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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 47 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 47 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 58 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 64 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 54 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 58 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (47) is 19% smaller than its 5th grade class (58).
Student demographics
73%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
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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.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 63.7% | 54.3% |
| 2023-24 | 59.5% | 56.0% |
% 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
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 →
Schools most like Madison Park Elementary School
Madison Park Elementary School's state test result (54.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Madison Park Elementary School this school | 328 | 39.3% | 54.0% |
| Chittick Elementary School EAST BRUNSWICK | 338 | 38.5% | 55.1% |
| Central Elementary School EAST BRUNSWICK | 349 | 27.2% | 69.2% |
| Kennedy Park Elementary School ISELIN | 256 | 44.5% | N/A |
| Irwin Elementary School EAST BRUNSWICK | 305 | 30.5% | 73.6% |
| The Ethical Community Charter School JERSEY CITY | 357 | 54.1% | 30.1% |
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 Madison Park Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Middlesex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #447 of 1,290 | #41 of 111 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.3% | #509 of 1,319 ▼ 62 | #52 of 111 ▼ 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.7% | #409 of 1,319 ▲ 63 | #27 of 111 ▲ 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 328 | #992 of 1,562 | #94 of 130 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.2:1 | #675 of 1,390 | #57 of 120 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.2% | #57 of 1,392 | #19 of 121 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.3% | #719 of 1,481 | #60 of 128 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +23.3% | #83 of 545 | #5 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
328
+50 (+18%) vs 2020
-23% since 1990-91, when it was 425
Student : Teacher
11.2:1
was 9.9:1
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 | 328 | 29.2 | 11.2:1 | 39% (129) |
| 2023-24 | 294 | 30.5 | 9.6:1 | 37% (109) |
| 2022-23 | 285 | 25.5 | 11.2:1 | 39% (112) |
| 2020-21 | 278 | 28 | 9.9:1 | 36% (99) |
| 2017-18 | 266 | 29.3 | 9.1:1 | 42% (112) |
| 2015-16 | 261 | 25 | 10.4:1 | 46% (121) |
| 2010-11 | 316 | 23 | 13.7:1 | 38% (120) |
| 2000-01 | 412 | 22 | 18.7:1 | 37% (154) |
| 1990-91 | 425 | 20 | 21.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Madison Park Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 23% (266 to 328); teachers unchanged (29.3 to 29.2).
About Madison Park Elementary School
Madison Park Elementary School is a public elementary school run by Old Bridge Township School District in PARLIN, New Jersey. Enrollment is 328 students in 2024-25, and the school serves kindergarten through 5.
Old Bridge Township School District serves 7,921 students across 14 schools.
Madison Park Elementary School has no majority group; White students are the largest, at 33%. The remaining students are 32% Asian, 20% Hispanic, and 13% Black. Madison Park Elementary School's diversity index is 73%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teachers at Madison Park Elementary School total 29.2 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 11.2:1. That matches the 11.4:1 average for elementary schools in New Jersey fairly closely. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 39%.
Madison Park Elementary School's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (54.0%) and its predicted rate (44.6%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of New Jersey schools.
In Middlesex County (population about 871,290), the median household income is $111,549, 46% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Madison Park Elementary School is one of 214 public schools in the county.
The next-closest public school is Samsel Upper Elementary School, about 0.6 miles away. Madison Park Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Local comparison: Madison Park Elementary School ranks 1st of 7 nearby schools, at 54.0% versus a 44.3% average.
For locale, NCES codes Madison Park Elementary School as Suburb: Large.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 50 more students in 2024-25. Federal data show the ratio rising from 9.9:1 to 11.2:1.
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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 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
Other Madison Park Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Madison Park Elementary. Madison Park Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Madison Park ElementaryTrotwood, OH · 344 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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