students
- Raritan Valley SchoolElementary · 241 students
- Beers Street SchoolMiddle · 198 students
Nearby schools
- Raritan High School0.2 mi · 781
- Monmouth County Vocational Technical High School0.3 mi · 87
- Hazlet Middle School0.8 mi · 376
- Middle Road School1.0 mi · 285
- Joseph R. Bolger Middle School1.2 mi · 318
- Joseph C. Caruso School1.3 mi · 595
Frequently asked questions
About Lillian Drive SchoolHow many students attend Lillian Drive School?
Lillian Drive School enrolls approximately 260 students in grades 01-04.
What age range does Lillian Drive School serve?
Lillian Drive School serves students from grade 01 through grade 04.
How many students per teacher at Lillian Drive School?
Approximately 11.5:1 students per teacher at Lillian Drive School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Lillian Drive School?
At Lillian Drive School, the student body is approximately 73% White, 17% Hispanic, 4% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Lillian Drive School public or private?
Lillian Drive School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Hazlet Township Public School District.
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