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Enrollment
436
Elementary
DISTRICT 524 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW BRUNSWICK SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341122003464
Lord Stirling Community School
101 REDMOND STREET, NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ 08901 · (732) 745-5300 · Middlesex County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL436 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 27% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- DTest 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
9.4:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.7:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
423 students
DISTRICT 92% · 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 | 14 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 69 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 52 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 84 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 87 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 69 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 61 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (69) is 13% larger than its 5th grade class (61).
Student demographics
12%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 14% · 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
21.6%
NJ avg 53.1% . -1.5pp since 2023
Math
18.0%
NJ avg 41.6% . +0.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 22 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 18 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 21.6% | 18.0% |
| 2023-24 | 23.1% | 17.8% |
% 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
18.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
13.1%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 18% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 13% 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 Lord Stirling Community School
Lord Stirling Community School's state test result (18.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lord Stirling Community School this school | 436 | 97.0% | 18.2% |
| Thomas Jefferson School No. 1 Passaic | 423 | 98.1% | 21.6% |
| Sonia Sotomayor School #21 Passaic | 499 | 100.0% | 11.0% |
| Theodore Roosevelt School No. 10 Passaic | 369 | 100.0% | 11.0% |
| Lincoln Elementary School NEW BRUNSWICK | 356 | 93.3% | 15.1% |
| Livingston Elementary School NEW BRUNSWICK | 342 | 93.3% | 11.4% |
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 Lord Stirling Community School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Middlesex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 18.2% | #1,154 of 1,290 | #106 of 111 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 18.0% | #1,177 of 1,319 ▼ 44 | #104 of 111 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 21.6% | #1,216 of 1,319 ▼ 42 | #106 of 111 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 436 | #584 of 1,562 | #62 of 130 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.4:1 | #202 of 1,390 | #23 of 120 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 12.2% | #1,356 of 1,392 | #111 of 121 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.0% | #16 of 1,481 | #1 of 128 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -30.0% | #59 of 798 | #11 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
436
-35 (-7%) vs 2020
+21% since 1990-91, when it was 360
Student : Teacher
9.4:1
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 | 436 | 46.5 | 9.4:1 | 97% (423) |
| 2023-24 | 470 | 48.5 | 9.7:1 | 61% (286) |
| 2022-23 | 490 | 49.1 | 10.0:1 | 79% (388) |
| 2020-21 | 471 | 45 | 10.5:1 | 96% (451) |
| 2017-18 | 623 | 50.2 | 12.4:1 | 61% (377) |
| 2015-16 | 637 | 50 | 12.7:1 | 66% (422) |
| 2010-11 | 606 | 42 | 14.4:1 | 90% (547) |
| 2000-01 | 295 | 24 | 12.3:1 | 94% (276) |
| 1990-91 | 360 | 21 | 17.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lord Stirling Community School.
Since 2017-18: students down 30% (623 to 436); teachers down 7% (50.2 to 46.5).
About Lord Stirling Community School
Lord Stirling Community School is a medium-sized elementary school in New Jersey, with an address in NEW BRUNSWICK. Enrollment is 436 students in 2024-25, and the school serves pre-K through 5.
Lord Stirling Community School is run by New Brunswick School District, whose 13 schools enroll 8,337 students.
Hispanic students make up 94% of enrollment at Lord Stirling Community School. The next largest groups are 5% Black. In Middlesex County overall, about 24% of residents are Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 12% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school has about 9.4 students per teacher and 46.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 11.4:1 average for elementary schools in New Jersey. About 97% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Middlesex County report 42%.
The allk12 Grade for Lord Stirling Community School is C. Compared with New Jersey public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 27% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 13.1% at Lord Stirling Community School; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 18.2%.
Within Middlesex County, the median household income is $111,549, about 46% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. In all, Middlesex County has 214 public schools and roughly 129,255 students.
Nearest public school: Roosevelt Elementary School, about 0.4 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Lord Stirling Community School ranks 5th of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 18.2% against a local average of 21.1%.
The school is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000, according to its NCES locale (City: Small).
Over 4 years, Lord Stirling Community School's enrollment declined 7%, to 436. By 2024-25, the school had 9.4 students per teacher, compared with 10.5 in 2020-21.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Lord Stirling Community School covering things like sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 New Brunswick School District
- New Brunswick High SchoolHigh · 2,443 students
- New Brunswick Middle SchoolMiddle · 829 students
- Blanquita B. Valenti Community SchoolElementary · 810 students
- A Chester Redshaw SchoolElementary · 678 students
- Paul Robeson Community School for the ArtsElementary · 624 students
- Roosevelt Elementary SchoolElementary · 597 students
Other schools in NEW BRUNSWICK
- New Brunswick High SchoolHigh · 2,443 students
- New Brunswick Middle SchoolMiddle · 829 students
- Blanquita B. Valenti Community SchoolElementary · 810 students
- A Chester Redshaw SchoolElementary · 678 students
- Paul Robeson Community School for the ArtsElementary · 624 students
- Roosevelt Elementary SchoolElementary · 597 students
Nearby schools
- Roosevelt Elementary School0.4 mi · 597
- Paul Robeson Community School for the Arts0.5 mi · 624
- A Chester Redshaw School0.6 mi · 678
- Livingston Elementary School0.6 mi · 342
- New Brunswick Adult High School0.7 mi · 85
- Blanquita B. Valenti Community School0.8 mi · 810
Frequently asked questions
About Lord Stirling Community SchoolHow large is Lord Stirling Community School?
Lord Stirling Community School enrolls approximately 436 students in grades PK-05.
Is Lord Stirling Community School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Lord Stirling Community School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lord Stirling Community School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Lord Stirling Community School is approximately 9.4:1 (47 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Lord Stirling Community School?
At Lord Stirling Community School, the student body is approximately 0% White, 94% Hispanic, 5% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Lord Stirling Community School public or private?
Lord Stirling Community School is a public K-12 school, overseen by New Brunswick School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.