Enrollment
328
Elementary
DISTRICT 314 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OLD BRIDGE TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340927003512
Madison Park Elementary School
33 HARVARD RD, PARLIN, NJ 08859 · (732) 360-4485 · Middlesex County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL328 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.2:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.8:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
129 students
DISTRICT 28% · 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
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NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
63.7%
NJ avg 53.1% . +4.2pp since 2023
Math
54.3%
NJ avg 41.6% . -1.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 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 down about 2 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
54.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.6%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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
328
+62 (+23%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.2:1
was 9.1:1
% White
33%
was 40%
% Hispanic
20%
was 20%
% Black
13%
was 11%
% Asian
32%
was 26%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Madison Park Elementary School
Set in PARLIN, New Jersey, Madison Park Elementary School is a tight-knit primary school, operated by Old Bridge Township School District. It works with 328 students across grades K through 5.
Old Bridge Township School District comprises 14 schools with combined enrollment of 7,921 students; Madison Park Elementary School is among them.
On the student-mix side, Madison Park Elementary School lists that the most-represented group is White (33%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 32% Asian, 20% Hispanic, 13% Black.
In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Madison Park Elementary School has 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.2:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 39% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
With demographic context factored in, Madison Park Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 44.6%; this one delivers 54.0%.
In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Middlesex County indicate median household earnings sit near $111,549, about 46% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Madison Park Elementary School is one of 214 public schools in Middlesex County (combined enrollment of about 129,255 students).
Nearest neighbor: Samsel Upper Elementary School, around 0.6 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Madison Park Elementary School. On composite proficiency, Madison Park Elementary School comes 1st of 7 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 44.3%.
The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.
Looking at the recent track record. Madison Park Elementary School's enrollment has expanded 23% since 2018, when it stood at 266 (now 328). White enrollment moved from 40% to 33% across the same window. Class-load math has grew: from 9.1:1 in 2018 to 11.2:1 in 2025.
On the community side, members of the Madison Park Elementary School community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 Old Bridge Township School District
- Old Bridge High SchoolHigh · 2,659 students
- Carl Sandburg Middle SchoolMiddle · 926 students
- Jonas Salk Middle SchoolMiddle · 886 students
- James A. McDivitt Elementary SchoolElementary · 536 students
- Raymond E. Voorhees Elementary SchoolElementary · 424 students
- Memorial Elementary SchoolElementary · 388 students
Other schools in PARLIN
- Sayreville War Memorial High SchoolHigh · 1,764 students
- Sayreville Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,294 students
- Samsel Upper Elementary SchoolElementary · 870 students
- Dwight D. Eisenhower Elementary SchoolElementary · 488 students
- Emma Arleth Elementary SchoolElementary · 485 students
- Harry S. Truman Elementary SchoolElementary · 425 students
Nearby schools
- Samsel Upper Elementary School0.6 mi · 870
- Center for Lifelong Learning0.8 mi · 183
- Sayreville War Memorial High School0.9 mi · 1,764
- Sayreville Middle School1.0 mi · 1,294
- Emma Arleth Elementary School1.2 mi · 485
- Dwight D. Eisenhower Elementary School1.4 mi · 488
Frequently asked questions
About Madison Park Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Madison Park Elementary School?
Madison Park Elementary School enrolls approximately 328 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Madison Park Elementary School serve?
Madison Park Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Madison Park Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Madison Park Elementary School is approximately 11.2:1 (29 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Madison Park Elementary School?
At Madison Park Elementary School, the student body is approximately 33% White, 20% Hispanic, 13% Black, 32% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Madison Park Elementary School public or private?
Madison Park Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Old Bridge Township School District.
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