Enrollment
285
Elementary
DISTRICT 282 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HAZLET TOWNSHIP PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341368003834
Middle Road School
305 MIDDLE ROAD, HAZLET, NJ 07730 · (732) 264-9012 · Monmouth County
GRADES 01–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL285 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 64% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- B+Test 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
14.7:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
18%
50 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 1 | 78 | 27% |
| Grade 2 | 57 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 58 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 92 | 32% |
This year's 1st grade class (78) is 15% smaller than its 4th grade class (92).
Student demographics
38%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 41% · 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
69.1%
NJ avg 53.1% . +16.5pp since 2023
Math
56.6%
NJ avg 41.6% . +4.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 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 16 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 69.1% | 56.6% |
| 2023-24 | 52.6% | 52.6% |
% 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
57.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.6%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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 Middle Road School
Middle Road School's state test result (57.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middle Road School this school | 285 | 17.5% | 57.7% |
| Atlantic Highlands Elementary School ATLANTIC HIGHLANDS | 282 | 18.1% | N/A |
| Leonardo Elementary School LEONARDO | 283 | 15.2% | 50.3% |
| Maple Road Elementary School WEST MILFORD | 303 | 17.5% | 44.0% |
| Franklin Township School QUAKERTOWN | 293 | 17.7% | 53.5% |
| Three Bridges School THREE BRIDGES | 293 | 13.3% | 65.6% |
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 Middle Road School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Monmouth County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.7% | #378 of 1,290 | #37 of 89 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.6% | #468 of 1,319 ▲ 34 | #48 of 93 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.1% | #286 of 1,319 ▲ 320 | #30 of 93 ▲ 22 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 285 | #1,169 of 1,562 | #81 of 112 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.7:1 | #1,289 of 1,390 | #97 of 98 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.7% | #1,099 of 1,392 | #68 of 98 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 17.5% | #1,080 of 1,481 | #60 of 105 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.4% | #298 of 545 | #23 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
285
+33 (+13%) vs 2020
+12% since 1990-91, when it was 255
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 11.4:1
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 | 285 | 19.4 | 14.7:1 | 18% (50) |
| 2023-24 | 268 | 21.9 | 12.2:1 | 18% (48) |
| 2022-23 | 271 | 23.3 | 11.6:1 | 17% (47) |
| 2020-21 | 252 | 22 | 11.4:1 | 17% (43) |
| 2017-18 | 263 | 22.9 | 11.5:1 | 16% (42) |
| 2015-16 | 288 | 24 | 12.0:1 | 15% (42) |
| 2010-11 | 327 | 21 | 15.6:1 | 11% (35) |
| 2000-01 | 293 | 24 | 12.2:1 | 6% (17) |
| 1990-91 | 255 | 12 | 21.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Middle Road School.
Since 2017-18: students up 8% (263 to 285); teachers down 15% (22.9 to 19.4).
About Middle Road School
Middle Road School is a small elementary school in HAZLET, New Jersey, administered by Hazlet Township Public School District. Its enrollment is 285 students, spread over grades 1 through 4. Elementary schools in New Jersey average about 405 students, which makes this school 30% below average.
Middle Road School is one school in Hazlet Township Public School District, a system of 8 schools with 2,657 students.
The largest group at Middle Road School is White students, at 78%. The remaining students are 14% Hispanic, 4% Asian, and 3% multiracial. Monmouth County residents are about 74% White, a similar share. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Middle Road School scores 38%.
Middle Road School has a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.7:1, with 19.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in New Jersey is 11.4:1, so this school has more students per teacher. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 18% at Middle Road School. It compares with 29% for public schools in Monmouth County.
On the allk12 Grade, Middle Road School lands at B, ahead of 64% of New Jersey public elementary schools.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 57.7%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 56.6%.
Looking at the county, Monmouth County, the median household earns about $124,845 a year, 51% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Middle Road School, Monmouth County has 186 public schools.
Measured in a straight line, Cove Road School is about 0.4 miles from Middle Road School. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 57.7% is above the 35.0% average for nearby schools.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
In 2020-21, Middle Road School enrolled 252 students. By 2024-25, that number had grown to 285. Federal data show the ratio rising from 11.4:1 to 14.7:1.
Middle Road School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
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
- Lillian Drive SchoolElementary · 260 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
- Lillian Drive SchoolElementary · 260 students
- Raritan Valley SchoolElementary · 241 students
- Beers Street SchoolMiddle · 198 students
Nearby schools
- Cove Road School0.4 mi · 175
- Hazlet Middle School0.6 mi · 376
- Monmouth County Vocational Technical High School0.9 mi · 87
- Raritan High School0.9 mi · 781
- Sycamore Drive Early Childhood Learning Center1.0 mi · 341
- Lillian Drive School1.0 mi · 260
Frequently asked questions
About Middle Road SchoolHow large is Middle Road School?
Middle Road School enrolls approximately 285 students in grades 01-04.
What grades does Middle Road School serve?
Middle Road School serves grades 01-04.
How many teachers does Middle Road School have?
Middle Road School employs 19 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.7:1.
How diverse is Middle Road School?
Middle Road School reports a student body of 78% White, 14% Hispanic, 1% Black, 4% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Middle Road School?
Middle Road School is overseen by Hazlet Township Public School District in Monmouth County.
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