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What's something Marlboro Elementary School does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
551
Elementary
DISTRICT 464 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MARLBORO TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340972003948
Marlboro Elementary School
100 SCHOOL ROAD WEST, MARLBORO, NJ 07746 · (732) 972-2095 · Monmouth County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL551 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 82% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats 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
12.6:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
9%
48 students
DISTRICT 12% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 61 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 93 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 96 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 77 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 120 | 22% |
| Grade 5 | 104 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (61) is 41% smaller than its 5th grade class (104).
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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
72.2%
NJ avg 53.1% . -5.8pp since 2023
Math
73.5%
NJ avg 41.6% . +0.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 74 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 72.2% | 73.5% |
| 2023-24 | 78.0% | 72.9% |
% 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
68.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.4%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 68% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 Marlboro Elementary School
Marlboro Elementary School's state test result (68.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marlboro Elementary School this school | 551 | 8.7% | 68.0% |
| Memorial Elementary School Montvale | 532 | 7.1% | 74.7% |
| Frank J. Dugan Elementary School MARLBORO | 624 | 11.5% | 65.0% |
| Lafayette Avenue School CHATHAM | 554 | 2.7% | 75.0% |
| Whiton Elementary School Neshanic Station | 617 | 13.1% | 64.0% |
| Wemrock Brook School MANALAPAN | 513 | 15.8% | 71.1% |
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 Marlboro Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Monmouth County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 68.0% | #181 of 1,290 | #11 of 89 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 73.5% | #188 of 1,319 ▼ 23 | #17 of 93 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.2% | #219 of 1,319 ▼ 102 | #23 of 93 ▼ 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 551 | #307 of 1,562 | #11 of 112 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.6:1 | #1,019 of 1,390 | #89 of 98 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.6% | #731 of 1,392 | #36 of 98 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 8.7% | #1,278 of 1,481 | #91 of 105 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +9.1% | #278 of 545 | #19 of 46 |
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
551
+73 (+15%) vs 2020
-7% since 1990-91, when it was 592
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
was 11.7:1
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 | 551 | 43.7 | 12.6:1 | 9% (48) |
| 2023-24 | 522 | 41.5 | 12.6:1 | 6% (31) |
| 2022-23 | 493 | 39.5 | 12.5:1 | 1% (5) |
| 2020-21 | 478 | 41 | 11.7:1 | 1% (7) |
| 2017-18 | 505 | 40.7 | 12.4:1 | 2% (11) |
| 2015-16 | 471 | 38 | 12.4:1 | 4% (17) |
| 2010-11 | 576 | 30 | 19.2:1 | 2% (12) |
| 2000-01 | 808 | 49 | 16.5:1 | 1% (6) |
| 1990-91 | 592 | 32 | 18.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Marlboro Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 9% (505 to 551); teachers up 7% (40.7 to 43.7).
About Marlboro Elementary School
Marlboro Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in MARLBORO, New Jersey, administered by Marlboro Township School District. The school runs kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 551 students. Elementary schools in New Jersey have about 405 students on average; enrollment here is 36% higher.
Marlboro Elementary School falls under Marlboro Township School District, which has 8 schools enrolling 4,481 students.
White students are 65% of those enrolled at Marlboro Elementary School. The remaining shares are 19% Asian, 10% Hispanic, and 4% multiracial. Census estimates put the White share of Monmouth County's population at about 74%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 53, compared with 70 nationally.
Teacher count: 43.7 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 12.6:1. Across elementary schools in New Jersey, the average ratio is 11.4:1. Roughly 9% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Monmouth County is 29%.
Among New Jersey public elementary schools, Marlboro Elementary School outscored 82%, which works out to an A- on the allk12 Grade.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 61.4% for Marlboro Elementary School. The school posts 68.0%, 6.7 points above the prediction.
In the surrounding county, Monmouth County, the median household earns about $124,845 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 51%, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. Monmouth County has 186 public schools with about 91,053 students, including Marlboro Elementary School.
Marlboro Elementary School's closest public school neighbor is Frank J. Dugan Elementary School, about 0.4 miles away. Within five miles of Marlboro Elementary School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Of 8 schools in the immediate area with test results, Marlboro Elementary School ranks 5th on average proficiency.
Marlboro Elementary School has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.
The school grew from 478 students in 2020-21 to 551 in 2024-25.
On allk12, people connected to Marlboro Elementary School can post about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 Marlboro Township School District
- Marlboro Middle SchoolMiddle · 935 students
- Marlboro Memorial Middle SchoolMiddle · 761 students
- Frank J. Dugan Elementary SchoolElementary · 624 students
- Frank Defino Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 510 students
- Asher Holmes Elementary SchoolElementary · 444 students
- Robertsville Elementary SchoolElementary · 438 students
Other schools in MARLBORO
- Marlboro High SchoolHigh · 1,700 students
- Marlboro Middle SchoolMiddle · 935 students
- Frank J. Dugan Elementary SchoolElementary · 624 students
- Frank Defino Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 510 students
Other Marlboro Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Marlboro Elementary. Marlboro Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 4.
- MARLBORO ELEMENTARY SCHOOLMARLBORO, NY · 780 students
- Marlboro ElementaryLouisville, OH · 224 students
- Marlboro Elementary SchoolMarlboro, VT · 76 students
Nearby schools
- Frank J. Dugan Elementary School0.4 mi · 624
- Marlboro Middle School0.7 mi · 935
- Marlboro High School1.0 mi · 1,700
- Frank Defino Central Elementary School1.4 mi · 510
- Robertsville Elementary School2.1 mi · 438
- Asher Holmes Elementary School2.1 mi · 444
Frequently asked questions
About Marlboro Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Marlboro Elementary School?
Marlboro Elementary School enrolls approximately 551 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Marlboro Elementary School serve?
Marlboro Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Marlboro Elementary School have?
Marlboro Elementary School employs 44 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Marlboro Elementary School?
Student demographics at Marlboro Elementary School are roughly 65% White, 10% Hispanic, 1% Black, 19% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Marlboro Elementary School public or private?
Marlboro Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Marlboro Township School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.